29、Now, it’s time for some brief news items．

       1 China wins women's 3,000m short track relay, S．Korea disqualified

       VANCOUVER, Feb．24 （Xinhua） -- Twice Olympic champion Wang Meng led the Chinese short track speed skating team to the top podium of women's 3,000m relay with a world record at the Vancouver Winter Games here on Wednesday, as South Korea was later disqualified．Canada took the silver, with the United States picking up the bronze．South Korea's skaters had already started waving flags in joy after crossing the line but later the juges decided Kim Min-jung had impeded（阻礙） during an exchange push．

       2 Severe drought cracks Airport's runway

       China Daily（2010-03-18）-- Severe drought continues to plague southwestern China's Yunnan Province．

       In the provincial capital Kunming, the surface of Wu Jiaba International Airport's only runway has been fractured（斷裂的）．Repairs have been going on since Tuesday．The airport is closed every day from midnight to seven-thirty in the morning．Airport authorities say the severe drought is the cause of the damage．The airport also needs to repair its plane taxiing and parking area．Chen Zhiwei, Security Dept．, Kunming International Airport, said, "The drought has greatly lowered the underground water level．And this has affected the runway foundations．The damage to its surface is severe．"

       3 School Soldiers

       Russian school students will have to do basic military training in their final year of school, the government has decided．The lesson will include learning to fire guns, marching drills and how to deal with a chemical, nuclear or biological attack．The activity is seen as part of a drive toward the education of their love for their country．

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       Is it hard for you to get up early and get ready for classes? Some students at Winter Park High School just roll out of bed in their pajamas（睡衣）and go to class in their own bedrooms, Of course, their teachers and classmates do not see them because all their class work is on the computer．The Florida High School, the state’s only online program take classes in algebra, American government, chemistry, computer, economics, and web-page design．They also have to go to regular school to attend other classes．

1．Which country ranks fourth in the women's 3,000m short track relay according to the first news?

       A．S．Korea．         B．Canada．            C．The USA．         D．Not known．

2．Which of the following is correct according to the second news?

       A．The airport has been closed since Tuesday．

       B．Drought caused the trouble for repairs．

       C．The underground water level became lower, and that’s why the Airport's runway cracked．

       D．Wu Jiaba International Airport had another runway, and flights were not really stopped during the day．

3．Why will Russian school students have basic military training?

       A．To get ready for a military parade．      B．To learn to protect themselves．

       C．To gain some military knowledge．       D．To develop their love for the country．

4．The news from Florida can be given a title “________”．

       A．Get up Late                                         B．Online School

C．The special pajamas                             D．The popular subjects