Direction: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
When we visited the volcano it was in a state of ##QUESTION_1## . We stood near tip of the ##QUESTION_2## on an irregular plane. It was heaped ##QUESTION_3## stones and cinders and ##QUESTION_4## rocks which had been regularly ##QUESTION_5## out from the volcano. During the volcanic eruption, large quantities of rocks and stones were hurled out from the summit in terrible ##QUESTION_6## . From the summit volumes ##QUESTION_7## smoke and fountains of liquid fire ##QUESTION_8## forth continuously. The smoke now white, now impenetrably black was ##QUESTION_9## by a deep fiery roar. Stones ##QUESTION_10## down and the molten lava moved on with a horrible sound.