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  • ID:9121-12339
    In the People’s Republic of China the odd pre-quake behavior of horses and other animals__36__successfully to warn people that earthquakes__37___. Recently, a group of American geologists and geophysicists visited China and listened with great interest__38__ scientists there who explained how they have been able to predict many earthquakes in the past three years. The American scientists compared the___39__ with the unique Chinese program__40 __the impact of Chinese acupuncture ___41___ Western medicine.
    The Chinese scientist use ___42 __ but they also monitor strange signals such as various ground noises, the fluctuation of well-water levels, and the strange behavior of animals. The results are quite interesting. Chinese seismologists, for example, ___43 __ predicted two magnitude 6.9 quakes near the China-Burma border on May 29, 1976. The seismologists _ 44 __ that their predictions have been so precise that they were able to evacuate many of their people before an earthquake occurred, thus __45__thousands of lives.
     __46___ , the Chinese experts also admit that there have been some false alarms. American scientists__47___ stories of unusual pre-quake animal behavior before, but they ___48___ them too seriously until their recent visit to China. “Maybe there’s something to it.” said Jack Everndon, a California scientist. “We need some kind of short-term warning. We need something.”
    He didn’t mention the kind of research he may be considering, “Some of us
    are thinking it’s __49___ enough to give it a serious look,” he commented. “Two years ago we ___50__ that.”
    36. A. have used B. have been used C. has been used D. will be used 
    37. A. is about to occur B. are about to occur
    C. have occurred D. has occurred 
    38. A. with B. at C. to D. in 
    39. A. impact B. affect C. result D. with 
    40. A. to B. with C. of D. by
    41. A. of B. on C. with D. from
    42. A. a modern electronic equipment B. modern electronic equipments
    C. the modern electronic equipments D. modern electronic equipment
    43. A. succeed B. success C. successful D. successfully
    44. A. say B. tell C. speak D. talk
    45. A. saving B. killing C. saved D. killed
    46. A. In one word B. On the other hand
    C. Generally speaking D. In another word
    47. A. have listened B. have said C. have told D. have heard
    48. A. never took B. did take C. took D. are taking
    49. A. worth B. worthy C. worthwhile D. worthy of
    50. A. had said B. could have said
    C. wouldn’t have said D. mustn’t have said

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