Rescuers have found the bodies of over 130 people killed in two ferry disasters in Bangladesh．The accidents happened during a storm that hit the country on April 21st．Hundreds more are missing or feared to be dead．
The two ferries sank in different rivers near the capital city of Dhakfi as strong winds and rain hit the South Asian country．The government has since banned all ferries and other boats from traveling at night during the April-May stormy season．One of the ferries，MV Mitali，was carrying far more people than it was supposed to．About 400 passengers fitted into a space made for just 300，police said．The second ferry carried about 100 passengers．
“The number of deaths is certain to rise．”said an official in charge of the rescue work．“No one really knows how many people were on board the ferry or how many of them survived．” Ferries in Bangladesh don’t always keep passenger lists，making it difficult to determine the exact number of people on board．Besides the ferry accidents，at least 40 people were killed and 400 injured by lightning strikes．falling houses and trees and the sinking of small boats．Storms are common this time of year in Bangladesh，as are boating accidents．Ferry disasters take away hundreds of lives every year in a nation of 130 million people．Officials blame these river accidents on a lack of safety measures, too many passengers in boats and not enough checks on weather conditions．Ferries are a common means of transport in Bangladesh．It is a country covered by about 230 rivers．Some 20, 000 ferries use the nation’s Waterways every year．And many of them are dangerously overcrowded．Since 1977, more than 3, 000 people have died in some 260 boating accidents．
(1)
The two ferry disasters occurred _________．
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A．
at noon
B．
in the morning
C．
at night．
D．
In the afternoon．
(2)
_________ passengers was MV Mitali designed to carry?
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A．
500
B．
100
C．
400
D．
300
(3)
Officials attribute boating accident to _________
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A．
strong winds．
B．
bad weather conditions．
C．
the blockages of waterways．
D．
the lack of safety measures．
(4)
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the two ferry disasters?
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A．
They happened during a storm．
B．
They sank on April 21．
C．
The exact number of deaths could be easily determined．
When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, they usually talk simultaneously(同时的)about a variety of subjects, including children, men, careers and what's happening in their lives．When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up．Men can either talk or watch the screen－they can't do both-and they don't understand that women can．Besides, women consider that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships－not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring at the screen．
During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going．He is unable, unlike women, to read the subtle body language signals that reveal how the characters are feeling emotionally．Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully in order to maintain relationships．For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose：to build relationships and make friends．For men, to talk is to relate the facts．
Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a means of bonding．A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours．
There is no convincing evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls'mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys．Psychiatrist Dr Michael Lewis, author Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to and looked at, baby girls more often than baby boys．Scientific evidence shows parents res the brain bias of their children．Since a girl's brain is better organized to send and receive speech, we therefore talk to them more．Consequently, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short grunts in reply．
(1)
While watching TV with others, women Usually talk a lot because they ________
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A．
are afraid of awkward silence with their families and friends
B．
can both talk and watch the screen at the Same time
C．
think they can have a good time and develop relationships
D．
have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands
(2)
After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours in order to ________．
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A．
experience the happy time again
B．
keep a close tie with her
C．
recommend her a new scenic spot
D．
remind her of something forgotten
(3)
What does the author want to tell us most?
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A．
Women's brains are better organized for language and communication
B．
Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men．
C．
Men do not like talking because they rely more on facts．
D．
Social conditioning is not the reason why women love talking．
(4)
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
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