Driving to Palm Springs two years ago, I met a snowstorm. A car suddenly changed the direction     1     (avoid) hitting mine and drifted (漂移) towards the side of the cliff. Meanwhile, some drivers     2    (sit) in different cars rushed out. They     3    (take) off the chains that had protected their own tyres and put them on that car’s tyres     4    (rapid). Just as the car was about to be lost off the cliff, those drivers stepped up, letting their kind hearts go beyond the snowstorm.

White flowers of mourning and condolence gifts lie near the narrow alleyways of Itaewon, the popular nightlife district of Seoul, where scores of Halloween revelers died in a stampede on Saturday evening.

As of Tuesday morning, the     1    (die) toll from the disaster was at least 156, according to South Korea’s Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters. Most of the victims were     2     their 20s, with 12 of them as young as 10. A total of 151 people     3     (injure) in the stampede, 29 of them     4    (serious).

The tragedy was the deadliest such incident in South Korea’s history and the worst peacetime disaster the nation has seen since 2014, when 304 people died in a ferry accident.

Twenty-six foreigners from 14 countries were among the Itaewon victims, including five from Iran, four from China, four from Russia, two from the United States and two from Japan.

As many as 100,000 people dressed in     5    (costume) gathered in Itaewon to celebrate South Korea’s first public Halloween event since the government lifted COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing rules. The accident happened at around 10:30 pm,    6       people were trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a sloping alley less than 4 meters wide.

President Xi Jinping sent     7     message on Sunday to South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol,     8    (express) deep condolences over the victims’ deaths and sincere sympathies to the injured and families of the bereaved.

Xi regretted that several Chinese nationals were killed or injured in the accident, and hoped that South Korea would spare no effort       9    (treat) the injured and deal with follow-up issues appropriately.

A week-long period of national mourning is being held in South Korea, with all state and government agencies flying flags at half-mast. The Chinese embassy in Seoul is among the diplomatic missions that have expressed condolences to victims of the disaster.

People across South Korea are paying       10    (they) respects to the victims at mourning altars laden with white chrysanthemums. Yoon and first lady Kim Keon-hee visited an altar in Seoul Plaza in front of City Hall.

An Ethiopian Airlines jet has crashed shortly after     1     (take) off from Addis Ababa, killing all on board.

Eight crew members, and 149 passengers, from more than 30 countries, including eight Chinese,     2     (be) on flight ET302 from the Ethiopian capital to Nairobi in Kenya. The plane     3     (put) to use on November 15 last year. Another plane of     4     same model was involved in a crash less than five months ago,     5     a Lion Air flight crashed into the sea near Indonesia with nearly 190 people on board.

The cause of the disaster is     6     (clear). However, it is said that the pilot had reported difficulties and had asked     7     (return) to Addis Ababa. An eyewitness at the scene told the BBC there-was an intense fire as the aircraft hit the ground. “The blast and the fire were so strong that we couldn’t get near     8    ” he said. “Everything is burnt down.”

Ethiopia bas declared Monday a national day of mourning(哀悼). Canadian Premier Minster Justin Trudeau said he was     9     (deep) sad to hear of the crash, adding: “We join the international community in mourning the loss of so many     10     (life).”

At least 151 people were killed and 82 others were injured in a stampede (踩踏) accident on October 29th in Itaewon, a district of the Republic of Korea’s capital Seoul, during a Halloween gathering, local authorities said    1     the early morning of October 30th.

Many victims are largely in their    2    (twenty). About twenty-six foreign nationals     3    (be) among the dead. The incident is believed to have happened near a narrow alley in the district. Several Halloween gatherings took place in Itaewon, and the police estimated that     4    (rough) 100, 000 people had participated in the Halloween parties in the area,     5    is known for its nightclubs. More than 140 first-aid vehicles    6    (send) to rescue the injured.     7     (hold) two emergency meetings, the Republic of Korea’s President ordered officials    8    (arrange) enough hospital beds for the injured and establish an accident management headquarters, and properly deal with the aftermath (后果),    9    (include) identifying the dead and investigating the cause of the accident. According to some local media, the accident occurred when some people were rushing to a bar where an unidentified celebrity visited,     10    it is not confirmed yet. The exact cause of it is under investigation.

Four Chinese nationals have been confirmed killed in a stampede     1    occurred Saturday night at Itaewon, a district in Seoul. At least 154 people were killed and 149 others injured in the stampede. It was the country’s     2     (deadly) disaster since a ferry sinking incident left 304 people dead     3     April 2014. The Chinese embassy said shortly after the stampede that it immediately activated an emergency response mechanism,     4    (contact) the South Korean side overnight,     5    paid close attention to the Internet and social media platforms     6    (see) if any Chinese nationals were seeking help. The Chinese embassy has offered condolences and will provide     7    (assist) to the families of the deceased.

An estimated 100,000 people     8    (gather) at Itaewon for the country’s biggest no-mask outdoor Halloween event since     9    outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Most of the victims were those in     10     late teens and 20s.

Traffic deaths     1     (increase) in the past several years. U.S. traffic death toll reached a 16-year high in 2021, with nearly 43,000 deaths.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that 9,560 people died in motor vehicle     2     (crash) between January and March, up 7% from the same period the year before. That would make it the deadliest first three months of the year since 2002.

The auto-safety regulator said the numbers     3     (release) on Wednesday are not accurate enough and remain to be revised in coming months. The report doesn’t include information on     4     the crashes happened, but Dr. Cliff said one third of traffic deaths are     5     (typical) caused by drivers influenced by alcohol or other substances.

A number of issues are causing     6     rise in traffic deaths, Mr. Adkins said, including careless driving and fewer police officers on the road.     7     (see) a police car gets drivers to slow down, he said. He also said roads aren’t designed to make it safe for bicyclists     8     (share) the road with cars.

The regulator said the state with the biggest increase of deaths was Delaware,     9     more than doubled its traffic deaths to 50 in the first quarter, compared with 19 in the same period the year before. They fell the most in Rhode Island, dropping by 50%     10     an estimated seven deaths.