BUKHANNON, West Virginia—Two rescue teams slowly moved along a two-mile path on Monday night to the site of a coal mine explosion that trapped 13 miners, who had not been heard from since the early morning accident．

Meanwhile, at a nearby church, more than 250 family members and friends gathered, waiting for updates（最新報道）on the rescuers’ progress．

The miners were trapped at about 6:30 and many families weren’t informed of the accident until about 10 a．m-more than three hours after it happened．“It’s very upsetting, but you’ve got to be patient, I guess,” said John Helms, whose brother, Terry, was trapped in the mine．

The trapped miners were about 260 feet underground and about 10,000 feet from the Sago Mine’s entrance, said Roger Nicholson, general counsel from International Coal Group．

At a late night news conference, Nicholson said one team had advanced about 4, 800 feet in the four hours since entering the mine just before 6 p．m．Another team entered the mine about 30 minutes later．

He said the crew was very experienced, with some members having worked underground for 30 to 35 years．The miners were equipped with about one hour of breathable oxygen each．The company has not released the names of the miners．

The teams test the air about every 500 feet, and have to disconnect （remove） the power to the phones they use to communicate with the surface before doing that．“ We don’t want to be energizing anything if it’s in an atmosphere with burnable gases,” Kips said．

The cause of the explosion was not immediately known．High levels of carbon monoxide were discovered shortly after the explosion, which delayed rescue efforts, but those levels have since subsided（減退）, authorities said．

According to the passage, we can infer that ________．

       A．a(chǎn)ll the miners who were trapped underground were still alive

       B．communication with the trapped miners was cut off

       C．the two rescue teams entered the mine at the same time

    D．the rescue started as soon as the accident happened

If the first team advanced at an average speed, they could dig about _______ per hour．

 A．1,000 feet     B．2,400 feet        C．1,200feet        D．4,800feet

Where can the passage be seen?

       A．In a magazine．           B．In a newspaper．        

       C．In a science book．．      D．On an advertisement．

Which of the following shows the position where the miners were trapped?

Yin Ping military attack on North Island was turned into ______ sea of fire in ______ disputed waters near North Korea.

A. a;       the          B. 不填; a                C. the; the     D. 不填; the

— Could you spare me some ink?

—_______. Here you are.

A．With pleasure                                      B．It’s a pleasure

C．That’s nice of you                                D．Thanks a lot

Despite such a big difference in            towards what one cats, there is no doubt that the west regard the Chinese food as something special.

A．point B．ideas C．a(chǎn)ttitude     D．sight

—What is that noise?

       —Oh, I forgot to tell you that the new machine       .

       A．was tested B．will be tested    C．has been tested D．is being tested

The young couple are trying to save as much as possible ________ they can afford a flat by the end of next year．

    A．so that      B．even though    C．in case         D．a(chǎn)s if

______ in 1955, Disneyland in California in regarded by any as the original fun park．                                 

       A．Opened    B．Having opened C．Opening   D．Being opened

The newly-built shopping mall provides goods that compete ______ product quality, reliability and above all variety. 

A. in honor of               B. in terms of            C. in the name of          D. in the form of

Mr. Li, a man calling himself Smith wants to see you. ________ he come in?

A. Should     B. Can    C. Shall D. Will

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    My first memories of acts of kindness are from when I was about 12 years old. From then on I always 36  at home and with friends.

That winter I notice that many  37   people had difficulty getting to the  38  store after a snowstorm. So I started to spend part of a   39   Saturday knocking at apartment doors to ask if any one needed 40  from the store. The grocery store was down a huge hill and I would bring   41   a couple of bags of groceries for them. I liked it and it made them so 42  .

It started with  43  alone and then the number grew. A short time later, my 44  in the building asked what I was doing and a couple of them  45  and it became a routine. I  46  asked for or took money for it. Sometimes the ladies 47  slip the change in my pocket. I would just buy something the next time to give to them, 48 flowers or a card. I did this every 49_ up to when I left to go to college.

When I was away at   50 , many people asked my mom how I was doing. Through those conversations she  51  what I used to do -—I had never told her.

Now, I'm a teacher and teaching my students the art of true 52 ; Everyone in the world needs help, and everyone can also   53  help. The image of those old people’s happiness caused by my      54 of goodwill appears in my mind every time I have the chance to do something   55 . This is the power of charity.

A. look around    B. run about   C. help out     D. act up

A. lazy         B. young     C. elderly      D. disabled

A. grocery         B. clothes           C. food       D. medicine

A. sunny          B. cloudy           C. rainy       D. snowy

A. anything       B. nothing      C. all          D. few

A. forwards        B. in          C. back       D. out

A. surprised        B. interested   C. ashamed     D. happy

A. myself         B. me          C. themselves  D. them

A. classmates       B. students      C. relatives     D. friends

A. gave up         B. joined in    C. paid up      D. turned away

A. sometimes      B. not         C. neither           D. never

A. would         B. should       C. could      D. dared

A. like          B. as           C. by          D. for

A. day            B. week        C. month     D. winter

A. school          B. college       C. leisure     D. work

A. recognized      B. followed    C. learned       D. proved

A. friendship       B. usefulness   C. success       D. kindness

A. offer          B. own        C. accept       D. reward

A. acts           B. words       C. thought      D. test

A. unusual         B. successful   C. hard        D. nice