The meteorite，which weighed about 10 tonnes and may have been made of iron，entered Earth’s atmosphere and broke apart 30 km­50 km above ground according to Russia’s

　　Academy of Sciences.

　　“The

　　energy

　　released

　　when

　　it

　　entered

　　the

　　Earth’s atmosphere was equal to a few kilotonnes，” the academy said，“the power of a small atomic weapon exploding.”

　　No deaths were reported but the Emergencies Ministry said

　　20,000 rescue and clean­up workers were sent to Urals Region after President Vladimir Putin

　　told Emergencies

　　Minister Vladimir Puchkov to ease and help the victims.

　　The Interior Ministry said about 1,200 people had been injured，at least 200 of them children，and most from broken pieces of glass.

　　1．What do we learn about the meteorite from the passage?

　　A．It is a very huge ball made of

　　iron.

　　B．It quickly broke apart on the ground.

　　C．It exploded over Russia’s Urals Region.

　　D．It’s similar to an A­bomb in weight.．The underlined word “smashed” in Para.1 is closest in meaning to “________”．

　　A．brokeB．melted

　　C．swallowed D．cleared

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