OBJECTIONS TO THE AGREEMENT CAME FROM AN UNEXPECTED QUARTER.A. UNCR...

5. Objections to the agreement came from an unexpected quarter.

A. uncrossed

B. uncredited

C. unlooked-for

D. unaccepted

C. READING

I. Read the passage and fill each gap with one suitable word.

When thick magma and large amounts of gas build up under the surface, eruptions

can (1) __________ explosive, expelling lava, rocks and ash into the air. Less gas and (2)

__________ viscous magma usually means a less dramatic eruption, often causing

streams of lava to ooze from (3) __________ vent.

The mountain-like mounds that we associate with volcanoes are what remain (4)

__________ the material spewed during eruptions has collected and hardened around the

vent. This can (5) __________ over a period of weeks or many millions of years.

A large eruption can be dangerous for people living near a volcano. Flows of

searing lava, (6) __________ can reach 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,250 degrees Celsius)

or more, can be released, burning (7) __________ in their path. Boulders of hardening

lava can rain down on villages. Mud flows from rapidly melting snow can strip

mountains and valleys bare (8) __________ bury towns.

Ash and toxic gases can (9) __________ lung damage and other problems,

particularly for infants and the elderly. Scientists estimate that more (10) __________