过去，人们只是徒手劳动，但随着时间的推移，越来越多的新技术被运用。在计算机的帮助下，我们已不担心工作效率。在中国，直到1983年才研制出第一台计算机，从此，我们的生活有了很大的变化。

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　　答案：　In the past，people used to work only with their hands. But as the time went on，more and more new technology has been used. With the help of the computer，we no longer worry about working efficiency. In China，it was not until 1983 that the first computer was invented，which has changed our life a lot since then.

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　　It was a cold，wet day when 14­year­old Wasana Sanjeewa arrived at St.Anthony's College. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to__1__，Wasana looked at the__2__.Then he noticed enormous amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill behind the classroom. For a few minutes，Wasana __3__the water，wondering why it looked so__4__.

　　Then it hit him-the scene was similar to the slides he was shown during Disaster Management classes.

　　__5__an impending (即将发生的) disaster，Wasana swung into action. "Run，run，don't__6__here！The rocks on the hill are going to fall on us！"he shouted and all the students ran to the open area.

　　Then Wasana ran over to__7__Principal Nihal Gurauinghe what was happening.

　　After__8__the hill Gurauinghe knew the school was in__9__.He and some teachers__10__to stop the waterflow，but they were too__11__：huge rocks fell down the hill with sand and mud，and the entire school was destroyed.

　　When Wasana__12__home later that day，his white uniform covered in mud，he got the blame from his__13__.He tried to explain that he had__14__two hundred schoolmates__15__she didn't believe him.

His mother__16__realized he was telling the truth when she saw a TV report