Rasmila Awal walked home from the store on Saturday, the earth began to shake. A few moments later, she saw the building she lived in collapse.

And inside, Awal knew, were her children -- Soniya, aged 10, and Sonies, only 5 months old.

"I started screaming and asking neighbors for help,". It looked at first glance as if the children could not have possibly survived.

"I went numb," said Awal, who is 35. "I didn't hear anything, didn't know if they were alive or not. "Her husband, Sham Krishna Awal, 34, a microbus driver, was working when the quake shook the region. But Soniya and Sonies were at home.

Sham Awal rushed home and scrabbled frantically through the rubble, searching for his children. Neighbors came to help. But Rasmila Awal became despondent.

"I had very little hope that they had survived," she said. "I didn't hear any sound at all."

And then, After two hours, Soniya, a fourth-grader, was found alive. But the baby was still missing.

The father also began to lose hope of finding his son alive -- until, from under the rubble, he heard his son crying. But night had fallen and there was little that could be done. The next morning, the Awals returned to the remnants of their home. And they heard their baby was still crying.

The soldiers, having returned as well. And 22 hours after the earthquake, the mother saw a soldier pull her baby out of the earth. His face was coated with dust. But he was alive. It was a happy ending.

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1.How many people are there in Rasmila Awal’s family?

A 1

B 2

C 3

D 4

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据文章第2段第1句“And inside, Awal knew, were her children -- Soniya, aged 10, and Sonies, only 5 months old”可知，加上她和她的丈夫共4人。

2.What did her husband do?

A A driver

B A worker

C A teacher

D A manager

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据文章第3段第3句“Her husband, Sham Krishna Awal, 34, a microbus driver”可知。

3.What does the underlined word frantically mean in Chinese?

A 仁慈地

B 疯狂地

C 严肃地

D 精彩地

解析：选B。B 词义推测题。根据文章第4段第1句“Sham Awal rushed home and scrabbled与through the rubble, searching for his children.” 可知，她疯狂地挖。

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A Her husband is 35 years old now.

B Her son is only 5 years old.

C A soldier pulled her son out of the earth.

D Her son was saved on a rainy night.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据第7段第2句“the mother saw a soldier pull her baby out of the earth.”可知。

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A An earthquake in Nepal.

B A poor family in Nepal

C A baby who was buried for 22 hours was saved

D A happy ending

解析：选C。C 主旨大意题。本篇文章主要讲述的是，尼泊尔地震中一名5个月大的婴儿在被埋22小时后成功获救，因此本文的最佳标题应为C。