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Have ever heard of Dagang Talks about News in Nanjing news channel? Do you often watch it? Here are several pieces of news he reported yesterday.
News Item 1
Have you ever thought of flying around the world in a new hours though the journey is as long as about 40,000 kilometres? One day maybe you can．Last Sunday, the American X-43A airplane made its first flight．It reached a speed a speed of 8,000 kilometres an hour．It became the fastest plane in the world．The X-43A is only three to four metres long, but it’s very heavy．It weighs 1,270 kilogrammes.
News Item 2
Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes?don’t worry．It will get better soon．Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaried and children’s books all over the country．The government said the results of the checking would come out at the end of June.
News Item 3
Floods across Coahuila, the state of northern Mexico, killed at least 32 people and left 100 more missing．It was reported on Monday that the heavy rain hit the state and lasted for the whole night last Friday．Much of the river bank was broken, so about 3,000 families along the river were seriously affected.
1.How many pieces of news did Dagang report yesterday? (no more than 4 words)
2.Which item reported the fastest plane in the world? (no more than 4 words)
3.How long will the X-43 take to finish the trip if it flies around the world?
4.When will the results of the checking books’ mistakes come out?
5.Why were families along the river seriously affected?
