Unit 8
Safe and sound

一、词汇运用。
1. They travelled to Hangzhou by ______（长途汽车）. They were all very tired.
2. The house caught fire last night because the ______（闪电）hit the TV set.
3. 亮点原创·“Smell of Toil” describes people who are in a ______（状态）of tiredness after work.
4. It is difficult to see the ______（道路）clearly because it is raining hard outside.
5. The head teacher explained to them what to do in an ______（a sudden, serious and dangerous event or situation）yesterday.
6. The ______（fireman）saved many people's lives, and they are the role models.
7. 亮点原创·Some strong ______ /ˈɜːθkweɪks/ hit Dingri County in Xizang on 2nd April, 2025.

coach
; lightning
; state
; road
; emergency
; firemen
; earthquakes

1. —Let's go climbing if it ______ this Saturday.
—Good idea! But nobody knows if it ______.
A. is fine; rains
B. is fine; will rain
C. will be fine; rains
D. will be fine; will rain

B
;

2. —The scientist, Li Chuanqi ______ on May 21st, 2024.
—I felt sorry. His ______ will be our country's loss.
A. death; died
B. died; dead
C. died; death
D. death; died

C
;

3. Look! The building is ______. Call 119, please.
A. on fire
B. in fire
C. under fire
D. with fire

A

4. —Millie, I'm going to see you. Are your parents at home?
—Yes. Mum is cooking dinner ______ Dad is fixing my computer.
A. while
B. when
C. as
D. after

A

5. A big typhoon is coming soon. The town has to take quick action on the rising river, because it doesn't have much time to ______ the problem.
A. deal with
B. slow down
C. take in
D. make up

A

三、完成句子。
1. 当这个人第二天早晨醒来时，他高兴地发现他安然无恙。
When the man ________________________ the next morning, he happily found himself ________________________.
2. 恶劣的天气通常会导致一些自然灾害。
________________________ usually ________________________.
3. 大雨引发了洪水并且冲走了房屋。
The heavy rain ________________________ and ________________________ houses.
4. 昨晚下了一场大暴雨，夹带着电闪雷鸣。
There was ________________________ last night.
5. 因为这场可怕的事故，这个小男孩失去了他的生命。
Because of the ________________________, the little boy ________________________.

woke up
; safe and sound
; Bad weather
; causes
; some natural disasters
; started/led to/caused a flood
; washed away
; a heavy storm with thunder
; and lightning
; terrible accident
; lost his life