Mr. Hart, a London taxi driver, has a new black taxi. He hurries through the busy 1 every day.

      One day when he was having a short rest, a young man jumped into his2 .

“To the station as3as you can,” shouted the man in a very 4 way. “My5 leaves at three o'clock.”

      Mr. Hart did his best, but there was a lot of traffic. At every corner there was a6light.

The young man said,” Hurry up, man! I don't want to 7 my train.”

“And I don't want to have an8 ,” replied Mr. Hart quickly.

While he was9, Mr. Hart suddenly recognized the man's 10. He was a11. The police were looking for him. His picture was in the 12 that he read.

      Mr. Hart raced through the streets and 13 through red lights. Soon there was a police car 14 him. Mr. Hart raced on until he 15 the station. He stopped in front of the station at two minutes16 three. The young man quickly jumped out of the taxi, and ran into the station.

       “ 17!” cried Mr. Hart. At the moment the police car stopped, too. “Quick! He is the thief!” shouted Mr. Hart. Two policeman 18 into the station. Three minutes later they19 with the young man.

       “Well 20!” a policeman said to Mr. Hart as they were taking the thief to the police car.

       Super Typhoon Megi crashed into the Philippines on Monday, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.Thousands of residents fled to safety as heavy rains and strong winds caused flooding, collapsed trees and cut off power.It was the strongest storm to hit the island nation in four years.

       At least seven people died in the storm, and at least six others were injured by falling trees, broken rooftops and glass, officials said.More than 4，150 residents were forced to take shelter in schools, town halls, churches and relatives' homes.

       A typhoon is a tropical cyclone, or hurricane, that occurs in the western Pacific or Indian Oceans.The storm is named a “super typhoon” when winds exceed 150 mph.Megi crashed ashore in the Isabela province of the northern Philippines with whipping winds that reached 162 mph.The storm created big waves in Palanan Bay.All ships and fishing boats were advised to stay in ports.Several airline flights were canceled.

        Luckily, the winds blew high from the ground, sparing many rice fields from damage, says Alvaro Antonio, the governor of Cagayan province.The region also took a hard hit from the storm.

       Thousands of military reserve officers and volunteers stood by to help with relief efforts.Evacuations and emergency preparations for the storm were made days in advance.Retired army Major General Benito Ramos heads the Philippines' disaster­preparedness agency.He said readying for the typhoon was like“preparing for war.”

Notes：

①tropical cyclone热带气旋　②evacuation n ． 疏散　

③collapsed adj.倒塌的

          Based on new analysis, we are rapidly approaching major climate change and the effects on society and the environment could be quite severe. Geographers predict that within the next eighty years, current world climate zones could shift and some could completely disappear. Polar regions will get colder while tropical regions will get even hotter, forcing animals to migrate (迁徙) north.

         Climate changes like these could lead to the spread of diseases. Tropical storms and hurricanes will not only increase but may also become more intense. If the changes come too quickly, animal and plant species may not be able to adapt fast enough and could disappear.

         According to Science Daily, a new study predicts that by the year 2100, many of today's familiar climates will be replaced by climates unknown in today's world. It is urgent that we reduce the risks of these far­reaching consequences for the whole world. The planet itself has been showing signs of change. In 2004, a serious tsunami created by a major earthquake killed thousands in Sumatra and in 2008, thousands died in China because of another severe earthquake. Egypt was hit in 2009 with a major earthquake and Haiti was devastated in 2010 by yet another massive earthquake.

         Within just the last few months, new reports from around the world have been coming in and most agree that our climate situation is much worse than previously thought. At this point, it doesn't matter what is causing it, but rather, what can be done about it. What's more, our world is getting more and more unstable every year. There is war and threat of war everywhere. Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and serious.

         However, other planets are experiencing global warming as well as our own and some scientists believe there may be some connection between this. No one knows anything for sure at this point because there is simply not enough data.