65. What can we learn about MacDonald？
A.He wanted to gain fame through his quest.
B.His success largely depended on the
Internet.
C.He never expected his aim could be achieved.
D.He intends to begin another quest on the
Web.
C
CONCORD， N.H.-Torrential rain forced hundreds of people from their homes in
parts of New England on Sunday， as water flowed over dams and washed out roads.
The governors of New Hampshire and Massachusetts declared states of emergency. Maine’s governor also
declared a state of emergency for one county. “It’s a very serious situation，” said New Hampshire Governor John Lynch， adding that forecasters were predicting 12 to 15 inches of rain by
the end of the storm in parts of southern New Hampshire. “It continues to
change and the situation continues to worsen.”
In some towns， police and fire crews used boats to get people out of their homes
and stranded cars after hundreds of roads were damaged. Others got around in
kayaks(皮船). Some towns shut
down， not letting anyone
pass except emergency vehicles. “The town is cut right in half，” said Glenn Laramie， police chief
in Andover， N.H.
A dam in Milton， N.H.， was in danger of
failing， which could send a
10-foot wall of water downstream， the National
Weather Service said in a bulletin. People downstream were being evacuated from
the town.
In Massachusetts， cars were pulled from flooded streets in downtown Peabody， about 20 miles north of Boston， and about 300 people were evacuated from an apartment complex for
seniors. Businesses stacked sandbags at their doors， trying to prevent damage from water that at one point rose to
waist-deep.
Some parts of New Hampshire had seen 7 inches of rain by midday Sunday and forecasters said up
to 5 more inches might come during the day. About 100 residents were evacuated
from their homes in Wakefield， N.H.， because of concerns about two dams in the area.
Flooding in New Hampshire in October killed
seven people， carried off homes and washed
away miles of roads down to bedrock.
In Maine， flooding was reported on 60 roads in the southern part of the state， said governor’s spokeswoman Crystal Canney. More than 50 homes in
Sanford and several in Kennebunk also were evacuated， state officials said.
