Question

Some popular places to visit are built by people. Other famous places are created by nature. For example, in the northeast of theUnited States, there was a famous rock on a high mountain that looked just like an old man. He had lots of hair, a big nose, and a beard. People called him “ The Old Man of the Mountain” and every year more than a million people came to look at him. Scientists think that the stone face had been there for about 17，000 years.

In    May 2003 ,  there was  very bad weather near the Old    Man of the  Mountain. There was very strong wind and the temperature was very low. The sky was so cloudy that people couldn’t see the stone face for many days. As soon as the storm was over, people looked for the Old Man and they couldn’t see him. They discovered that he had fallen apart. The stones made his face sank down the mountain. A number of scientists climbed up to see if they could repair the stone face, but they had to give up. They figured out that the damage from the weather was just too bad.

1. The Old Man of the Mountain was built

2. The stone looked__an old man.

3. The stone may be there for about           ,    scientists    think.

4. During the storm and after it was over, people __the stone face .

5. Many people wanted to        the stone face, but they      .

6. Scientists think strong    and

     temperature    caused the Old Man to fall apart.

Answer 1

 1. by nature 2. just like 3. 17000 years' 4. couldn’t see 5. repair failed 6. winds cold ?