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Aftershock rattles Morocco as death toll from earthquake rises to 2,100
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco Friday at 11:11 pm local time (2211 GMT) at a 1._____(deep) of 18.5 km, said the United States Geological Survey. The quake 2.______(claim) the lives of 2,012 people and injured 2,059, with 1,404 of them in serious condition, according to the 3.______(late) update from the country’s Interior Ministry on Saturday.
Flags will fly at half-mast on all public facilities during the national mourning, according to a statement4. ______(release) by the Royal Office after Moroccan King Mohammed VI chaired a meeting on the disaster.
According to the Earthquake Information Network of the United States Geological Survey, the epicenter was located 5.______(approximate) 71 kilometers southwest of the city of Marrakech 6.______ southern Morocco, with a depth of 18.5 kilometers. The Moroccan National Geological Monitoring Agency announced later 7.______ the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0 and a depth of 8 kilometers. Chinese tourist Coconut 8._______(locate) in the old city of Marrakech in Morocco, more than 70 kilometers from the epicenter of 9.______ earthquake. She said that although she was a bit away from the epicenter, the tremor was very obvious. Although the earthquake had passed for several hours, she still had 10.______(linger) palpitations.
1. depth,考查名词,根据句意及前文“a”可知答案。
2. has claimed,考查动词时态,根据句意可知地震已经发生,播报伤亡人数应该使用现在完成时。
3. latest ,考查形容词最高级,根据句意及前文“the”可知答案。
4. released,考查非谓语ed,根据句意及后文“by”可知答案。
5. approximately,考查副词,修饰前文动词locate.
6. in,考查介词,在southern Morocco用in.
7. that,考查宾语从句,根据句意及成分分析可知答案。
8. was located,考查语态,be located
9. the,考查冠词,根据句意得知指的是这场地震。
10. lingering,考查动名词做定语。根据句意可知答案。
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco Friday at 11:11 pm local time (2211 GMT) at a 1. depth (deep) of 18.5 km, said the United States Geological Survey.
美国地质调查局表示,当地时间周五晚上11点11分(格林尼治标准时间2211分),摩洛哥发生6.8级地震,深度18.5公里。
The quake 2. has claimed (claim) the lives of 2,012 people and i