On November 5th, 1872, the ship Mary Celeste left New York for Italy. The captain (船长), his wife and daughter and seven sailors were on this ship. But something ________ happened. The captain of another ship found Mary Celeste floating in the sea on December 4th, 1872. The captain, his family and the sailors were not on the ship and were never ________.

What happened? Why did the captain, the sailors and the ________ leave the ship? Mary Celeste was not ________. Everything was good. There was no fighting, no fire and no smoke sign. There was enough ________ and drinking water. There were signs that the captain, his family and the sailors had ________ the ship in a hurry. We could tell all these because there was half-eaten food on the table. The sailors also left all ________ clothing behind.

How and when did the people leave the ship? Some people said that the lifeboat (救生艇) was still on the ship ________ others said it was missing. The captain’s diary was found on the ship and the last passage was written on November 24th. So, we could only ________ that something happened between November 24th and December 4th.

A man went aboard the ship several times to ________ the answers to all these questions. But he could not find any. No one else has solved the mystery yet.

1.A. stupid B. terrible C. fantastic D. similar

2.A. found B. protected C. introduced D. visited

3.A. workers B. engineers C. patients D. passengers

4.A. bright B. wide C. broken D. expensive

5.A. time B. food C. energy D. space

6.A. sold B. left C. pushed D. controlled

7.A. his B. her C. their D. your

8.A. so B. but C. unless D. because

9.A. advise B. regret C. report D. guess

10.A. search for B. pay for C. prepare for D. care for

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