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Complete the article with the correct word.

In 1809, John Colter, a hunter, travelled to a new part of the

United States: the mountains and forests of Wyoming. He

discovered an amazing place. It was an 1_____ land

of ice and fire. When he returned home, he talked about his

adventures - but nobody believed him!

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Colter described amazing scenes. There were 2_____

of water - but they boiled! There were trees that appeared to be

stone. There were holes in the ground that suddenly exploded,

like fountains of boiling water. Everywhere there was the strong

smell of sulphur.

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Colter walked deep into the forests. He watched and studied an

amazing 3_____ of animals, including bears and wolves.

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He climbed high mountains and explored beautiful lakes and

rivers. There were high waterfalls and deep 4_____ with

yellow rocks on each side. In fact, the name of this place comes

from those rocks: Yellowstone.

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Fifty years later, the US government organised three scientific

5 _____to Yellowstone. They wanted to find out what

was really there.

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They realised Yellowstone was a beautiful and unusual

place, and asked the government to 6_____ it. So in

1872, President Ulysses S Grant signed a new law: Yellowstone

was now the first national park in the world.

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John Colter discovered Yellowstone in 1809.

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Everyone believed John Colter's stories.

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 Yellowstone is a land of ice and fire.

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The trees in Yellowstone are made of stone.

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There is no variety of animals in Yellowstone.

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Yellowstone has high mountains and beautiful lakes.

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Yellowstone is the second national park in the world.

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The government sent expeditions to Yellowstone in 1872.