1．Strong winds were blowing outside.It is reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.Black clouds were making the sky very dark.（1）no light outside，it felt like midnight.
    Everyone in the （2）（neighbor） was busy.Ben's dad （3）（put） pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.She also put some candles and matches on the table.Ben was helping his mom make dinner （4）the rain began to beat （5）（heavy） against the windows.After dinner，they tried to play a card game，but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm （6）（happen） outside.Ben could not sleep at first.He finally fell asleep when the wind was （7）（die） down at around 3：00 a.m.When he woke up，the sun was rising.He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood （8）a mess.Fallen trees，broken windows and rubbish （9）（be） everywhere.They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. （10）the storm broke many things apart，it brought families and neighbors closer together.

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In 2022，fifteen middle school students and two primary school students took part in the "Chinese Bridge" language event.The event was held（1）September 24th.New Zealand students showed their（2）Chinese language abilities in the "Chinese Bridge" language event.
    Steve was from Lincoln High School and started learning Chinese when he was eleven.It was his fifth（3）to take part in the "Chinese Bridge" language event.He wished the friendship between China and New Zealand would last forever.
    Ryan said， "Learning Chinese creates more possibilities for me（4）provides me with more chances for future development." He also said that learning Chinese opened a new door for（5）. "By learning Chinese，I start understanding（6）meaning of filial picty（孝道）.It makes me get closer to my parents，"said Ryan.

3．Heavy rain continues to hit South Carolina after a powerful storm flooded（發(fā)水災(zāi)） much of the state over the weekend.At least，seven deaths have been caused so far.Many cars ended up completely under water on flooded streets.Even weather experts said the heavy storm was the kind seen only once in a thousand years.
   Earlier in the week，weather experts had predicted Hurricane（颶風(fēng)） Joaquin to hit the East Coast of America，but the hurricane turned away in the Atlantic Ocean.The tropical moisture（熱帶潮氣） from the hurricane helped increase the power of the rainstorm in the Carolina and several other states.
   According to the government，that Sunday was the wettest day in the history of Carolina.The flooding also caused bad influence on the drinking water service in South Carolina's capital city.The government told its people to boil water before drinking it.Worse still，many roads and bridges across the state were washed out or under water.
   One of the hardest hit areas in Columbia was near Gills Greek，where a weather station recorded over 20 inches of rain over the weekend.The police used boats to save the family of Jeff Whalen，whose house was completely under water.
   People in Columbia have also been helping one another.Rawlings LaMotte，38，said he and a friend got into a small boat and transported several people to safety.

（1）What's the first paragraph mainly about？
A．How serious the storm was.
B．How the storm happened.
C．Why the storm happened.
D．What a powerful storm was.
（2）What happened during the storm in South Carolina？
A．Many cars were washed away by the heavy rain.
B．Thousands of people lost their lives in the storm.
C．Many roads and bridges were washed out or under water.
D．A large number of houses fell down in the water.
（3）Why did the writer mention Rawlings LaMotte in the last passage？
A．To tell us what people thought of the storm.
B．To show how people helped each other.
C．To let us know how people dealt with the storm.
D．To show how the weather experts predicted the storm.
（4）What does the underlined word"transported"probably mean？
A．Produced.
B．Greeted.
C．Saved.
D．Carried.