earthquake happened. Therefore, many young people were buried under destroyed school buildings. Many people were also trapped in their homes.

　　India Ocean Earthquake

　　Known as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, Indian Ocean Earthquake happened on December 26, 2004. While the earthquake itself lasted for only 10 seconds, it caused a tsunami(海啸). The tsunami killed about 200,000 to 310,000 people along the shores(海岸) of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, South India and Thailand. There was one death even happening at Port Elizabeth in South Africa, 8,000 miles away from the center.

21. What can be learnt from Paragraph 2?

A. Haiti is a poor country.

B. Haiti suffered many disasters.

C. Over 400,000 people died in the earthquake.

D. Haiti received international help after the earthquake.

22. Why were many young people buried in Kashmir earthquake?

A. It is the strongest in history.

B. Its center was near Muzaffarabad.

C. It happened during the school time.

D. There were too many school buildings.

23.Why does the author mention a death in South Africa in the last paragraph?

A. To suggest South Africa is far away.

B. To show how strong the earthquake was.

C. To tell us the earthquake killed many people.

D. To prove the earthquake was felt by South Africa.

　　B

　　Frederick William I, the King of Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history. This gift was the Amber Room, which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it. The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey. It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels.

　　In fact, the room was not made to be a gift. It was designed for the palace of Frederick I. However, the next King of Prussia, Frederick William I, to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. In return, the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room became part of the Czar' s winter palace in St Petersburg. About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors.

　　Later, Catherine Ⅱhad the Amber Room moved to a palace where she spent her summers. She told her artists to add more details to it. In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted. Sadly, although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world,it is now missing.

In September 1941 , the Nazi army was near St Petersburg. Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace, the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the