We often hear people say "You've a greater chance {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (hit) by lightning." It is used to describe something {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (likely) to happen. However, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} truth is that lightning strikes are the second most common cause of deaths among natural disasters in the US. The first is floods. Around 400 Americans are struck by lightning each year, of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} about 70 people die. In fact, there are more deaths {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (cause) by lightning than by tornadoes and hurricanes. And in India, at least 2,000 people {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (kill) in lightning strikes since 2005.

    Because lightning kills only one or two people at a time, its danger does not receive as much attention {#blank#}7{#/blank#} other disasters. The US has made June 22-28 National Lightning Safety Week, aiming to deepen the public's {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (understand) of the dangers of lightning and provide safety tips during thunderstorms.

    "If you hear thunder, you are in danger of lightning," said Rocky Lopes, a disaster educator at the American Red Cross. "The most important thing is to seek a {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (hide) place. If you are near wide, open places, move indoors as {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (quick) as possible and stay there until after the storm has ended."

    One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} some of them looked very anxious and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (disappoint).When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (catch) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (ride). He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked, “Did anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It's {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (I).”She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully. Everyone on the bus began talking about {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the boy had done, and the crowd of strangers {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (sudden) became friendly to one another.

    China{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(witness) rapid growth in dealing with cases between citizens and government departments over the past five years. But{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(take) officials to court (法庭)would have been unheard of 30 years ago.

    “The question of whether to allow citizens to sue (起诉)government departments caused heated debates back then,” said Yang Jingyu, 82, a retired lawmaker {#blank#}3{#/blank#}at the time was a member of the Standing Committee of the National Peopled Congress.

    He looked back {#blank#}4{#/blank#} discussions about the Maritime Traffic Safety Law, which {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(regard) as a basis of China's legal system. But it started a debate on whether governments could be sued, because some officials thought what they do is in the name of the country.

    However Peng Zhen, who {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (devote) to making the laws, argued that it would be unfair{#blank#}7{#/blank#} we did not allow citizens to appeal (上诉)in court. For example, sailors, especially{#blank#}8{#/blank#} who had worked many years to become captains, would be jobless or fall into trouble if they were {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(wrong) punished.

    Now, according to the laws, courts must accept cases without {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (hesitate) if litigants (当事人)provide enough material.

    With the{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(invent) of personal computers, the Internet and cell phones, people now have more immediate access to others and information{#blank#}2{#/blank#}any time in history. Losing that access can lead to "disconnect anxiety'',{#blank#}3{#/blank#}is a psychological term used to describe the{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(anxiety) feelings that people experience when they are unable{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(use) their cell phones or cannot log on to the Internet. Some people{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(affect) by disconnect anxiety may start to feel upset when{#blank#}7{#/blank#}cannot reach their friends online. Others get really worried when they are not able to respond to emergencies, and this makes them feel {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(help). Still others are so dependent on their cell phones that they are frightened of missing any phone calls. Cell phones and the Internet {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(become) the most important technological tools to these people, who cannot afford to live{#blank#}10{#/blank#}these things.