B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.
FLASH FLOOD KILLS SCORES OF MOROCCANS
Casablanca, Sept. 24
UPI-A flash flood swept across the coastal plain about 100 miles southwest of here, killing a large number of villagers in a market place yesterday morning. Reporters from the area said 75 bodies had been counted, and dozens of people were missing.
The flood followed heavy rains which filled the coastal plain's dry creek beds to overflowing. The flood crest, several feet high, hit the village of Khemis Nagua at mid-morning yesterday as farmers from t surrounding area joined townsfolk in an open market place.
The roaring water swept the village's flimsy dwelling places, the market sheds, shoppers, cattle and farm implements for almost as soon as it started, the reporters said, as the crest swept out to sea. Rescue workers quickly moved into the area from Safi, aboyt 25 miles futher south.
1. When did the flood occur?
a. On the morning of Sept 24
c. On the morning of Sept. 23.
d. On the afternoon of Sept. 23.
b. On the afternoon of Sept. 24
2. In which country is the village which was flooded?
a. in Khemis Nagua b. in Casablanca c. in Safi d. in Moroco
3. What happened to the creek beds?
a. They are swept for miles across the plains
b. The mattresses on them were ruined by the flood waters
c. They were flooded
d. They werte swept out of the flimsy hous
4. What happened to the crest of the flood water eventually?
a. It went down the drain.
b. It went into the sea.
c. It was evaporated by the sun.
d. It soaked into the ground.
5. What does “flash” mean in line 1 of the passage?
a. sudden b. severe c. devastating. d. great
FLASH FLOOD KILLS SCORES OF MOROCCANS
Casablanca, Sept. 24
UPI-A flash flood swept across the coastal plain about 100 miles southwest of here, killing a large number of villagers in a market place yesterday morning. Reporters from the area said 75 bodies had been counted, and dozens of people were missing.
The flood followed heavy rains which filled the coastal plain's dry creek beds to overflowing. The flood crest, several feet high, hit the village of Khemis Nagua at mid-morning yesterday as farmers from t surrounding area joined townsfolk in an open market place.
The roaring water swept the village's flimsy dwelling places, the market sheds, shoppers, cattle and farm implements for almost as soon as it started, the reporters said, as the crest swept out to sea. Rescue workers quickly moved into the area from Safi, aboyt 25 miles futher south.
1. When did the flood occur?
a. On the morning of Sept 24
b. On the afternoon of Sept. 24
c. On the morning of Sept. 23.
d. On the afternoon of Sept. 23
2. In which country is the village which was flooded?
a. in Khemis Nagua.
b. in Casablanca
c. in Safi
d. in Moroco
3. What happened to the creek beds?
a. They are swept for miles across the plains
b. The mattresses on them were ruined by the flood waters
c. They were flooded.
d. They werte swept out of the flimsy hous
4. What happened to the crest of the flood water eventually?
a. It went down the drain.
b. It went into the sea.
c. It was evaporated by the sun.
d. It soaked into the ground.
5. What does “flash” mean in line 1 of the passage?
a. sudden b. severe c. devastating. d. great
