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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: When many people are worried that there are no more heroes in the modern era two university students who lost their lives to rescue drowning children have shown that heroes still exist . According to the Inner Mongolia Morning Post, the tragedy occurred on the afternoon of December 14, 2002 when three school students skating on a frozen lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot fell through the ice into the freezing water. More than 20 university students who happened to be near the spot immediately went to the rescue of the children. Two children were quickly rescued, but the third died. The child's body was not found for three hours. Two of the rescuers, Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao, also died of cold and exhaustion . The body of Hao and who took the lead in jumping into the lake was not found until the next day. A student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local college were taking photos at the lake. When they heard the children's cries for help, they went to the ice hole hand in hand to rescue the children. But the ice kept breaking, causing most of then to fall into the icy water. Local residents held mourning ceremonies at the lake. Eight of the students were seriously affected by the freezing water and were being kept in hospital for further observation, but their lives were no longer in danger. Question: The author wrote the passage to - warn people of the danger of skating on ice - call on people to learn from the brave university students - tell us a tragedy - advise university students to cherish their lives
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call on people to learn from the brave university students

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: CAIRO, Egypt (Reuters) April 24, 2006--Three explosions shook the Egyptian Sinai _ of Dahab on Monday, killing 23 people and wounding dozens of others, rescue and security officials said. Witnesses said smokebillowed1up from the town's tourist bazaar, and residents said they saw body parts anddebris2on the street after an explosion at a restaurant. People in the small beach and diving resort, which is popular with backpackers, described scenes ofcarnage3andchaos4. A cafe worker who was about 200 meters (yards) from the scene said: "We saw many dead people. People were screaming. People were being taken to hospital. Egyptians went to give blood. There were body parts. There's police everywhere." "There are ambulances and cars taking people to hospital," said another resident, who also did not want to be named. The explosions took place at the Nelson Restaurant, the Aladdin Cafeteria and the Ghazala Supermarket, the Interior Ministry said. The explosions took place in quick succession at about 7.15 p.m. (1715 GMT). "There is smoke coming from the area and there are people running everywhere," said one witness, who heard the blasts. An official with the local ambulance service said many of the dead appeared to be foreigners. Israeli divers often stay in the resort but with the Passover holiday over it is unlikely many were there. The Israeli ambassador in Cairo and Israeli authorities said they did not know of any Israelicasualties5. One visitor said police were stopping cars and buses leaving the resort and had imposed restrictions on movements in and out of backpacker camps in the area. It was the third set of three explosions on the eastern coast of the Sinai peninsula since October 2004, when a group attacked the Hilton hotel in the border resort of Taba and two other resorts on the northeast coast, killing 34 people. Notes: 1 billow v. 2 debris n. 3 carnage n. , 4 chaos n. 5 casualty n. Question: How many places did the explosions take place in? - Two - Three - Six - Eight
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Three

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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: ECO-friendly technology was the hottest trend at the 39thTokyo Motor Show, which opened last Friday. About 240 car manufacturers from 13 countries presented new models. Most were powered by hybrid ,fuel cell and electrical systems. Carmakers are championing more environmentally models amid increasing oil prices and environmental concerns. "It's now carmakers' social responsibility to protect the environment," said Mazda president Hisakazu Imaki. Seventy-nine cars and motorcycles are being presented to the public for the first time, according to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association. The organizing association said the biennial show, due to end on November6,was sure to have a large impact on the automobile industry. Manufacturers are currently competing in the shift from gasoline-run engines to hybrid, fuel cell or electricity-powered systems. Mazda has a new sports vehicle, which runs on a hybrid electric-petrol system. It is also showing a gasoline-hydrogen run sports car. A member of the Ford family, Mazda plans to market a hybrid version of the Tribute sport utility vehicle (SUV) next spring and enhance its co-operation with Ford in hybrid systems development. Honda's fuel cell sedan on show uses a hydrogen-oxygen fuel. The system only sends water out its exhaust ,a better solution for the environment and less polluting than hybrids. Question: Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage? - Car makers are trying to develop environmentally friendly cars. - The automobile industry will be certainly influenced by the show. - Honda is showing its sedan powered by special water, which causes less pollution. - Mazda will cooperate with Ford to develop hybrid-powered cars.
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Honda is showing its sedan powered by special water, which causes less pollution.