You must hear about earthquakes, but do you know what to do during and after an earthquake? Here is some advice for you:

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

During the 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 desk or a strong table. It can protect yourself from falling things. Stay away from windows, large mirrors, heavy things and so on. If you are cooking, turn off the gas.

    If you are outdoors, move to an open area like a playground. It's important to move away from buildings, bridges and trees. If you are driving, stop the car as soon as possible. Stay in your car.

After an earthquake. Once the shaking stops, do not run out of the building at once. It's better to wait and leave when it is safe.

Check around you and help the people in trouble. If your building is badly broken, you should leave it. If you smell or hear 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.

    Would you like to explore (开发) the oceans？Do you want to find more life than we imagine there？For Jacques Cousteau, the answer was "yes". His career was a life-long dream, and he is probably the most famous ocean scientist in recent times.

    Cousteau was born in France in 1910. Even as a child, he loved water. Cousteau was bright, but he got bored with school and began to cause trouble. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. There, Cousteau finally felt challenged. He studied hard and did well in all his courses. In 1933, he served as a general officer in the French Navy. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. He worked on a breathing machine to stay under water longer. It was finished in 1943.

    In 1948, Cousteau became a captain, and he had new duties. Even so, he continued to explore the oceans. Two years later, he became the president of the French Oceanographic Campaigns. He also bought a ship to help with his dives. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. To do that, he produced many films and published（出版）a number of books. His films include "The Silent World (1956)", "World without Sun(1966)". One of his books is "The Living Sea (1963)".

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    Cousteau won many honors for his work, including the Medal of Freedom and membership in the French Academy in 1989.

A. Cousteau was interested in fishing

B. In 1974, he founded the Cousteau Society

C. But he needed a way to get money for his trips

D. His parents sent him to a strict boarding school

E. He also began to explore the life under the water

    I'm forty now. I left school twenty-two years ago. Here's my list of five things I hope to share with you teenagers at school.

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    I always wanted to be the best, and one way of feeling good about myself was to see how much better I was than others. There was only one problem with this. When I saw they were better than me, I felt terrible. Now I compare me with myself. I ask myself if I do things as well as I could.

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    How much time do you spend worrying about the future? I used to worry a lot. Now I know most things you fear will usually never happen. They're just monsters in your own mind. Even if they happen, they will often not be as bad as you expected. In six months, you probably won't remember most of the things you worry about now.

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    When I was young, I often failed to start things I expected to do because I thought they'd taken too long to finish. I always wanted to write a book, for example. But when I thought it might take me more than a year, I lost my enthusiasm(热情). It seemed such a long time. Now I know a year is nothing, if I'd started that book when I was 16, I might have written 10 more by now. I'm upset with myself for not even trying.

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    As a young child you try many new things. If you fail, you try again and again until you learn. But at school you are usually encouraged to do things right. Then you stop trying new things in case you get them wrong. You are losing chances to challenge yourselves. I always remind myself: I had fallen off the bike many times before I learned to ride it.

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    I hated losing when I was younger. Of course, it's nice to win sometimes and to be the best at something. But we can't all be winners all the time. Learning to lose is one of life's most important lessons. If you try your hardest, then you should never be angry with yourself.