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Earthquake in Central China Kills 14 BEIJING (AP)-A magnitude (级别) 5.7 earthquake shook part of central China on Saturday, killed at least 14 people and injured nearly 400, the official said. 　　 The official Xinhua News Agency said the quake happened around 9:00 a.m. local time, with the epicentre(震中) in Ruichang, a city of 420,000 in Jiangxi province. Hundreds of homes collapsed(倒塌) and thousands were damaged, Xinhua said. 　 “The earthquake this morning was quite scary,” said a shopkeeper in Ruichang reached by telephone who would only give her surname-Zhou. Many people in Ruichang were staying outside for fear of aftershocks (余震). She said she felt a milder trembling of the earth around 1:00 p.m. Tents were set up outside a hospital treating some of the 377 injured.

The United States National Earthquake Information Centre reported the quake was magnitude 5.5.

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A. In a science book.　　　　　　　　　　 B. In an advertisement.　

C. In a magazine.　　　　　　　　　　　 D. In a newspaper. 42. About how many people were killed and injured in the earthquake? 　 A. 14　　　　　 B. 414　　　　　　 C. 400　　　　　 D. 377 43. When did the earthquake happen?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 A. 9:00 a.m. on Sunday.　　　　　 B. 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.　　　　 　 C. 9:00 a. m. on Saturday.　　　　 D. 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. 44. Why did the people still stay outside after the earthquake? 　　 　A. They were afraid to be trapped in the buildings.　 　 B. They wanted to stay with their friends outside. 　　 　C. They were waiting for help.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. They were afraid of another quake.　

40. Come and see me whenever _____.

A. you are convenient　　　　　 B. you will be convenient

C. it is convenient to you　　　　　　　 D. it will be convenient to you

39. This is Bob. He’s the person I ____ my last letter.

A. told in　　 　　　 B. referred to　　 　

C. referred to in　 　　　　　　　　 D. was mentioned in

38. They are sure that they can make ______ possible for their model cars to run without electricity.

A. so　　　　　　　 B. much　　　　　 C. that　　　　 D. it

37. ----Look, Mr.Hu is on the other side of the street.

　　　　　 ----It____ be him. He has gone to Lanzhou.

A. mustn't　 B. can't　　 C. wouldn't　 D. couldn't　　

36. _____ other good students, the teacher thinks Hank is _____ student.

A. Compared with; a most satisfied　　　

B. Compared to; the most satisfied

C. Comparing to; the most satisfying　 　　

D. Comparing with; a more satisfying

35. We must get the house _____ during the holidays.

A. painted　　 B. painting　　 C. paint　　 D. to paint

34. Our class _______ of thirty-two boys and twenty-three girls.

A. composes　 B. concludes　 C consists　 D. contains

33. ___ straight on and you’ll see a church. You won’t miss it.

A. Go　　　 B. Going　　　 C. If you go　　 D. When going