At least 70 killed as trains collide(车、船等猛撞)

  Updated：2008-04-29 07:25

  Zibo，Shandong：Two passenger trains collided in Shandong province early yesterday morning, killing at least 70 people and leaving 416 injured(受伤)．

  Officials(官员)said the accident(事故)was caused by“human error”and ruled out terrorism(恐怖)．

  The accident was the worst in the country since 1997 when 126 people were killed in a train crash in Hunan province．

  Among the injured were four French nationals，all of whom have been hospitalized with bone fractures(骨折)，a spokesman(发言人)for the provincial foreign affairs office said．

  This is the second major(重大的)railway accident in Shandong this year．

  Xinhua-China Daily(日报)

1．When did the two passenger trains collide?___________．

  A．On April 28,2008          B．On April 29, 2008

  C．On April 28,1997          D．On April 29, 1997

2．How many people were killed in the accident? __________．

  A．416        B．At least 70        C．126          D．1997

3．This is the __________ major railway accident in Shandong this year．

  A．first        B．third            C．fourth       D．second

4．How many Frenchmen were injured in the accident?

  A．70         B．416                 C．126           D．4

5．This is __________．

A．A poem                 B．A composition    

C．A piece of news           D．An article

I hate being overweight. My husband said he didn’t mind, but I knew he still hoped I had a beautiful body. Everything from my waist(腰部) to my legs was overweight. Finally, just after Christmas last year, I decided that something had to be done.

I met Dr. Wallace, and she told me I had to stop eating fast foods. It was very hard for me because I was eating them three of four times a week：pizza，hamburgers，whatever I could get. But I said to myself at the start that I would try my best to do it—and I did. I even gave up the booze—something I used to have two glasses of it with dinner.

My best friend, Rachel Waterman, said I had to walk 10,000 steps every day. That was very hard for me at the beginning. I was used to driving everywhere, but I started to walk everywhere instead. I walked in the morning before work，and I usually took a walk in the park with my husband after work. Now I never go to bed until I’ve done my 10,000 steps.

Six months has passed, and I made it. Last week, my husband bought me an MP4 as a gift.  the weight is wonderful—I feel like a different person now, and I can buy my favorite clothes in the shops. I am so proud of myself because everyone thought I wouldn’t be able to make it including myself.

I love my new body, and I’ll never let myself go back into my old ways.

46. When did the woman decide to lose her weight?

A. After she had a baby.               B. After Christmas last year.

C. Before Christmas last year.       D. When she got a gift from her husband.

47. The underlined word “booze” in Paragraph 2 means ________.

A. wine                B. meat                C. vegetables        D. fast foods

48. What can make the woman overweight according to this passage?

A. Pizza, vegetables and wine.      B. Pizza, hamburgers and wine.

C. Pizza, vegetables and water.     D. Pizza, hamburgers and tea.

49. Why did the woman’s husband get an MP4 for her?

A. Because it was Dr. Wallace’s suggestion. B. Because her husband liked it.

C. Because it was a gift for her success in losing weight.D. Because she asked her husband for it several times.

50. Who helped the woman lost her weight?

A. Dr. Wallace.                                 B. Her husband.

C. Rachel Waterman.                        D. All of the above.