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t night, the news came that my mother was ill. A. On my arrival B. On arriving C. While I got to D. When I got 7. Opening the door, I found my father ________ in his chair, pletely ________ a magazine. A. seated; absorbing in B. sitting; absorbed in C. sat; absorbing to D. seating; absorbed to 8. Although the number of the cars ________, a number of people who hold a strong sense of protecting nature ________ willing to go to work on foot. A. has raised; is B. have risen; are C. has raised; are D. has risen; are 9. The driver is required by law, no matter who he is, ________ the seat belt while on the road. A. wearing B. worn C. to wear D. wear 10. (2021益陽高二調(diào)研 )________, let me express my great thanks to our teachers. A. Not in the least B. At the least C. Last but not least D. At least Ⅲ .閱讀理解 There are over 500 known active volcanoes in the world and thousands of extinct are found on every continent except are about 80 active volcanoes under the are both terrifying and order to understand why volcanic eruptions is necessary to know some things about how the Earth is made. The part of the Earth we live on is an 18 mile thick layer of solid rock called the the crust, in a layer called the mantle(地幔 ), it is hot enough to melt some of the rock, creating magma(巖漿 ). When the magma finds cracks in the Earth39。s crust, it rises bubbles(氣泡 )inside the magm