It’s important to prepare(准备) for earthquakes because you don’t know where you will be when an earthquake happens. Earthquakes may happen at any time, so prepare some things for your home, office and car.
1. Clothes.
If you live in a cold place, you must keep warm. You might not have heat after an earthquake.
Think about your warm clothes.
2.Flashlights(手电筒) and spare batteries.
Keep a flashlight beside you bed, at your office and in your car. Do not use matches(火柴) after an earthquake until you are sure that no gas leaks(气体泄漏).
Prepare a radio and some spare batteries. Most telephones will be out of order, so radios will be your best source of information(信息来源).
3. Food and medicine.
It’s always a wonderful idea to keep some food on hand. For example, some biscuits, some canned food, milk and some other drinks for at least 72 hours. You’d better get some necessary medicine for your family.
4.Water.
A person needs at least 1/2 gallon(加仑) of water daily just for drinking. Store at least 1 gallon of water for a person every day and be prepared for 72 hours. It is suggested that you buy bottled water. Do not open the bottle until you need it. Also, do check the “use by”date.
【小题1】Why should people prepare themselves for an earthquake?
A.          Because earthquakes can be know before they happen.
B.          Because earthquakes usually take place in the neighborhood.
C.          Because we don’t know when and where an earthquake will happen.
【小题2】If you live in a cold place, you should prepare _________.
A. some hot water        B. some warm clothes       C. some batteries
【小题3】According to the article we know that ___________.
A.          we need to prepare some things only at home
B.          a telephone is the most important source of information
C.          flashlights but not matches are first used after earthquakes
【小题4】You should prepare all of the following except ________.
A .milk               B. fresh vegetables           C. biscuits
【小题5】About the water, which description is RIGHT?
A.A person should drink at least 1 gallon of water in a day.
B. You shouldn’t open the bottled water until you need it.
C. You’d better keep some hot water for 72 hours.

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    My mother speaks very good English but she knows  1  Japanese. She went to Tokyo for a meeting on November 11th. The meeting was  2  on November 15^th.
The next morning she went to a park and then did some  3 . At noon she felt  4  .She went to the  5  restaurant and sat down at a table. A waiter came  6 and asked her  7 she wanted. My mother said in English that she would like some noodles with chicken and some vegetables. But the waiter didn’t know English. My mother looked around. No one was eating noodles.
When she saw a piece of paper on her table, she had  8 idea. She took out a pen and wrote the  9 words for the food on the paper. She  10 the paper to the waiter. The waiter said “OK” and soon he brought her noodles.

If you are sitting at a table with people you don’t know, it is impolite to smoke without first asking if it will disturb them. At American restaurants and coffee shops, cold water is usually served before you order. You may find the bread and the butter are free, and if you order coffee, you may get a free refill.
Most cities and towns have no rules about opening and closing time for stores and restaurants, though they usually do make rules for bars. Especially in big cities, stores may be open 24 hours a day. Serving in restaurants are often large. If you can’t finish the meal but would like to enjoy the food later, ask the waiter or the waitress for a “doggie bag”(剩菜袋). It may have a picture of a dog on it, but everybody knows you are taking the food for yourself. Tips are not usually added to check. You should leave a tip of about 15% on the table when you leave. In some restaurants, a waiter or waitress often brings your check on a plate, and you can put your money there. Then the waiter or the waitress brings you your changes.
【小题1】______is usually served before you order at American restaurants or coffee shops.

A．bread

B．Butter

C．Coffee

D．Cold water

【小题2】American people always _____ when servings are too large for them.

A．take the food home for their dogs

B．leave the food on the table and go away

C．take the food home in doggie bags for themselves.

D．ask the waiter or the waitress to keep the food for them.

【小题3】If you spend $120 for your meal, you’ll probably leave a tip of________.

A．$10

B．$18

C．$30

D．$50

【小题4】How can you give tips in America?

A．They are usually added to the check.

B．They are added to the price of the meal.

C．A tip is usually 1/5 of the price of the meal.

D．You can leave them on the table when you leave.

【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．It’s bad manners to smoke if the people who sit at the same table mind it.

B．At American restaurants and coffee shops, bread, butter and coffee are all free.

C．American people never sit with people they don’t know.

D．Few cities and towns make rules for bars in America.