Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  (destroy) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged {#blank#}2{#/blank#} their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or roofs. One person was killed, several were {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (serious) hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

    A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the morning and lasted for over an hour.

    “I {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (eat) with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (climb) out but then I saw that one of my children was {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (miss). I went back inside and found him, safe {#blank#}8{#/blank#} very frightened.”

    Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (feel) that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.

    Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department brought {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (they) food, clothes and shelter.

    Johnny Carson began his career in television in his {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (twenty). First he worked at local stations in Nebraska. Several years {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (late), he moved to Los Angeles, California. It was “The Tonight Show” {#blank#}3{#/blank#} made Johnny Carson famous for thirty years. He became {#blank#}4{#/blank#} most popular star of American television. He{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (call) “the king of late night”. Critics  (评论家) said Americans from all parts of the country liked him and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (feel) they knew him. He did not take his fame {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (serious). Carson's special skill was his sense of humor. Audiences laughed at his jokes {#blank#}8{#/blank#} he made at the beginning of his show. However, sometimes they laughed even {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (hard) at the jokes that failed. He was the most powerful performer on television. Many comedians and singers became successful after {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (appear) on “The Tonight Show”.

    I have always enjoyed listening to music. It helps me calm down after {#blank#}1{#/blank#} busy day, and I am also one of those {#blank#}2{#/blank#} can listen and study at the same time. I am not fond of jazz music, but I like many other {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (type) of music. When I was a child, I used to listen to music on the radios. With the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (invent) of personal computers and cellphones, I prefer to listen on the phone, as new functions {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (add) to them in the past few years. The technology was developed in response {#blank#}6{#/blank#} customer demand. Some people {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (affect) by anxiety start to feel relaxed while listening to music on the phones. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} worry about not being able to use it well. However, I am {#blank#}9{#/blank#} dependent on the cellphones that I fail {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (live) without them.