XIANGNING, Shanxi - The number of people trapped underground after a coal mine flooding in north China's Shanxi Province was revised -- for a second time -- to 153 from 123, rescuers said late Sunday night.
Investigations showed that 261 workers were in the pit of Wangjialing Coal Mine under construction when underground water gushed in at about 1:40 pm. Of them, 108 were lifted safely to the ground while 153 others trapped in the shaft, according to the rescue headquarters.
Most of the trapped are migrant workers from Shanxi, Hebei, Hunan and Guizhou provinces," a rescuer said.
The exact number of people trapped is still being checked.
Soon after the accident happened, the Shanxi Provincial Work Safety Administration and the Shanxi Provincial Emergency Affairs Office said 152 people were trapped underground, but officials later changed the figure to 123.
Rescuers are struggling to save the trapped people, and local authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.
President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao ordered local authorities to spare no effort to save the trapped while guarding against secondary accidents.
Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang rushed to the site late Sunday to oversee the search and rescue operation.
The mine, sitting astride Xiangning County of Linfen City and Hejin City of Yuncheng City, covers about 180 square kilometers.
The mining zone boasts more than 2.3 billion tonnes of coal reserves, including nearly 1.04 billion tonnes of proved reserves, according to the company's official website.It is now under infrastructure construction and is expected to produce 6 million tonnes of coal annually once put into operation.
The mine, affiliated to the state-owned Huajin Coking Coal Co. Ltd., is a major project approved by the provincial government.
【小题1】At least how many people were trapped underground according to the latest report?

A．123

B．153

C．261

D．152

【小题2】Most of the worked trapped are from __________. Which of the following answers is WRONG?

A．Shanxi

B．Hunan

C．Guizhou

D．Hefei

【小题3】What’s the cause of this accident?

A．The underground water gushed

B．The coal mine was under construction

C．It is still being investigated by the local authorities

D．The passage does not mention it at all

【小题4】According to the passage, which of the following statement is right? _________
A. The local authorities fully support the rescue work
B. Vice premier Zhang Dejiang rushed to the site early Sunday to oversee the search
C. The Wangjialing Coal Mine can produce 6 million tonnes of coal each year now
D．The coal mine is a major project approved by the country.
40. What’s the best title of the passage?_________
A. Number of people trapped in China colliery(煤矿) flooding revised to 153
B．The Wangjiajing Coal Mine
C．Rescue work
D. Who are to blame?

Chinese President Hu Jintao paid ________ visit to the Shanghai World Expo Park on Thursday, two days ahead of ________­ opening of the global event.

A. the; the             B. a; a             C. a; the               D. the; 不填

 

Chinese President Hu Jintao had had ______brief meeting with the three astronauts，who were going to board______country's third manned spacecraft Shenzhou Ⅶ on September 25,2008.

A．the；a B．a；a  C．a；the D．the；the

London ［2009-4-01］—In the first meeting between Chinese President Hu Jintao and US President Barack Obama  prior to the Group of 20 summit in London, the two leaders pledged

              

that both countries will be working together to help the world resist the financial crisis.   

   

     The two teams will be headed by Vice Premier Wang Qishan and State Councilor Dai Bingguo from the Chinese side and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner from the US side.

President Hu Jintao and US President Barack Obama made the announcement to the press before they went into the official meeting, their first, at Winfield House, residence of the US ambassador to the UK.

     Although it is their first meeting, they have kept a close contact, which Obama said will  “set the stage” for both countries  “to tackle the challenges in the years to come. ”

Both presidents highlighted the importance of China-US relations, especially during the current economic crisis.

Hu said all the positive results the two countries have achieved have not come easily, adding that he hoped to develop good working relationship and personal friendship with Obama.

    Sino-US relations are of fundamental interests not only to both countries, but to peace, stability and prosperity to Asia and the world.

What is the best title of this passage?

A. Hu, Obama set up new economic dialogue.

B. Sino-US relations will be improved.

C. China and the US are working together to resist economic crisis.

D. China and the US have achieved positive results.

How do China’ s and US’ s presidents think they should deal with their relations?

A. By trusting and helping each other.

B. By sharing their common interests.

C. By establishing the new strategic economic dialogue.

D. By establishing new economic policy.

What is Winfield House?

A. The US ambassador to the UK.

B. Residence of UK ambassador to the US.

C. The living place of US ambassador to the UK.      

D. The residence of British Queen.

All of the following are mentioned EXCEPT____.

A. The two presidents agreed to work together to resist the financial crisis

B. The two presidents announced to the press before the official meeting

C. Both countries will make efforts to improve peace and security

D. Sino-US relations are of fundamental interests only to both countries

 

Chinese President Hu Jintao had had ____ brief meeting with three astronauts who were going board  ______ country’s third manned spacecraft Shenzhou VII on Sept 25．2008．

         A．the; a                  B．a; a            C．a; the                D．the ; the