【AccordingtoJapanesemediaabouteightthousandpeoplearedeadandmorethantwelvethousandpeoplearemissing.Morethan300-thousandpeoplehavebeenforcedtoleavetheirhomesandmorethan200thousandarestayinginpublicshelters】

　　AccordingtoJapanesemediaabouteightthousandpeoplearedeadandmorethantwelvethousandpeoplearemissing.Morethan300-thousandpeoplehavebeenforcedtoleavetheirhomesandmorethan200thousandarestayinginpublicshelters.

　　AccordingtoJapan'snuclearsafetyagencyupto190peoplemayhavebeenexposedtoradiationfromtheFukushimanuclearpowerplant(核电站).

　　AccordingtoKyodoNewsAgencymorethan34-hundredbuildingshavebeendestroyedandatleast200fireshavebrokenoutincitiesacrossthecountry.

　　InnortheasternJapanpowerhasbeencutoffinatleast5.5millionhouseholdsamillionfamiliesarewithoutwaterandgassupplieshavebeencutoffinnearlyhalfamillionhomes.Itisexpectedtobeabout2weeksbeforenormaldailysupplycanberesumed.

　　Chinadelivered 10 tonsofbottleddrinkingwatertoJapan'searthquake-hitareasonThursdayinthecountry'slatestroundofreliefdonationssenttoassistJapan'srescueandrecoveryefforts.Thewaterpackagedin800boxeswasair-liftedfromChina'snortheasterncityofChangchunJilinProvincetoNiigatainnortheasternJapanonThursdaybeforeitwastakenbyroadtodevastatedSendaiMiyagiPrefecturesaidDuanYingliaforeignaffairsofficialwithJilinprovincialgovernment.

　　FundsandotherformsofaidhaveflowedfromtheChinesegovernmentandthepublicaftera9.0-magnitudeearthquakehitoffJapan'snortheastcoastandtriggeredanarrayofdisastersincludingamassivetsunamilastFriday.

　　Chinasenta15-memberinternationalrescueteamtoJapanwhiletheMinistryofCommercesaiditisproviding30millionyuanworthofemergencyhumanitarianassistance.

　　Thefirstreliefpackage--2000blankets900cottontentsand200emergencylights--wasdeliveredearlythisweek.

　　OnWednesdayBeijingboostedaidtoJapanbypledging20000tonsoffuel--10000tonsofgasolineand10000tonsofdiesel.

　　1.Howmanypartscanbedividedaccordingtothemainideaofthepassage?

　　A．1

　　B．2

　　C．3

　　D．4

　　2.HowmanypeoplemayhavediedinthisdisasteronMarch11?

　　A．about8000