1. Mountain Mummies

____ ___________ ___________, ________________ Johan Reinhard ______________ ______ 6,700 meters _______ _______ ________ ______ South America's _______________ _____________, Llullaillaco (pronounced yu-yi-ya-ko).  _________ ____________ ______ _____________ ___ ____________ _______ and ________, and _______ _________ often _____________ ____________ _____ _____ _____ 113 kilometers ___ __________.  Reinhard _______ ____________ ______ ____________ ________________ _________ _____________.  He _______ ___________ ______________ ________ ____________ and ___________ _______________ ____________ _____________ _________ and found ___ ____________ _____________.  Inside the chamber, he _____________ ________ he _______ ____________ ______: _______ ____________ _____________ of three Inca children.

The Incas were a great South American __________________.  ________ ______ _________________ _____________, they _________ nearly 1 million square kilometers of _______________ _____________ ______________. then they _______________.  _________ ___________ _____ __________ about them because they __________ _________ ____________ ___________.  But Reinhard ______ ___________ ________ ________ ____________ them.  _____________ he __________ ___________ ______________ on Llullaillaco, he ___________ ___________ other Inca _______________ on other mountains.  He _____________ ______ ___________ mummies __________ ____________ ______________ to the Inca _________.

________ ________________ on Llullaillaco ________ very _____________ ________ ________ _________.  ________________ think that the boy and two girls _________ ______________ ____________ and ____________ years old.  They ________ __________ ___________ _____ ______ ___________ of Llullaillaco ______ over __________ __________.  Reinhard ____________ ___________ ________ _________ _________ _______________ ________ _________ ______________.  They looked like they ________ __________ __________ only a short time before.  The mummies _________ _____________ ____________ and _______________ down the mountain.  Now Reinhard _______ ______ ___________ _____ ______________ them and _____________ even more __________ ________ ______________ Incas.

2. Undersea explorer

The Titanic _________ _______ ____ ______ ____________ _______ ________ ________.  _______ __________ 10, _________, it ________ England ____ _______ _________ ___________.  _____ _____ _______ _______ more than 2,200 _____________ and _________.  ________ _______ ______, ______ it _______ __________ the Atlantic _____ ______ _________ to the United States, it _____ ______ ____________ and _________.  More than _________ people ________ ____ ________ _________ _______, and the Titanic _____________ ___________ _____ __________.  _____ __________ ______________ _____________ ____ _________ until it was found ___ __________ by Dr. Robert D. Ballard.

Ballard _______ ________ more than _________ years _____________ ________ _______ _________.  He ____________ ______ _______ _____ deep-diving _____________ and has been on about 110 ____________ ______________.  In 1973 and 1974 he _____________ the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, ___ __________ _____________ ______________ _________ in the Atlantic.  In 1977 he ____________ 2.5-meter _________ living in the ocean near Ecuador, South America.  He also ______________ _____________ ________________ _______ ______ __________ of California in 1979.  Ballard _______ ______ ___________ __________ ____ ___________ ________ the Titanic.

Ballard _________ ______ _____________ _____ the Titanic _____ ____________.  ______ ________ ______________ ____________, but he ____________ _________ _____.  In August ________, he ___________ ____ _______ ________ _________ the Titanic _________.  _____ _____________ named Argo _____________ along almost 4 kilometers _________ Balloard's ________, _____________ ____________ to Ballard. ___________ ____ _______ ____________ ____ ______________ ____, Ballard  ____________ ___________ _______ in the sand ____ _______ ___________ ____ ______ ___________.  Then he saw ___________ ___________ of ___ ________.  _____________ ___________-___________ __________, the Titanic ________ _________ __________.

3. Jungle Cave

____ ___________ Peter NcNab ________ ____ ___________ ______ ____ _______________ in Scotland.  ______ ____ _________ _____________ he was studying ________ _____________, or _____________ _________.  Peter __________ _________ _____ ________ __________.  He ________ ____________ ________ all over the world.  ______________ ______ ________ ____________ ______ _______ _______________ and _______  ________________ _____ __ __________ ____________, he ______ ____________ _____ _________ ___________ ____ _____ _______________ to Vietnam.

_______ _____________ _____ ______ ________________ was _____ _________ the Han Khy Rhy cave, _______ _____ _______ _______________ ________ in Southeast Asia.  They also __________ _____ ____________ _______ _________ _____ the Son Tranch river, ________ ____________ ___________ _______ ________.  The cave _____ ________ in the jungle in Vietnam's Quang Binh province.  _______ _______ around the cave _____ _________ _____ ____ __________ _____________ ____ _________ ___________ and ___________.  Peter and _____________ ________ ____________ _______ ___________ _____________ ______ ___________ _________ ___________ ______ the vietnamese __________________.

___________ _____ _______ ________ __________ _______.  Peter and the others ___________ for eight hours ____________ ________ _________ _____ _________ ____ _______ _________ _______________.  Then they ________ _______ ________ ________.  They ____________ _________________ _______ _____________ _________, ______________ the Son Trach river ____________ ________ _________.  Peter __________ ___________ ______________ so that he __________ ________ ___________ ________ ___________.  _____________, they came to the cave's ________.  Peter _______ ________ ______________: he _______ _____________ that the Son Trach river _______ 11 kilometers ________ -- _____ ______________ ____________ _________ _____ _______ ____________!

4. Mammoth ice block

_________ ____ ________ ____________ ______ _________ that ever lived _______ ________ ____________ _____________.  Wooly mammoths ________ ________ ___________, _____________-________ ______________ ___________ _____ __________, ___________, _________ _________.  They needed _________ ____________ ____________ because they __________ ____________ ________ _________ ________ _________.  They ___________ __________ _____________ ____ _____________ _______.  In places ___________ _____ Siberia, in Russia, thousands of wooly mammoths ____________ ___________ ____________ ________ ____________.  Today, some of ___________ ______________ ____________ _________ ____ ___________ ____ __________ ___________ _________________.

________ _____________ ________ _________ ___________ _________ ____________ ___________ wooly mammoths _____ __________ ____________ _____________ Bernard Buigues.  _____ ________ the mammoths, Buigues ___________ ____ ______________ that ______ _____ _______ ____________ ____________ _________ _____ ___________ _________ _________.  ________ _____ ___________ _______________, the Dolgans, ________ _____ Siberia's _________ Taimyr Peninsula.  The Dolgans _________ ______ many places ____________ ___________ wooly mammoths ________________ ______ ____________ and often __________ mammoth ___________ ______ ___________.

____ __________ the Dolgans ________ Buigues ____ _____ _____________ _______________ ____________ ____________.  The following year, Buigues ________________ _____ _______________ ____ ______ ______ _____________ _________ _____ ______ ______________, and _________ ____ _____ _____ _____________ _______________ to be studied.  ______ ______________ __________ was _____ _____________ the mammoth _______ _____ so that it could _____ ___________.  ____ _______ _______ __________ to dig around the mammoth ____ _________ _________ ___ 20-tonne block of ice.  _____ ________ _________ _______ ______________, a helicopter _______________ and _____________ _______ _________ 320 kilometers _______ _________ ______________.  ___________ ______ ______ ______________, the world _______ _______ _____ _____________ _________________ of ___________ ________ animals.

5. Fingerprints

_______ ____________ _________ _________ ________ _____ ____________ ______________.  _______ _______ ____ _____________ _________ is _____ ____________ them ______ ________________.  _____________ is ______ ________ of _______ ____________ on our fingertips.  We _______ _________ that _____ _______ ____________ are _____________ ______ _________ for hundreds of years.  However it ___________ ________ __________, in Chicago, that ______ __________ _____________ in the USA ______ ____________ using ______________ ____________.

Early in the morning of _____________ _____, 1910, Clarence Hiller's wife __________ that ____ __________ __________ ________ ____________ ________ _____ was _________.  When Calrence went ____ ______________, he ________ ____________ ___ _____________ at the top of _____ ___________.  The stranger _______ ___________ _____ and ______ ___________ _____ __________ the house.  Hiller and the stranger ___________ _____ ___________, but the stranger _____ ___ _______.  He ________ Hiller __________ and ______ ___________.  Hiller's wife _______ ____ _________ when she __________ _____ __________ but __________ _______ _______.  Soon after, the police ___________ a man __________ Thomas Jennings ______ _______ ______ the Hillers' house.

________ _______ _____________ was that __________ _____ ___ ___________ _____ _______ ____________.  However the police ________ ____________ _____________ _________ _______________ _____ _____________ ______.  Only hours _________ _______ ________, Hiller _______ _____________ some _______ near his kitchen window.  The police _________ ________ ________________ _____ _______ ________ ___________.  ___________ ________ _________, the police ___________ that the fingerprints ____________ ____ Jennings, and he _______ _____________ _____ ______________ ___________.  _________ ______, fingerprinting ________ ______________ ____ _______ _____________ of hundreds of thousands of ____________.

6. Hijacker

_____ ______________ Jo Weber's husband, _______________-________-_______ Duane Weber, _________ ____________ ____ _______ _______________.  ___________ _______ ______ ___________ ____________ to the hospital, Duane __________ _______ _________ that he wanted ______ _________ _____ ___________.  "I'm Dan Cooper," he _____________.  ______ _____________, Jo __________ _______________.  ___________, she thought he ________ _____________ ____________ _________ ______ America's _________ ____________ _____________ _____________: the hijacking of _____ _____________ ___________ in 1971.

_____ _________ ______________ _____ ________________ ______, 1971, ____ _________ _______________ ________ _______ Dan Cooper _______________ ______ Portland International Airport.  The man ________________ _____ ____________ to Seattle.  ___________ ________ ___________ __________ _______ ________ _________, he told ________ ______ ________ _____________ ________________ that he ________ ____________ ______ ____________.  He ____________ _______ _____ ________________ of US$200,000 and four parachutes.  ___________ ________ _____________ __________________ in Seattle, the parachutes and money __________ ______________ _______ ________ _______________.  Cooper _______________ the other passengers ______ ______________, and then ___________ ________ ____________ _____ __________ _______ ____ _______________.

_______ ________ _____________ _________ _________ Washington state, Cooper _____________ ______ ______ __________ ____________.  At around 8.00 p.m., _____ _____________ ___________ in the cockpit _________________ that one of the aircraft's doors _______ _________ _____________.  _____ ___________ _____________ checked the plane and ______________ that Cooper ___________ _____________.  He ________ ___________ the money and one of the parachutes, and ______________ 3 kilometers _________ _________ ______________ ___________.  Police _______________ the forest ________ __________ _________________, but they ____________ _____________ Dan Cooper _____ _______ ___________.  ________ Dan Cooper's _______ ___________ Duane Weber?  The police ____________ _____ _____________.  Perhaps only Duane Weber ________ ________ ____________.

7. Death by Poison

Ben Barton was ______ _____________ ______________ in Aspen Coloradon, in the USA.  ______ ___________ he ______________ Gloria Heller.  One day in 1994 Gloria ___________ her friend ______________ Jim Steele ______ _________ _________ that Ben ________ ____________.  _______ ___________ ________, Detective Steele ___________ Ben's body _______ ________ ____________ near Aspen.  Ben ________ _________ ______________.  _____________ Detective Steele and Gloria were friends, he soon ___________ ____ ______________ ________ of ________ __________.

______________ _____ ________ ____ Ben's _____________, Gloria ran away.  Detective Steele thought that ________ _______ _____ ____________ ________ for her ____ ______________.  Six years later, she ________ ___________ ____________ ________ ____________ ___________ with a man named Carl Thatcher.  Detective Steele wanted ______ _________ ______ ______ _______________ _______ ___________, but he had only _______ __________ _____ ______________ against her.  A shopkeeper in Aspen _______ __________ Gloria __________ _________ ___________ two weeks before _________ __________.  The most important thins was for Detective Steele ________ ___________ _____ _____________ ________ __________ ______________.

Detective Steele decided ______ ______________ Carl Thatcher.  Carl _______ __________ ______ ____________ but became tired and angry __________ ___ _______ ______________.  Finally, he _____________.  He told Detective Steele that he and Gloria _______ __________ ____________ _____ _____________ while Ben was still ___________.  Carl and Gloria decided _____ __________ ________ and ______ ______________.  One evening in 1994, Gloria cooked a meal for Ben and _______________ _______.  Then Cark helped her _______ ____________ _________ ___________ in the forest.  Six years ________ Ben Barton's _________, Gloria Heller and Carl Thatcher ________ __________ ______________ ______ ___________ and ________________ _____ fifteen years _____ __________ _____________ _____ Detective Steele's ___________________.

8. Great Train Robber

________ May 7, 2001, Ronnie Biggs ______________ _____ Britain ______ ________ ___________ ___________ in thirty-five years.  ________ ____________ was ______ __________ of one of Britain's most famous ____________ _______________, "The Great Train ______________".  In 1963 Biggs was in a gang that _____________ ￡2.6 million __________ ____ ___________ traveling between London and Glasgow.  The gang _________ ____________ quickly, and Biggs _________ ________________ ______ _____________ __________ in jail.  Many people thought that the sentence was ________ ____________.  Biggs also thought it was too harsh, so he _______________ _________ _______________.

Biggs was sent to Wandsworth Prison, ______ ______________ ____________ jail.  It had one very high wall _____ __________ _________ _______________ _____, and _________ ____________ to watch them.  One afternoon _____ ___________ 1965, Biggs was ______ ________ ____________ ___________.  He had been in jail _________ ___________ ______________ _____________.  A tall ________ stopped outside the jail, and ____ ______________ was placed ___________ _______ __________.  Then a rope ladder ________ ____________ _________ the wall _______ _________ ___________ _________.  Biggs _____________ ______ the rope ladder, ________________ ________ into the van and _________________.

From that time on, Biggs lived ________ _________ ____________. After _____________ in France, Spain and Australia, he finally ________________ _______ ______________ in 1970.  He was ______ _________________ ______________.  He appeared ________ ____________ _______________ and movies, and he ____________ _________________ _______ _____________ who came to see him.  But he _______________ his home in Britain and, at the age of seventy-one, decided to go home.  He __________ ____________ at the airport _______ ____________, friends -- and _________________.

9. Nelson Mandela

Very few people can say that they _________ ____________ ______ ______________, or even ________ __________.  However for over fifty-five years, Nelson Mandela _______ _________ to bring ___________ and __________ to South Africa.  ________ ______ __________ __________ aparthied in South Africa, he started ___ ___ __________, became ____ ____________ and finally _________ ____________.  In the end, Mandela ________ ___________ for himself and all South Africans.

Only 20 percent of South Africans are ___________, but _____ ________ ____________ _____ the twentieth century they _________ almost 90 percent of ______ __________.  In 1948 the government started apartheid, which means "________________".  With _________________, African, Indian and Asian SouthnAfricans _________ _______________ ___________, while whites had ________ ______________.  Only white South Africans could live ______ ___________ _________, have certain jobs, and _______.  Apartheid was very ___________, but people who ____________ _________ ____ were often sent _____ _________ or ______________.

Nelson Mandela _______ _________ on July 18, 1918, in Transkei, South Africa.  When he was twenty-one, he went to ____________ _____ __________ _____ ___________.  He soon became _____________ ____ ________ _____________ to make things better _______ ___________ _____________.  Later he became involved in protests _________ _______________.  In 1962 he was sent to jail, _________ _____ ____________ for twenty-seven years.  He became _____ __________ _______ _____________ for millions of people _________ _____ ____________.  He ______________ _______ __________ from jail until he ________ _____________ at the beginning of 1990.  In 1994 he became _____________ of South Africa, and began working ________ ___ ___________ _______________ between all of South Africa's ____________ ___________.  In 1999 Mandela _________ _______ his job _____ __________ to enjoy the freedom he had fought so hard for.

10. Bill Gates

In 1975 Bill Gates was a student _____ ____________, _______ ______ ________ ________ _________________ in the United States.  At that time, computers ______ ____________, ______________ and ____________ _____ _________.  Not many people had one _____ _________.  But Gates _____________ that computers __________ _________ ___________, ______________ and _____________ in the future.  He also realized that people ____________ _________ _____________ ________ _________ ______________.  Gates ___________ _____ ____________ and later ____________ _________ ______ harvard so he _____________ ________________ the new software.  Today, Gates is _________ ________________ ________ in the world.  He __________ ______ ______________ of US$60billion and his company, Microsoft, ______________ over 50,000 people _______ ___________-___________ __________________.

Bill Gates has helped ____________ _______ ______________.  Gates ______________ _____________ that was cheap and _________ ______ _________.  Without him, computers ___________ ______ _________ ___________ _____ ____________.  Microsoft programs as such as Outlook and Internet Explorer ___________ ___________ the Internet and e-mail ____ __________ ____________.  _____ _____ ___________, it has never been easier for people around world ______ ______________ _________ _________ ___________ and __________ __________ ____________ fast.  Gates _________ __________ __________ more than US$5 billion _____ ______________ __________ and _____________ around the world.

However, Gates also has ________ _____________.  The critics say that ____________ ____________ is only ____________ _____ _________ _______________.  Even though there are often problems with Microsoft software, it ______ __________ with almost every new computer we buy.  So there is _________ _________ _____________ for Microsoft.  But, ________ _____________ _____________ __________ _____________ _________, Gates ________________ ______ ______ _______________.  He has done very well __________ _____ _________________ __________-___________!

11. Aung San Suu Kyi

After 1948 Burma, now also ____________ _____ Myanmar, was a free country.  But, ______ ______________ the army _____________ _____________ _____ the country.  ________ ________ _________, Myanmar has had ______ ___________ _________________ _________________.  However, many people ___________ _______________ to bring freedom back to Myanmar.  ______ _________ ___________ ________ _________ ____________, Aung San Suu Kyi was given the Nobel Peace Prize ____ __________.

In 1918 Aung San Suu Kyi became _______ __________ of the National League for Democracy, a party that _____________ Myanmar's military government.  She _________ ____________ ___________ the government and _______________ ______________.  In July 1989, Suu Kyi ________ _____________ ____ ____________ _____________.  Although she remained under house arrest until 1995, she ______________ ________ _____________ for freedom. Protests in Myanmar and around the world _____________ the military government _____ __________ ___ _______________ in May 1990.  Suu Kyi's party _________ ________ _____________, but the military government ______________ ________ ______________.

Aung San Suu Kyi  _________ ___________ the Nobel Peace Prize because of ____ _____________ _____________ and _______ _____________.  Soldiers ____________ ______________ to shoot her, and many of her followers _________ ________ _________ to jail or _____________.  However Suu Kyi __________ _________ _____________ speaking against the government.  She has also argued ___________ ________________.  Instead of fighting with the government, _________ ________________ have always been _____________.  Today, Suu Kyi's struggle ___________ _____, and ________ __________ around the world ______________ _____ ___________.

12. Muhammad Ali

_______ ______________ ____________ in the world _______ _________ on January 17, 1942, in Kentucky, USA.  His parents _________ ________ Cassius Clay, but he ______ _________ _________ ____ Muhammad Ali.  In 1960 he ________ ___ _________ ___________ ____ ___________ at the Olympic Games in Rome.  He was soon to become famous ______________ ________ ____________, both ____ _________ _____________ and _________ ___________.

Soon after he won his Olympic medal, Ail became ______ ____________ ________.  During his career, he had sixty-one fights ___________ _______ _________ ____________ in the world, and _________ only ________ _____ __________.  In February 1964, he _________ Sonny Liston _____ ____________ _________ ________________ _____________ _______________ of the world.  ______ ________, Ali didn't lose a fight _________ ___________, when he ________ __________ _____ Joe-Frazier.  Ali was _____ _______________ __________.  He was fast, _____________ and ___________________.  He was also very funny.  He _________ ______ _________ and ____________ about his opponents.

However Ali was ____ _________________ ______________.  In 1964 he __________ his Olympic medal into a river _____ __________ ____________ ______________ in America.  In the same year, he became a Muslim and changed his name Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ail.  He said that Cassius Clay was a "__________ ________".  In 1967 he ________ _________ _____ ___________ because he ______________ _______ ______________ in the Vietnam War.  He said that the Vietnamese ______ ___________ _________ ______ ___________ him, so he _____________ ________ them.  Many of the things he said and did _____________ _____________ and made him _____________.  Even so, when he stopped boxing _____ _____________, he was still telling the world, "I am _________ _________________!"

13. Killer Quakes

_______________ happen all the time.  In fact, there are up to 9,000 earthquakes ____________ ________ ____________ every day.  _____________, ___________ ______ ___________ are so small we ___________ even ______________ them.  But at 5.46 ______ ________ ________________ ______ January 17, 1995, Japan _________ ____________ by its biggest earthquake ______ ______________-__________ years.  It happened about 20 kilometers ___________ ______ ______________ ______________, not far from the city of Kobe.  The earthquake ______________ _______ ___________ __________ ______________, but it _________________ Kobe and killed more than 5,500 people.

Every country in the world _______ ____ ___________ _____ a large sheet of rock.  Earthquakes __________ ______________ by the _________________ of these sheets of rock and _________ _________________ on the Richter Scale.  Most earthquakes are just ________________ which measure 3 or less on the Richter Scale.  But each year there are about _______________ earthquakes ____________ ___________ between 7 and 7.9.  These are _____________ ________________.  The earthquake that destroyed Kobe _______________ 7.2 _______ _________ _______________ ____________.  After the earthquake, _________________ __________________ a 60-kilometer fault line, where two sheets of rock had moved over 2 meters ______ ______________ _____________ against each other.

________ ____________ _______ _____________ caused by an earthquake _______________ _______ many things.  A major earthquake can cause __________ ____________ ________________ if it ____________ _______ __________ from towns and cities.  In Kobe ___________ ___________ many buildings in a small space.  Many of the buildings in Kobe ________ ________ ___________.  They _______________ ________ ________ _____________, or were destroyed ______ _________ _____________ afterward.  _____________ __________ ________ often ________________ ______ ___________, Kobe was ____ ____________ ____________ of _______ __________ ___________ they can cause.

14. The Perfect Storm

The Amdrea Gail was ____ __________ _________ from a small town ______ ______ ____________ ________ ______ the United Stats.  ______ ___________ 1991, she _______ _______ for the fishing areas of the North Atlantic _______ ________ _______ ______ __________.  ______ ____________ 27, ______ ___________, Billy Tyne, _______________ _____ __________ about a storm that ________ _____________ ___________ ___________.  The storm grew _____________ ______ _____________.  The following evening, ______ _______ ____________ _______________ ______ ____________, Billy Tyne called the Coast Gurard ______ the Andrea Gail's _________.  _________ ______ _________ was, "She's coming on, boys, and _________ ____________ ____ ___________."

The Andrea Gail ______ ____________ _____ ________ of ________ ____________ ____________ of the twentieth century.  ____________ October 26 _______ October 31, three storms came ________ ______________ _______________ and _______ in the North Atlantic.  _____ ____ _________ ___________ was Hurricane Grace, which was moving ___________ _________ Bermuda.  Together, the three storms _________ ________ ________ __________.  It was _______ ______________ and ______ __________ that it _______ ____________ the "Perfect Storm".

The Perfect Storm ____________ __________ 9 meters _________ along the coast.  It ______________ 200 __________ and _______________ billions of dollars ___________ _______ ______________.  At sea, winds ____________ 160 kilometers _____ __________, and some waves were ______ __________ _______ 30 meters.  When the storm was ________, boats and planes ______________ ________ the Andrea Gail, but she _______ never _________ again.  The story of the the Andrea Gail, and the _________ of _________ __________ _________ will never ______ ________________.

15. Deadly water

In 1998 Janine Didier was working _________ ____ _________ _______________ in Papua New Guinea, _______ ____________ which _____________ _______ ________ _____________ of Australia.  _______ _________ _______, Papua New Guinea ________ _____________ ________ ______ ______________ ______________ called a tsnami.  The tsunami was 40 kilometers _________ and ____________ ______ ____________ of 15 meters.  ___________ _____ __________ __________, Janine ______________ _____ _________ _____________ that had been struck by the tsunami.  "_______ _________ ________________," she said.  "So many people __________ ___________, and in some places ____________ ________ ______ _________________ ________.  The tsunami ________________ ______________."

The tsunami _________ ________________ ______________.  It _______________ _____________ ___________________ _______ ___________________ along the coast and ________________ many people.  It destroyed _____________ and ________________, and ___________________ all the drinking water.  ________ _____ _____________, many more people ___________ _____ ____________.  _______ ____________, more than 2,000 people ________ _____________.  "Most of the villages along the coast are _________ ____ _______________, very close to the ocean," said Janine.  "Everybody who lived ______________ _______ in the hills _______________."

Tsunamis _______ ______________ ______________ by earthquakes _________ _________ ______________.  The earthquakes ___________ ______________ ____________ to travel outwards _______ ________ _______________.  The waves can be 30 meters high and ____________ _______ ____________ _____ 750 kilometers ______ ____________.  When they reach __________ __________, they __________ _________, but they _________ ____________ ________ ____________ before they smash into the coast.  The tsunami that struck Papua New Guinea _______ ____________ _______ ______ ____________ ________________.  More than two years __________ _______ ________________, Janine _____ ____________ _____ Papua New Guinea.  There is still a lot of work to do ____________ ________ _________ _____ __________ to France.

16. Buried in Mud

________________ have _____________ _____________ ______ ________________.  Sheets of rock ____________ _________ _____________ ___________ _________ against each other __________ ______________ _____________.  The rock ____________ and _______________ ___________.  The lava ______ ____________ _______ ______ _________ _____________ ________________, where it __________ _________ _____________.  Scientists can often ______________ ____________ ______________ __________ ____________, and give people ____________ ____ _____________ _______ _____________.  But when a volcano called Nevado del Ruiz ________________ ______ ____________, the people in the nearby town of Armero _____________ _______________ ________ ____________.

Nevado del Ruiz is a 5,389-meter high volcano in Colombia, South America.  The town of Armero is 74 kilometers ____________.  The volcano _________ _____________ before, ____ __________.  _______ ____________ killed hundreds of people in Armero.  But, by 1985, _________ ____________ had forgotten ___________ _________ ____________ of the volcano and ________ __________ ________________ _________ ____________ to almost 30,000.  Scientists _________ ____________ for over a year that the volcano ________ ____________, but when they tried _____ ___________ _____________ _______ _________ ____________, nobody believed them.

At 9.08 _____ ________ ____________ of November 13, 20 million cubic meters of lava _________________ from Nevado del Ruiz.  ___________ and _________ _____ _________ ____________ of the volcano quickly melted, and ________, ______________, __________ and __________ _____________ __________ the rivers that ______________ _________ _____________.  The rivers became walls of mud up to 30 meters high and ___________________ at 50 kuilometers an hour.  The people of Armero had ________ ___________ _____ ___________ the town and ____________ ______ ______________ in the nearby hills.  Two and a half hours after Nevado del Ruiz erupted, the town of Armero ________ ______________ _______ ___________ and more than 23,000 people ________ ____________.  If the scientists' ______________ ___________ ___________ _______________, many lives ______________ ___________ ___________ ________________.

17. Network Games

Every afternoon ______ _____________ __________, when school and work finish, over 100,000 people __________ _____ _______ ____________ _____ __________ _____ ___________ called Lineage.  They meet _____ ____ ___________ ______________ 500 years ______ _________ ___________.  They __________ ___________ and __________ _______ ____________ and ____________.  They are part of _________ ______ the Internet's many online gaming ___________________.  The people _______ ____________ __________ ____________ are called ______________.  Often they meet _______ _______-_________ cafes _______ ___________ ______________, as well as other games __________ ______ Diablo, StarCraft and Counter Strike.  Most gamers just __________ ______ _________, but for some people, it can become ______ ______________.

When gaming ____________ _____ ______________, it can ____________ ______________.  In Hong Kong, a seventeen-year-old boy died ______ ____ ____________ _____ ____________ his favorite game in the cafe ____________ ______ ____________.  ____________ __________ for eight hours, he often stayed _____ ________ _________ and ____________ Diablo II.  _____ __________ ___________ he slept _______ ________ _________ _____________.  ______ _________ ___________ he was found _______________ at a computer after playing all night.  When he died later ______ ____________, doctors said it was ______________ ______ ___________________.

In Korea, _________ _______________ can come from _________ _____________.  ______ _________ ______________ __________ ______ Lineage, gamers _______ ________________ new characters _______ ______________.  High school students can become very _____________ _____________ and ______________.  They play _________ __________, businessmen and _________ _______________ of dangerous gangs.  But sometimes ____________ that happen in the game _____________ __________ _____________.  Gamers ___________ ____________ _____________ ________ in real life by people they have killed online!

18. Internet shopping

__________ you _________ _________ hours _____________ ______ interesting birthday gifts for your friends?  Now, ___________ _____ _________ __________, you can find ______________ ___________ _____________ and ____________.  Perhaps your friends would like some snow from North Carolina.  Maybe they ___________ __________ ____ ____________ _______ __________ form Los Angeles or ______ ___________ ______ _________ from Texas.  If you have enough money, you could buy them something _________ __________.  _____ ____________ 2002, a town in California ________ ___________ on the Internet for US$1.8 million!

______________ has become _______ _____ _________ __________ _____________ _________ for the Internet.  In fact, there are millions of ____________ _______________ every day.  _______ _________ _____ ______________ ____________ is ______________ __________ __________, where people _______ _______ ___________ they want to buy.  Most of the things _____ ________ __________ are everyday things __________ ______ ___________, CDs and books.  But sometimes they _______ ____ __________ _________________.  _____ _______ _________ ________ ___________, people have even tried _____ _________ _____________ ________________ online!

However shopping online can sometimes __________ ___________.  _____ ________ ____________, a thirteen-year-old schoolboy from Ohio, USA, ________ _______ ____________ when he spent over US$2 million _____ ______ ____________ ______________.  The boy _______ ____________ _____ ____________ for an auction site from his friend's mother.  __________ ____ ___________ ____________ at school, the boy _____________ _____ to the auction site and ___________ ____ ________ ___________ and ____ _______________.  His friend's mother ______________ ________ __________ ________ ___________ the next day when _______ __________ ______ __________ _________________ called her _____ __________ how she wanted to pay!

So next time you buy _______________ _____________ online, __________ _______ you have the money ______ ________ ________ ______!

19. Online Protesting

Stephen Teng ________ ___ ____________ ____ _____________ ___________.  But he doesn't have ______ _____________ ____________ _________ in a top company.  Instead, he is ______ ____________.  He spends his time _____________ ________ _________ _____________ of big companies.  When hackers ___________ _______ ______________, they ________ ____________ ______________ or change the information _______ _____________.  But Stephen ___________ ______ his skills ______ _____________.  He is _________ ______ _____ ______________ ____________ _______________ of ________________ who hack _____ _________________ _______________.

In June 2000, the Nike website _______ ____________.  People who visited Nike's website ________ ____________ _____ ______ ______________ ________________ instead.  The hackers ______________ ___________ because the company is very powerful.  "Big companies and governments ____________ what we read about them ____ ________ _____________." says Stephen, "but we can use the Internet ____ _________ ________ _________." Stephen often _____________ the websites of governments that _________ __________ ________ _________ _________________.  He says, "This kind of hacking is a good way _____ _____________ _____________ to an environmental problem.  It also makes governments understand that some people are not happy ________ _________ ______________."

Governments are trying hard ______ ____________ ____________.  Hacking is _____ ___________, and _________ ___________ ________ __________ ___________ ______ _________.  But Stephen doesn't think he ________ _________ ____________.  "I know hacking is ____________ ________ _________, but often the laws ___________ ____________.  Is it right that famous companies ________ _________ ____________ _________________ _____________ of trees in South America or ________ _____________ ___________ in factories in Asia?  ______ _________ _____ these things ______________, I will be a hacker."

20. Love Online

Julia and Brian __________ __________ ______________ _______ ____________ __________.  They didn't meet ______________ _______________ or _____ __________.  They met __________ __ __________ ___________ ____________.  Two years ago, Julia and Brian _________ ___________ and ______________ in New York.  They didn't have time ____ __________ ____ ___________ because they worked _________ _______ _____________.  When Brian ____________ ______ with an online dating agency _____ ____________ ____________, he saw Julia's ________________ and ________ _______ _____ __________.  They ______ _____ __________ after a few dates and _________ _____________ just five months later.

Internet dating _________ _____________ _____ _______ __________ ________ ______________.  In just one month in 2001, 5.8 ___________ _______________ visited _________ ___________.  One International dating site, Match.com, ________ ___________ ____________ thousands of couples, ______________ _____ 1,400 _____________.  When single people visit the Match.com website, they ____________ _______ ___________ _____ ___________ they want to meet.  Then a computer ___________ _________ _______ _____ _____________ __________.  Once the computer _______ _____________ _______, they can meet _______ _____ _________.  If they live _______ _______ ________ ________ __________, they _________ ______________ using chat programs _______ ______ ICQ or Yahoo Messenger.

____________ _____ _______________ with a person you have never met ______ ___________ ______________.  It is not easy to know if the person you are chatting to ____ ____________ _______ ______________.  Julia's friend Susan had _____ ___________ _____________ with a man in France.  "He seemed very nice," Susan says.  "He told me he was twenty-eight, _____________ and _______."  But when Susan ________ ______ __________ to meet him, she ________ _______________.  "He was fory-seven, _______________ and ______________ _____________!"

But if you _______ ______________, you _____________ _____ __________ like Julia and Brian!