Shanghai authorities have verified and unveiled all identities of the 36 victims killed in the Bund new year eve stampede, the government's press office said on Saturday. 

According to the victim list, 34 were residents of the Chinese mainland, 1 was from Taiwan and one was a Malaysian citizen. 

The youngest victim was 12 years old and the oldest was 37 years old. 

Students of Fudan University, East China Normal University and East China University of Political Science and Law were among those killed, according to sources. 

The stampede happened on Wednesday night as tens of thousands people crowded in Shanghai's historic riverfront walk to see a new year skyline show in the Pudong financial area on the opposite side of the Huangpu River. 

Police are investigating the cause of the stampede and the municipal government has set up a work team for rescue operations. 

The municipal government has been caught in the backwash of criticism for not making effective preparation measures to cope with the crowds that flocked to the Bund. 

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1.How many people were killed in the Bund new year eve stampede?

A 37

B 36

C 12

D 34

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Shanghai authorities have verified and unveiled all identities of the 36 victims killed in the Bund…可知，故选B。

2.What is the best meaning of “stampede” in passage 1?

A 邮票.

B 邮戳.

C 踩踏.

D 逃窜.

解析：选C。C 语义推测题。根据文章内容36人死亡，应该是在踩踏事故中死亡，而不是逃窜中死亡，故选C。

3.Which is RIGHT according to the passage?

A No foreigners died in the stampede.

B No kids died in the stampede.

C No Americans died in the stampede.

D An old woman died in the stampede.

解析：选C。C 判断推理题。根据第二段内容可知，遇难者中34人为中国籍，1人为台湾人，1人为马来西亚人；以及第三段最大遇难者年龄为37岁，故死者中无美国人正确，故选C。

4.Why did people crowd to the Bund?

A The Shanghai government asked people to go there to have a meeting.

B The people went there to see a famous football star.

C There were many gifts to be sent to people in the Bund.

D The people went there to see a new year skyline show.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第五段…tens of thousands people crowded in Shanghai's historic riverfront walk to see a new year skyline show…可知，故选D。

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A All victims verified in the Bund.

B Citizens mourned the victims in the Bund.

C The cause of the stampede in the Bund.

D How to save yourself in a stampede.

解析：选A。A 文章标题题。文章并未提到市民悼念遇难者、也未提到事故发生的原因以及如何在踩踏事故中逃生，所以BCD选项错误，故选A。