短文填空从下面方框中选出10个单词，用它们的适当形式填入短文空格内。使短文意思正确、通顺(每词限用一次)。

　　What's the real meaning of the word“peace”?The 　　1　　 story may tell us something about it．

　　There was once a king who offered an award to an artist who could paint the 　　2　　 picture of peace．Many 　　3　　 tried．The king looked at all the pictures．But there were only two he really liked and he had to choosebetween them．

　　One picture was a calm lake．The lake was a perfect thing for peace because of the high mountains around it．Overhead was a blue sky with white clouds．　　4　　 who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace．

　　The other picture had mountains too．But they were rugged(高低不平的)．Above was the dark sky, from which heavy rain fell．A waterfall was rushing down the side of the mountain．This did not look 　　5　　 at all．But when the king looked 　　6　　, he found behind the waterfall a very small bush 　　7　　 in the midst 在…中)of the waterfall and a mother bird sitting on her nest(鸟窝)in perfect peace．

　　The king gave the award to the artist who painted the 　　8　　 picture．Why?“Because,”explained the king,“peace does not mean 　　9　　 in a place where there is no 　　10　　, no trouble or hard work．Peace means in the midst of all those things, you're still calm in your heart．That's the real meaning of peace．”

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　　On 26 December, 2004, there was a big earthquake under the Indian Ocean Area．(1)It was the most powerful(强有力的)earthquake in the world in the past 40 years．The earthquake caused a large tsunami(海啸)．The wall of water was as high as 20 metres．The tsunami attacked twelve countries in southeast Asia and south Asia and killed thousands of people．The tsunami caused by the earthquake under the India Ocean was the biggest natural disaster in 2004．

　　A newspaperman from Shanghai(2)________．He wrote his story and put it in his home page．He wrote, “It was 9∶15, 26th December, 2004．My wife and I went to the seaside to have breakfast．The blue sea looked quiet and beautiful．Many people in swimming costumes were enjoying the bright sunshine in the sea, on the chairs or under the trees．They were having a great time．”

　　“At the very beginning we heard a big noise like a bomb while I was walking on the beach(沙滩)with my wife．People in the sea ran wildly towards the bank and screamed．‘Water is coming!Water is coming!’ Water is coming!The wall of water made the boats and people fell over．We ran to a higher place as quickly as we could．We didn’t find a shelter until we ran about 3 kilometres．”

　　We looked back below the small hill and saw a terrible picture．The flow(水流)of water was so strong that cars upside down．(3)The flood washed away everything on the seaside(海边)！Up to 3rd January, 2005, the number of victims as a result of the earthquake and tsunami has been over 140000．The largest number of victims was in Indonesia．

1．将画线部分(1)译成汉语________________

2．在(2)空缺处填入恰当的词语________________

3．将画线部分(3)翻译成英语________________

4．在文中找出该句同义句：After we ran about 3 kilometres away, we found a shelter．________________

5．在文中找出中心句________________

根据所给汉语将下列句子补充完整．

他在火车站偶然遇到了他的一位老校友．

He met with an old schoolmate of his ________　________ at the railway station．

根据对话内容，补全对话中所缺的单词、短语或句子。请将答案写在题后相对应的横线上。

A：Bill, I’ve been asked to dinner tonight．What time should I arrive for that?

B：Did they tell you 　　1　　？

A：Yes, they said the dinner would begin at seven．

B：Then 　　2　　 before 7∶00．But make sure you are not much earlier than the time．

A：Why?

B：That’s just what it is here．Maybe they are still 　　3　　 the dinner．

A：　　4　　？

B：For the first time, you can bring a small present．You don’t want to show to everyone 　　5　　 rich you are, do you?

A：No, 　　6　　．Thank you for your help．

B：That’s all right．　　7　　 at the party．

1．________　2．________　3．________　4．________　5．________　6．________　7．________

根据中文意思完成句子。

在车站排队等候上车是有礼貌的行为。

Waiting ________　________ at the bus stop is good behavior．