A terrible explosive noise was heard, immediately followed by strong shaking of the classroom building. Mrs. Li Lan, a country school teacher in Sichuan, who was giving a class, could hardly keep on her feet, and many of her pupils made panic cries. Mrs. Li realized at once that it must be a powerful earthquake hitting the area. Though she herself was scared, she managed (设法) to make the children calm down, opened the door right away and told the children to leave the classroom and get down to the playground as quickly as possible.

When all the children had left, she followed them to the first floor. The earth still kept moving violently (巨烈地). Some of the buildings nearby were falling down, and a great number of falling stones were rolling down from the hills behind the school. Suddenly, she found a little boy fell over and was hit by a big stone right on his body. She forgot the danger she was facing and ran over, trying to push the stone away. The stone was so big that it was not easy for her to move it. She kept pushing until the boy was pulled out, carrying him to the center of the playground. The boy was later sent to hospital and saved.

Hello, friends! My name is Susan. I'm twelve years old and I live in Alton. I would like to talk about my future ideas. When I grow up, I want to be a vet(兽医). Because I like animals. I have two cats, one dog and some fish at home. They are very cute. My favorite TV show is about nature. I often go to the zoo with my parents. There's a museum of nature near my home. I go there every weekend. 

When I leave school, I think I'll go to university and I'll learn how to look after animals. Later I think I'll work at a zoo. I don't want to get married(结婚) too soon, so I think I'll wait until I'm thirty. I don't want to be rich or famous, but I want to be happy. I hope my husband will be a friendly and handsome man. I hope I'll have two lovely girls, too. 

I think that the world will be hardly the same. Most of us will probably drive electric(电动的) cars and there will be very smart robots in our life. I think I'll live in a big city. 

I think life will be easier and people will live longer. We'll care more about nature and animals. 

What about you? What are your plans and predictions for the future?

I'm Jimmy. I live (住) with my family. We have a big living room (大客厅).In the middle of the living room is a big sofa. On the left (左边) of the sofa, there is a bookcase. My sister and I always sit on the sofa and read books after dinner (晚餐). On the right (右边) of the sofa is a table. There are some oranges on it. My mother likes them. In front of (在……前面) the sofa, there is a big TV

set(电视机). My father likes watching (观看) TV.

Oh, where is my white watch? It isn't in the bookcase. It isn't on the table. It's under the table!

Jenna loves running. She joined the school running team as a reserve player(预备队员 ). At first, she was not doing well in practice. She felt like she was falling{#blank#}1{#/blank#} behind her teammates. 

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