Dr. Stephen Spiro, a professor of respiratory medicine and deputy chair of the British Lung Foundation, said the further the particles travel, the less dangerous they will be. The cloud has already passed over northern Scotland and we havent heard of any ill effects there, he said. Spiro said to wear masks or stay indoors to avoid volcanic ash was over the top and a bit hysterical.

　　1. The text is mainly about .

　　A. the effect of volcanic ash

　　B. the health risk of volcanic ash

　　C. the disadvantages of volcanic ash

　　D. the opinions on health risk of volcanic ash

　　2. Which one is true according to Paragraph3?

　　A. The volcanic ashs effects on Europeans were little.

　　B. The ash caused irritation even in healthy people.

　　C. Other experts thought WTOS warnings were useful.

　　D. The volcanic ash was more dangerous than cigarette smoke or pollution.

　　3. The underlined word hysterical in Paragraph4 most probably means .

　　A. amazing B. practical C. valuable D. overstated

　　4. What can we learn from the passage?

　　A. The volcanic ash wouldnt be harmful to people.

　　B. All experts thought the volcanic ash did great harm to our health.

　　C. People close to the volcano would likely be at risk according to some experts.

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