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  3. Niagara is an Indian word, which means "roaring water". Indeed, the roar of the【C1】______water of Niagara can be heard within a

Niagara is an Indian word, which means "roaring water". Indeed, the roar of the【C1】______water of Niagara can be heard within a

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问题     Niagara is an Indian word, which means "roaring water". Indeed, the roar of the【C1】______water of Niagara can be heard within a distance of 5 kms.【C2】______a mass of water flowing over a cliff 90 feet high and you will get an idea of that terrible noise. And what tremendous power the Niagara River has! It moves big rocks about and throws them into the【C3】______ water below.【C4】______ago an old ship without single person on board was put in mid-stream. It sailed down the river【C5】______ a toy boat with great speed. Having reached the fall, the ship dropped into the boiling water, never【C6】______again. There were some people who wanted to become famous【C7】______swimming across the most dangerous part of the Niagara River. One of them was Captain Webb who said that he would try to swim cross the Niagara, which【C8】______crowds of people. On the evening of July 1st, 1893, Captain Webb came up to the river and【C9】______a plunge. His having jumped into the water 【C10】______many people with horror. Soon, he appeared in the middle of the fiver. A loud shout went up from the crowd, but a moment later there was【C11】______silence. The man had disappeared under the water. Thousands of eyes【C12】______ on the fiver, but the man was drowned. In 1902, a certain Miss Taylor decided to go over the falls in barrel. There were different kinds of pillows inside the barrel to prevent her from【C13】______ . Having examined the barrel carefully, Miss Taylor got in. The barrel was closed and then【C14】______ in to the water. Having reached the falls, it overturned and was shot down by the terrible【C15】______ of the water. When the barrel was finally caught and opened, Miss Taylor came out alive【C16】______with a frightened look in her eyes. Once a crowd of visitors saw a rope【C17】______over from one bank of the fiver to the other. Then they saw a man【C18】______the rope. The man was an actor, Blondin【C19】______. He managed to cross Niagara Falls on a tight rope. The people on the bank were surprised at his【C20】______ it so well.
【C16】
选项 A、therefore
B、however
C、so
D、but
答案D
解析 but此处为转折连词。虽然Miss Taylor从桶里活着出来，双眼却充满子恐惧。
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