Three children have been killed after a building fell down at a nursery school in northern China, state media says. 

The children were taken to hospital but died of their injuries, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. Three other children were injured in the incident, in Yongqing county, in Hebei province, Xinhua added.

Safety standards of school buildings have been a public concern in China since many collapsed during a devastating earthquake in 2008.Thousands of school children were among the almost 90,000 dead, leading to a public outcry over shoddy construction and the lack of safety measures.

Five children were killed earlier in the week in eastern China, when the wall at the side of a basketball court suddenly collapsed, officials said.

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1.How many children were dead in the incident in northern China ?

A Three.

B Six.

C Five.

D 90000

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第一句Three children have been killed after a building fell down at a nursery school in northern China,…可知，故选A。

2.Where did the children died?

A In the nursery.

B In the hospital.

C On their way to school.

D On their way home.

解析：选B。B 判断推理题。根据第2段The children were taken to hospital but died of their injuries,…可知，故选B。

3.How many children were killed in northern and eastern China in the week according to the passage?

A Three.

B Ten.

C Eight.

D Fourteen.

解析：选C。C 判断推理题。题干问本周中国北部与东部总共有几个小孩死于校园安全事故，根据第1段北部3个与最后一段东部5个共8个，故选C。

4.The word “collapsed” is similar to in the passage.

A killed

B injured

C fell down.

D died.

解析：选C。C 语义推测题。根据文章中building、earthquake、wall等词可猜测出collapse为倒塌的意思，故选C。

5.What is the best title to the passage?

A Three Children Died in a School Building Collapse.

B Public Outcry over Shoddy Construction.

C People Died in Earthquake.

D Safety Standards of School Buildings.

解析：选A。A 交通常识题。从文章内容可知是关于小孩死于校园安全事故，B选项“公众对豆腐渣工程抗议”没体现文章主要内容；C选项“人们死于地震”与文章主题不符；D选项“校园安全标准”太空泛，故选A。