VII. Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (1.25 points)

Yellowstone is the United States' first and most famous national park. This large wilderness area is very high in the Rocky Mountains of the northwestern US. It is bigger than the smallest state in the US. Yellowstone became the world's first national park in 1872. Yellowstone has many different kinds of beautiful scenery. Although millions of people visit the park, the land remains unchanged-still a wilderness. The valley of the Yellowstone River has beautiful colored rocks and three large waterfalls. In the early morning or evening, visitors sometimes see large deer-like animals, or buffaloes eating grass along the shores of lake Yellowstone. The high mountains around Yellowstone are covered with evergreen forests.

Yellowstone Park has many areas with hot springs. These are caused by heat from the hot enter of the earth. Old Faithful is the most famous. Every 70 minutes, Old Faithful sends hot water about 150 feet high into the air. When you visit Yellowstone, why not live like a cowboy? You can stay at an Old West country hotel. You'll enjoy typical cowboy food outdoor. You can ride a horse along one of the many paths or trails. If you like excitement, take a boat trip down the fast Snake River, or spend a quiet summer day fishing by a river or a blue mountain lake.

1. Where can the visitors sometimes see animal eating grass?

A. on the top of the mountains                         B. at anywhere in the forests

C. at the three large waterfalls                          D. along the shores of the lake

2. The word "kinds" in paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.

A. types                          B. pairs                           C. means                        D. members

3. The word "These" in paragraph 2 refers to ______.

A. Parks                          B. Hot springs               C. Areas                         D. Forests

4. According to the passage, what caused hot springs?

A. heat from the hot enter of the earth.               B. evergreen forests.

C. Yellowstone Park                                            D. a cowboy

5.  What is the best title of the passage?

A. Interesting waterfalls in Yellowstone             B. Interesting Cowboys at Yellowstone

C. Hot Springs and Forests in Yellowstone        D. An introduction of Yellowstone

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