Earthquakes are something that people fear．There are some places that have few or no earthquakes．Most places in the world，however，have them regularly（有规律的）．Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous（多山的）．

    The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906．Over 700 people died in it．The strongest one in North America was in 1964．It happened in Alaska．

    Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people．In 1755，one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal．Around 2,000 people died．

    In 1923，a very strong earthquake hit the Tokyo，Yokohama area of Japan．A hundred and forty thousand people died．Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake．

    One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 1976．It killed a large number of people．The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China，in which 400,000 people were killed or injured．This earthquake happened in 1556．

    Earthquakes worry people a lot．The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming．People can not prepare for it．

1．Earthquakes happen ＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A． in all the places in the world　     

B．only in the countries that have a lot of mountains

C.regularly in most places in the world    　

D． only in a few places along the coast

2．How many people died in the earthquake which happened in Portugal in 1755？

     A． 500．       B． 140,000．       C． 400,000．       D． 2,000．

3．When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported？

     A． 1964；Alaska． B． 1556；China． C． 1923；Japan．  D．1976；China．

4．According to the passage， which of the following is NOT true？

     A．The stronger the earthquake is，the more people are killed．

     B．Earthquakes often come unexpectedly （出乎意料地）．

     C．Earthquakes can cause fires．

     D． People still don’t know how to tell when an earthquake will come．

5．What may be talked about in the seventh paragraph？

     A．How do earthquakes worry people？

     B．What will people do to prepare for earthquakes？

     C．How can we save people when earthquakes happen？

     D．How do earthquakes happen？

Though we spent a lot, we think it _____ because we succeeded in the end.

A. worth 　　　　　 B. worth being spent

C. worthy of 　　　 D. worthwhile

The traffic problem we are looking forward to seeing _______ should have attracted the local government’s attention.

A. solving B. solve C. to solve D. solved

— His mother was ill and he had to look after her in hospital.

— That’s ________ he was absent from the meeting.

A. because　　　 　 B. what　　　　 C. why　　　 　 D. which

Some children want to challenge themselves by learning a language different from ______ their parents

speak at home.

A. what　 　　B. that 　　 C. which 　　 D. one

The speech which he made ______ the project bothered me greatly.

　 A. being concerned　　　　　　　　 B. be concerned

C. concerned　　　　　　　　　　 D. concerning

_______ the punishment was unjust, he accepted it without complaint.

A. So long as　　　　　　　 B. Even though

C. Since　　　　　　　　　　 D. While

—Any information about your son?

—No. If only I ________ those tough words to him.

A. couldn't have said B. shouldn't have said

C. hadn't said　 D. won't say

The secretary worked late into the night, ____ a long speech for the president .

　　A . to prepare       B . preparing       C . prepared       D . was preparing