In the last 500 years, several million people have been killed by earthquakes. Among all the earthquakes, the 1976 Tangshan Earthquake is regarded as the 　1   one in the twentieth century.

   On July 28, 1976, a terrible earthquake of 7.8 magnitude (级)  2   Tangshan City, Hebei Province. In just one second, the city with one million people was destroyed. The earthquake was   3   strong that even Beijing and Tianjin were seriously affected (受到影响). The shock was felt in 14 provinces and cities—one-third of the country.

   The earthquake took place   4   midnight. Most people could not take any actions. Over 240,000 people  5  and about 170,000 were seriously injured. Water supplies, communications and traffic were completely cut off.

   The people there needed   6   immediately. But they could not wait for help   7  . They formed groups to dig for others. They set up medical areas and tents. They searched for food and clean water. Recovery (恢复) was not easy with so much   8  . Yet, after a lot of care  was given in time, the rebuilding of Tangshan began almost   9  . Though it took time, the whole city was rebuilt and is   10   home for over a million people, earning (赢得) Tangshan the name “Brave City of China”.

1. A. deadly        B. deadlier             C. deadliest          D. dead

2. A. happened       B. hit                  C. happen            D. took place

3. A. such             B. much                      C. so                  D. even

4. A. at                  B. in                     C. on                   D. with

5. A. killed             B. kill                   C. was killed        D. were killed

6. A. food             B. water                      C. help                D. tents

7. A. arrive           B. arrived                     C. arrives              D. to arrive

8. A. people          B. disaster             C. death              D. areas

9. A. soon             B. quickly             C. immediately      D. now

10. A. too              B. also                   C. again                 D. still

Aftershock , a movie about the 1976 Tangshan earthquake has made a new Chinese box office record since its opening on July 22, 2010 .

The movie’s director , Feng Xiaogang , one of Chine’s most successful directors , was pleased with the box office result .

Aftershock is about a mother’s 30-year life journey . She had to give up her daughter during the quake . She thought her daughter was lost in the earthquake . But 32 years later , they met by accident . The mother had to think how to get along with the daughter . The Tangshan earthquake which took place on July 28 , 1976 , made more than 240,000dead .

A survey on Sina.com shows nearly half of the 20,015 people surveyed said the movie was “very good and successful ”. About one quarter of those surveyed said the performers’ great acting moved them the most . In a popular movie theater in central Beijing , most of the people were moved to tears , as their weeping could be heard from time to time throughout the movie .

Also many people laughed when they saw advertisements in the story of the movie . The movie lasts two and a half hours , but there are fifteen minutes of advertisements , which caused criticism from the newspapers , TVs as well as the public .

(    )39. Aftershock _________ .

A. opened in 1976               B. made a new Chinese box office  

C. was made on July 22 , 2010     D. was directed by a mother

(    )40. According to the movie story , the mother met her daughter in the year ________ .

A. 1976        B. 2005        C. 2008        D. 2010

(    )41. Which is WRONG according to the fourth paragraph ?

A. Nearly half of the 20,015 people thought the movie was “very good and successful ”.

B. About one quarter of 20,015 people were moved by the performers’ great acting .

C. Most of the people in a popular movie theater in central Beijing were moved to tears .

D. The box office in Tangshan was the highest of all .  

(    )42. The _______ caused lots of criticism .

A. price of the movie          B. advertisements in the movie    

C. opening time of the movie    D. story of the movie  

   I’m planning to visit Xi’an for my vacation this summer. I’ll fly there on July 28 and stay there until August 6. First I want to see the old city wall. There are many old city walls in Xi’an in the past. But now there are only a few left. They are more than 700 years old. Lots of them were pulled down in the 1960s. People thought they were not useful and they made the traffic heavy and the streets crowded. Some of them were even dangerous. Today, our country is trying to build some of the old city walls again, because they can help us to remember our history.

   Second, I’m visiting Emperor Qin’s Terra Cotta Warriors (秦始皇兵马俑). It’s very famous in China. And I will take the camera with me. I’m taking photos there.

   I think my trip will be very interesting and I can’t wait for it.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1  Where is the writer going to visit?

              A. Dalian.                     B. Shanghai.          C. Xi’an.               D. Xuzhou.

2  How many places is the writer going to visit in Xi’an?

       A. One.                          B. Two.                       C. Three.               D. Four.

3  How long is the writer staying in Xi’an?

              A. For a month.            B. Less than a week.

              C. Only three days.       D. For about 10 days

4  Which is NOT the reason for people to pull down the old city walls?
          A. They made streets crowded.                  B. They made traffic heavy.

C. They were dangerous.                           D. They were too high.

5  Which of the following is TRUE?

A.      There were a few walls in Xi’an in the past.

B.      Today our country is building the old walls again.

C.      The writer isn’t taking any photos during his vacations.

D.     The writer is going to Xi’an by train.

There will be ________ visitors in Hong Kong on July 1,1997.

1. A.
   thousands
2. B.
   thousand
3. C.
   thousands of
4. D.
   thousand of