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Question 1: The damage of the Zhumadian area was estimated 3.5 billion ________ yuan [8].
Urbanization in ChinaRenminbiChinese financial systemTourism in China

Question 2: The Zhumadian government appealed to the whole nation for help, and received more than 300 millions ________ in donations.
Tourism in ChinaUrbanization in ChinaRenminbiChinese financial system

Question 3: Chen Xing was one of China's foremost ________ and was involved in the design of the dam.
HydrologyWaterOceanographyAtmospheric sciences

Question 4: On August 7, however, the request was accepted, but the ________ failed to reach the dam.
Electrical telegraphUnited KingdomRadioTelegraphy

Question 5: Cracks in the ________ and sluice gates appeared after completion due to construction and engineering errors.
HydropowerDamWater turbineHydroelectricity

Question 6: According to the Hydrology Department of Henan Province,[5] in the province, approximately 26,000 people died from flooding and another 145,000 died during subsequent epidemics and ________.
FamineMalnutritionFood securityOverpopulation

Question 7: The dam was 118 meters high (387 ft) and had a storage capacity of 492 million m³ (398,000 acre feet), with 375 million m³ (304,000 acre feet) reserved for ________ storage.
Hurricane KatrinaNetherlandsFlood controlFlood

Question 8: The Jingguang Railway, a major artery from ________ to Guangzhou, was cut off for 18 days, as were other crucial communications lines.
BeijingTianjinShanghaiTokyo

Question 9: They were repaired with advice from ________ engineers and the new design, dubbed the iron dam, was considered unbreakable.
East GermanySoviet UnionRussiaJoseph Stalin

Question 10: A ________ about the 1975 flood was broadcast by CCTV-1 between April 4, 2006 and April 7, 2006.
Political cinemaDirect CinemaDocumentary filmCinéma vérité
















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