地震逃单6万元，各方呼吁游客回来买单
地震逃单6万元，各方呼吁游客回来买单

Some restaurant owners in China are wanting customers to settle unpaid bills. They didn’t pay and ran away after they felt the shake. The claimed bill was up to 60,000 yuan.
The earthquake happened on Tuesday, August 8 near the famous Jiuzhaigou National Park in Sichuan, southwest of China. According to the latest report, at least 13 were killed while over a hundred people were injured.
According to a report by South China Morning Post, one of the restaurant owners Mr Sun said he understands why the customers ran away in the shake, since lives were at stake. Unfortunately, 33 meals went unpaid at his restaurant. Three of the customers went back to settle their bills, but that still leaves 7,000 yuan to worry about.
The same cases also happened across several other restaurants within Xian’s Xiaozhai Saige shopping centre, in China’s Shaanxi Province. An official from the shopping centre similarly called out to the customers who ran away, to return and settle their bills.

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1.The customers ran away because _______.

A there was an earthquake

B someone died in the restaurant

C someone was injured in the restaurant

D they didn’t want to pay the bill

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句They didn’t pay and ran away after they felt the shake. 可知游客逃走是因为感觉到了地震，故选A。

2.The underlined phrase “at stake” means _____.

A 发生事故

B 欠债

C 处于危险中

D 珍贵的

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据上文可知发生了地震，结合画线单词前面的he understands why the customers ran away in the shake可知孙先生是理解人们在地震中逃走的，因为只有生命处于危险中人们才会逃走，故选C。

3.There were _______ meals unpaid to Mr Sun.

A 3

B 13

C 30

D 33

解析：选C。数字计算题。根据第三段最后一句Unfortunately, 33 meals went unpaid at his restaurant. Three of the customers went back to settle their bills, but that still leaves 7,000 yuan to worry about.可知共有33桌人逃走，其中只有3桌人回来付款，因此还有30桌人没有付款，故选C。

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A The earthquake caused 13 deaths in all.

B The claimed bill was less than 60,000 yuan.

C Mr Sun thought the people should not ran away.

D The official hoped the cusromers who ran away to pay the bill.

解析：选D。综合理解题。根据最后一段最后一句An official from the shopping centre similarly called out to the customers who ran away, to return and settle their bills.可知，故选D。