Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians had  16  them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After  17    the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves  18  they started the 950-mile journey back.

The journey was unexpectedly  19    and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly  20  . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had  21     to mark their way home. To make things  22    , Evans, whom they had all thought of  23   the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having  24    along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.

The four who were  25    pushed on at the best speed they could  26   . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his  27   feet; at night his feet swelled（肿胀） so large that he could  28     put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great  29    . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that 30      could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him  31    a few more miles, until it was time to put up the  32    for another night.

The following morning, 33    the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be 34   some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out  35    into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.

1.A. hit            B. fought            C. won             D. beaten

2. A. growing     B. putting           C. planting        D. laying

3. A. after         B. until              C. while            D. before

4.A. safe          B. fast               C. short             D. slow

5. A. rose          B. set            C. appeared        D. disappeared

6.A. taken up     B. cut up           C. set up           D. picked up

7. A. easier     B. better            C. bitter            D. worse

8.A. to          B. upon              C. as               D. in

9.A. battled      B. struggled       C. speeded               D. waited

10. A. left       B. lost              C. defeated         D. saved

11. A. manage      B. try               C. employ           D. find

12. A. ached        B. frozen             C. hardened         D. harmed

13.A. hardly       B. never             C. seldom           D. nearly

14. A. pain         B. fear               C. trouble           D. danger

15.A. all others     B. some others       C. others        D. the others

16.A. away          B. with            C. off                D. on

17. A. bed           B. tent         C. blanket          D. sleeping-bag

18. A. while         B. since              C. for                D. once

19. A. missed         B. separated          C. passed            D. gone

20.A. patiently      B. lonely       C. alone            D. worriedly

Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians(挪威人) had ___36___ them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After ___37___ the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves ___38___ they started the 950-mile journey back.

The journey was unexpectedly ___39___ and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly ___40___. The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had ___41___ to mark their way home. To make things ___42___. Evans, whom they had all thought of ___43___ the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having ___44___ along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.

The four who were ___45___ pushed on at the best speed they could ___46___. Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his ___47___ fact; at night his feet swelled(肿胀) so large that he could ___48___ put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great ___49___. He knew his slowness was making it less likely that ___50___ could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him ___51___ a few more miles, until it was time to put up the ___52___ for another night.

The following morning, ___53___ the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be ___54___ some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out ___55___ into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.

36. A. hit       B. fought C. won    D. beaten

37. A. growing      B. putting       C. planting     D. laying

38. A. after     B. until   C. while  D. before

39. A. safe      B. fast     C. short   D. slow

40. A. rose     B. set      C. appeared    D. disappeared

41. A. taken up      B. cut up C. set up  D. picked up

42. A. easier   B. better  C. bitter  D. worse

43. A. to B. upon   C. as       D. in

44. A. battled  B. struggled    C. speeded      D. waited

45. A. left      B. lost     C. defeated     D. saved

46. A. manage       B. try      C. employ      D. find

47. A. ached   B. frozen C. harden       D. harmed

48. A. hardly  B. never  C. seldom       D. nearly

49. A. pain     B. fear    C. trouble       D. danger

50. A. all others     B. some others       C. others D. the others

51. A. away    B. with    C. off      D. on

52. A. bed      B. tent     C. blanket       D. sleeping-bag

53. A. while   B. since   C. for      D. once

54. A. missed  B. separated    C. passed D. gone

55. A. patiently      B. lonely C. alone  D. worriedly