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An argument between a passenger and a driver led to the bus crash that killed at least 13 people in Chongqing on October 28, local authorities said.

A 48-year-old female passenger, surnamed Liu, had missed her stop and got into an argument with the bus driver, a 42-year-old man surnamed Ran, at around 10:08 am, the information office of Wanzhou said on its Weibo account. Things got heated between them and Liu struck Ran, who was then driving the bus on the No. 2 Yangtze Bridge in Wanzhou District, to fight back.

With the incident turning more and more fierce, Ran lost control of the bus, causing it to run into the wrong lane, knocked into an oncoming car before breaking through the road fencing and flying off the bridge, the investigation found.

A video from the bus shows Liu standing next to Ran and arguing with him. She is then seen hitting Ran twice with her cellphone while Ran catches her arm and hits her on the neck.

The investigation team said the fight greatly endangered public safety and guilty of committing a crime. There were 15 people, including Ran, on the bus when the incident happened. Thirteen bodies have been took out from the river so far. The wreck of the bus was pulled out of the water by a floating crane at 11:30 pm on Wednesday.

1.Why did the authority say the accident killed at least 13 people?

A Because the driver and the woman who missed her stop jumped out.

B Because two people were receiving treatment in the hospital.

C Because two people were found swimming out of the river.

D Because there are still two bodies not being found.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段There were 15 people, including Ran, on the bus when the incident happened. Thirteen bodies have been took out from the river so far. The wreck of the bus was pulled out of the water by a floating crane at 11:30 pm on Wednesday.可知这里说死了至少13个人是因为只打捞上来了13具尸体，另外两人没有看见尸体就不能认定为死亡，故选D。

2.What caused the fight?

A The driver made fun of the woman.

B The woman lost her money on the bus.

C The woman missed her stop.

D The driver stopped suddenly and hurt the woman.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句A 48-year-old female passenger, surnamed Liu, had missed her stop and got into an argument with the bus driver, a 42-year-old man surnamed Ran, at around 10:08am, the information office of Wanzhou said on its Weibo account. 可知女子攻击辱骂司机是因为她错过了下车的站点，故选C。

3.What does the underlined word “struck” mean in Chinese?

A 击打.

B 触碰.

C 责备.

D 谋杀.

解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据后面的fight back可知女子是殴打了司机，因此这里的struck意为“击打”，故选A。

4.What can you learn from this passage?

A Fights will never endanger public safety.

B We should be patient when we meet problems.

C Bus drivers should stop for passengers who missed the stop.

D Other passengers should protect the driver.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据全文内容可知本文讲述了一个因错过站点而与司机发生争执最终导致公交坠江并导致13人死亡的惨剧的事故，从这个事故我们可以得知如果遇到问题我们应该忍耐、有耐心，这样这类惨剧就不会发生了，故选B。

5.In which column of a newspaper can you see this passage?

A Life.

B News.

C Science.

D Education.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据文章内容重庆公交坠江是因为乘客错过公交站点与司机发生争执可知本文应该是新闻，因此应该出现在新闻版块，故选B。