【正文】 e sky. A tornado (龍卷風(fēng) ) was headed straight for us! In a flash, we were all on our feet. The wind started screaming and now we were running to the cottage. My mom stopped next to the front door. “Where can we go?” She shouted at my dad. Most cottages on this part of Lake Michigan had been built without basements. Ours was no exception. The huge windows and the cottage itself wouldn’t offer safety from high wind. “Follow me!” my dad yelled. We crawled (爬 ) beneath the deck, pressing ourselves against the foundation of the cottage. Between the deck supports, we watched the approaching storm in silent terror. My dad shouted, “Hold on!” and something else I couldn’t hear over the screaming wind. I think he was praying. By the time it reached our cottage, it was nothing more than a strong wind. The rest of the storm lasted for an hour and then simply blew away. “Next time, we’ll stay inland at Grandma’s. Okay?” my dad said. 4. What did the family do before the storm came? A. They left the motels. B. They stayed on the beach. C. They packed up the cars. D. They visited their neighbors. 5. What was the family’s immediate action when they saw the tornado approach? A. Running away at once. B. Praying in silent terror. C. Crawling on the ground. D. Closing their eyes tightly. 6. Where did the family stay in the storm? A. Inside the car. B. In a basement. C. Under a deck. D. Behind a door. 7. What can be the best title for the text? A. Life on the beach B. Surviving a Storm C. An Unusual Cottage D. My Admirable Family C China used to be called the “Kingdom of Bicycles”, but since then, cars have taken over the country. There are too many vehicles and pedestrians in the street now, so the roads are crowded nearly all the time, and even going a few kilometers can take up to an hour, which can explain the fact that it’s very difficult to travel across major Chinese cities. Now, new apps that help people register and find bikes are being used more and more across cities like Beijing. The new apps that let people share bicycles are easing, traffic, and reducing pollution. Cheng Li started using bike share services about six months ago. He said now he is using the car less and the bike more. For Zhang Jian, the bike share revolution makes him recollect the old days. “Now, when we’re riding home from work, especially in the evening, when it’s not rushed, it feels like we’re reliving the past,” Zhang said. However, there is now a lot of petition among bike share providers because of their popularity. Some providers are trying to flood the streets with bikes to be more visible. Sometimes there are so many bikes that they pletely block the sidewalks. This has bee a problem for city governments. It is not unmon for bike users to leave bikes in the middle of the street or on the sidewalk. This blocks cars and people in already crowded cities. In Beijing’s southern district of Daxing, officials have been trying to fix the problem by seizing illegally parked bikes. VOA spoke to a woman who said, “Bike sharing is really convenient, but no one is taking care of the problem of illegally parked bikes.” Behind her were several thousand seized bikes. Many people in China feel that bike shares are helping reduce the country’s transportation problems and polluted air. However, they also hope panies will do more to improve their service and avoid flooding the streets with bikes. 8. Which is the cause of traffic jams in major Chinese cities? A. The booming of cars. B. Lack of bike share services. C. Poor road conditions. D. Lack of parking lots. 9. What does the underlined word “recollect” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Step forward. B. Back off. C. Look back. D. Slide away. 10. What does paragraph 3 mainly want to tell us about the bike shares? A. Their popularity. B. Their problems. C. Their petition. D. Their advantages. do you think will be discussed about the bike shares in the following paragraph? A. They create bike revolution. B. They solve the traffic problems. C. They bring about polluted air. D. They need further improving. D Foo