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12、odealwiththemjustlikethosebananas.28.Whenpeopleanimalsarearousedbyangerfear__________.A.theyfeelveryregretfulimmediatelyB.theirmusclesgetneithertensenrelaxedC.theirheartsbeateitherfasterslowerD.theymaygetreadytoattackrun

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16、ressourfeelingsfreelyDDiamondsareconsideredasthemostfamousvaluablejewelinthewld.Thepreciousstonefitsgreatvalueisbelievedtobethesymbolofwealth.Diamondsweremadeasaresultofgreatvolcanicheatpressure.Whenavolcanoisactiveitsom

17、etimesexplodescausesgreatdamagetothenearbytowns.Howeveratthesametimeofsuchadisasterdiamondswerepushedtowardsthesurfaceoftheearthbyanumberofgreatvolcanicexplosionsmillionsofyearsago.Thusitmaybeverylikelytofindadiamondafte

18、ravolcanoeruption.Besidesdiamondsarealsofoundamongthesstonesofcertainriverbedsinafewplacesontheflooftheseaftheywerewasheddownthemountainsidesbytherain.Diamondsareveryrare.Therearenotmanyplacesthatproducesuchpreciousthing

19、sinthewld.DuringthelastcenturyadventurersfmEuropewenttoBrazilbecausetheyhadheardthattherewerediamondsintheRiverAmazon.Manyoftheseearlydiamondminersdiedofillnesswerelostfeverinthegreatfests.Butsomereturnedhomerich.Theearl

20、iestknowndiamondswerefoundinIndiamanycenturiesago.ThemostrecentexcitingdiscoverieshavebeenmadeineasternRussia.Butmostofthewld’sdiamondsnowcomefromCongofromTanzaniawhichhasthelargestdiamondmineinthewldalsofromSouthAfrica3

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