Unit 1 Wish you were here Extended Reading 课文语法填空改编-2023-2024学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第三册

An adventure in Africa 30 June, Morocco My parents and I had just driven down the narrow mountain road from Marrakesh, with all its sharp bends, and had _______(final) arrived at Merzouga. Before us _______(stretch) the unending sand dunes that marked the beginning of the Sahara. A small boy walked past with a group of _________(noise) goats as I took a long look at the yellow roadside sign that told us we _________ (enter) a “fragile natural environment". I made a resolution _______(respect) and protect this unique landscape while I was here. We set off, our vehicle quietly ________(run) over the sand and small stones. It wasn't long _________ we were surrounded by enormous sand dunes towering above us on all sides. The wind was blowing grains of sand from the tops of the dunes, the sun __________(beat) down hard and bright, and the sky was a deep shade of blue that I had never seen before. The wild beauty of the desert was about to reveal __________(it). There was not a plant to be seen. The desert appeared completely empty, __________ was calming and threatening at the same time. The colours of the dunes contrasted __________(strike) with the blue of the cloudless sky. Eventually, as the last rays of sunlight were falling on the sand, we __________(arrive) at our desert camp. Stars were already shining brightly in the darkening sky __________ it was getting cold with the approach of the night. Three camels, slowly __________(chew), were resting on their knees and watching our _________(arrive) with interest. “So, which one of you lucky animals __________ (be) my ride tomorrow?" I said out loud as I __________(grab) my bag and headed towards the warm campfire. I was __________(starve) and rushed to put a steak on the barbecue. 3 July, Kenya A few days after our __________(depart) from the camp, our car was well and truly stuck in the mud. We were very near to our rest camp in Amboseli National Park __________(locate) on the border of Kenya __________ my father,