NewYork10November—5:27p.m.yesterday.Biggestpowerfailure(断电)inthecity’shistory.

Thousandsofpeoplegotstuck(被困)inlifts.MartinSaltzmanspentthreehoursbetweenthe21stand22ndfloorsoftheEmpireStateBuilding.“Thereweretwelveofus.Butnoonepanicked(惊慌).Wepassedthetimetellingstoriesandplayingwordgames.Onemanwantedtosmokebutwedidn’tlethim.Firemenfinallygotusout.”

“Itwasthebestnightwe’veeverhad”saidAngelaCarrarowhorunsanItalianrestauranton42ndStreet.“Wehadlotsofcandlesonthetablesandthewaiterswerecarryingcandlesontheirtrays(托盘).Theplacewasfull—andnightinfactforafterwehadclosedweletthepeoplestayonandspendthenighthere.”

Thezooshadtheirproblemslikeeveryoneelse.Keepersworkedthroughthenight.Theyusedblankets(毛毯)tokeepflyingsquirrelsandsmallmonkeyswarm.Whilezooshadproblemskeepingwarmsupermarketshadproblemskeepingcool.“Allofouricecreamandfrozenfoodsmelted(融化)”saidthemanagerofastoreindowntownManhattan.“Theywereworth$500000.”

Thebigelectricclockinthelobby(大厅)oftheWaldorf-AstoriaHotelindowntownManhattanstartedticking(滴答)againat5:25thismorning.Itwasalmostontime.

1.ThroughouttheperiodofdarknessMartinSaltzmanandtheelevenotherswere______.

A.nervous

B.excited

C.calm

D.frightened

2.InwhatwaywasthenightofNovember10thebestnightforAngelaCarraro?

A.Shehadatasteofadventure.

B.Burningcandlesbrightenedtheplace.

C.Businesswasbetterthanusual.

D.Manypeoplespentthenightinherrestaurant.

3.Howlongdidthepowerfailurelast?

A.Nearly12hours.

B.Morethan12hours.

C.Nearly24hours.

D.Morethan24hours.

4.Duringthepowerfailurethesupermarkets______.

A.earnedmorethanusual

B.hadtheirfrozenfoodmelted

C.hadtostoptheirbusiness

D.soldalotofblankets