Lucy's mother is a pretty woman. She likes new clothes, and she buys lots of new clothes. They are 1.
Every Saturday she goes shopping 2 her friends. Sometimes she buys clothes, and sometimes she helps her friends 3 clothes. She likes shopping very much and she enjoys helping 4 on buying things. She always wears beautiful clothes when she 5. Her friends think she is very rich because she has so many beautiful clothes. But that's not 6. One day she and her husband are at home. She says to her husband, "Dear, look at the old clothes have to wear! 7 ugly they are! If someone comes to visit our family, they may think must be a cook, "
"A cook?" her husband says. "Do they think you are a cook? And you always buy so many new clothes! Aren't they nice? I think the visitors must 8 their minds if they are at our home and have dinner. "
You may hear about earthquakes, but do you know what to do before, during and after an earthquake? Here is some advice for you.
Before an earthquake It is necessary to prepare yourself and your family. All family members should know how to turn off gas(煤气), water and electricity and know useful telephone numbers (doctor, hospital police and 119, etc. ) . Never put heavy things over beds.
During an earthquake It is important for each of you to stay calm. If you are indoors, quickly move to a safe place in the room such as under a strong desk or table. The purpose is to protect yourself from falling objects. Stay away from windows, large mirrors, heavy furniture and so on.
If you are outdoors, move to an open area like a playground. Move away from buildings, bridges and trees. If you are driving, stop the car as soon as possible. Stay away from bridges and tall buildings. Stay in your car.
After an earthquake Once the shaking has stopped, don't run out of the building at once. It's better to wait and leave when it is safe.
Check around you and help the people who are in trouble. If your building is badly broken, you should leave it. If you smell or hear a gas leak, get everyone outside and open windows and doors. If you can do it safely, turn off the gas. Report it to the gas company.
Kim Bogue, a keeper in California, worked overtime to save money for a trip to Thailand to visit her family and friends. She saved over 900 dollars and was planning to buy ticket, but she lost her purse with all her money and credit cards.
Kim looked through the garbage and all the buildings where she worked but came up empty-handed. She went home heartbroken. She believed that she had lost her money forever. While Kim was at home, sad and depressed, a homeless man was searching through the garbage looking for things to sell. As he was looking through a garbage bag, he found something wrapped in a plastic bag.
The homeless man, who did not want to be identified, took the purse to Sherry Wesley, because she knew him from her volunteer work at a homeless shelter. The home- less man said, "This probably belongs to someone that you work with, can you find the owner?" Sherry Wesley works in one of the buildings that Kim cleans and she knew Kim had lost her purse.
Kim was amazed when she heard the good news. "I couldn't believe it when they called me, " she said. "He has a very big heart. If someone else had found the purse, the money would be gone. " As a reward, Kim gave the man 100 dollars. The homeless man gave half of the money to Sherry Wesley and asked her to donate it to charity for him.
