A strong earthquake has hit the town of Galta 200 kilometres north of Madras. The earthquake hit the town at 7:15 yesterday evening. The earthquake measured(量出) 7.2 on the Richter scale(里克特震级), the strongest for five years.
The earthquake happened as most people were having their evening meal at home. There were very few people outside in the streets. Buildings fell down and many fires started. The electricity and water were cut off.
As it was dark, the emergency services had a lot of problems. There was no electricity for lights, and there was no water to put out the fires. Early this morning, planes flew over the town to see the damage.
The emergency services are now trying to reach the town. The nearest airport is at Bandel, about 100 kilometers away. The railway station at Galta is closed, because four bridges fell down in the earth. The nearest train station is 32 kilometres away at Solan. We shall have more reports for you during the day. 
【小题1】What were the most people doing when the earthquake hit the town?

—I can’t find my way．Could you tell me ___?
—Sure．You can take a taxi to get there．

A strong earthquake has hit the town of Galta 200 kilometres north of Madras. The earthquake hit the town at 7:15 yesterday evening. The earthquake measured(量出) 7.2 on the Richter scale(里克特震级), the strongest for five years.

The earthquake happened as most people were having their evening meal at home. There were very few people outside in the streets. Buildings fell down and many fires started. The electricity and water were cut off.

As it was dark, the emergency services had a lot of problems. There was no electricity for lights, and there was no water to put out the fires. Early this morning, planes flew over the town to see the damage.

The emergency services are now trying to reach the town. The nearest airport is at Bandel, about 100 kilometers away. The railway station at Galta is closed, because four bridges fell down in the earth. The nearest train station is 32 kilometres away at Solan. We shall have more reports for you during the day. 

1.What were the most people doing when the earthquake hit the town?

   A. Sitting outside.                        B. Cutting off the electricity.

   C. Staying at home.                       D. Starting fires.

2.Why didn’t the emergency services reach the town?

   A. Because it was dark.                    B. Because planes flew over.

   C. Because there was no water.              D. Because four bridges fell down

3. How far is the nearest airport from the town?

   A. About 100 kilometers away.              B. 32 kilometres away.

   C. About 72 kilometers away.               D. 200 kilometres north of Madras.

Nancy and Sheila are in the same class . They are friends . Nancy wants to invite Sheila to dinner on Sunday . But Sheila doesn’t know the way . Now Nancy is telling her .

‘It’s easy . You can take No.4 bus . After you get off at Red Road, Cross it and take the first turning on the left. Walk along the road for about five minutes, and then you will see a big tree. Go straight on and walk about 100 metres , you’ll see a big red house . This is not my home. Go past the big house about four hundred metres , and you will see a small yellow house beside a small tree. Then you can open the door with your foot.’

‘With my foot ?’asks Sheila. ‘Why ?’

‘Well , you won’t come to my house empty—handed (空手地), will you ?’ answers Nancy .

1.Nancy asks Sheila to ______.

A. have dinner with her

B. go to a big red house

C. go to the cinema together

D. go shopping together

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?

A. Nancy and Sheila are classmates.

B. Sheila should take NO.5 bus first .

C.Nancy asks Sheila to come to her home on Saturday .

D. Sheila knows Nancy’s home very well.

3.How far is it from the big tree to the small yellow house ?

A. It’s five minutes walk.

B. It’s a hundred minutes’ ride .

C. It’s about two hundred metres .

D. It’s about five hundred metres

4.Where is Nancy’s house ?

A. It’s beside a big red house .

B. It’s beside a small tree .

C.It’s on the right side of Red Road.

D. It’s behind a small yellow house.

5.Why does Nancy asks Sheila to open the door with her foot ?

A. Because she thinks Sheila should carry a lot of presents in both hands.

B.Because she thinks Sheila should bring her family members to her home.

C.Because she thinks Sheila should bring other classmates to her home.

D.Because she thinks Sheila will be afraid to open the door with her hands.

Would you like to go to Beijing, our capital? It's far away from Guangdong. It's 2313 kilometers from Beijing to Guangdong. The city of Kunming is 2216 kilometers away from Guangdong. It's always very warm there. But it's very hot in summer in Wuhan. It's 1084 kilometers from Guangdong to Wuhan. Changsha is near Guangdong. It’s 726 kilometers from Changsha to Guangdong. Do you know which city is the biggest in China? It’s Shanghai. It’s 1811 kilometers from Guangdong to Shanghai. If you travel (旅行) by air, you'll find it very interesting and fast enough to fly from Guangdong to Beijing. It only takes you about four hours and you’ll get there easily, safely and unhurriedly(从容不迫)．But traveling by train is quite different. You have to stay on the train for over thirty hours to arrive in Beijing. More and more people like to travel by air. You can see why, can't you?
【小题1】How far is it from Changsha to Guangdong?