A natural gas fire in the Sahara Desert in Algeria had been burning for six months and was so big that American astronaut John Glenn could see it from space as he orbited Earth and the sand around the fire had melted into glass from the extreme heat.
在阿尔及利亚的撒哈拉沙漠里，一场天然气大火已经烧了六个月了，火势如此之大以至于美国宇航员约翰。格伦绕地球轨道飞行时从太空中都能看见，而由于极度高温，大火四周的沙子都熔化成了玻璃。
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- The fire in Algeria had been burning for more than a year before Red Adair put it out.
- The fire ______ for three hours before the fire fighters arrived. A: had been burning B: had burned C: would have burning D: has been burning
- Why can explosives be used to stop the fire from burning?
- The police could not prove he had been involved in the crime, so they had to __________ him.
- He had been ______ of stealing the money from the big store. A: acquainted B: accused C: accustomed D: admitted
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Feeling as if caused by heat or fire pain is burning pain.
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He had inherited a large mansion from his ancestors who had been members of the _______.
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He ____________ from the fire as it was getting too hot.
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When the firemen arrived, the fire _________ put out. A: has B: had C: is D: had been
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Throughout the past few centuries there ______ recorded reports of space vehicles which have visited our earth from another planet. A: have been B: are C: had been D: were