Just a few hours ago , the Italian ship Andrea Doria was sailing through thick fog toward the city of New York . Captain Piero Calamai kept watch . He knew that many other ships were nearby . He should have slowed down because of the fog but he decided not to . He wanted to arrive on time the next morning .

At about 11:00 P.M. , another ship , the Stockholm , suddenly hit the Andrea Doria . It made a huge hole in the Italian ship . Some people were badly hurt . Others fell into the sea . But one girl was saved by the Stockholm .

Linda Morgan was fourteen . She lived in Spain with her mother and her little sister . She was going to visit her father in New York . She was excited about seeing her father .

Linda had loved the trip . She wanted to have dinner with the captain on the last night at sea . The captain did not sit at his table that night , though . He was busy guiding the ship through the fog . Linda did not get to talk to him .

When Linda went to bed , everything seemed fine . Her mother turned off the lights . Linda talked to her little sister . She thought about seeing her father the next morning .

What happened next was a terrible surprise . Linda woke up not knowing where she was . She was not in her bed . When she called to her family , no one answered . Both her knees were broken .

Linda had been saved by an amazing accident . When the Stockholm made a hole in the side of the Andrea Doria , it lifted Linda out of her bed . She landed on the deck（甲板）of the Stockholm instead of falling into the ocean . A sailor heard her cries and found her .

Right now , the girl is in the hospital . She is expected to get better . Her father is at her side , glad that his little girl saved . The Andrea Doria lies under the waves at the bottom of the sea .

61. Why didn’t Captain Piero Calamai reduce the speed ?

A. He thought the fog was not serious .    B. He went crazy because of the bad weather .

C. He didn’t want to be late .            D. He had rich experience .

62. Linda didn’t have dinner with the captain because       .

A. he was busy with his work        B. she was sick in bed

C. she forgot it                    D. he hadn’t been told about it

63. When the accident happened ,       .

A. the day was about to break        B. Linda was asleep

C. few people were killed           D. the Andrea Doria hit a hole in the Stockholm

64. What can we learn from the text ?

A. Linda hated the trip very much .       B. The Andrea Doria wasn’t badly damaged .

C. Linda lived with her father in Spain .   D. Linda was saved by the Stockholm .

65. What’s the main idea of the passage ?

A. A little girl’s braveness moved people .

B. A fourteen-year-old girl was saved by accident after the crash .

C. The Italian ship Andrea Doria was hit by Stockholm .

D. Andrea Doria sailed through thick fog .

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