More than 10,000 people were made homeless in Ternang when the Sungai Mas overflowed its banks yesterday after six days of continuous heavy rain.
The wooden bridge across the river has been washed away. The town is cut off by flood waters. At the fifth mile, Jalan Tengkn, the water is two meters deep. It is closed to all traffic. Flooding first happened at mid-afternoon yesterday along the river banks. People trying to get to higher ground were just in time to escape the destroying of the flood. Most of the flood victims(受害者) had to leave all their things behind.
The National Flood Relief(救济) Center was reported to give its help and by early evening the whole town was moved out, helped by the army, police, Red Cross Society and volunteers(志愿者).
The flood victims are now housed in different simple relief centers in the nearby town of Ternang. “Everything possible is being done to help the unlucky people,” a government spokesman said, “In fact, money, food and clothing have begun to come in from public organizations and helpful people. A Disaster Relief Fund(救灾基金会) will be started as soon as possible.”
According to the latest reports it is still raining heavily at Ternang. The whole town is expected to be wholly covered by the water. So far no deaths have been reported.?
64. This passage is probably taken from ______.
A. a storybook              B. a textbook         C. a magazine        D. a newspaper
65. It seems that the flood happened just because ______.
A. the banks were too low                   B. the wooden bridge across the river was broken
C. the river was too narrow                 D. they had had wet days for some time
66. From the passage we know that ______.
A. though the town was flooded, you could still go there by bus
B. as soon as the water flowed over the banks, people began to go to higher lands
C. the government and the whole society are taking great care of the flood victims
D. the flood hasn't brought a large loss to the town as nobody died in the flood
67. What is the best title for this passage?
A. A Big Flood                                                B. Ternang Is in Danger
C. Over 10,000 People Are Homeless                 D. Great Help Is Needed

We cannot feel speed. But our senses let us know that we are moving. We see things moving. We see things moving past us and feel that we are being shaken.
We can feel acceleration, an increase in speed. But we notice it for only a short time. For instance, we feel it during the takeoff run of an airliner.
We feel the plane’s acceleration because our bodies do not gain speed as fast as the plane does. It seems that something is pushing us back against the seat. Actually, our bodies are trying to stay in the same place, while the plane is carrying us forward.
Soon the plane reaches a steady speed. Then, because there is no longer any change in speed, the feeling of forward motion stops.

  1. 1.

    We can feel that we are moving by _____.

    1. A.
      watching things move past    
    2. B.
      feeling the speed
    3. C.
      feeling ourselves being shaken 
    4. D.
      both A and C
  2. 2.

    In the second paragraph, the underlined word “ acceleration” means _____.

    1. A.
      an increase in speed    
    2. B.
      a steady speed
    3. C.
      any kind of movement  
    4. D.
      the movement of a plane
  3. 3.

    During the takeoff of a plane, we feel that we are being _____.

    1. A.
      thrown forward       
    2. B.
      pushed back against the seat
    3. C.
      lifted out of the seat    
    4. D.
      pushed down into the seat
  4. 4.

    We feel the plane’s acceleration because our bodies gain speed _____.

    1. A.
      just as fast as the plane     
    2. B.
      faster than the plane
    3. C.
      more slowly than the plane   
    4. D.
      before the plane
  5. 5.

    This feeling stops when _____.

    1. A.
      the plane stops climbing           
    2. B.
      the plane lands
    3. C.
      there is no longer a change in speed  
    4. D.
      we begin to feel speed

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