The boat was blocked in ice when dawn came. The captain had 1        asleep,so the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him. He took a big axe,and 2       great care,he began to knock the ice so as to 3       a hole in the ice on the deck. From time to time,a wave burst over the boat and swept over him,but he kept working for ten minutes 4        the others looked on 5       . By this time he was so 6        that he could no longer trust whether what he was doing would help.

  Each member of the crew took it in 7        to cut the ice away as long as he could 8        it.

  First,they had to knock off enough ice to get down on their 9       . Standing on that rolling deck meant 10       ,because a man who had fallen into the sea could not have been rescued.

  Then the captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin. He called 11        one of the crew and together they managed to get the stove alight,hoping that it would 12        enough heat to warm the cabin above 13        point. Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough so that the 14        could be raised,they were in 15       .

  It took an hour's 16        before the boat began to float better. But by this time they had succeeded in 17        most of the ice.

  Throughout the afternoon,the coating of ice began to build up again 18        their work. In the face of this danger,Captain Slater 19        the crew to clear the ice so that the boat would 20        until the next morning. Then they settled down to wait for another day.

(   ) 1. A. gone   B. fallen   C. become   D. grown

(   ) 2. A. at   B. for   C. with   D. by

(   ) 3. A. make   B. drill   C. dig   D. fill

(   ) 4. A. until   B. before   C. after   D. while

(   ) 5. A. excitedly   B. anxiously   C. happily   D. strangely

(   ) 6. A. hungry   B. cold        '   C. tired   D. sleepy

(   ) 7. A. surprise   B. time   C. trouble   D. turn

(   ) 8. A. support   B. help   C. bear   D. make

(   ) 9. A. knees   B. legs   C. feet   D. arms

(   ) 10. A. life   B. pain   C. damage   D. death

(   ) 11. A. to   B. on   C. up   D. at

(   ) 12. A. get out   B. give off   C. get over   D. give in

(   ) 13. A. boiling   B. marking   C. freezing   D. melting

(   ) 14. A. boat   B. deck   C. sail   D. back

(   ) 15. A. ruins   B. excitement   C. danger   D. surprise

(   ) 16. A. delay   B. work   C. break   D. wait

(   ) 17. A. pilling   B. getting   C. greezing   D. removing

(   ) 18. A. thanks to   B. according to   

       C. as a result of   D. in spite of

(   ) 19. A. wished   B. forbad   C. ordered   D. promised

(   ) 20. A. sink   B. appear   C. float   D. flow

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