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Good evening. This is the 9 o'clock news. First the headlines. A gas explosion in Southern France is believed to have killed more than 40 people. The cause of the explosion is still unknown. Three aid workers were killed when their trucks were attacked early this morning. All three of the workers were from France. A Russian rocket lifted off at 3:37 a.m. Saturday carrying the first space tourist, California businessman Dennis Tito, and two astronauts on a journey to the international space station. A tour bus carrying sleeping middle school students from Boston slid off a highway, Friday morning, killing at least four children and injuring about thirty. And Prince Andrew has finally opened the new bridge over the River Thames at Greenwich. Now those stories in more details...

答案解析：
(1) 正確答案為B。根據A gas explosion in Southern France is believed to have killed more than 40 people.法國南部發生瓦斯爆炸事件，造成40余人死亡。因此可知，瓦斯爆炸造成40多人死亡，因此B項正確。
(2) 正確答案為A。根據A Russian rocket lifted off at 3:37 a.m. Saturday周六凌晨3點37分，一俄羅斯火箭升空。可知，周六凌晨俄羅斯火箭升空，因此A項正確。注：lift off和send up意思相同，均表示升空，發射。
(3) 正確答案為C。根據 A tour bus carrying sleeping middle school students from Boston一輛載有波士頓中學生的游覽車。可知，學生來自波士頓，因此C項正確。