The death toll of a fire in northeast China has climbed to five as the bodies of two missing firefighters were found, local authorities said on Saturday.

In total, five firefighters were killed and another 14 injured in a warehouse blaze in Harbin city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The age of the dead ranged between 18 and 22.

The firemen were buried while trying to put out the fire, which burnt down the third floor of a market warehouse at 9:37 p.m. on Friday, burying firemen on the second floor.The 14 injured firemen were rushed to hospital. Three of them were in critical condition.

The warehouse is part of a 11-story residential building. The first to third floors are used as warehouses and the rest eight floors are residential. The fire broke out at 1:14 p.m. on Friday. The open flames were put out at about 11 a.m. on Saturday. Firemen are still spraying water at the site to extinguish the smouldering flames.

About 2,000 local residents nearby have been removed to safe places.The local civil affairs department has sent 500 cotton-padded clothes and 1,000 quilts to the affected residents.

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has sent experts to Harbin for disaster relief and urged all fire departments to carry out examinations so as to rule out hidden dangers.

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1.How many firefighters were killed before two of them were found?

A One.

B Two.

C There.

D Five.

解析：选C。C 判断推理题。根据第一段内容可知，找到失踪的两名遇难消防官兵后，火灾总计死亡人数为5人，可见找到前死亡人数为3人，故选C。

2.The youngest of the dead is .

A 27

B 20

C 18

D 22

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句The age of the dead ranged between 18 and 22.可知，故选C。

3.Which word can be replaced by firefighters in the passage？

A Firemen.

B Residents.

C Experts.

D Authorities.

解析：选A。A 语义推测题。根据根据文章内容可知firefighter即为firemen，故选A。

4.On which floor the firemen were buried?

A The first floor.

B The second floor.

C The third floor.

D The eighth floor.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句末尾…burying firemen on the second floor.可知，故选B。

5.Which statement of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?

A The second floor of the warehouse burnt down at 9:37 p.m. on Friday.

B The fire broke out at 1:14 p.m. on Saturday.

C The open flames were put out at about 11 a.m. on Saturday.

D Each floor of the building is used for people to live in.

解析：选C。C 内容理解题。周五晚上9点37分倒塌的是第三层，A选项错；火灾是周五下午1点14分发生，不是周六，B选项错；该建筑底下三层为仓库不是住宅，D选项错，故选C。