On January 7th, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Dingri County in Xizang. Right after the earthquake, the central authorities had a meeting. They said we should do our best to treat the injured, 1 the basic needs of the affected people, and speed up the work after the disaster.
The speed of the rescue (救援) was 2. In 10 minutes after the earthquake, rescue planes were in the sky. Less than half an hour later, they started working in the center of the earthquake. Nine hours later, the damaged roads were 3, and the phone signals were back. On the first night, people got tents and hot food.

This fast work also shows that Xizang's infrastructure (基础设施) like roads, power and communication has 4 a lot. On the first day, Xizang raised its emergency level to the highest. Helicopters were used to send some 5 people to the hospital. For example, they sent a 5-year-old girl to Lhasa by helicopter, which saved time for her 6.
Many ministries donated money and materials. And Xizang got 7 from all over the country. Shanghai sent a medical team, and Sichuan donated platelets (血小板) and tea. Some monasteries (寺院) also 8 money.
* 9 the support from the central government and the whole country, Xizang has made great progress in the past decades, like getting rid of poverty (贫困). Now, Xizang is more 10 with other parts of China. The people affected by the earthquake will soon get their homes back and live normal lives again. Xizang will keep moving forward with the whole nation.
1 A. meet B. ask C. get D. understand
2 A. easy B. strange C. amazing D. calm
3 A. fixed B. built C. discovered D. noticed
4 A. heard B. improved C. entered D. finished
5 A. injured B. dead C. healthy D. slim
6 A. study B. work C. discussion D. treatment
7 A. food B. houses C. help D. money
8 A. put away B. gave away C. showed off D. took out
9 A. Thanks to B. Instead of C. As for D. In addition
10 A. comfortable B. satisfied C. familiar D. connected

1 A. meet the needs of意为“满足……的需求”，为固定搭配。
2 C 由本段此空后面的内容可知，救援速度令人吃惊。amazing意为“令人惊叹的”。
3 A 这里指受损的道路被修复。fix意为“修理；维修”。
4 B 句意为“这种快速的工作也表明西藏的基础设施，如道路，电力和通信有了很大的改善。”improve意为“改善；提高”。
5 A 用直升机往医院紧急运送的应该是伤员。injured意为“受伤的”。
6 D 句意为“例如，他们用直升机把一名5岁的女孩送到拉萨，节省了她的治疗时间。”treatment意为“治疗”。
7 C 西藏得到了来自全国各地人民的帮助。help意为“帮助”。
8 B 本段主要讲的是各地人们对救灾的贡献。give away意为“赠送；捐赠”。
9 A 句意为“由于中央政府和全国的支持，在过去几十年里西藏已经取得了很大的进步……”thanks to意为“多亏；由于”。
10 D 此处表示现在西藏与中国其他地区的联系更加紧密。connected意为“紧密的”，符合语境。