In March 1964, Alaska began to shake. There was a great earthquake. It was the biggest earthquake the country ever had.

Shops and houses fell down. One street dropped 30 feet. One island rose about 11 metres into the air parts of the sea bottom became dry land. People felt the earthquake hundreds of kilometers away.

Each year there are many earthquakes. Most of them are small. They happen in different parts of the world. We are not sure what makes them. But if you are near, you can see the earth move. You may see a big crack(裂縫) in the ground. Sometimes the land drops on one side of the crack. It goes up on the other side of the crack. There is a new hill. The old world has a new shape.

(　 )36 The strongest earthquake in Alaska happened in __.

　　 A. April 1967　 B. June 1864　 C. March 1964 D. May 1867

(　 )37. The word “earthquake” in the story means __.

　　 A. a sudden dropping of the island.　　　

B. the making of a new hill

　　 C. a strong shaking or moving of the ground.

　　 D. the rising and falling of the sea bottom.

(　 )38. The story wants to tell us __.

　　 A. earthquake change the land B. houses fall down and streets are broken

C. Alaska shakes a lot　　　　 D. how the strongest earthquake happened

(　 )39.From the story we know earthquakes happen _________.

　　 A. in shops and other buildings　 B. only in big cities

　　 C. in small countries　　　　　 D. in different parts of the world

(　 )40. From this story we can see __.

A.earthquakes often do a lot of harm B. people are trying to stop earthquakes

C. the bottom of the sea is nearly dry D. most people are afraid of earthquakes

Lifts are very useful. Why? Think about a ___31___ building. You work ___32___ the thirtieth floor. Maybe you can walk up all the stairs ___33__. But can you climb thirty __34___ to your office every day?  Of course not.

In an old lift, a worker is needed. He or she operates it ___35___. In a modern lift, there is no __36___. People can operate it ___37___.

Do you know ___38___ to use a lift? OK, let me tell you. ___39___, you want to go to the twelfth floor from the ground floor. First, you must press the button ▲, then the door opens. After that, you can __40___ the lift. Third, you press the  >< , and the ___41___ closes. Fourth, you press the number 12, then the lift takes you up to the ___42___ floor. When the door opens again, you can get out of the lift. If you want to ___43___ down to the first floor, you must press the ▼ , then do the __44____. It will take you down there. It is very easy and __45___. Now can you use it?

31. A. small                      B. tall                     C. long                   D. nice

32. A. for                         B. to                       C. of                     D. on

33. A. one time                 B. much time          C. all the time          D. on time

34. A. building                  B. metres               C. steps                 D. floors

35. A. in and out               B. up and down       C. on and off          D. here and there

36. A. worker                 B. student              C. teacher               D. farmer

37. A. himself                   B. herself                C. themselves          D. ourselves

38. A. how                      B. what                  C. where                D. when

39. A. In the end               B. By the way         C. For example        D. As usual

40. A. get into                  B. get up                 C. get out of           D. get off

41. A. window                 B. door                   C. gate                   D. box

42. A. twelve                    B. twenty                C. twelfth                D. twentieth

43. A. run                       B. take                   C. walk                  D. go

44. A. first                       B. different             C. next                   D. same

45. A. slow                     B. hard                  C. fast                   D. free