Workers were rescued after being trapped艰难的救援

Rhea Mogul

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1 Cheers greeted a group of 41 workers asthey emerged from a collapsed tunnel under theHimalayas on Tuesday， the climax of an incrediblerescue operation to drill through rock anddebris （残骸）.

2 The men had been trapped for 17 days asrecovery teams drilled an escape route through the mountain with many setbacks as they encounteredtechnical problems before the last few meters were drilled by hand.“ All 41 ofthe workers seem to be healthy， and none of their symptoms are of weakness or fever. Whilethere were stretchers （担架） for them to come out， they chose to come out crawling on theirown，” Dhami said.

3 The men had been trapped since November 12， 2023 when the part of tunnel theywere helping to construct in India's northern Uttarakhand State gave way， blocking theironly exit with more than 60 meters of broken rock， concrete and twisted metal.

4 The first workers were removed following a series of setbacks， during which res?cue efforts stopped when the heavy machinery used to drill through the debris broke down， forcing workers to partially dig by hand and adopt other riskier methods to bringthem to safety.

5 Engineers had previously attempted to excavate the debris in the exit shaft （竖井）using heavy machinery， but were forced to abandon efforts late on Friday after the powerfulUSmadedrill they were using broke down just meters from the trapped men. Rescuerswere also simultaneously drilling downward through the unstable mountain as a backupway to reach the trapped men. But in the end engineers' initial plan proved successful.

6 With the drilling completed， rescuers then pushed a large pipe through the last partof the exit shaft for the men to be brought to safety. The laborers—all workers from some ofIndia's poorest states—have been receiving food， water and oxygen through a 53meterpipe that has been inserted through the debris. Doctors on site have kept in regular contactwith the men inside， giving them tips on how to remain positive and calm. Their familieshave been gathering at the tunnel exit each day to pray for their safe return.

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1. How many days were the workers trapped according to the text？

A. 12 days.

B. 17 days.

C. 41 days.

D. 60 days.

2. How did the rescuers drill the last few meters to reach the trapped workers？

A. By using a large pipe.

B. By drilling by hand.

C. By using explosives.

D. By using a new more powerful drill.

3. What was the main challenge faced by the rescue team about the heavy machinery？

A. It broke down.

B. It was too slow.

C. It ran out fuel.

D. It was hard to control.

4. What was the condition of the workers when they emerged from the collapsed tunnel？

A. They were severely injured.

B. They were weak and feverish.

C. They all needed to be carried out on stretchers.

D. They were healthy with no signs of weakness or fever.

Language

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Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text

The first workers were removed following a series of setbacks， during which rescueefforts stopped when the heavy machinery used to drill through the debris broke down，forcing workers to partially dig by hand and adopt other riskier methods to bring them tosafety. 第一批工人是在經历了一系列挫折后被转移的，在此期间，由于用于钻探废墟的重型机械发生故障，救援工作被迫停止，工人们不得不用手进行部分挖掘，并采用其他更危险的方法将他们带到安全地带。

【点石成金】本句中，during which引导定语从句，when引导时间状语从句。

Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases in the box in proper forms.

come out on one's own break down attempt to do successful incredible

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2. Let me tell you about a young boy who made a model car all_________.

3. Routines can be_________useful in helping you get things done.

4. When a new product such as a book or CD_________， it becomes available to the public.

5. The atmosphere of the novel is_________reproduced in the movie.

6. My car_________and then I locked myself out—it's just not my day！