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1. Chinese authorities say more than 40 people are dead and dozens more injured after a jet overshot a runway and burst into flames. The pilots ran into heavy fog as they tried to land. The Henan Airline's plane was carrying nearly 100 passengers and crew.

2. Sales of previously¹ occupied homes plunged² last month to the lowest level in 15 years. That's despite the lowest mortgage rates in decades and bargain prices in many areas. Sharp declines were recorded in all regions of the country.

3. Authorities say a runaway³ gravel⁴ truck that fell onto a California home killed a couple and their seven-year-old son. The truck was hauling some 26 tons of gravel when it careened off the highway. Officials say it lost its brakes.

4. And Los Angeles police have arrested a man at the home of Paris Hilton. The socialite says she woke up around 6:30 in the morning when he tried to break in, carrying two big new knives.

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1 previously
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。 Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

2 plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。 She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

3 runaway
n.逃走的人，逃亡，亡命者；adj.逃亡的，逃走的
参考例句：
The police have not found the runaway to date.警察迄今没抓到逃犯。 He was praised for bringing up the runaway horse.他勒住了脱缰之马受到了表扬。

4 gravel
n.砂跞；砂砾层；结石
参考例句：
We bought six bags of gravel for the garden path.我们购买了六袋碎石用来铺花园的小路。 More gravel is needed to fill the hollow in the drive.需要更多的砾石来填平车道上的坑洼。