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Many strange things happened before Tangshan earthquake happened. The well walls had deep cracks. Some 1． (smell) gas came out of wells. Chickens and even pigs were too nervous to eat. 2． 3∶42 a.m. on 28 July 1976, everything began to shake. It seemed as if the world 3． (come) to an end. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In less than one minute, the whole city 4． (lie) in ruins. Two thirds of the people died or were injured. Everything in the city was 5． (destroy). People were shocked at this and wondered how long the disaster would last.

The army organized teams to dig out those 6． were trapped and to bury the dead. Workers built shelters for 7． (survive). Fresh water and food were taken to the city. Slowly, the city began 8． (breath) again. With strong support from the government and the tireless efforts of the city’s people, 9． new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins. It has proved that in times of disaster, people must unify and show the 10． (wise) to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.

Lectures on happiness are becoming increasingly popular in Harvard University. I went to one of them, which left a lasting impression on me. While we were listening with close attention, the speaker suddenly stopped and started a game, giving each person a balloon. Each one was asked to write their name on it using a pen. Then the 100 students from 25 schools were divided into two groups.

Now the two groups were in different rooms with their balloons flying in it. The first group of 50 students were asked to find the balloon with their name on it within 5 minutes. Everyone was hurriedly searching for their own name, pushing and running into each other, and there was lots of noise. At the end of 5 minutes, none of them could find their own balloon.

The second half, on the other hand, was asked to randomly (随机地) collect a balloon and give it to the person whose name was written on it. Within minutes everyone had their own balloon.

This is exactly happening in our lives. Everyone is hurriedly looking for happiness all around, not knowing where it is. Our happiness lies in the happiness of other people. Give them their happiness, and you will get your own happiness. And this is the purpose of human life.

There are numerous resources available for you to learn a language online, and many of them are free.

Watch TV in the language you’re studying. 1． For example, if you have the television on while you’re washing dishes, that is passive listening. To use TV viewing as a tool to improve your language skills, pay attention and watch actively. 2． In this way, you can understand what’s being said. Later, you might turn on subtitles in the language you're learning.

Listen to music or podcasts. 3． Another advantage of listening to music or to a podcast is that you’re free to do something else at the same time.

Don’t be afraid to start with children’s books or comic books online. You likely learned how to read your native language through children’s books, and you can learn another language the same way. 4．

5． If the language you’re studying is an official language of a country, there will typically be national news and entertainment websites in that language. Do a general online search for “news” with the name of the country. You might try doing your search in the language to bring up websites that are in that language.

Many freshmen find their first year of high school frightening. Students feel a(n) ________ of anxiousness and excitement as they ________ their four-year journey. Many freshmen are becoming involved in activities around campus to ________ the new school.

“My first week at Freedom was frightening and ________ .” said Caden Kitchen, “but my sister Avery, who is a senior, ________ me out.” By his sister’s showing him around campus, Kitchen felt more ________ and prepared to begin his year. He joined the golf team and planned to join the hockey (曲棍球) team to follow his love for ________ and meet new people.

Many students have older ________ who are willing (愿意) to show them around campus.

“ ________ upperclassmen helped me make new friends and adapt to this new campus,” explained Madison Clayton. Clayton is also looking forward to playing softball on the Freedom team where she hopes to meet ________ friends.

Sports are a ________ way for freshmen to meet new people and to get involved in the school. Besides making friends, freshman year can still be ________ .

“I seem to be at the ________ of the school food chain (食物链),” Shane Lenoir said. “It looks like everyone else on campus is ________ than me.”

“High school was frightening at first,” Joshua Brant said, “but I’m excited to take on my next four ________ .”