Like many people in the UK, the team of BBC learning English were 1 and sad at the news of the earthquake in Sichuan Province. They would like to extend their condolences(吊唁) to those affected by this terrible natural disaster. Below was their special report on the earthquake and the 2 operations taking place. Rescue efforts were underway in Sichuan Province following the terrible 3 , which measured 7.9 on the Richter Scale. According to Xinhua news agency, nearly 15,000 4 died in the disaster, with as many as 24,000 more 5 under ruins and another 14,000 6 . Chinese troops(军队) were 7 to carry out the rescue operations, and emergency aid was air-dropped into areas that were cut off by the 8 . Because of the bad weather, in some places 9 had to go into the disaster area on foot and search for trapped survivors by hand as roads were 10 . Some people of the provincial capital Chengdu chose to 11 in tents and government shelters for fear of aftershock causing 12 damage. One witness in Chengdu said that the people there were helping the relief work by donating food and water for those affected in the 13 . Although full casualty figures (伤亡数字) were not yet 14 , it was clear that the earthquake was the 15 to strike China after the Tangshan earthquake of 1976. 小题1: A．shocked B．commanded C．attacked D．rewarded 小题2: A．transport B．rescue C．farm D．accent 小题3: A．burst B．accident C．earthquake D．flame 小题4: A．animal B．miner C．teenager D．people 小题5: A．buried B．injured C．trapped D．suffered 小题6: A．missing B．recognized C．upset D．frightened 小题7: A．helped B．harmed C．taken D．sent 小题8: A．event B．principle C．disaster D．canal 小题9: A．reporters B．rescuers C．villagers D．journalists 小题10: A．blocked B．built C．settled D．tipped 小题11: A．serve B．sit C．sleep D．study 小题12: A．equal B．many C．straight D．more 小题13: A．families B．outdoors C．apartment D．countryside 小题14: A．satisfied B．certain C．determined D．ignored 小题15: A．worst B．best C．most D．first