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Britain was wealthy country, a hundred and fifty years【C1】______ There were a【C2】______ very rich people【C3】______ received money from land or investments, and did not need to work. They used to have large【C4】______ of servants to look 【C5】______ them. There were also many middle class people, who worked as businessmen or as doctors or lawyers. They usually had several servants to【C6】______ their houses and cook their meals.
But there were also many poor people, and there was a big【C7】______ between the rich and the poor. The poor had very difficulty lives. Many worked as servants. They used to be【C8】______ little, and they had to work long hours. But at least they lived in a warm house and were well【C9】______ .
【C10】______ who worked in factories were often less【C11】______ . They used to work many hours a day, in dangerous and unhealthy conditions. But, even so, they did not use to【C12】______ enough to feed their families. They often lived in slums which were built cheaply by the factory owners. The【C13】______ paid people were those who worked 【C14】______ the farms. At certain times of the year, they did not use to earn【C15】______ because there was no work【C16】______ them to do. Life for the poor was not always bad. There were kind farmers and factory owners who helped their workers. And many people were【C17】______ about the poor. One of them was Charles Dickens, the famous British writer. When he was young, his family was always short 【C18】______ money. His father was a clerk, who used to【C19】______ more than he earned. When Dickens Was eleven, his father was【C20】______ to prison; and Dickens had to work in a factory. At this time, very young children used to work in factories and mines, and clean chimneys.
【C1】

A. ago
B. early
C. before
D. soon

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Landslides triggered by the quake compounded the damage. Late into the night, soldiers and civilians raced to pull people out of the rubble of thousands of homes, set up medical camps, ferry the injured to hospitals, and clear blocked highways,
The army, posted in large numbers in Kashmir to battle a Muslim separatist insurgency, is spearheading the rescue and relief operations, along with hundreds of volunteers.
But soldiers were also among the victims. At least 20 soldiers died when their bunkers along the border were buried under landslides.
According to the news, where is the center of the quake?

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B. In Pakistan.
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D. In Pakistani-controlled Kashmir.

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