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The death of a 21-year-old college student, after falling from a top bunk bed, has raised safety concerns.

The student, whose family name is Wang, was found lying on the floor of her room at around 7:00 am. Four of her roommates were not in the room when the accident happened, but a sleeping roommate was woken by what she described as “a big noise”. After that she found Wang lying motionless on the floor. Help arrived within minutes after she called the police.

Wang was rushed to hospital, but all efforts to revive her proved in vain. The hospital said the student’s death was due to “a heart beating stop caused by the fall”. The police said there is no possibility that she was killed or murdered(谋杀) by other people, and an investigation is underway at present.

Some people said the Chinese government should set standards for this kind of furniture. They also call for the living conditions for Chinese students to be improved.

1.The college student fell down from ______.

A her bed

B her room

C her chair

D the teaching building

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句The death of a 21-year-old college student, after falling from a top bunk bed, has raised safety concerns.可知这位同学是从自己的床上摔下来的，故选A。

2._______ students share a room in the college.

A 2

B 4

C 5

D 6

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句Four of her roommates were not in the room when the accident happened, but a sleeping roommate was woken by what she described as “a big noise”.可知寝室中包含王同学、被她吵醒的那位同学以及当时不在寝室的四位同学，总共六个学生，故选D。

3.The underlined phrase “in vain” means _______ in Chinese.

A 有用

B 徒劳

C 耗时

D 困难

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据后面的death可知抢救无效、徒劳，故选B。

4._____ caused Wang’s death.

A shoot

B A murder

C The fall

D The heart disease

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第三段第二句The hospital said the student’s death was due to “a heart beating stop caused by the fall”.可知她最终是死于床上摔下这个动作，故选C。

5.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A The top bunk bed shouldn’t be allowed in universities.

B The death of the student was caused by the poor living condition.

C Improved furniture design could prevent this kind of accident.

D Chinese students’ living condition is poorer than foreign students’.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句Some people said the Chinese government should set standards for this kind of furniture. 可知人们呼吁改善这种家具的设计，且该学生正是由于从这种床上摔下来才导致死亡的，由此可推断改善设计可以避免此类事故，故选C。