But we were in serious trouble. The crew might not have noticed our disappearance. And if they had, they could not return because the rudder（舵）had broken. Counsel thought of all this, and calmly made his plans. We decided to wait for the ship as long as possible, because we had no other hope of safety. I suggested that we save our strength so that both of us would not be tired out at the same time. This was how we did it: While one of us lay on his back, quite still, with arms crossed and legs stretched out, the other would swim and push him along. We changed every ten minutes or so. In this way we could swim for hours, perhaps till daylight. The crash of the ship and the whale had appeared at about eleven o'clock. We had about eight hours to swim before daylight. This seemed possible, if the sea remained calm. Choose the best answer:

D.Because they wanted to take lifebuoys（救生圈）with their clothes.

(3) What does the word“still” in the last paragraph mean?

       An old man lived alone in a town. He wanted to dig up his potato garden, but it was very   1    work. His only son, who always    2    him in the past, was then in prison（监狱）. So the old man wrote a letter to his son and said:

Dear Son,

       I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able to    3    potatoes in my garden this year. I    4    to miss doing it, because your mother always loved planting time. I’ m just getting too old to dig up a garden. If you were here, all my    5    would be over. I know you would dig up the garden for me    6    you weren’t in prison.

                                          Love,

                                               Dad

       Soon the old man    7    a letter: “Dad, don’t dig up the garden! That’s where I buried（埋藏）the guns（枪）!”

       At 4 a.m. the next morning, some    8    came and dug up the whole garden without finding any guns. The old man was    9    and wrote another note to his son. He told him what had happened, and    10     him what to do next.

       His son’s reply was: “Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the best I could do for you from here.”

1. A. hard                                   B. interesting                 C. simple                      D. boring

2. A. taught                         B. helped                      C. changed                   D. stopped

3. A. cook                           B. dig                           C. plant                        D. put

4. A. hope                           B. forget                       C. hate                         D. decide

5. A. trouble                        B. illness                       C. danger                            D. fear

6. A. if                                B. unless                      C. because                    D. when

7. A. wrote                          B. received                   C. sent                         D. read

8. A. friends                        B. neighbors                 C. policemen                 D. prisoners

9. A. ill                                B. lucky                       C. surprised                  D. sorry

30. A. told                           B. called                       C. invited                      D. asked

An old man lived alone in a town．He wanted to dig up his potato garden ,but it was very hard work．His only son who would have helped him was in prison．So the old man wrote a letter to his son and said:

Dear Son,

I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able to plant potatoes in my garden this year．I’d hate to miss doing it ,because your mother always loved planting time．I’m just getting too old to dig up a garden．If you were here ,all my troubles would be over．I know you would dig up the garden for me if you weren’t in prison．

Love, Dad

Soon the old man received a letter: Dad don’t dig up the garden! That’s where I buried the guns!”

At 4 a．m． the next morning some policemen showed up and dug up the whole garden without finding any guns．The old man was surprised and wrote another note to his son ．He told him what had happened and asked him what to do next．

His son’s reply was: Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad．It’s the best I could do for you from here．”

No matter where you are in the world, if you have decided to do something deep from your heart, you can do it．It is the thought that matters．

1．What was the old’s trouble?

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2．How was the old man’ feeling when he was writing to his son ?

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3．Could the old man plant his potatoes at last ?

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4． What do you think of the old man’ son ?

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5．What is the title of this passage？

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