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                 wonderofthenaturalworld

WhenIarriveditwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Ilookedtotheeast—theskywasbecominggrey.Igotoutofthecarwentthroughagateandwalkedalongadarkpath.TherewasnothingtoseebutIknewitwasthere.

Afteraboutamileastrangerappearedbesidethepath.“AmIgoingtherightway?”Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing.“Yes”hereplied.“you’llgetthereinfiveminutes.”FinallyIcametosomerocksandstopped.Ilookedoverthembutitwassilentandtherewasnosignofit.

Suddenlytherainstoppedandthecloudscleared.Thesunrosebehindmeandshoneontherocks.Farbelowmethegroundfellawayanddowntoariver.Iwaslookingacrossoneofthewondersofthenaturalworld–theGrandCanyon.

IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiverasilverstreamnearlyonemilebelowme.Ifyouputthetwotallestbuildingsintheworldontopofeachotheratthebottomofthecanyontheystillwouldnotreachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Itwasaboutfifteenmilesawaymaybemore.FinallyIlookedtomyleftandtomyrightandonbothsidesthecanyonwentfarawayformorethan200miles.TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig.Itwashuge!

IremainedbythecanyonforabouthalfanhourandIaskedmyself“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld?”Icertainlyknowtheanswer.Whatdoyouthink?

1.Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom?

A.Amagazine  B.Agrammarbook

C.AdictionaryD.Astorybook

2.Whywastherenothingtosee?

A.Becausetherewasnothing

B.Becauseitwastoodark

C.Becauseitwasraining

D.Becauseitwasinthemorning

3.Whichdirectionwasthewriterfacingwhilehe/shewaslookingovertheGrandCanyon?

A.South B.North C.East D.West

4.Whichofthefollowiswrong?

A.ThewritervisitedtheGrandCanyonbycarinthemorning.

B.AstrangershowedthewriterthewrongdirectionoftheGrandCanyon.

C.TheGrandCanyonismorethanfifteenmiles.

D.ThewriterrealizedtheGrandCanyonwasthegreatwonderatleast.

5.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Togivefactsaboutthenaturalw