For many people, life is a lot {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (easy) today. Medicine and diet are improving, and people are getting {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (healthy) and living {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(long). But communication is changing {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (fast) of all. Today, with the Internet, people can communicate {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(easily) than ever before with friends all over the world.

    Not all the changes are {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(good) ones. More people drive cars instead of riding bikes, so they are not as {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(fit) as they were. Increasing traffic makes the roads {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(crowded) than ever, and it also makes pollution {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(bad). We must all work harder to reduce pollution.

    At around 9 pm Thursday, April 11^th2019,the rainstorm {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(hit) Shenzhen, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(lead) to floods that washed away the workers who {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(work) at different river areas in the districts(区) of Luohu and Futian.

    Eleven people {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (kill) in floods. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(make) sure the workers were safe, the government {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(stop)all water projects in the two places on Saturday.

    Every year there {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (be) many events across the country. As a student, it's necessary for us to learn how {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (protect) ourselves when we face different situations, such as earthquake, fire, rainstorm. We {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (act) quickly and properly. We {#blank#}10{#/blank#}always {#blank#}11{#/blank#} (remember) the heroes like Zhang Chengpeng forever for what they have done for us. Tanks to them, we can live safely and happily.

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