The title “A Night The Earth Didn’t Sleep” means ________．

A．

the earth was wide awake all night long

B．

people on the earth couldn’t fall asleep that night

C．

the earth shook like crazy and wouldn’t stop that night, causing great damage to people

D．

animals on the earth did not sleep that night

All the following strange things happened in the countryside before the earthquake EXCEPT that ________．

A．

the water in the village wells rose and fell

B．

mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide

C．

the sound of planes could be heard outside Tangshan even when no planes were in the sky

D．

fish swam in the bowls and ponds freely and pleasantly as usual

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT right?

A．

The whole nation felt it．

B．

When the earthquake happened people were sleeping．

C．

A large number of people lost their lives in the earthquake．

D．

Half a million pigs and millions of chickens had died．

What does the italicized word them in the third paragraph refer to?

A．

Red autumn leaves．

B．

Bricks on the ground．

C．

Bodies of dead animals．

D．

Sand in the wells．

What does the first paragraph tell us about?

A．

People saw bright lights in the sky at about 3∶00 a.m.on July 28, 1976．

B．

A terrible earthquake happened that night．

C．

People went to bed as usual that night．

D．

Some strange things happened before the earthquake．

People in Tangshan went to bed as usual that night because they ________．

A．

could never imagine there would be a terrible earthquake

B．

thought they had prepared well for the earthquake

C．

thought it was easy to experience an earthquake

D．

thought sleeping was the most important thing no matter what would happen

We can infer from the text that ________．

A．

it was the greatest earthquake of the 20th century

B．

both the countryside and the city were badly destroyed by the earthquake

C．

the city of Tangshan was shaken twice on July 28, 1976

D．

the union of the whole nation helped to conquer(战胜)the disaster