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II 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
On 27 February 2008, something unusual happened in Britain; there was a rather large earthquake.
It was the __21__ UK earthquake in 25 years. There have been very minor ones in the past but they were not __22__ compared to this one. It was felt across the country, from Edinburgh , Scotland in the north down to the far south coast of England . The centre of the earthquake was in a small town about 150 kilometres north of London.
There were many news reports from people who __23__ the earth move but no one was seriously hurt and there was little damage. A collapsed chimney was the __24__ of what was the worst injury from the earthquake; a man broke his hip when he __25__ tripped on the chimney's scattered bricks and fell to the ground.
One man who was walking to work at the time __26__ the moment the earthquake occurred, Everything was shaking. As soon as it happened I saw many people __27__ outside and I realised it was an earthquake.
You may be surprised to learn that there are two to three hundred earthquakes in Britain every year -- but are so small that they go __28__. The impact of this earthquake was not severe in comparison to some other natural __29__ that have made international news, but for the people __30__, it certainly came as quite a surprise.
21. A. biggest B. loudest C. deadliest D. scariest
22. A. dangerous B. interesting C. significant D. famous
23. A. saw B. discovered C. thought D. felt
24. A. result B. reason C. making D. cause
25. A. eagerly B. intentionally C. accidentally D. desperately
26. A. feared &nbs
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