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___. A. a peasant B. a village C. an old mountain D. a Mexican 2. What was destroyed in the growing up of the volcano? A. The little hill of stone. B. The villagers living close by. C. The forests and fields round Paracutin. D. The Mexican peasant and his wife. 3. In this passage the writer is trying to ________. A. tell us an interesting happening B. explain a scientific theory C. make us believe something D. make up an interesting story 4. What can we learn about volcanoes from this passage? A. New volcanoes may appear in places where people do not expect them to be. B. Volcanoes are always growing. C. Volcanoes are active from time to time. D. New volcanoes are active for only ten years. B CHENGDU — New towns are rising rapidly in the countryside of Sichuan Province, southwest China. Over the past two years, some 200 towns have been set up, bringing the total to 5, 600. The towns are located at places with transport(交通運(yùn)輸 ) facilities(設(shè)施條件 ). They serve as a link between cities and countryside, t