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Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying fourteen homes.
Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others
had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to
hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether (总共) over two hundred
people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
"I was eating with my wife and children," he said, "when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later
our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children
was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened."
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was
moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
"There was no time to take anything," she said, "A few minutes later, the roof came down."
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利
机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.
1. How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?
A. Fourteen.
B. Twenty-one.
C. Twenty-nine.
D. Thirty-six.
2. Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?
A. He was in bed.
B. He was inside the house.
C. He was outside the house.
D. He was on the roof.
3. Mrs. Woo and her family didn't get hurt because ________.
A. her husband knew there would be a storm
B. they were all outside the house when the storm became worse
C. she felt the house moving and they ran out immediately
D. the welfare department helped her
4. The underlined word "shelter" in the last paragraph means ________.
A. something to eat
B. something to wear
C. somewhere to study
D. somewhere to stay
5. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
A. A Terrible Storm
B. A Lucky Woman
C. Good Soldiers
D. Clever People