A. accepted education as a way of living

B. take an interest in the world

C. develop their abilities to watch plays

D. learn subjects like language and math

5 .The passage mainly tells us that______ .

A. education is mainly for improving a man

B. people can get education in a short time

C. people should be able to get better paying jobs

D. all subjects are so important for a way of living

B

The earthquake happened at 4:31 am. on January 17th, 1994 in Los Angeles. I was suddenly woken up and thrown out of bed. Power was already out and the only way out was to step on broken glass and trip over broken bricks. I held my son and we managed to get out of the building from the sixth floor.

Though we made it outside alive, we were badly injured. We were bruised badly as this quake was a shallow one which is the worst type because it threw everything up and down. We looked as if we were physically beaten by someone. The ligaments（韧带）in my feet were torn from falling and my right foot swelled(肿) up to the thickness of my neck! I was so frightened then that I felt little pain until about 45 minutes later!

It was noisy outside and all people were in great fear. After the earthquake, it wasn't until days and weeks later that people started going back home. We were afraid another one might come. For us, we went back inside after about a week. The whole apartment was in a big mess and we had to dig our way back inside.

Later we learned from TV reports that the earthquake killed about 64 people that morning. It would have been worse if it had happened just a bit later!

Though we had some earthquake insurance（保险）, we never fully recovered everything, but that was not what I really cared about after the earthquake. The earthquake made me realize that life can change so quickly in a moment. I decided to live every day to the fullest after the earthquake. Now I cherish（珍惜）every day that I spend with my family.

6. When the earthquake happened, the writer was ____.

　　　A. looking after his son B. reading on his bed

　　　C. trying to get out D. sleeping in bed

7. The writer felt no great pain at first because ____.

　　　A. he didn't get hurt until he was out

　　　B. his right foot didn't swell up at first

　　　C. he was too frightened to feel much pain

　　　D. he was too worried about his son to feel much pain

8. After the earthquake, people in the writer's neighborhood ____.

　　　A. lived in another city for some time

　　　B. helped him dig his way back home

　　　C. were afraid to go back to their homes

　　　D. were sure another earthquake would come

9. What did the writer realize after the earthquake?