A．Ten years ago.

B．For more than ten years.

C．Less than twenty years.

D．Twenty years ago.

3. Which of the following is TURE according to Paragraph3

A. The boiling rock which erupts from the volcano and crashes

back to earth causes more damage than the lava.

B. The lava that flows slowly down the mountain causes far more

damage than the boiling rock.

C. The eruption is not exciting to watch.

D. The writer climbed down into the crater to collect information after the eruption

4. What does the writer mean by using "lucky" in the sentence "I was lucky enough to have a much closer look at it"? (Paragraph4 )

A. He felt much safer on the top while the other two scientists

climbed into the crater.

B. It was his first sight of an eruption.

C. It was the first time for him to watch the crater.

D. Both B and C.

5. What does "their" in last paragraph refer to? (Paragraph5 )

A. my job

B. my colleagues

C. my experience

D. volcanoes

Task3 Read the text carefully and then match the main idea of each part.

Part.1: Paras(1-2)

Part.2: Paras(3-4)

Part.3: Para(5)

A. The reasons why the writer is enthusiastic about his job.

B. What the writer's job is and the importance of his job

C. The writer's experience of watching the volcano eruption.

Task4 Read and fill in the blanks.

The importance of a

(2)________ of the lava can be warned to leave their homes.

The first sight of an eruption 1. Suddenly my bed began shaking and my bedroom became as (3)________ as day.