ⅠFill in the blanks with the proper words. A. Reading The “monster of Lake Tianc

ⅠFill in the blanks with the proper words.

A. Reading

The “monster of Lake Tianchi” is 1____ in the news again after several recent sightings. The monster seemed to be black 2___ color. It 3____out of the water like a seal. Although no one really got a clear 4____ at the mysterious creature, a local photographer 5_____ that its head looked like a horse.

  In another recent 6______, a group of soldiers claim they saw an animal 7______ on the surface of the water. It was greenish-black creature and had round head 8______ 10-centimetre horns.

  A third report came from Li Xiaohe. He claims to have seen the creature moving quickly through the water. After three or four hundred meters it 9_____ into the water. Ten minutes later the monster 10____ again and repeated the action.

  There have been reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the 11________ of the last century. Some photos have been 12______. Many people think that the monster may be a 13______ cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. Scientists, however, are 14_______. They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.

  Lake Tianchi is the highest volcanic lake in the world. It 15___an area of about 10 square kilometers.

试题答案

1.back 2.in 3.jumped 4.look 5. claimed 6.sighting 7.moving 8.with 9.dived 10.appeared  11.beginning  12. taken 13.distant 14.sceptical  15.covers