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Anxious parents in the suburbs around Washington, US accompanied(陪伴)their children to school, or kept them at home, after a middle－school student became victim(受害者)NO. 8, in a series of shootings in the area. The shootings started on October 2.
The 13－year－old youth, an eighth－grader, was struck in the chest by a high－powered bullet on October 7. He was hit as he was being dropped off in front of his school by his aunt on October 7.
A mother comforted her daughter after picking her up from Benjaman Tasker Middle School where a 13－year－old boy was shot and seriously injured on October 7.
“I can't stop going to work, the children can't stop going to school,” said Henry Ollie, 48．He led his 12－year－old boy son, Charles, to the front door of the school, where the latest shooting happened. Ordinarily, Charles takes the bus.
Some buses arrived at schools carrying fewer students than usual. And schools where parents usually line up their cars to drop off youngsters had no traffic problems because so many parents had kept their children at home.
The middle school boy is still in critical(危急的)but stable(稳定的)condition after having about two and a half hours of surgery(手术)on the night of the shooting. He is the youngest of nine victims, including one who was shot dead on October 9.
All the victims, seven dead and two wounded, were in public places doing ordinary things. They were mowing a lawn(修草坪), filling a gas tank(加油)or walking into a supermarket.
“All of our victims have been defenceless, but to kill children is one step too far. Our children don't deserve(应受)this,” said Police Chief Charles Moose.
On October 10, the reward offered by authorities(当局)for information leading to the arrest of the killers or killers grew to US 330, 000.
US President George W. Bush said he had also ordered FBI(联邦调查局)experts and ballistics analysts(弹道分析家)to assist(援助)local police.
The serial killings have aroused(引起)hot discussion on gun control in the US. Many American families have guns to protect themselves or go hunting. Under federal law(联邦法), people who are 18 or older are allowed to own rifles(步枪)and shotguns.
1．What was the boy doing when he was attacked?
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A．He was playing on the playground.
B．He had just arrived at the school by bus.
C．He had just arrived at the school in a car.
D．He was helping his aunt filling her car's gas tank.
2．What did parents in the suburbs around Washington do to keep their children from danger?
A．They stayed in the school with their children all day.
B．They went to the school together with their children or left them at home.
C．They took their children to their workplace.
D．They moved away.
3．What measures did the authorities take after the serial shootings began?
A．They gave more money as a reward for people who gave clues as to who was doing the shooting.
B．Local police were given help from government experts.
C．Laws would be passed to forbid people to own guns.
D．Both A and B.
4．In Paragraph 7, the sentence “to kill children is one step too far” probably means ________.
A．to kill the children, the killer has taken one more step
B．the killer hates children
C．killing children is worse than killing adults
D．the killer walked a long way to the school to kill
5．Which is the best title for the passage?
A．US fears for lives
B. Anxious parents
C．Hot discussions on gun control
D．Protect the students
330, 000.