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Where Did All the Ships Go?: Z7 ~( {4 j f) m$ `5 r
The Bermuda Triangle(三角区)is one___(51)the greatest mysteries of the sea.
0 y! n& C# \( Q5 v0 q In this triangular area between Florida,Puerto Rico and Bermuda in Atlantic,ships and airplanes+ R) y0 o) Z( {2 K- w
___(52)to disappear more often than in____(53)parts of the ocean.And they1 n' J4 ]8 V/ T3 Q
do so___(54)leaving any sign of an accident or any dead bodies.4 ?# v* w* s) M1 }8 q
It is___(55)that Christopher Columbus was the first person to record strange# b; S( C4 v, Y p" J
happenings in the area.His compass stopped working,a flame came down from the sky,and a
) W3 x6 X) f( w& v6 }$ o8 }; v, b wave 100 to 200-feet-high carried his ship about a mile away.7 t# w- B+ y9 r& o* v5 r
The most famous disappearanceinthe Bermuda Triangle was the US Naval(海军的)Air
5 [- a* P# g! c6 A Flight 19.___(56)December 5,1945,five bomber planes carrying 14 men____(57)
4 C6 K6 u; c0 c) \! O4 b8 W( z on a training mission from the Florida coast.Later that day,all communications with Flight 198 X5 d- M/ m- e" V8 F
were lost They just disappeared without a trace.6 Y4 U. o* X2 k4 o
The next morning,242 planes and 19 ships took part in the largest air-sea search in history.
3 o4 ]4 M" \4 I! Y7 D But they found nothing.
& s( C3 k: o1 A- _4 [, Y Some people blame the disappearances_____(58)supernatural(超自然的)forces.
, S, v- g$ Q o+ {6 P It is suggested the____(59)ships and planes were either transposed to other times and
3 w* L" H. h% p9 T' W places,kidnapped(绑架)by aliens(外星人)____(60)attacked by sea creatures.
$ t" J% F% o9 s6 c& A' _ There are____(61)natural explanations,though.The US Navy says that the' e) v- L: O& E& |
Bermuda Triangle is one of two places on earth_____(62)a magnetic compass(指南针)1 X6 Z) j$ r3 z# x/ _" a2 S$ P! ]4 j
points towards true north______(63)magnetic north,____(64),planes and ships
; C l& h/ d& M2 k' _ can lose their way if they don’t make adjustments
. Y, \; R' c0 c The area also has changing weather and is known_____(65)its high waves.Storms
3 X$ |; c4 n4 e can tum up suddenly and destroy a plane or ship.Fast currents could then sweep away any trace5 i6 i5 G2 _7 i) F* l! U! c
of an accident.% \7 ^2 t; T* R
51 A from B of C about D on+ Z0 a5 S' ~5 V# v
52 A often B look C sometimes D seem2 v3 P' I: u5 K6 O$ E0 n
53 A rest B another C other D others
2 a# d7 z: w' Q% c I 54 A without B by C from D upon
- l2 R3 V7 B" R6 ^2 R 55 A saying B say C said D says
( M; |0 `, h) l ?8 k0 R 56 A On B In C From D Since
' x! z& }, G4 O9 S8 S5 f! T" v0 ] 57 A took up B took on C took out D took off
4 V$ K# G7 V& ^; z% v 58 A for B about C on D from
% |" J. q: l w% @9 [; S 59 A missing B missed C miss D misses+ {1 i6 R. n* q; x0 \
60 A and B or C nor D neither. C! o, @- a0 Y, r+ g4 J$ Y
61 A also B no C barely D hardly
' t7 C* f: W% l7 l2 D9 V* D I 62 A which B there C where D that6 Q9 X+ ]4 ?4 t" L) \& [; o
63 A in stead of B except C but D out of5 o7 d0 s: X' N, a3 |9 \. t
64 A Similarly B Furthermore C However D Therefore
, k. m* n8 Q9 ^- e n 65 A as B for C by D from |