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1. I planned to go camping yesterday, but the weather was really terrible.
2. This door should only be used in an emergency.
3. There was a heavy storm with thunder and lightning last night.
4. We all may be in a difficult situation, but we can try to find a solution.
5. There is always too much traffic from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

答案： 1. terrible
2. emergency
3. lightning
4. situation
5. traffic

1. A building caught fire and many firemen (fireman) came to save people out.
2. An accident happened on the highway and some coaches (coach) were trapped.
3. Lucy is kind enough to feed homeless (home) cats and dogs in her neighbourhood.
4. A butterfly-looking kite from Weifang may be one of the smallest (small) kites in the world.
5. A plane crashed against the mountain and many passengers were hurt (hurt).

答案： 1. firemen
2. coaches
3. homeless
4. the smallest
5. hurt

Can you tell the difference between emergencies and disasters? If there's too much rain in a short time, it can cause flood and turn into a(n) (1)disaster. Disasters are all caused by natural forces.
Did you (2)hear about the flood which happened in my hometown in the morning last month?
There was heavy rain for several days. I saw the floor was (3)covered with water and Dad was collecting things. We put on our raincoats and got out of the house. It was still raining heavily and we had to take a boat to go out. Suddenly, a strong wind came and the boat started to shake. Mum lost her handbag and I nearly (4)fell into the water. When we got to the main road, we could see buses and cars moving slowly. Finally, we took a taxi and went to my uncle's home.
My uncle lives in a tall building. We stayed in his flat that night. The next morning, the rain stopped and we went home. The house was (5)in a mess and dirty after the flood. We worked hard to clean it.

答案： 1. disaster
2. hear about
3. covered with
4. fell into
5. in a mess

1. 我听说了上周月光小镇的水灾。
I heard about the flood in Moonlight Town last week.
2. 洪水冲走了部分房子。
The flood washed away some houses.
3. 这场洪水非常严重,很多人变得无家可归。
The flood was very serious and many people became homeless.
4. 幸好,受伤人数并不多。
Fortunately, few people got injured.
5. 政府很快采取行动来解决问题。
The government acted immediately to solve the problem.

答案： 1. heard about
2. washed away
3. was very serious and many people became homeless
4. Fortunately; got injured
5. to solve the problem