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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) 正确答案为B。根据A gas explosion in Southern France is believed to have killed more than 40 people.法国南部发生瓦斯爆炸事件，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项正确。
(2) 正确答案为A。根据A Russian rocket lifted off at 3:37 a.m. Saturday周六凌晨3点37分，一俄罗斯火箭升空。可知，周六凌晨俄罗斯火箭升空，因此A项正确。注：lift off和send up意思相同，均表示升空，发射。
(3) 正确答案为C。根据 A tour bus carrying sleeping middle school students from Boston一辆载有波士顿中学生的游览车。可知，学生来自波士顿，因此C项正确。