A coal mine gas explosion(煤矿瓦斯爆炸) yesterday morning in Tongchuan, Shanxi Province in Northwest China, killed five miners(矿工) and left　 36　 　missing.

　 The explosion took place(发生) in the Chenjiashan Coal Mine in Tongchuan at about 7:10 a.m. yesterday, 　37 293 miners were working underground. People above ground saw thick smoke 38　 　out of a mine at about 7:30 when communication underground was 39　 .

Shortly after the accident, President Hu Jintao gave instructions urging(督促) the local government and departments 40　 　their best to save the　 41　 　miners.

It was about 8000 metres from 42　 　the workplace where the explosion took place. It was very difficult to save those trapped miners. By 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, 127 out of the 293 workers working there when the explosion took place were brought up. Five were dead, and another 166　 43 . An officer said　 44　 there is no air in the underground area where the missing miners are, it is　 45　 for them to have survived.

36.(　 ) A. 166 others　　 B. another 166　　　 C. 166 the other　　 D. the other 166

37.(　 ) A. after　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　 D. since

38.(　 ) A. comes　　　 B. was coming　　　　 C. coming　　　　　 D. came

39.(　 ) A. got off　　　 B. put off　　 　　　　C. cut off　　　　　 D. taken off

40.(　 ) A. tried　　　　 B. to try　　　　　　 C. to try to　　　　 D. tried to

41.(　 ) A. trapping　　　 B. were trapping　　　 C. trapped　　　　　 D. were trapped

42.(　 ) A. the entrance of　 B. the entrance to 　C. the way to　　　　 D. the way of

43.(　 ) A. were missed　　 B. missing　　　　　 C. were missing　　 D. to miss

44.(　 ) A. because　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　 C. because of　　　　　 D. like

45.(　 ) A. possible　　　 B. impossible　　　　 C. unpossible　　　 D. possiblely

35.(　　 ) Nobody likes him because he always thinks more of himself than________.

A. other　 B. the other　　 C. others　　 D. the others

34.(　　 ) He feels ________ when he was ________.

A. lonely, lonely　 B. alone, alone　 C. lonely, alone　 D. alone, lonely

32.(　　 ) My son_____ up yet because he _____ to bed very late last night. 　　　　 A. hasn’t got, has gone　　　 B. didn’t get, went　

C. doesn’t get, went　　　　　 D. hasn’t got, went (　　 )33.Our teacher is coming. Please stop _________ and keep __________.

　　　　 A. talking; quiet　　 B. to talk; quiet　　 C. talking; quietly　 　D. to talk; quietly

31.(　　 ) You can call me____58848312 or e-mail me ____lucy@.

A. on, at　　 B. at, on　　 C. by, on　　 D. on, on

30.(　　 ) I think ______necessary for us to learn English well.

A. it　　 B. that　　 C its　　 D. that’s

29.(　　 ) Today the forests are getting fewer and fewer. We must ___down too many trees.

A. keep people from cutting　　 B. prevent people from cutting

C. stop people cutting　　　　　 D. all the above

28.(　　 ) The place _______ be the home of wild red cranes.

A. is used to　　 B. used to　　　 C. is used　　 D. was used to

27.(　　 ) I was surprised to see my pet cat was still ________ after the fire.

　　　 A. life　　　　　　 B. living　　　　　 C. alive　　　　 D. live

26.(　　 )--- Where are Mike and Jack? ---- They _______ the library.

A. have gone to　　 B. have been to　　 C. has been to　　　 D. has gone to