Question

Lanzhou, Gansu: Tong Shiqiang dashed into a kindergarten behind his primary school several times, carrying a   36   of kids each time he rushed out of their classroom on that fateful day. All of 14 years old and 1.5m tall, Tong can now    37   a national bravery award for saving seven children.

The grade-6 student was    38    a Chinese language class in Zhongwang Primary School in Qishan village of Longnan city, one of the worst-hit areas in Gansu province,    39   the deadly quake struck on May 12. There were 49    40   students in his class at the time.

"Window panes began rattling and it   41   a huge swarm of bees was buzzing underground,"    42   Tong Shuangxi, Tong Shiqiang's teacher and uncle. "The sound grew    43    ... and then I    44    it was an earthquake."

The teacher yelled: "   45   out." All the students ran out of the room immediately.

  46   outside, Tong Shuangxi rushed toward the kindergarten where the children   47   a nap. Tong Shiqiang ran with him.

Only three of the kids had   48   to run out of their room when they    49   the building. The rest were crying, too   50   to move. It   51   less than three minutes for the uncle-nephew duo to carry out all the five- and six-year-olds to   52   .

  53   whether all the kids had been saved, Tong and his nephew had   54   begun checking the rolls when the classroom's walls fell down. "That's the only time I was scared," said Tong Shiqiang.

The 14-year-old is   55   to be nominated (提名) for the child hero award, to be given by the Ministry of Education and the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Youth League.

36. A. couple	B. dozen	C. lot	D. number
37. A. find	B. give	C. show	D. win
38. A. listening	B. hearing	C. attending	D. giving
39. A. while	B. when	C. where	D. which
40. A. other	B. another	C. others	D. the other
41. A. looked	B. seemed	C. appeared	D. turned
42. A. remembers	B. remains	C. reminds	D. remarks
43. A. alouder	B. weaker	C. louder	D. clearer
44. A. thought	B. found	C. realized	D. recognized
45. A. Nobody	B. Anybody	C. Somebody	D. Everybody
46. A. After	B. Before	C. Since	D. Once
47. A. had	B. have	C. were having	D. having had
48. A. tried	B. managed	C. wanted	D. wondered
49. A. arrived	B. got	C. reached	D. escaped
50. A. frightened	B. moved	C. surprised	D. excited
51. A. took	B. spent	C. carried	D. paid
52. A. hospital	B. classroom	C. yard	D. safety
53. A. Not sure	B. No wonder	C. No problem	D. Not nearly
54. A. even	B. ever	C. never	D. just
55. A. lovely	B. friendly	C. kindly	D. likely

Answer 1

36-40 ADCBA     41-45 BACCD      46-50 DCBCA      51-55 ADADD