California is one of the richest states in America．It has a large amount of land．And it also has more people than any other states．It has plenty of natural resources （资源），too．

    But everything （A）_______ not perfect there．California has two major problems：earthquakes and forest fires．

    The San Andreas Fault runs through California．（B）As a result of it，the state gets many earthquakes．（C） 其中一些地震非常强烈 For example，there was a strong earthquake in San Francisco in 1906．It destroyed many buildings．And it started a large number of fires．（D）More than 3，000 people died after it ． There have also been many other strong earthquakes．Some people fear that the"big （E）one"will hit someday．They think an earthquake will cause a huge amount of damage （破坏）．

    During summer and autumn，much of California is dry．So forest fires，or wildfires，often start．Those fires can spread （F）rapidly ． They burn many forest．But they can also burn people's homes and buildings．They often kill people．（G）_______ firefighters can put them out．

    Most elephants are grey. Only a few are white. It's difficult to see a white elephant. When people find a white elephant, they feel excited.

    Long ago, a white elephant was taken to the king. Only the king could have a white elephant. And the white elephant must be a very good one. People wanted to take a look at the animal. On its way to the king, the white elephant attracted(吸引) many people. They ran into the street and shouted, “A white elephant is coming!”

    All the people liked the cute elephant. Some gave it water to drink. Others sang songs to the elephant. A boy put a red hat on the elephant's head.

    Then the elephant came to the king. At last the king saw the white elephant. The king gave it a name himself. The elephant ate from gold dishes and it began a new life.

    There was a tree in my garden. One day, two birds came to the tree and built a house for their three babies. One day, I heard the sound of these birds. I ran to the garden and found two babies eating food on the ground. A few minutes later, the father bird and the mother bird came back. They brought some food for the third baby. The father bird put the food on the ground，far away from the third baby. To get the food, the baby had to fly to it.

    The third baby was hungry, but she was afraid to get out of the nest. To my surprise, the father bird and the mother bird just stood there and did nothing.

    After about ten minutes, the third baby bird didn't have any other choice. She slowly went to the border (边缘) of the nest and began to fly. Finally, she landed safely on the ground and enjoyed the food. Just like the birds, if you want to get something you want, you must depend on yourself.

A. B. C. D. E.

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Wear right clothing. At least, you have to wear a safety helmet.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Avoid speeding. Use a" SpeedLimiter" to control the speed.

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{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Learn how to operate the Segway before using it. Read the user manual carefully.

    Tim was a little boy. He was only ten years old. But he liked travelling. Tim was studying in a primary school.(A)Last week he went on a school trip with his teachers and classmates.

    (B)They spent one hour on the bus and finally got to the hill. They found a valley(山谷)full of roses. There   (C)   many kinds of roses. Some were very red. Some were white. Some were black. They were very beautiful. Many bees and butterflies were flying from one rose to another. Tim and his friends tried to catch some butterflies, but they failed to do so. They walked through the valley and enjoyed those beautiful flowers and butterflies.

    After they  (D)  to the top of the hill, they took out the food with them. Tim had lunch with his classmates. Then they began to dance and sing and play games on the hill.

    It was time for them to go home. They were a little tired, but they were very happy because they(E)had a good time on the school trip.

    In a school, some students didn't follow the school rules. They always caused trouble.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}They never meant to forgive (原谅) each other.

    One day a new teacher came to this school.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}He told each of his students to bring a bag of potatoes to school. For every person they didn't want to forgive, they chose a potato, wrote the person's name on it, and put it in the bag.

    Some of their bags were very heavy.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}They would put them beside their beds at night, on the seats when they sit in a car or on a bus, and next to their desks at school. They had to take care of them all the time so that they didn't forget them.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} Days of carrying the bags along with them made students get to know what a weight (重量) they were carrying in their minds. After that, the students learned to forgive.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} 

    Too often we think of forgiveness as a gift to other people, and it clearly is for ourselves!