A Move to Safety

    The Turners sat at the kitchen table. The sun was shining and filled the kitchen with a warm light. It was a perfect day for having a picnic or going surfing. But in the Turners' kitchen, no one seemed to be paying attention to the 1 .

    "Okay, girls," said Mrs. Turner. "I can tell by the expressions on your faces that you have a pretty good idea of why we need to have this family 2 ." Linda and Kala exchanged looks and slowly nodded.

    "Your mom and I have had many talks lately about the possibility of 3 ," said Mr. Turner. "We were hoping that it wouldn't come to this, 4 we don't have other choices."

    "But Dad," said Kala, "Kilauea has been an active volcano（火山）since 1983! Nothing has happened to us or to our house yet. I think we'll be 5 here."

    "But your dad and I care about all the recent warnings giving by the government. Even though we've been safe up to now, there is no way to guarantee（保证）that a larger eruption（喷发）isn't coming up," said Mrs. Turner.

    "Mom, this is our   6 . I can't even remember living anywhere else!" Linda said, fighting back tears.

    Mrs. Turner put an arm around her daughter's shoulder. "This won't go 7 for any of us," she said. "Dad and I love this house, too. We have so many happy memories here. But we're tired of living with such uncertainty. The most 8 thing in the world to us is that our family stays safe."

    Mr. Turner 9 . "Girls, there are other places in Hawaii where we'll feel safer. We'll have to 10 our house, but you know home is wherever we go as a family. We'll make new 11 , and we'll find things to love about our new home."

    The girls were quiet for a moment as they considered 12 it would mean to move. "There are so many things I'll 13 here," said Kala quietly.

    "We all will," said Mrs. Turner. "But one of the places that your dad and I have looked at is only a few minutes' walk to the beach."

    Kala and Linda couldn't help 14 when they heard that. They both spent every spare minute they had surfing. If their parents told them that they could actually live in the water, they would have been perfectly happy.

    Mr. Turner walked around to the other side of the table. He put one large hand on each of his daughter's shoulders. "I'm proud of you two," he said. "Thank you for trying to 15 why this is so important to your mom and me."

    Linda and Kala smiled. Dad was right: home was wherever the family was.

    My friend Alan did not have a rich family. He did not have much money. Sometimes Alan 1 had to accept money and gifts from his family and friends. But do not get me2 He was not the kind of person who never 3 the money he should. He was always very 4 with the money he spent.

    However, a few years ago, he won the lottery and got a huge5 of money. He was very excited. It changed his life. The 6thing he did was to buy a very expensive new car. Then he7 spending money on unnecessary things or the things that he normally would not buy. It seemed that he had money to8He had more money than he needed and it was burning a hole in his pocket. He wasted his money 9.

    When we got together for a10 at a restaurant, he would always pay the bill. He11me the money made him feel very happy.

    But, Alan soon 12 out all of his money. He was as poor as a church mouse again. His last dollar was spent and he had no money13.

    I admit I do feel 14 for my friend. He had enough money to live like a king.15 he is back to living a hard life. He was wise about small things, but not about important things.

    When I was ten, my mother worked all day, so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time, my little brother was about four years old and he 1 his mum all the time.

    One day, after I had given him his dinner, he started crying for mum. He was so young and really needed mum. So I dressed him, and then put on his 2, carried him on my back and walked out. Soon he fell asleep. About half an hour later, I found that he lost a shoe while he was 3. I took him off my 4and put him down. I knew we needed to find that shoe, for our mother couldn't afford new shoes. I had to 5 to find it, so I told my brother to wait right there. A man heard it and stopped me just6 I walked off. He asked me, "You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe？What will you do if he is not here when you return？"I didn't know 7 to answer that question. He continued, "It's OK if you can't find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your 8."Then he sent us to mum's workplace by taxi.

    During my whole life I have received the 9 from many strangers. I feel sorry that I can't find them and say "10" I do not even remember what their faces looked like, but they taught me a lesson﹣people are more important than things.

    Mr. White is a blind man who likes traveling alone. However, as a blind man, he has met a lot of 1 during his trips.

    Once Mr. White traveled to Texas. It was his first time to go there. On the plane, he sat next to a woman who 2 Texas. The woman told him that everything was 3 and better in her city. When Mr. White arrived, he found a4and decided to spend the night there.

    After dinner, Mr. White went to a wine bar(酒吧) and ordered a glass of wine. When the waiter brought him one, he was 5." Wow！How big!" he said. Mr. White doesn't drink often, 6 he was a little drunk (喝醉) after drinking the wine. He wanted to go to the restroom, so he asked another waiter for 7. "Turn right at the information desk and it is the second door on the right," said the waiter.

    When Mr. White walked past the first door, he fell down. He missed(错过) the 8 and went towards the third door instead. Not realizing that he had entered the swimming area, he walked forward and then9into the swimming pool. At that time he10that everything there was bigger. "Don't flush(冲洗)! Don't flush!" he shouted as soon as he got his head above water.

    Teenager Jake Deham was skiing with his family in the USA when he fell over and lost one of his skis. His family didn't know that he had a problem. They kept on skiing. When they got to the foot of the mountain, there was no sign of Jake.

    Jake couldn't find his ski anywhere. In the end, he decided to take off his other ski and walk down the mountain. But he couldn't work out the right way to go.

    It was now getting dark and he was a long way from any place of safety. He knew that he might die that night in the cold temperatures. But Jake kept calm. At home, Jake watched a lot of programs about living in difficult situations. He remembered the advice from these programs and knew that he should build a hole in the snow. He made a hole and pointed it up the hill so the wind couldn't blow into it. Outside his hole, the temperature fell to a dangerous-15℃ that night, but inside it Jake was safe from the cold.

    But he had to get down the mountain. The TV programs always said," If you are lost, you should find someone else's tracks(足迹) through the snow and follow them." "I wanted to live my life." remembers Jake." So I got up and I found some ski tracks and I followed those." He walked and walked and finally he saw lights. Nine hours after he lost his ski, he found a team of worker who came to save him. He was safe!

    His mum was very happy when she heard the news. Amazingly, Jake didn't even have to go to hospital. He got through the terrible experience without any injuries.

    So, the next time someone says that watching TV is a waste of time, think of Jake. Sometimes TV can save your life!

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