Ireland is positioned at No.1 because it combines the most desirable elements of the new with

some good elements of the old.

• A、True
  
  

• B、False
  
  

• C、Not Given
  
  

Task 1

16.Paragraph     ①   

17.Paragraph     ②   

18.Paragraph     ③   

19.Paragraph     ④   

20.Paragraph    ⑤  

A. Rich Resources of the State

B. Connections With the Outside World

C. Transportation Problem

D. The Natives of the Land

E. Position and Cold Climate

F. Land and Population

All of the following are mentioned as factors that encourage fossilization except the

• A、speed of burying
  
  

• B、conditions of the water
  
  

• C、rate at which soft tissues decay
  
  

• D、cause of death of the animal