Question

Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying(摧毀) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged 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 the hospital, and a number of other people received light hurt.

In total, over two hundred people were homeless. 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 when we heard a loud noise,” he said. “Several 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 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(福利機構(gòu)) brought them food, clothes and shelter.

1.How many homes were damaged in the storm in total?

A. Fourteen. B. Twenty-one.

C. Twenty-nine. D. Thirty-six.

2.Where was Mr Tan when the storm began?

A. He was in the park. B. He was inside the house.

C. He was outside the house. D. He was on the roof.

3.Mrs Woo and her children didn’t get hurt because .

A. her husband knew there would be a storm

B. they were all outside the house when the storm came

C. she felt the house was moving and went out with her children

D. the welfare department helped her

4. Soldiers were sent .

A. to bring people food, clothes, etc

B. to help people move into new houses

C. to repair the damaged roofs

D. to save people from the flooded area

Answer 1