Escaping (逃) from a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save a life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family, for example, you can use stairways, roofs and fire escapes, but no lifts.
From the lower floors of buildings, to escape through windows is possible. Learn the best way of leaving by a window with the least chance of serious injury(伤害).
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average (平均) person, hanging from the window by the fingertips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground--about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful while you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed, before opening the window. Otherwise, smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low next to the window to be sure you get fresh air.
On the second or third floor, the best windows to escape from are those which open onto a roof (屋顶) . From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely.

1. 1.

   You can try to escape a fire except _____.

   1. A.
      fire escapes
   2. B.
      lifts
   3. C.
      roofs
   4. D.
      stairways
2. 2.

   According to the passage, windows are ________.

   1. A.
      of no use when a fire breaks out
   2. B.
      useful in putting out a fire
   3. C.
      the only way of escaping a fire
   4. D.
      one of the possible ways of escaping a fire
3. 3.

   The underlined sentence in the third paragraph means _________.

   1. A.
      it is safer to jump out of the second floor window.
   2. B.
      it is safer to stay in the room.
   3. C.
      the second floor window is too high to jump out of.
   4. D.
      it is the only way to drop out of the window.
4. 4.

   The writer thinks that ________.

   1. A.
      to keep your head high will help you to escape a fire
   2. B.
      it is necessary to keep the door open
   3. C.
      fresh air can’t reach the second floor window
   4. D.
      breathing in smoke might be bad

How to Improve Your Memory

  1  Among them are many kinds of useful ways are well as taking special care of your health.

It is important that you make yourself excited to make your memory more active. You can do this by doing some new activities and by changing your daily habits.   2  When trying to remember something, you should pay special attention to the most important things about it. Do not allow other thoughts to enter your mind because this will reduce your chances of making right memories.

  3  Try to see the pictures in your mind. Taking notes and keeping a diary will also be helpful.

   4  Drinking a lot of water also helps keep your memory. You must allow your brain to have enough sleep and rest. When you are asleep, your brain stores memory.   5 And being tired will also stop you from being able to think clearly and well.

In order to keep your mind on your work, you must be free from worry. Generally, keeping fit and normal health checks are both important as well-not just for improving your memory.

A. An excellent way to help memory is to connect information with pictures.

B. Try to remember as much things as possible.

C. There are many things you can do to improve your memory.

D. Not enough sleep can cause problems with storing information.

E. Learning a new skill helps your brain to develop.

F. Memory can be improved by doing sports.

G. Healthy food and plenty of vitamins are necessary for your memory to work well.

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Nowadays，many people begin to learn English，but how can we learn it well? The followings are necessary．

First of all，we should know the importance（重要性）of learning English．English is the second language for us．It's very useful to communicate with the outside world．Well，learning English may take a lot of time，but don't give up．

Secondly find out the obstacles to our learning and try to clean them up as soon as possible．Just as the saying goes：Practice makes perfect（熟能生巧）．So if you want to learn it well，we must read more，listen more and speak more．In our free time，we can read English newspapers，magazines or watching CCTV-9 and CCTV-10，try to speak after the hosts．Maybe you couldn't understand every word．But you can understand the meaning by the body language．

Lastly we should have confidence（信心）to show our English to everyone．Try to talk with foreigners and think in English if possible．Confidence will make us get good grades in English．

If we learn them by heart，we can succeed．

1．First of all，we should know it's          for us to learn English．

A．interesting            B．difficult                C．important               D．boring

2．The write gives us          pieces of advice about how to learn English well．

A．two                     B．three                    C．four                       D．five

3．What does the underlined word “obstacle” mean?

A．障碍                   B．好处                    C．垃圾                    D．污染

4．The sentence “Confidence will make us get good grades in English．” Means “Confidence will make us         ．”

A．get a good way                                        B．have a good idea

C．be weak in English                                  D．do well in English

5．Which of the following is NOT mentioned（提到）in this passage?

A．Writing English diaries                              B．Reading English books

C．Talking with foreigners                               D．Watching English programs

－ Dad, it's such a long way from our home to the park!

    － You mean it's ______ to take a taxi?

     A. possible        B. important           C. necessary         D. useful