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Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, died suddenly in New York on Monday after being taken ill at work.

Churkin died one day before his 65th birthday. President Vladimir Putin was deeply upset by the news and had greatly valued Churkin's professionalism and diplomatic talent. Churkin remained at his work post until the last minute. He devoted his whole life to defending the interests of Russia and was to be found on the very front lines and in the most stressful posts.

Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin was born in Moscow on Feb. 21, 1952. As a young boy, he appeared in at least three films—two were about Vladimir Lenin. He later was a graduate of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations and went on to earn a Ph.D. in history from the USSR Diplomatic Academy. Churkin had a distinguished career as a Russian diplomat, joining the foreign ministry in 1974. He was his government’s Special Representative to the talks on Former Yugoslavia in the early 1990s and later served as an ambassador to Belgium (1994-1998) and Canada (1998-2003).

In 2006, he presented his certification to then-Secretary-General Kofi Annan and took up his post as U.N. ambassador, which he held until his death. In more than a decade Churkin was envoy to the world body, and he was widely respected by colleagues, even those whose governments had oppositional relationships with Moscow.

1.When was Churkin died?

A On Jan. 21, 2017.

B On Feb. 20, 2017.

C On Feb. 22, 2017.

D On Feb. 23, 2017.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第二段第一句Churkin died one day before his 65th birthday.和第三段第一句Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin was born in Moscow on Feb. 21, 1952.可知丘尔金是其65岁生日前一天去世的，其出生于1952年2月21日，所以应该是2017年2月20日去世的，故选B。

2.What does Putin think of Churkin’s work?

A Churkin is a great professor.

B Churkin is a clever student of Lenin.

C Churkin is an excellent diplomat.

D Churkin is a great special actor.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句President Vladimir Putin was deeply upset by the news and had greatly valued Churkin's professionalism and diplomatic talent.可知俄罗斯总统普金对丘尔金的死亡感到悲伤，非常欣赏他的专业性和外交天赋，因此普金觉得丘尔金是一个优秀的外交官，故选C。

3.Where hadn’t Churkin worked as an ambassador?

A In the US.

B In the UN.

C In Belgium.

D In Canada.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句…later served as an ambassador to Belgium (1994-1998) and Canada (1998-2003). 和第四段第一句In 2006, he presented his certification to then-Secretary-General Kofi Annan and took up his post as U.N. ambassador…可知丘尔金曾在比利时、加拿大和联合国当大使，不曾在美国当过大使，故选A。

4.How long has Churkin worked as the UN ambassador?

A Less than 4 years.

B About 5 years.

C Less than 10 years.

D More than 10 years.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第四段In 2006, he presented his certification to then-Secretary-General Kofi Annan and took up his post as U.N. ambassador, which he held until his death. In more than a decade Churkin was envoy to the world body...可知丘尔金于2006年就任联合国大使，至今已经十年有余，故选D。