| A．It happened in the southern part of India. | B．It killed more than 500 people in Bombay. |
| C．It caused a landslide near the railway. | D．It wasn’t linked to local armed conflicts. |
| A．Two trains hitting each other head-on. | B．The misfunctioning signalling system. |
| C．A cow staying on the railway line. | D．A coach going through the crossing. |
| A．Reporting an accident to the newspaper. | B．Detailing the injuries in an accident. |
| C．Finding out the cause of a train crash. | D．Requiring financial support from the office. |
2 . SOUTH PARIS, Maine For eight students in the Wilderness Leadership class at Oxford Hills High School, a three-day weekend hike in the White Mountain National Forest sounded like a fun, challenging course requirement.
But when a storm dumped up to 3 feet of snow on western Maine, a harsh learning experience turned into a crash course in winter survival.
Reported missing from their scheduled meeting place in Gilead at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, the eight students and two teachers were not found until 11 a.m. yesterday [Monday], after a pilot spotted the group moving in rugged snow-blanketed area. The discovery followed an unsuccessful ground search by volunteers on snowshoes.
After the group was reported missing Sunday, volunteers hiked 3 miles into the woods to look for the students. The five-hour effort turned up nothing and the decision was made to wait until yesterday morning to also canvass the area by air.
A Maine Warden Service pilot lifted off and spotted the group close to their intended trail at about 11 a.m. Strong airflow prevented him from descending toward the hikers but the group clearly recognized the plane as part of a search team.
“They waved at the plane. They laid down, spread out, and waved,” said Mark Latti, a spokesman for the Maine Warden Service. “The pilot then guided a search party into their location.”
1. Before yesterday, the three-day weekend hike was supposed to be a _____.| A．fun and relaxing excursion | B．ridiculous course requirement |
| C．crash course for wilderness survival | D．challenging learning experience |
| A．intrude | B．search | C．harvest | D．exploit |
① The group was reported missing.
② A pilot spotted the group in the snow-blanket area.
③ A rescue team arrived at the site of the accident.
④ A volunteer search group set out to look for the students.
⑤ The hikers waved to make themselves discovered.
| A．①②④⑤③ | B．①④⑤②③ |
| C．①④②⑤③ | D．①③④②⑤ |
| A．The volunteers gave up the search at last because of the airflow. |
| B．The pilot succeeded in landing besides the hikers. |
| C．The hikers almost stuck to their planned route in spite of the heavy snow. |
| D．The search party went into the woods by air, and saved the students out. |
