Ⅳ. Complete the passage.（阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或填入括号内单词的正确形式。）
Do you remember where you were on 3 April 2024? The 7. 3-magnitude(7.3级) earthquake 1. (hit) China’s Taiwan’s east coast near Hualien at 7:58 a.m. It also caused more than 300 aftershocks(余震) happening at intervals(间隔) of 2. (little) than 10 minutes.
At that time, most students in Xiamen 3. (have) classes. Some ran out of the classrooms under the teachers’ guide. Some covered their heads with schoolbags and 4. (hide) under the desks. 5. one student acted differently. Instead 6. leaving the classroom quickly, Zhang Zhixun, a Grade One student from Double Ten High School made a 7. (decide) to help his deskmate. He noticed his deskmate had trouble 8. (walk). Zhang is kind-hearted and he helped 9. (he) all the time. When the earthquake came, he held up his deskmate and walked out of the classroom without thinking 10. (two). It was impossible 11. Zhang’s deskmate to get out by himself. 12. (thankful), he evacuated(撤离) with other students in time with Zhang’s help. This shows the strong sense of responsibility of Chinese 13. (teenager). We should learn his spirit of keeping calm and being ready 14. (help) others when facing difficulties. But Zhang doesn’t think of himself as 15. hero. He thinks a small kind act can make a big difference.

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Ⅴ. Reading expression.（阅读表达。）
There was a little boy whose name was Peter. He lived in a village close to the sea. The villagers built sea walls to keep sea water from the doors of the houses. But once the sea walls almost put the village in great danger.
One day, Peter was walking on his way back home along the sea wall when it began to rain. All of a sudden, he saw a hole in the wall, from which the sea water was running. Peter shouted for help but no answer came. He realized he should do something else as quickly as possible, or the sea water could be pouring over the whole village. He started to rush towards his village. At the same time, the rain became heavier and heavier.
It was getting dark, but Peter rushed on and on. He felt cold and hungry. In the rainstorm, he fell down over and over again. Many times he thought about giving up, but he fought on. He remembered his father's words, “Lots of strong men have made every effort to build the walls which can keep the village safe from danger. The sea walls are really important.”
Finally, when the boy's father saw him, Peter had been black and blue all over. The boy told the villagers what had happened to the sea wall. They repaired it in time. “Thank God! He saved the village,” they praised Peter. All the villagers called him “Peter the Guard” from then on. Peter's parents were really proud of him!
1. What did Peter do first after he saw a hole in the wall?

2. How did Peter feel when he rushed on and on?

3. Who told Peter about the importance of the sea walls?

4. Why did the villagers call Peter “Peter the Guard”?

5. Are you afraid of rainstorms? What will you do if you experience a rainstorm?

1. He shouted for help. 2. He felt cold and hungry. 3. Peter's father. 4. Because he saved the village. 5. Yes, I am. I will calm down and think about how to keep safe carefully.（答案不唯一，合理即可）