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We have been watching Mount Etna now for several
weeks. It was due ___1___ erupt any day, the scientists
said. The mouth of the active volcano
could ___2___ be seen through the thick, hazy smoke
___3___
enveloped it and the surrounding areas ___4___ a two
mile radius. Yet, we
could never really lose ___5___ of the towering, smouldering aperture, for
even in the blanket ___6___ ash, we could always see an
almost eerie red
glow. ___7___ was a sombre reminder that Etna could, and
would, blow ___8___ a moment's notice. We are reporters, sent
___9___ by our editors to cover
one of history's
most spectacular eruptions. We come from different
___10___ of the world, and
converse ___11___ different languages. Yet, we are bound
by the same thing - a
___12___ interest in this volcano.
Now and ___13___, as if to remind us of her inherent
power, Etna would
___14___ a mighty rumble, and quake in
___15___ awesome
display of strength. She has the power to send
scientists from all nations scrambling ___16___ the
seismological machines, measuring and checking data.
It has
become a game for her to ___17___ everyone guessing if
this last rumble could
be THE rumble that would set her ___18___. The
villagers have grown
___19___ of watching Etna. She has grumbled for a long
time. Their lives resume, though ___20___ hectic, with
the influx of tourists. |
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We have been watching Mount Etna now for several
weeks. It was due to erupt any day, the scientists
said. The mouth of the active volcano
could barely/hardly be seen through the thick, hazy smoke
that
enveloped it and the surrounding areas
within a two
mile radius. Yet, we
could never really lose
sight of the towering, smouldering aperture, for
even in the blanket of ash, we could always see an
almost eerie red
glow. It was a sombre reminder that Etna could, and
would, blow at a moment's notice. We are reporters, sent
here by our editors to cover
one of history's
most spectacular eruptions. We come from different
parts of the world, and
converse in different languages. Yet, we are bound
by the same thing - a
common interest in this volcano.
Now and then, as if to remind us of her inherent
power, Etna would
give a mighty rumble, and quake in
an awesome
display of strength. She has the power to send
scientists from all nations scrambling
for the
seismological machines, measuring and checking data.
It has
become a game for her to
keep everyone guessing if
this last rumble could
be THE rumble that would set her
off. The
villagers have grown
tired of watching Etna. She has grumbled for a long
time. Their lives resume, though
more hectic, with
the influx of tourists. |
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