Question

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

A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.

“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. 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 frightened.”

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 helped to take people out of the water area and the welfare government brought them food, clothes and some other things.

76. How many homes altogether were destroyed in the storm last Friday?

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

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

A. He was in bed.                                      B. He was at table.

C. He was outside the house.                      D. He was on the roof.

78. 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 immediately

D. the welfare department helped her

79. This passage may be from _____________.

A. a guide book   B. an introduction    C. an advertisement   D. a newspaper

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

A. A Terrible Storm       B. A Lucky Woman  C. Good Soldiers       D. Clever People

Answer 1

DBCDA