1．As a ______________(发展中)country, China still has a long way to go.

　　 While you are much safer inside than out, lightning can strike you even in the home. Here’s how to 21 　yourself indoors:

　 　1. Stay away from 　22 .Get out of the shower of bath. Don’t 　23 　conductors such as fireplaces and metal pipes.

　 　Chery1 Falvey of Killingworth Conn., was struck 　24 　lightning last year while washing her clothes. Lightning 　25 　a window next to the washing machine, struck her right hand, 　26 　through her body and finally out of her 　27 　arm. “It was as though I was 　28 　a bolt(雷电)of lightning in my hands,” remembers Falvey, who was 　29 　　across the room.

　 　2. Stay off the telephone. It isn’t an old wives’ 　30 　–many people have been hurt through telephone wires. It was 　31 　　outside while Peter Van Artijk, Jr. was on the 　32 　　at his house in Florida. “　　 Bam! A bolt hit the building,” he says. “I 　33 　the hair on my arms stand on end and a charge(电荷)hit me through telephone, which was 　34 　blown out of my hand.”

　 　3. Unplug(拔插头)televisions, computers, etc. Don’t just turn them 　35 .If the house is struck, they could be damaged if you keep them 　36 　in.

　 　4. Try lightning rods(避雷针)if your 　37 　is very often hit by lightning. 　38 　fixed, says Rust, lightning rods 　39 　the chances of damage to a home and to the 　40 　　inside it.

21. A. save　 　　　 B. hide　　　　　　　　 C. spend　　　　　　　 D. protect

22. A. houses　 B. rooms　　　　　　 C. doors　　　　　　　 D. windows

23. A. touch　　　　　 B. grasp　　　　　　　 C. move　　　　　　　 D. seize

24. A. by　　　　 B. through　　　　　 C. into　　　　　　　　 D. with

25. A. broke　　　　　 B. reached　　　　　 C. entered　　　　　 D. forced

26. A. slipped　 B. travelled　 　　　 C. spread　　　　　　 D. rolled

27. A. wounded　　 　 B. hurt　　　　　　 C. right　　　　　　　　 D. left

28. A. holding 　 B. carrying　　　　　 C. keeping　　　　　 D. placing

29. A. shaken　　 B. swept　　　 C. thrown　　　 D. drawn

30. A. talk　　　 　 B. tale　　　　　　 C. news　　　　　　　 D. report

31. A. dark　　　 　 B. lightning　　　　　 C. silent　　　　　　　 D. raining

32. A. phone　　 　 B. sofa　　　　　　 C. bed　　　　　　 D. chair

33. A. felt　　　　 　 B. discovered　 C. found　　　　　　　 D. sensed

34. A. simply　 　 B. hardly　　　　 C. almost　　　　　　 D. completely

35. A. on　　　　 　 B. over　　　　　　 C. off　　　　　　 D. down

36. A. turned 　　　B. plugged　　　 C. opened　　　 D. played

37. A. town　　　　　 　 B. area　　　　　　 C. building　　　　　 D. courtyard

38. A. Properly　　 　 B. Exactly　　　 C. Correctly　　　　 D. Prettily

39. A. recover 　 B. reuse　　　　　 C. repair　　　　　　　 D. reduce

40. A. men　　　 　 B. women　　　　 C. people　　　　　　 D. families

20. Wei Hua found the homework was not as _____ as what she_____ in her old school.

　 A. heavy; was used to get　　 B. heavier; used to get

　 C. heavy; used to getting　　　 D. heavy; used to get

19. – It’s really an exciting game!

　 -- Why mot _______ us?

　 A. take part in　 B. join in　　 C. join　　 D. attend

18. If you have any questions, you can ____ the dictionary

　 A. look up　　　 B. refer to　　 C. mention　 D. inform

17. – Hello, Mike. I’m going to London for a holiday next week.

　 -- _______.

　 A. For fun　　　　　 B. With pleasure

　 C. It’s my pleasure　　 D. Have fun