台湾花莲地震，救援和震后修复并进！

                                                                                                           

Rescue operations in Taiwan started on Friday after a terrible 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked the tourist area of Hualien this week, taking a toll of 12 dead and 5 missing. More than 270 people were injured when Tuesday's quake hit the eastern city just before midnight, breaking four buildings, causing panic among the roughly 100,000 residents. More than 200 aftershocks followed a round-the-clock rescue effort in which people battled rain and cold to comb rubble in a search for survivors.
Efforts on Friday narrowed to finding five Chinese nationals still missing after rescuers pulled two bodies, considered as Canadian citizens from Hong Kong, out of a 12-storey building that had been left a 45-degree angle. Authorities said they would focus their search on the single building where the five missing were believed to be. "The military will continue to work today rescuing the missing people in the Yun Men Tsui Ti residential building," it said in a statement.
The building which was out of shape made the search tough, the government said in a statement, adding, "The space for our operations is small, so the progress of search and rescue can be slow." Power was restored to all affected areas in Hualien, although 8,500 homes are still without water.
The military will work with local government officials to develop a plan to help. The officials promised to revise building regulations, aiming to limit damage in the future. The revision was expected to be discussed at the end of February. They added that it would reconstruct old buildings to make them earthquake-resistant and work to improve the safety of other structures in affected areas.

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1.What made some people feel nervous?

A The rescue operations.

B The terrible 6.4-magnitude earthquake.

C The heavy rain and cold.

D More than 200 aftershocks.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的a terrible 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked the tourist area of Hualien，causing panic among the roughly 100,000 residents可以得知是地震造成了人们的恐慌。故选B。

2.Where did the first two dead visitors come from?

A China.

B Canada.

C Britain.

D Greece.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句的Efforts on Friday narrowed to finding five Chinese nationals still missing after rescuers pulled two bodies, considered as Canadian citizens from Hong Kong可以得知确认死亡的两个人来自加拿大。故选B。

3.What made the rescue difficult?

A The lack of fresh water.

B The power failure.

C The changed building shape.

D The great damage.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第三段第一句的The building which was out of shape made the search tough, the government said in a statement可以得知楼房变形使得救援进展很慢。故选C。

4.What was the officials going to do to make people safe?

A They would revise the building regulations.

B They would work out the exact damage.

C They would tell the right number of buildings.

D They would change the structure of the road.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第二句The officials promised to revise building regulations可以得知政府官员要修改建筑规则。故选A。