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A passenger plane carrying 90 people, including a Kyrgyz high school sports team, crashed shortly after takeoff on Sunday near the Kyrgyz capital, killing 68, government officials said.

The Boeing 737 was headed to Iran when it crashed near Bishkek’s Manas International Airport, said government spokeswoman Roza Daudova. Twenty-two people, including two crew members, survived the accident. Earlier, Daudova had said there were at least 71 dead and 25 survivors, but she later gave lower numbers.

Eighteen survivors were sent to hospital, and four others were sent home with no serious injuries, according to Daudova.  Daudova also said the people on board included 24 Kyrgyz citizens, 52 Iranians, three Kazakhs, two Canadians, one citizen of Turkey and one Chinese.

An airport official said the crew reported a technical (技术的) problem about 10 minutes after the plane took off and that the plane was returning to the airport when it crashed.

Several government officials said the plane belonged to Itek Air, a Kyrgyz company, but was operated by Iran Aseman Airlines. But Mamytov, the presidential adviser, said the plane was both owned and operated by Itek Air.

Itek Air has been banned from operating in the sky of the European Union because of failure to meet safety standards (标准), according to a list published by the EU July 24, 2008.

Kyrgyzstan is a poor, mountainous country west of China. The US air base in the ex-Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan supports operations in nearby Afghanistan.

Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan and the country’s largest city, has a population of about 1 million and is situated in the northern part of the Central Asian nation.

66. What’s the best title for this passage?

   A. A passenger plane crashes — killing 68.      

 B. 68 die, 22 survive airliner crash in Kyrgyzstan.

   C. A Kyrgyz high school sports team experiences an air crash.

   D. 68 people lose their lives on the way to Iran. 

67. All of the following about the air crash are true EXCEPT that _____.

   A. the plane crashed not long after it took off    B. altogether 22 passengers survived the air crash

   C. it happened near the Kyrgyz capital         D. some of the survivors were not seriously injured

68. Why has Itek Air been banned from operating in the sky of the European Union?

   A. Because it was not established in a legal way.  B. Because it failed to meet the required safety standards.

   C. Because it had too many air crash records.      D. Because its services on board were too poor.

69. After reading the passage, we learn that Kyrgyzstan _____.

   A. is a country with very few mountains        B. is a member of the European Union

   C. was one of the former Soviet republics       D. has a population of about 1 million

70. What can we learn from the passage?

  A. A Chinese died in that air crash.              B. The crew had tried to avoid the crash but failed.

  C. The employees of Itek Air are not well trained.   D. The crashed plane belonged to Iran Aseman Airlines.

Answer 1

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