单选题 All the following statements are TRUE except that______.

A、 stronger materials will be developed to withstand serious earthquakes.
B、 seismic engineering has been greatly improved in the past years.
C、 it won't be long before earthquakes can be predicted accurately.
D、 something unpredictable may still happen beyond the expectations of the seismologist.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[精解] 本题为细节题。在文章最后一段第一句话“More research will help experts design stronger structures”印证了A；文章第三段“seismic engineering has improved dramatic- ally．．．”印证了B；文章最后一段“every fault cannot be monitored”印证了D。而通篇文章都在表达准确预报地震是很困难的事，故选C。