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1. Law enforcement officials believe the gunman who opened fire with an AK-47 at the University of Texas campus library before killing1 himself was a student who acted alone. Police have now ruled out the possibility of a second shooter. Officials say the man fired with an assault rifle on the sixth floor of the library before killing himself.

2. A grandson of former President Jimmy Carter says he’s resting comfortably at a Cleveland hospital after being taken there with an upset stomach. The Carter Center says he felt ill on a Delta2 flight from Atlanta to Cleveland.

3. Disaster officials in Mexico say at least seven people are known dead after a hillside collapsed3 on hundreds of sleeping residents in a rural town. A hundred people are confirmed missing, but the toll4 could rise much higher.

4. White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is running for mayor in Chicago. He won't be welcomed into the home where he used to live. The current tenants recently extended their lease and have said no to Emanuel's request to move out
 


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1 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
2 delta gxvxZ     
n.（流的）角洲
参考例句：
  • He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
  • The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。
3 collapsed cwWzSG     
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
4 toll LJpzo     
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

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