And   3   great power the Niagara River has! It moves big rocks about and throws them into the boiling water below.

　　    4   ago an old ship without a single person on board was put in midstream. It sailed down the river   5   a toy boat with great speed. Having reached the fall, the ship dropped into the boiling water, never   6   again.

There were some people who wanted to become famous   7   swimming across the most dangerous part of the Niagara River. One of them was Captain Webb. His having said that he would try to swim across the Niagara  8   crowds of people. On the evening of July 21^st, 1893, Captain Webb came up to the river and   9   a plunge. His having jumped into the water  10 many people with horror. Soon, he appeared in the middle of the river. A loud shout went up from the crowd, but a moment later there was 11 silence. The man had disappeared under the water. Thousands of eyes 12   on the river, but the man was drowned.

　　 In 1902, a certain Miss Taylor decided to go over the falls in a barrel. There were different kinds of pillows inside the barrel to prevent her 13  . Having examined the barrel carefully, Miss Taylor got in. The barrel was closed and then   14   into the water. Having reached the falls, it overturned and was shot down by the terrible   15   of the water. When the barrel was finally caught and opened, Miss Taylor came out alive   16   with a frightened look in her eyes.

Once a crowd of visitors saw a rope    17   over them from one bank of the river to the other. Then they saw a man   18   the rope. The man was an actor, Blondin   19  . He managed to cross Niagara Falls on a tight rope. The people on the bank were surprised at his   20   it so well.

1.　　 A. within　　　　　　　　　　   B. inside　　　　　　　　　　  C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. on

2.　　 A. much　　　　　　　　　　    B. a great number　　　　 C. mass　　　　　　　　　　   D. a mass

3.　　 A. how much　　　　　　　　 B. what 　　　　　　　　　　  C. so　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. how

4.　　 A. Sometimes　　　　　　　　 B. Many times　　　　　　  C. Much time　　　　　　   D. Some time

5.　　 A. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as if　　　　　　　　　　    C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. likely

6.　　 A. to appear　　　　　　　　   B. appearing　　　　　　　　 C. appeared　　　　　　　　  D. appear

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8.　　 A. pulled　　　　　　　　　　    B. drew　　　　　　　　　　   C. dragged　　　　　　　　   D. pushed

9.　　 A. gave　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. made　　　　　　　　　　   C. did　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. took

10.    A. filling　　　　　　　　　　    B. full　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. filled　　　　　　　　　　    D. was filled

11.    A. dead　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. dying　　　　　　　　　　   C. died　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. death

12.    A. being stopped　　　　　　 B. were fixing　　　　　　  C. were fixed　　　　　　    D. fixed

13.    A. being hurt　　　　　　　　  B. having hurt　　　　　　  C . hurting　　　　　　　　    D. hurt

14.    A. being thrown　　　　　　 B. throwing　　　　　　　　  C. thrown　　　　　　　　    D. threw

15.    A. power　　　　　　　　　　   B. strength　　　　　　　　   C. force　　　　　　　　　　   D. capacity

16.    A. therefore　　　　　　　　   B. however　　　　　　　　  C. so　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. but

17.    A. being put　　　　　　　　   B. put　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. having put　　　　　　    D. putting

18.    A. step across　　　　　　    B. step out onto　　　　    C. step along　　　　　　    D. step on

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1.Everyone has the right to be ________ （受教育）.

2.It is impossible for them to live p______________.

3.As is known to all ,it is i___________to hunt wildlife.

4.He started to study ecology and decided to ________（奉献）his whole life to the science.

5.Many buildings were d______ in the earthquake.

6.It was very g____of your parents to lend us all that money.

7.here was a ____________(惊恐的) look on his face hearing the roar of the wind.

8.These include the ______(苦难)of the poor, and the corruption of the rich.

9.People fled aimlessly in ______（惊恐）as the tsunami struck the city without any precaution.

10.What is your n________? I’m a Chinese.

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【小题1】Everyone has the right to be ________ （受教育）.
【小题2】It is impossible for them to live p______________.
【小题3】As is known to all ,it is i___________to hunt wildlife.
【小题4】He started to study ecology and decided to ________（奉献）his whole life to the science.
【小题5】Many buildings were d______ in the earthquake.
【小题6】It was very g____of your parents to lend us all that money.
【小题7】here was a ____________(惊恐的) look on his face hearing the roar of the wind.
【小题8】These include the ______(苦难)of the poor, and the corruption of the rich.
【小题9】People fled aimlessly in ______（惊恐）as the tsunami struck the city without any precaution.
【小题10】What is your n________? I’m a Chinese.