He had travelled thousands of miles in the hope of earning some money，but 18-year-old Lin Kongming never knew danger was waiting for him.
He and six other migrant workers from Fujian Province spent 36 hours in Iraq as international hostages（人質(zhì)）. But luckily，they were set free last Tuesday morning，unharmed by the people who had taken them hostage.
After hard work by Chinese diplomats（外交官）in the region the Iraqi kidnappers（綁架者）agreed to hand them over to a local religious group.“The friendly relations between the Chinese and Iraqi peoples have played a key role in the release of the hostages,”said Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan. China refused to join the US-led coalition（聯(lián)軍）in the Iraq war.
Since April 4，over 60 hostages from 12 countries，including America，Italy and Japan，have been taken in Iraq. Some have been released, others were killed.
The Iraqi resistance groups have started taking foreigners hostage in an attempt to force the US-led troops out of their country. As a result，many foreigners have left，fearing the situation will get worse. Some nations are also considering removing their troops from Iraq. Thailand has ordered its forces not to leave their camp and may bring them home before September as originally planned. New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark is considering similar action.
But Dan Senor，spokesman for the US-led coalition in Baghdad，said that it would not negotiate（談判）with “terrorists or kidnappers” to get hostages released.
小題1:The seven workers from Fujian were set free mainly because ______.
A．they were too poor to pay anything
B．kidnappers didn’t know they were Chinese
C．China didn’t take sides with the US-led coalition
D．kidnappers were friendly to the Chinese
小題2:Why did the Iraqi resistance groups start to take foreigners hostage？
A．To show their anger towards the occupation of foreign troops.
B．To tell the world they would fear nothing.
C．To make foreign armies leave their country.
D．To resist the American troops.
小題3:The author mentioned Dan Senor to show the US ______.
A．wouldn’t give in to Iraqi terrorists or kidnappers
B．had enough power to station in Iraq
C．wouldn’t give up unless it could get something
D．had no plan to bring its troops home
小題4:The passage mainly tells us ______.
A．the hostage crises in Iraq
B．foreigners were not welcome in Iraq
C．the Chinese hostages were set free
D．keeping away from Iraq is a wise choice

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:A
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