Rescuershavefoundthebodiesofover130peoplekilledintwoferrydisastersinBangladesh．TheaccidentshappenedduringastormthathitthecountryonApril21st．Hundredsmorearemissingorfearedtobedead．

ThetwoferriessankindifferentriversnearthecapitalcityofDhakfiasstrongwindsandrainhittheSouthAsiancountry．ThegovernmenthassincebannedallferriesandotherboatsfromtravelingatnightduringtheApril-Maystormyseason.Oneoftheferries，MVMitali，wascarryingfarmorepeoplethanitwassupposedto．About400passengersfittedintoaspacemadeforjust300，policesaid．Thesecondferrycarriedabout100passengers．

“Thenumberofdeathsiscertaintorise．”saidanofficialinchargeoftherescuework．“Noonereallyknowshowmanypeoplewereonboardtheferryorhowmanyofthemsurvived.”FerriesinBangladeshdon’talwayskeeppassengerlists，makingitdifficulttodeterminetheexactnumberofpeopleonboard．Besidestheferryaccidents，atleast40peoplewerekilledand400injuredbylightningstrikes．fallinghousesandtreesandthesinkingofsmallboats．StormsarecommonthistimeofyearinBangladesh，asareboatingaccidents．Ferrydisasterstakeawayhundredsofliveseveryyearinanationof130millionpeople．Officialsblametheseriveraccidentsonalackofsafetymeasurestoomanypassengersinboatsandnotenoughchecksonweatherconditions．FerriesareacommonmeansoftransportinBangladesh．Itisacountrycoveredbyabout230rivers．Some20000ferriesusethenation’s Waterwayseveryyear．Andmanyofthemaredangerouslyovercrowded．Since1977morethan3000peoplehavediedinsome260boatingaccidents．

【小题1】Thetwoferrydisastersoccurred_______.

A．atnoonB．inthemorningC．atnight．D．Intheafternoon．【小题2】_______passengerswasMVMitalidesignedtocarry?A．500B．100C．400D．300【小题3】Officialsattributeboatingaccidentto_______A．strongwinds．B．badweatherconditions．C．theblockagesofwaterways．D．thelackofsafetymeasures．【小题4】Whichofthefollowin