In Amman, Jordan, a building fell down. The building had four floors. People lived in it. Many people were at home when it fell down.

More than ten people lost their lives. Rescuers saved a four-month-old boy. He was not hurt, so his mother was very happy. She gave out candies in front of a hospital.

Police don’t know why the building fell down. They took three people to the police station. One of them is the owner(主人) of the building.

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1.How many floors did the building have?

A Two.

B Three.

C Four.

D Five.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第一段第二句的“The building had four floors.”可知，这个建筑有四层楼。故选C。

2.What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A The candy.

B The city.

C The building.

D The street.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据划线部分前文可知，约旦安曼一幢大楼倒塌，楼里住有居民，大楼倒塌时很多人在家。故选C。

3.Why was the mother happy?

A Because her son was not hurt.

B Because she was not hurt.

C Because no one was hurt.

D Because she could eat candies.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第二段第三句的“He was not hurt, so his mother was very happy.”可知，这位母亲开心的原因是她儿子没有受伤。故选A。

4.Do the police know why the building fell down?

A Yes, they are.

B No, they aren’t.

C Yes, they do.

D No, they don’t.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Police don’t know why the building fell down.”可知，目前大楼倒塌的原因不详。故选D。

5.Where can we read the passage?

A In a stamp.

B In a newspaper.

C In a dictionary.

D In a storybook.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要报道了约旦安曼居民楼倒塌的事故，是一则新闻，我们可以在报纸中读到。故选B。