1. Before the police and paramedics started the rescue work, they found that _______. 
A) Jessica didn't respond to their calls
B) Jessica was located beyond their reach
C) they didn't know how to save Jessica
D) her mother was peering down the hole

2.Why didn't the rescue work go as smoothly as the rescuers expected? 
A) While drillers began digging, loose rock fell on the child.
B) Rescuers couldn't hear Jessica even if they used a microscope.
C) Rescuers couldn't find out how far Jessica had fallen.
D) The drilling machine was not good enough to cut through the layers of rock fast.

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage? 
A) Jessica didn't cry when she was trapped.
B) Jessica slipped free with the help of Lilly.
C) The paramedic reached Jessica from below her.
D) Lilly stowed Jessica up to the surface.

4.What can be inferred from the passage? 
A) David Lilly was quite experienced at rescue work.
B) Many people were scared when Jessica had vanished.
C) Cutting through the well made the rescuers tired.
D) Steve Forbes pushed successfully the child out of the well.

5.It can be concluded from the passage that_______. 
A) everyone in the town showed sympathy for Jessica's misfortune
B) without joint efforts the rescue work couldn't have been successful
C) police and paramedics arrived at the scene in time and saved Jessica
D) all of the rescuers hope that Jessica will have a bright future