What are hurricanes?

    You may already know that hurricanes are storms. They can cause

terrible waves, winds, and rains. They happen during “Hurricane

Season,” which is from June 1st until November 30th in the Atlantic

Ocean and from May 15th until November 30th in the Pacific Ocean.

Kinds of Hurricanes

    There are five kinds of hurricanes. it helps people know a hurricane is so bad because the greater the wind speed is, the more dangerous the storm is. For example, a kind of hurricane has winds over 155 miles per hour, which are strong enough to break the buildings along the seaside completely.

    Hurricane Dangers

    When a hurricane happens together with heavy rain, there can be a terrible flood. The centre of a hurricane is called the eye. While most of a hurricane has dangerous strong winds, when the eye is a calm area in the storm in fact. When the eye of a hurricane passes over land, people might think that it's over, but before long the wind and rain increase again as the second part of the hurricane moves through.

    Hurricane Safety Tips

    There is no way to stop a hurricane or make it change direction, so if you ever find yourself in the path of a hurricane, be sure to remember the following safety tips.

    ● Be sure you have a radio, fresh drinking water, and enough food.

    ● Tell neighbors, friends, and family members your emergency plans. Tell them where you'll go if you need to leave your home.

    ● Stay inside during the storm. You could be badly hurt if you go outside.

    Earthquakes are hard to predict, but do you know what to do before, during and after an earthquake? Here's some advice:

    Before an earthquake. It's necessary to prepare yourself and your family. All family members should know how to turn off the gas, water and electricity and know useful telephone numbers (120, 110, 119, etc.). Never put heavy things over beds.

    During an earthquake. It's important for each of you to stay calm. If you are indoors, quickly move to a safe place in the room such as under a strong table. The purpose(目的) is to protect yourself from objects. Stay away from windows, large mirrors, heavy furniture and so on. If you're cooking, turn off the gas. If you're outdoors, move to an open area like a playground. Move away from buildings, bridges and trees. If you are driving, stop the car as soon as possible and stay away from bridges and tall buildings.

Stay in your car.

    After an earthquake. Once the shaking has stopped, DO NOT run out of the building at once. It's better to wait and leave when it's safe. Check around you and help the people who are in trouble. If your building is badly broken, leave it. If you smell the gas, get everyone outside and open windows and doors. If you can do it safely, turn off the gas. Report it to the gas company.

Quan Hongchan comes from Zhanjiang，Guangdong. She is {#blank#}1{#/blank#}great diving（跳水） player in the world. 

Quan was born on March 28，2007. She is the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（three）among（在……当中） the five children in her family. 

She spends over seven hours practicing diving every day. It is difficult，    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} she practices it hard. 

It was a hard time for Quan when she just went to the sports school. She had to live far away {#blank#}4{#/blank#} her home. The girl cried a few times，but she {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（keep） on trying. "My mother was sick（生病的） and my family was poor，so I wanted {#blank#}6{#/blank#} （make） more money for my family. "Quan said. She was hard—working. She did very {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（good） at the Tokyo Olympics （东京奥运会） in 2021. 

Quan has good living {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（habit）. She gets up and goes to bed early every day. She never eats unhealthy food like ice—cream because her coach（教练） He Weiyi doesn't let {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（she） do so. 

Quan's dream is to get more champions（冠军） for China. I think her dream can come {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. "My father told me to stay true to my dream，"she said. She always tells herself to keep going. 

Good and bad manners（礼仪） make up the social rules of a country.They are not always easy to learn because they are often not written in books.Let's see some social rules in Britain.

In the past，most British women didn't go to pubs（酒吧） because it was not considered good behavior for a woman.Now both women and men can drink freely in pubs.

Visitors to Britain often see British people wait in line in public places.It is considered impolite to get on a bus without waiting your turn in line.And if you don't wait your turn，the other people in line will probably warn you to line up loudly.

In some countries it is considered bad manners to eat in the street.However，in Britain it is common to see people having a snack while walking down the road.

British people used to be surprised to see young children in restaurants in the evening because children were not usually taken out to restaurants at night.These days children are playing a more active role and they are now accepted in many restaurants at night.

In recent years，many British companies have banned smoking in their offices and even in the whole buildings.Smoking is also banned on the London Underground，in cinemas and theaters and on most buses.It can be seen less and less in public places.It is also considered bad manners to smoke in someone's house without asking the owner.

Social rules are an important part of every country.The British have an expression for these"unwritten rules"：When in Rome，do as the Romans do.

What's your school like? It's good for you to have lessons in a 1 and bright classroom in a teaching building. 2 do you want to have something special— a tree classroom? If so, let's go and have 3 look at the Tree House School in the UK now.

The school is very 4 from others. It is built from recycled(可回收的)things, such as metal cans, plastic(塑料) bottles and glass 5 . The classrooms stand high in the trees and 6 a bridge between them. You can go from one tree house 7 another one. They are made of milk bottles and other things. In summer, students 8 the bridge as an outdoor classroom. The classrooms can collect rain water , so students 9 use less drinking water. Besides, each classroom uses solar energy(太阳能) 10 light to the students. The students can be the "greenest" ones in the world,