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Martin:Before 1945, hardly anyone outsideof New Mexico had ever heard ofAlamogordo, (1) was alonely town.
Daisy:Whatˈs the place like?
Martin:The land around it was sand-covereddesert and (2) (complete)empty. Because the weather wasalmost always clear and (3) (peace), a spot of desert nearAlamogordo (4) (choose)as the test site for the firstatomicbomb(原子弹).
Daisy:What I know is (5) _ on July16, 1945, the atomic bomb was set off.
Martin:Yes. But for several weeks, the testwas kept secret. With an atomicbomb (6) (drop) from anAmerican plane on Hiroshima, Japanon August 6, 1945, newspapers andradio stations all over America toldof the test of the bomb in NewMexico. Almost everybody wassurprised (7) (learn) wherethe bomb had been made and tested;the deserts of the Southwest hadhidden the secret well.
Daisy:You mean nobodywitnessed(目击) thescene when the bomb was tested?
Martin:No. Observers said they saw something (8) (like) anythingthey had seen before. It was a hugeand colorful fireball more brilliantthan the sun, (9) (flash) asit rose for miles into the air. Nonationin the world had ever possessed sucha weapon (10) terrible anddestructive as theatomic bomb.
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