This gateway town to Yellowstone National Park has become 【小题1】 dead end and a sufferer of the extremely serious flooding that tore through one of America’s most beloved natural 【小题2】 (attraction) and swept away roads, bridges and homes.

The unprecedented (前所未有的) flood has affected the entire park 【小题3】 forced the evacuation (撤离) of 10,000 visitors. And towns like Red Lodge that lead to Yellowstone’s northern entrances and rely on tourists passing through could suffer all summer.

Officials have said the park’s southern part, which 【小题4】 (feature) Old Faithful, can reopen as soon as next week. But the north end, 【小题5】 includes Tower Fall and the bears and wolves of Lamar Valley, can stay 【小题6】 (close) for months after sections of major roads inside Yellowstone were washed away or buried in rockfall. Roads 【小题7】 (lead) to the park also have widespread damage that it can take months 【小题8】 (repair).

Red Lodge is facing a double disaster: It will have to clean up the damage 【小题9】 (do) by the flood and also figure out how to survive without the summer business that 【小题10】 (normal) supports it for the rest of the year.

Thousands of hiking lovers gathered at Huangshan Mountain to attend the 13th International Mountaineering Festival on Sunday.

Huangshan Mountain is famous for 【小题1】four unique scenes: strangely-shaped rocks, ancient pines, seas of clouds, and hot springs. 【小题2】(base) on their unique appearances, over 120 rocks in Huangshan 【小题3】(give) creative and artistic names such as “flying-over rock” and “monkey watching the sea.” The Huangshan pines are a uniquely classified tree species, 【小题4】don’t grow in the earth, but root on steep cliffs(悬崖). As the clouds are often lower than the peaks of the mountains, the mountaintops look as though they were islands 【小题5】(float) in a sea of mist. 【小题6】best time to appreciate this phenomenon is from November to May, especially after rainy days, as well as at sunrise or sunset. Regularly, Huangshan’s 【小题7】(nature) hot springs are used by visitors to relax 【小题8】the tiredness of climbing.

Among the most popular tourist 【小题9】(destination) in China, Huangshan Mountain, with breathtaking scenery and rich culture, holds this year’s mountaineering festival to encourage the 【小题10】(develop) of recreational sports and national fitness.

The Roar(咆哮) of Lava

A strange sound ripped my father out of his sleep. What he didn't know at that moment was that the volcano Mauna Loa had begun to erupt, and the【小题1】(disturb) sound he heard was the roar of lava. Soon, people in my father's village figured out what was happening, and all the【小题2】(family)fled the village for safer areas. It was scary, but people stayed calm. 【小题3】(lucky), no one was hurt, but as the lava made its way to the ocean, it 【小题4】(destroy)homes and parts of the highway.

Every time I heard my father tell this dramatic tale, I watched his eyes light 【小题5】I could tell that, even many years later, my father was both scared and amazed at the grand volcano. So, it was in high school 【小题6】 I decided to make a career out of studying Mauna Loa.

Now, I work with other scientists studying Mauna Loa, one of Earth's largest active Volcanoes. Of course, we can't control the eruptions, but we can use the data we collect【小题7】(predict)where the lava might flow next. We study geographical maps and examine where lava flowed during past eruptions. I even collect gas and lava samples that come directly from the volcano. We can use the   【小题8】(inform)to help keep people safe.

I feel lucky to spend my days so close to an active volcano, 【小题9】I think is one of Earth's greatest wonders. Like my father, I am both frightened and in awe(敬畏)of 【小题10】(it)power.