A fire at a mine(矿井) in north-eastern China has killed 21 people, and one person is still missing, according to a report. The fire began on Friday at the coal mine run by a company in Jixi City, Heilongjiang province. There are a lot of coal mines in north-eastern China. It earlier reported that some of the workers got out of the mine, but 22 people were still underground. The reason of the fire was not known.

China has the world’s most dangerous mines, with hundreds of mine workers killed in accidents every year. But the country’s safety has improved in recent years as the government takes strict laws. miners are working in a better condition and getting better paid now.

A total of 38 miners were underground when the fire started, but 16 of them managed to got out, Xinhua says. The local government says the fire is now under control. Last year, 24 people were killed and 54 injured in an underground fire at a mine in China’s north-eastern Liaoning province.

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1.The mine is in______.

A southwest

B northwest

C southeast

D northeast

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句A fire at a mine in north-eastern China可知，故选D。

2.How many people were missing?

A Only one.

B 21

C 22

D 38

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句...and one person is still missing...可知，故选A。

3.China has the world’s ______ mines.

A most

B safest

C most dangerous

D largest

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句China has the world’s most dangerous mines,可知，故选C。

4.What’s the right order? ①One miner was still missing. ②A fire began in a coal mine. ③21 miners were found dead. ④16 miners got out the mine.

A ③①②④

B ①④②③

C ②④③①

D ④①③②

解析：选C。逻辑顺序题。根据时间先后顺序应为：煤矿着火——部分旷工逃生——死亡旷工确认——善有旷工失踪，故选C。

5.The miners died from ______.

A fire

B flood

C earthquake

D heart disease

解析：选A。主旨大意题。煤矿着火，旷工死亡，自然是死于火灾，故选A。