Earthquake are common: thousands of them happen each day. But most are too weak to feel. During a 1 earthquake, there is often a great noise first. Then the earth 2 terribly and many houses fall down. Railway tracks break and trains go 3 lines; a great many factories are destroyed; thousands of deaths are caused, and many more lose homes. Besides the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake 4, other accidents such as fires often 5.

    More buildings are destroyed and more deaths caused.

    It is well-known of the dangers of an earthquake, 6 for centuries man has been making researches on earthquakes. More than 2000 years ago, 7, a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng invented a machine which could 8 from which direction the seismic waves（地震波）had come, and this machine is still used by scientists today. Now we know much more about earthquake and    9 they happen, but we still can't  10 exactly when and where an earthquake will happen, and can't stop it from happening.

    In 2045, I will live in a smart house. It won't be very1, because the earth will be more crowded in thirty years, and there won't be much room for me to2my house. But it will be comfortable and full3smart furniture (家具). In the morning, my bed will “stand up” and wake me up.4I don't need an alarm clock. After I take a shower and then go into the5, my breakfast is already ready.6cooks it? My smart table does.

    I will spend the daytime in my office. But I can still know what is 7in my house. Is there8visiting me? Does my dog do well alone at home? I can watch all of these on my phone.

    When I arrive home in the evening, the lights will “know” I'm back and they will9themselves. I10I will have such a cool house. Do you think so?

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1.What life skill do you want to learn?

2. Why do you want to learn this skill?

3. How do you learn this skill?

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2.文中不能提及本人的真实姓名、地名和校名;

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Little Life Skills Are a Big Help

Life skills are necessary for us teenagers. To live more healthily and happily, we are supposed to learn more new skills.

①There is an old Chinese saying,"If someone gives you a little drop of water, you should return a spring of water." That means if someone helps you a bit, you should remember it and thank him or her gratefully(感激地)in return.

②The most important thing is to thank our parents. They work hard all the time to give their sons and daughters a better life. They cook meals for us, and they also do the chores for us. They always give us food and clothes. They teach us what is right and what is wrong.

③Don't forget teachers who give us dreams. They teach us a lot of things but they ask for nothing from us. Their work makes us a full man.

④Meanwhile, anyone we meet in our lives deserves (值得) our thanks. We thank people who hurt us, because we learn important lessons from them. We thank people who give us up, because they make us more independent(独立的). We thank people who are selfish(自私的), because we learn the importance of being kind. Of course, we should thank people who help us out.

⑤There are a lot of people that we should be grateful to in our lives. Find a way to show our thanks with actions, not just words.

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He Liang's best friend is Han Gang. They are quite {#blank#}8{#/blank#} from each other. He Liang is good at sports and more outgoing, but Han Gang is good at studies. Han Gang always gets better {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. He often helps He Liang with his homework. He Liang {#blank#}10{#/blank#} Han Gang to swim and play basketball.