Jean – Gilles was a millionaire. But Tuesday night, he was sleeping in his car.

Jean – Gilles was the owner of the Peace of Mind Hotel in Jacmel, Haiti, a three – story, 30 – room building in a quiet tropical valley on Haiti’s southern coast, 25 miles from the noises of the capital, Port – au – Prince. Jean – Gilles and his wife, Marie, lived in an apartment on the property, close enough to watch carefully over the guest rooms, conference rooms and restaurant, close enough that they know the first name of every guest.

After the 7.0 – earthquake hit at 4:57 pm on Jan. 12,2010, they slept in their aging Isuzu, parked in the hotel driveway.

Jean – Gilles figured a second was the difference between life and death when the earthquake struck. He was working in a ground – floor conference room and first heard, then felt the quake. He asked his electrician, Roberne St. Louis, who was working nearby, what was happening.

“Get out. Now . Get out. Now,” St. Louis said.

Jean – Gilles cleared the falling structure by a mere second, he estimated. His wife, who was working in the couple’s apartment on the second floor, wasn’t able to get clear. People nearby heard her screams after the shaking stopped and removed the building blocks around her by hand. She was shaken and scratched, but walked away from the ruins.

“I am alive. God is good,” she repeated over and over on Saturday.

The Peace of Mind Hotel was a dream which had come true for Jean – Gilles, 57, and Marie, 59. Born in Port – au – Prince, they moved to the United States shortly after meeting 34 years ago. Together, they owned a beauty supply store in jersey City, New Jersey, and invested in real estate. In 2003, they cashed out their US investments, returned to Haiti and began building the Peace of Mind Hotel, looking to make a future for themselves and the people of their homeland.

64．Which of the following statements about Jean – Gilles is TURE?

       A．He lived far from the Peace of Mind Hotel.

       B．He helped St. Louis to manage a hotel.

       C．He was born in Haiti in 1976.

       D．He once owned a store in the US.

65．According to the passage, the Peace of Mind Hotel_______.

       A．offered guests different services

       B．was located in the capital city of Haiti

       C．was a building with 30 guest rooms

       D．was owned by Marie and St. Louis

66．When the earthquake hit, Marie was_______.

       A．sleeping in the car              B．working in the conference room

       C．working on the second floor      D．cooking in the restaurant

67．It can be inferred from the passage that_______.

       A．Haiti is the 51 st state of the US

       B．the earthquake happened quickly and unexpectedly

       C．nobody in the hotel died in the earthquake

       D．Marie was not sad about losing her property in the earthquake

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