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【*】Amoderateearthquakestr uckpartsofsoutheastEnglandon28April2007,topplingchimneysfromhousesandrousingresidentsfromtheirbeds.SeveralthousandpeoplewereleftwithoutpowerinKentCounty.Onewomansufferedminorheadandneckinjuries.
【*】Itfeltasifthewholehousewasbeingslidacrosslikeafun-fairride,"saidthewoman.

TheBritishGeologicalSurveysaidthe4.3-magnitude(震级)quakestr uckat8:19a.m.andwascenteredundertheEnglishChannel,about8.5milessouthofDoverandneartheentr ancetotheChannelTunnel.

【*】Witnessessaidcracksappearedinandchimneyscollapsedacrossthecounty.Residentssaidthetr emorhadlastedforabout10to15seconds.
【*】Iwaslyinginbedanditfeltasifsomeonehadjustgotupfrombednexttome,"saidHendrickVanEck,27,ofCanterburyabout60milessoutheastofLondon."Ithenheardthesoundofcrackinganditwasgettingheavierandheavier.Itfeltasifsomeonewasattheendofmybedhoppingupanddown."Therearethousandsofmoderatequakesonthisscalearoundtheworldeachyear,buttheyarerareinBritain.TheApril28quakewasthestr ongestinBritainsince2002whena4.8-magnitudequakestr uckthecentr alEnglandcityofBirmingham.
【*】Thecountr y'sstr ongestearthquaketookplaceintheNorthSeain1931,measuring6.1ontheRichter(里氏)scale.BritishGeologicalSurveyscientistRogerMussonsaidthequaketookplaceon28Aprilinanareathathadseenseveralofthebiggestearthquakesevertostr ikeBritain,includingonein1580thatcauseddamageinLondonandwasfeltinFrance.Mussonpredictedthatitwasonlyamatteroftimebeforeanotherearthquakestr uckthispartofEngland.However,peopleshouldnotscaredtoomuchbythisprediction,Mussonsaid,asthemodernearthquakewarningsystemofBritainshouldbeabletodetectaforthcomingquakeandannounceitseveralhoursbeforeittakesplace.Thiswouldallowtimeforpeopletoevacuateandreducedamagetotheminimum.
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【单选】

DuringtheApril28earthquake,wholeEnglandwasleftwithoutpower.（）

A

True

B

False

C

 NotGiven

答案及解析：题干句说“2007年4月28日的地震致使全英格兰都停电”。利用特征词April28,power作为线索,在文章中查找到相关句“Amoderateearthquakestr uckpartsofsoutheastEnglando28April2007..SeveralthousandpeoplewereleftwithoutpowerinKentCounty.”可知提到的电力中断指的是英国的肯特郡。