2. He ____ his order beause of the lack of enough money.

A. cancelled　 B. placed　 C. took　 D. received

1. Mr Smith, ____ of the____ speech, started to read a novel. (2003春招)

A. tired, boring B. tiring, bored　 C. tired, bored　 D. tiring, boring

5. 这里地面的高度从海拔700米到场2000米不等。

The height of the land _____ _____700 height meters _______ 2000 meters alone sea level and is _______ ______ a great diversity of plants and animals.

Part 4 Compete the summary of the text.

The eru____________of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD took people in Pompeii by sur ________. It was so quick and so sev_______that the town was soon co_________in a_____and l_________.Many houses in the town were b________to the ground. It was an abs__________ disaster for many people w_____ could not get away in t_________. A writer n________ Pliny, who was there during the eru__________, des___________ hot lava was thrown into the air like a fou__________. Un__________ many of the town people, ama_______at the fan__________sight of Vesuvius eru________, stayed too long and f________to esc__________ in time.

Part 5 Multiple Choice

4. 我正要回去睡觉, 突然我的卧室亮如白昼。

I _________ _________ _______go back to sleep ________ suddenly my bed room _____ ____bright _____ day .

3. 虽然从事火山研究工作20 多年了, 但是我对火山壮丽的景色以及那潜在的巨大破坏力至今仍然感到惊愕不已。

_______ ________volcanoes now for more than twenty years, I’m still ______ ________their beauty ____ __________ _______their potential to cause great damage.

2. 在火山喷发的第二天,我有幸做了一次远距离观看

The day after the eruption I was________ ________ _______have a much closer look at it.

1. 我正在熟睡, 突然感到床铺在摇晃,接着我听到一阵奇怪的声音, 就好象一列火车在我的窗外行驶一样。

I ______ _____________ _________when suddenly my bed began __________and I hear a strange sound like a train _____________outside my window.

10. 烧成灰烬______________________________________________________________

Part 3 Complete the following sentences according to the texts.

9. 翻阅报纸______________________________________________________________

8. 冷不防吓人一跳, 突然袭击某人_____________________________________________