At least 70 killed as trains collide(车、船等猛撞)

  Updated：2008-04-29 07:25

  Zibo，Shandong：Two passenger trains collided in Shandong province early yesterday morning, killing at least 70 people and leaving 416 injured(受伤)．

  Officials(官员)said the accident(事故)was caused by“human error”and ruled out terrorism(恐怖)．

  The accident was the worst in the country since 1997 when 126 people were killed in a train crash in Hunan province．

  Among the injured were four French nationals，all of whom have been hospitalized with bone fractures(骨折)，a spokesman(发言人)for the provincial foreign affairs office said．

  This is the second major(重大的)railway accident in Shandong this year．

  Xinhua-China Daily(日报)

1．When did the two passenger trains collide?___________．

  A．On April 28,2008          B．On April 29, 2008

  C．On April 28,1997          D．On April 29, 1997

2．How many people were killed in the accident? __________．

  A．416        B．At least 70        C．126          D．1997

3．This is the __________ major railway accident in Shandong this year．

  A．first        B．third            C．fourth       D．second

4．How many Frenchmen were injured in the accident?

  A．70         B．416                 C．126           D．4

5．This is __________．

A．A poem                 B．A composition    

C．A piece of news           D．An article