Question

Last Friday, a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories (新界), breaking fourteen homes apart. Seven others were so badly damaged (破壞) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller injuries. Altogether(總共)over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm begun early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. “I was eating with my wife and children when we heard a loud noise” , he said ,”A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us .We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing .I went back inside and found him ,safe but very scared.”

Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving .She ran outside at once with her children.

“There was no time to take anything.” she said,” A few minutes later, the roof came down.”

Soldiers(士兵)helped to take people out of the dangerous places and the welfare department(福利機(jī)構(gòu))brought them food, clothes and shelter.

1.How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?

A.Fourteen. B.Twenty-one. C.Thirty-six.

2.Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?

A.He was in bed. B.He was inside the house. C.He was outside the house.

3.Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because ________.

A.her husband knew there would be a storm

B.they were all outside the house when the storm became worse

C.she felt the house moving and they ran out at once

4.What does the underlined word “shelter “in the last paragraph mean?

A.something to wear B.somewhere to stay C.somewhere to study

5.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A.A Terrible Storm B.A Lucky Woman C.Good Soldiers

Answer 1