2013英语四级完型填空练习题第006组
Niagara is an Indian word which means "roaring water". Indeed, the roar of falling water of Niagara can be heard -1- a distance of 25 kms. Imagine -2- of water flowing over a cliff 90 feet high and you will get an idea of that terrible noise.And -3- tremendous 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 mid-stream. 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. -8- that he would try to swim cross the Niagara drew crowds of people. On the evening of July 21th, 1893, Captain Webb came up to the river and -9- a plunge. His having jumping 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 downed.
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 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. within inside at on
2. much a great number mass a mass
3. how much what so how
4. Sometimes Many times Much time Some time
5. as as if like likely
6. to appear appearing appeared appear
7. for by through from
8. He said His having said He says He had said
9. gave made did took
10. filling full filled was filled
11. dead dying died death
12. being stopped were fixing were fixed fixed
13. being hurt having hurt hurting hurt
14. being thrown throwing thrown threw
15. power strength force capacity
16. therefore however so but
17. being put put having put putting
18. step across step out onto step along step on
19. under the name of with the name of by name to the name of
20. done having done having been done being done
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