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请根据下面的短文回答第题： Surtsey was born in 1963．Scientists saw the birth of this island．It began at 7:30 a．m．on 14th November．Afishing boat was near Iceland．The boat moved under the captain' s( 船长)feet．He noticed a strange smell．He sawsome black smoke．A volcano ( 火山) was breaking out．Red-hot rocks, fire and smoke were rushing up from thebottom(底部)of the sea．The island grew quickly．It was 10 meters high the next day and 60 meters high on 18thNovember．Scientists flew there to watch．It was exciting．Smoke and fire were still rushing up．Pieces of red-hotrocks were flying into the air and falling into the sea．The sea was boiling and there was a strange light in the sky．
Surtsey grew and grew．Then it stopped in June 1967．It was 175 meters high and 2 kilometers long．And life wasalready coming to Surtsey．Plants grew．Birds came．Some scientists built a house．They want to learn about thisyoung island．A new island is like a new world．
Surtsey is ______． A．an island not far from Iceland
B．a new volcano
C．a place in Iceland
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