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you still remember the terrible earthquake in 2008 in Sichuan? It killed at least 87,000 people and left millions of people homeless. On the twelfth day after the earthquake, Premier Wen Jiabao said, “A new Wenchuan will rise from the ruins (廢墟).” Now his words areing true. Now there are nearly 3,000 new schools, 1,000 new hospitals and more than 5 million new houses in Sichuan. The government provides everyone with a home, a job and social security (社保).Dong Xinjun, a villager in Qingchuan, said people from Zhejiang taught him how to grow mushrooms (蘑菇) and now he makes about 3,000 yuan more than before every year. Zhu Lihu, the headmaster of a village school in Qingchuan, told reporters that they had a much better school now. They have new classrooms, a library and a puter room with 20 puters.On May 8th, 2011, Premier Wen Jiabao made his 10th visit to Sichuan Province after the earthquake. He visited a lot of middle schools and neighbourhoods. At Beichuan Middle School, the students told Premier Wen that their new school was very beautiful. And they would never forget help from people across the whole country.Premier Wen believes that the people in Wenchuan have a “strong will” and a “bright future”. They will never back down, but stand bravely on this land.( )26. What does paragraph 1 mainly tell us? A. The terrible earthquake in 2008. B. Many people died in the earthquake. C. Wenchuan is rising from the ruins. D. Premier Wen Jiabao and Wenchuan.( ) government provides everyone in the earthquakehit areas with many things EXCEPT . A. a home B. a job C. a puter D. social security( )28. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. People built nearly 1,000 schools. B. Dong Xinjun makes about 3,000 yuan every year. C. Zhu Lihu’s new school has a new puter. D. Premier Wen has visited Sichuan for 10 times since the earthquake happened.( )29. What does “back down” in the last paragraph mean? A. stop trying B. feel sad C. be brave D. feel tired ( )30. How does the passage show us “Wenchuan is rising from the ruins”? A. By giving facts and examples. B. By paring different places. C. By talking about stories. D. By using students’ words. BChildren go to school. Many of them take school buses. What should we do to keep these students safe on the road?On April 5, the State Council (國務院) published new rules about school bus safety. These new rules are much stricter (嚴格) than the old ones.Under the new rules, local governments must make sure that students go to nearby schools or boarding (寄宿的) schools. Also, local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.From now on, school buses have a speed limit (限速) of 80km per hour on highways and 60km per hour on normal roads. While on the road, other cars must let school buses go first.The new rules also say that school buses must never be overloaded (超載的). There are many other rules as well. A school bus must have more than seven seats. On each bus, there must be at least one adult to keep an eye on the kids. Each school bus must have a fire extinguisher (滅火器), a firstaid kit (急救箱) and a GPS.Last year, a series of school bus