单选题
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单选题
The news from China tells us that ______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】 [听力原文]Questions<9>-<10> At least eighty-one
people are reported to have died during a fire in a handicraft factory in
southern China. As we hear from VOA’s Max Rusten many of those killed are
reported to have been unable to leave the building because of locked doors and
windows. "Beijing-backed newspapers say most of the victims died of suffocation
as they tried to escape from a three-storey a few kilometers from China’s border
with Hong Kong. They say factory managers locked windows to guard a gainst theft
and failed to meet demands from fire authorities for improved safety standards.
Strong winds made it difficult for fire-fighters to put it out. Most of those
killed are reported to have been young women. The fire is the latest in a series
of fire-related accidents in southern China. Fourteen people died in a fire in
an overcrowded dormitory last month. At least fifteen people were killed in an
explosion at a dangerous goods ware house earlier in the year. Observers in Hong
Kong say rapid economic growth in southern China, particularly in the
manufacturing industry, has out paced the government's ability to maintain
adequate safety standards. Max Rusten, VOA news, Hong Kong."
单选题
The recent fire-related accidents were caused by ______.