56. A major earthquake _____8.0 on the Richter scale strongly _____ Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province at 2;28 p.m. on May 12, 2008.

Tong Shiqiang rushed into a kindergarten behind his primary school several times, carrying a __36__ of kids each time he rushed out of their classroom on that fateful（灾难的）day. Only 14 years old and 1.5m tall, Tong can now __37__ a national bravery award for saving seven children.

The grade-6 student was __38__ a Chinese language class in Zhongwang Primary School in Qishan village of Longnan city, one of the worst-hit areas in Gansu province, __39__ the deadly quake struck on May 12,2008. There were 49 __40__ students in his class at the time.

"Windows began rattling(嘎嘎响）and it __41__ as if lots of bees were singing underground," __42__ Tong Shuangxi, Tong Shiqiang's teacher and uncle. "The sound grew __43__ ... and then I __44__ it was an earthquake."

The teacher cried: " __45__ out!" All the students ran out of the room immediately.

__46__ outside, Tong Shuangxi rushed toward the kindergarten where the children __47__ a nap (午睡). Tong Shiqiang ran with him.

Only three of the kids had __48__ to run out of their room when they __49__ the building. The rest were crying, too __50__ to move. It __51__ less than three minutes for them to carry out all the five- and six-year-olds to __52__.

       __53__ whether all the kids had been saved, Tong and his nephew had __54__ begun checking the name list when the classroom's walls fell down. "That's the only time I was scared," said Tong Shiqiang.

The 14-year-old is __55__ to be nominated (提名) for the child hero award, to be given by the Ministry of Education and the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Youth League.

1.A. score                            B. dozen                     C. couple                   D. number

2.A. beat                        B. win                          C. show                      D. give

3.A. listening                 B. hearing                  C. giving                     D. attending

4.A. when                            B. while                      C. where                    D. which

5.A. another                       B. other                      C. others                    D. the other

6.A. looked                          B. turned                    C. appeared              D. seemed

7.A. reminds                       B. remains                 C. recalls                    D. remarks

8.A. a louder                       B. weaker                  C. clearer                            D. louder 

9.A. realized                       B. found                      C. thought                 D. recognized

10.A. Nobody                     B. Everybody             C. Somebody             D. Anybody

11.A. once                               B. Before                    C. Since                       D. After

12.A. were having             B. have                       C. had                         D. having had

13.A. tried                               B. wanted                 C. managed               D. attempted

14.A. arrived                      B. reached                 C. got                          D. escaped

15.A. surprised                      B. moved                    C. frightened             D. excited 

16.A. paid                                B. spent                      C. cost                        D. took

17.A. safety                        B. classroom             C. yard                        D. hospital

18.A. No problem              B. No wonder            C. Not sure                D. Not know

19.A. ever                               B. just                         C. never                      D. even

20.A. possible            B. probable                C. likely                 D. maybe

On April 20,2013, a big and powerful earthquake attacked Ya’an, Sichuan Province. A great many buildings and houses collapsed, a lot of people were killed and even more people lost their homes in the earthquake .
Death toll from the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Ya’an in southwestern China's Sichuan Province has risen to 188 (as of 18:00 pm, April 22, ), according to latest calculations by local Civil Affairs Bureau. At least 11,826 were reportedly injured in the quake while 25 are still missing, the bureau said.
Experts are anticipating much less casualties in the quake than that from the 8.0 magnitude quake hit Wenchuan on May 12, 2008, also in Sichuan Province, which killed more than 80,000 and injured over 300,000.
Energy released from Wenchuan earthquake would be 30 times of that from Ya’an quake, according to Zhang Xiaonan, an expert with China's Geophysical Union. Dai Junwu with Harbin-based seismological bureau expects the death toll at less than 1,000, and economic losses from the quake could reach up to 100 billion yuan.
Police and expert teams have already rushed for rescue in the quick stricken areas, and the State Council has banned unauthorized rescue efforts and individual vehicles from going to the quake zone to avoid congestion(交通阻塞).
Rescue efforts were carried “timely and orderly”, said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang who flew to the quicken-stricken area on Sunday, the second day of the quake. He was quoted as saying that “the current priority is to save lives”.
【小题1】When did Ya’an earthquake occur?

A major earthquake _____ 8.0 on the Richter scale strongly _____ Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. on May 12, 2008.

A．measured; shaken                      B．measured; shaking

C．measuring; shook                       D．measuring; shaking

A major earthquake _____ 8.0 on the Richter scale strongly _____ Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. on May 12, 2008.