2010年英语专业四级:新闻5

The Northwest braced for blizzards Friday night.Icy roads created from storms this week paralyzed much of the greater Seattle,Washington area,where schools were closed and bus routes were suspended Friday as roads were too icy to navigate.Two charter buses carrying 80 people that collided and skidded off a road were pulled to safety.The buses crashed through a metal railing and hung precariously over Interstate 5 for several hours before tow trucks pulled them back on the road.The snowfall closed the airport for several hours and cut into local business hours for retail shops during the busiest shopping season of the year.