Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains _______ whether they will enjoy it.

A. to see           B. to be seen           C. seeing                D. seen

I have read the material several times but it doesn’t make any _______to me.

A.meaning                           B.importance

C.sense                                D.significance

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was in medical college, I went   36   with some of my friends. The   37   was summer; therefore, we   38   to go to the seaside. After arriving there, we rented a room and left our   39   there. We finished lunch and then decided to rent a boat   40   the sea and the weather were beautiful.

We started to   41  , but about one mile out, the weather suddenly changed.   42   the weather was not good, we didn’t want to   43  , but finally my friends and I   44   that we should go back. We tried to change the boat’s   45  , but as soon as we changed it, the oarlock (橹, 桨) broke. Therefore, we were   46   to turn back. We had to wait for help because we couldn’t do anything.

After seeing the change of the weather, we   47   to row, but it was too late. We   48   it. The sea changed a lot, the waves got very high, and the boat began to   49   like a cradle (摇篮). One of my friends started to cry;   50   started to feel sick. Three hours passed, and nobody came to help us. We were just praying.   51  , after five long hours of waiting, two big boats came to   52   us and we   53  . If they   54   come to get us, we would have crossed the border between Turkey and Greece because the border was very close.

This story is the most exciting story of my life because we could have   55  , but luck was with us and we escaped.

A. to camp             B. and camped           C. camping          D. on camp

A. climate             B. month                C. reason           D. season

A. chose               B. selected        C. managed        D. would rather

A. things              B. luggage          C. package       D. bags

A. if              B. even if              C. because         D. for

A. go              B. row             C. sail                 D. surf

A. As              B. If              C. Although       D. Even if

A. give in             B. give up          C. go forward    D. row

A. agreed              B. hoped            C. suggested      D. promised

A. head               B. direction       C. line            D. way

A. unable              B. able                 C. delighted      D. sad

A. shouldn’t continue                         B. couldn’t continue

    C. shouldn’t have continued                    D. couldn’t have continued

A. forgot              B. regretted            C. didn’t mind        D. disliked

A. move               B. tremble          C. shake            D. swing

A. other               B. the other            C. another           D. others

A. Fortunately        B. Unfortunately        C. Fortunate         D. Unluckily

A. carry           B. bring                C. search         D. rescue

A. didn’t drown      B. didn’t die          C. escaped           D. ran away

A. didn’t                 B. wouldn’t            C. shouldn’t    D. hadn’t

A. died                B. survived             C. floated     D. returned

We expected there       no problem with the publication of the book by now, but it is still being printed.

A. being        B. to be     C. to have been     D. having been

The loss has not yet been ______ accurately, but it is believed to be well beyond a hundred million dollars.

A. calculated    B. considered       C. completed       D. controlled