At least 371people were killed and over 750 others injured Saturday in two earthquakes that hit Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan Province , officials said.

Saif-ur-Rehman, spokesperson of Provincial Disaster Management Authority said that a total of 359 people were killed and 750 others injured up till Saturday in the 7.7-magnitude(震级) earthquake that hit the province on Thursday, while the second earthquake measuring 7.2 at the Richter scale, which struck the area on Saturday afternoon, killed 12 people.

He said that the Thursday 's quake affected six districts with Awaran as the worst hit area, where 312 people were killed and 525 others injured when thousands of houses collapsed（坍塌）in various towns and villages of the district.

The spokesman said that Kech area of the province was also badly affected, where 46 people died and 240 injured in various villages.

The Saturday's earthquake hit Nokjo area of Awaran, killing 12 people, injuring dozens others and destroying many houses.

The spokesperson said that the condition of the injured and affected people is not yet known, as it happened in a far area where it would take several hours for the rescue teams to reach.

Overall the two quakes affected a population of 185,000 and 37, 000 families, said the spokesperson.

The Chinese government has sent three flights carrying relief assistance, including medicines, emergency medical equipment, water purifiers, blankets, tents weighing 260 tons in total.

It is said that the Chinese government will also be handing over cash grant worth 1.5 million U.S. dollars to Pakistan's Economic Affairs Division on Sept.30 for the quake victims.

1.According to the text, up till Saturday, the deaths in the earthquake that hit the province on Thursday reached ________.

A. 371       B. 359       C. 383      D.312

2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

A. More than 750 people were injured on Saturday in the two earthquakes.

B. Five hundred and twenty-five people were injured in Awaran in the Thursday 's quake.

C. Six districts were affected by the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Pakistan.

D. No more than one of the two earthquakes struck Awaran, Balochistan Province.

3. We can know from the text that         .

A. the condition of the injured people in the two earthquakes was not known on Saturday

B. the two quakes affected a population of 37, 000 and a total of 185,000 families

C. the Chinese government would send 260-ton relief materials to Pakistan on Sept.30

D. the Chinese government showed great concern for the earthquake-hit areas

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. Earthquakes Hit Pakistan

B. Balochistan Province Manages Disasters

C. More Relief Assistance is Needed

D. Pakistan Faces Great Loss

At least 371people were killed and over 750 others injured Saturday in two earthquakes that hit Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan Province , officials said.
Saif-ur-Rehman, spokesperson of Provincial Disaster Management Authority said that a total of 359 people were killed and 750 others injured up till Saturday in the 7.7-magnitude(震级) earthquake that hit the province on Thursday, while the second earthquake measuring 7.2 at the Richter scale, which struck the area on Saturday afternoon, killed 12 people.
He said that the Thursday 's quake affected six districts with Awaran as the worst hit area, where 312 people were killed and 525 others injured when thousands of houses collapsed（坍塌）in various towns and villages of the district.
The spokesman said that Kech area of the province was also badly affected, where 46 people died and 240 injured in various villages.
The Saturday's earthquake hit Nokjo area of Awaran, killing 12 people, injuring dozens others and destroying many houses.
The spokesperson said that the condition of the injured and affected people is not yet known, as it happened in a far area where it would take several hours for the rescue teams to reach.
Overall the two quakes affected a population of 185,000 and 37, 000 families, said the spokesperson.
The Chinese government has sent three flights carrying relief assistance, including medicines, emergency medical equipment, water purifiers, blankets, tents weighing 260 tons in total.
It is said that the Chinese government will also be handing over cash grant worth 1.5 million U.S. dollars to Pakistan's Economic Affairs Division on Sept.30 for the quake victims

1. 1.

   According to the text, up till Saturday, the deaths in the earthquake that hit the province on Thursday reached ________

   1. A.
      371
   2. B.
      359
   3. C.
      383
   4. D.
      312
2. 2.

   Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

   1. A.
      More than 750 people were injured on Saturday in the two earthquakes
   2. B.
      Five hundred and twenty-five people were injured in Awaran in the Thursday 's quake
   3. C.
      Six districts were affected by the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Pakistan
   4. D.
      No more than one of the two earthquakes struck Awaran, Balochistan Province
3. 3.

   We can know from the text that         

   1. A.
      the condition of the injured people in the two earthquakes was not knownon Saturday
   2. B.
      the two quakes affected a population of 37, 000 and a total of 185,000 families
   3. C.
      the Chinese government would send 260-ton relief materials to Pakistan on Sept.30
   4. D.
      the Chinese government showed great concern for the earthquake-hit areas
4. 4.

   What can be the best title for the text?

   1. A.
      Earthquakes Hit Pakistan
   2. B.
      Balochistan Province Manages Disasters
   3. C.
      More Relief Assistance is Needed
   4. D.
      Pakistan Faces Great Loss

Many sheep _______ eating grass by the river.

A. is                     B. are                      C. is being                 D. have

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    On October 19，1959，the first Special English program was broadcast(广播)on the Voice of America．It was an experiment．The goal was to communicate by radio in clear and simple English with people whose native language was not English．Experts said the goal was admirable，but the method would not work．However，              ．The Special English programs quickly became some of the most popular on VOA．And they still are．

    Forty years later，Special English continues to communicate with people who are not fluent in English. During the years its role has expanded．It also helps people learn American-English．It succeeds in helping people learn English in a non-traditional way．And it provides listeners, even those who are native English speakers, with information they cannot find elsewhere.

Today，Special English broadcasts around the world seven days a week，five times a day．Each half-hourly broadcast begins with ten minutes of the latest news followed by 20minutes of feature(特写报道)programming．There is a different short feature every weekday about science，development，agriculture，and environment，and on the weekend’about news events and American idioms．These programs are followed by in-depth(深入的)15 minutes features about American culture，history，science，medicine，space，important people or short stories．

What does the passage mainly tell us?(Please answer within 10 words．)

Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following sentence?

Special English has played a more important part in many areas over the years．

Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

What do you think about Special English?(Please answer within 30 words．)

Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese．

In the past ten years, America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) has grown increasingly dependent on the rest of the world to supply players.

    When Michael Jordan and Larry Bird won gold in Barcelona in 1992, the Americans were praised for teaching the world how to play basketball. This season, however, 20 percent of NBA rosters（花名册） will be filled by non-Americans. NBA commissioner David Stem happily embraces the trend. On a visit to Paris in October, Stern outlined his vision for the future, which is likely to see Europe hosting NBA games by 2010.

    The NBA is now planning to take China by storm.

    “Our experience in China has been that it is going to be explosive in its growth,” said Stern. The strategy（战略，策略） in China is television. “We’ve made 14 deals in China with local and national networks on cable and satellite.” The success of Chinese centre Yao Ming has paved the way for the NBA marketing blitz in China. The NBA, which is broadcasted in more than 200 countries in 42 languages, will put that to the test in October 2004 when the Houston Rockets play two pre-season games against the Sacramento Kings in Beijing and Shanghai. The NBA knows that it needs a global market to compensate for tough times on home soil.

“It doesn’t matter where the players come from, all the NBA teams now know that they have to scout（寻找，觅得） internationally,” said Terry Lyons, the NBA’s vice-president of international public relations. “It has increased the level of competition here.” As Frenchman Tony Parker and Argentine Emanuel Ginobili showed in winning championship rings with the San Antonio Spurs last season, many people can earn the respect of their American peers. Others, such as the Houston Rockets’ Chinese centre Yao Ming — number one draft pick in 2002 — and the Detroit Pistons’ 18-year-old Serb Darko Milicic — number two overall in this year’s draft — are icons（偶像）in-waiting. It is the ultimate（最后的，根本的） revolution — the rest of the world teaching the US how to play basketball.

According to the report,                 .

A. Michael Jordan is still playing a very important role in NBA

B. the part played by the foreign players in NBA will be great

C. Yao Ming is to play two pre-season games in NBA

D. European countries will host the 2004 NBA games

The underlined phrase “take China by storm” has the meaning of      _______ ___.

A. NBA intends to make China its “marketing center”

B. NBA is planning to set up some training centers in China

C. there’ll be a big storm when NBA comes to China to play against the Sacramento Kings

D. the NBA’s live basket games will be broadcasted on all the TVs in China

What seems to be the biggest change that is happening to NBA?

A. NBA is expecting more foreign players to join the league.

B. China’s rapid development in sports affects NBA.

C. Yao Ming has taken the place of Michael Jordan.

D. The NBA will stop teaching the world how to play basketball.

When the writer talked of “home soil”, he was referring to        _        _.

A. farms in the States                    B. native Americans 

C. the NBA training center                D. the USA

Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?

A. The Non-American Basketball Players      B. NBA Is Coming to China

C. The Foreign Ties That Bind the NBA        D. NBA Is Making Big Progress