Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay. She stepped into the  __11__  and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and  __12__ to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach __13__  side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, __14__ and uneven; it became  __15__ difficult to row. If she __16__ for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the  __17__.

She wasn’t even halfway,  __18__ she was already tired and her hands  __19__  from pulling on the rough wooden oars (船桨). "I'm never going to  __20__  it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and __21__ her head helplessly, then looked up as she __22__ the boat shift(晃动) against the tide.

The east wind , which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west, __23__ her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be  __24__. Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst __25__.

The lights of the town became __26__. one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she __27__ it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just  __28__? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last __29__ on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves  __30__ and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.

1.A. car               B. boat            C. ship            D. mail

2. A. beside           B. before          C. behind          D. beyond

3.A. another           B. other           C. either          D. the other

4.A. deep              B. calm            C. gentle          D. rough

5.A. more              B. less            C. as               D. least

6.A. slept             B. continued           C. rested           D. rowed

7.A. home              B. mountains       C. south-west       D. entrance

8. A. if               B. so              C. but              D. since

9.A. hurt              B. ruined              C. troubled         D. broke

10.A. get            B. make              C. keep             D. take

11.A. mined         B. dropped            C. cocked           D. raised

12.A. saw           B. made               C. heard            D. felt

13.A. got to         B. came to          C. sent for           D. reached for

14.A. difficult     B. serious           C. all right           D. certain enough

15.A. any more      B. still more        C. no more          D. once more

16.A. brighter       B. bigger           C. closer            D. smaller

17.A. destroyed      B. threw            C. repaired           D. seized

18.A. dreaming      B. guessing          C. inventing          D. expecting

19.A. blow          B. hit              C. pull              D. strike

20.A. anxiously      B. happily           C. sadly             D. carefully

     Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay (海湾)She stepped into the  16  and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and   17   to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach 18  side. The waves struck against the side of the boat,  19  and uneven; it became  20  difficult to row. If she  21 for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the  22  .

      She wasn' t even halfway,  23  she was already tired and her hands  24  from pulling on  the rough wooden oars (船桨).“I'm never going to  25  it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and 26  her head helplessly, then looked up as she  27  the boat shift(晃动) against the tide.

       The east wind , which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west,  28 her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be   29  . Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst   30  .

       The lights of the town became   31  . one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she   32   it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just   33  ? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last   34  on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves   35  and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.

16. A. car             B. boat                C. ship                        D. sail

17. A. beside          B. before                     C. behind                     D. beyond

18.A. another         B. other                       C. either                      D. the other

19. A. deep            B. calm                       C. gentle               D. rough

20. A. more           B. less                   C. as                           D. least

21. A. slept            B. continued          C. rested                D.rowed

22. A. home           B. mountains         C. south-west        D. entrance

23. A. if                B. so                           C. but                         D. since

24. A. hurt            B. ruined                      C. troubled            D. broke

25. A. get             B. make                       C. keep                 D. take

26. A. turned         B. dropped                   C. cocked              D. raised

27. A. saw            B. made                       C. heard                D. felt

28. A. got to          B. came to                    C. sent for            D. reached for

29. A. difficult       B. serious                     C. all right            D. certain enough

30. A. any more     B. still more                 C. no more           D. once more

31. A. brighter       B. bigger                      C. closer               D. smaller

32. A. destroyed     B. threw                       C. repaired            D. seized

33. A. dreaming     B. guessing            C. inventing          D. expecting

34. A. blow           B. hit                   C. pull                        D. strike

35. A. anxiously     B. happily                    C. sadly                D. carefully

Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay(海湾). She stepped into the ___16___ and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and ___17___ to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach ___18___side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, ___19___and uneven; it became ___20___ difficult to row. If she ___21___ for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the ___22___.

She wasn’t even halfway, ___23___ she was already tired and her hands ___24___ from pulling on the rough wooden oars (船桨). “I’m never going to ___25___ it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and ___26___ her head helplessly, then looked up as she ___27___ the boat shift(晃动) against the tide.

The east wind, which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west, ___28___ her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be ___ 29___. Her hands weren’t so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst ___ 30___.

The lights of the town became ___31___. One of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she ___32___ it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just ___33___? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last ___34___ on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves ___35___ and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.

16. A. car       B. boat    C. ship    D. mail

17. A. beside  B. before C. behind       D. beyond

18.A. another  B. other   C. either  D. the other

19. A. deep     B. calm   C. gentle D. rough

20. A. more    B. less     C. as       D. least

21. A. slept     B. continued   C. rested  D. rowed

22. A. home   B. mountains  C. south-west  D. entrance

23. A. if  B. so       C. but,    D. since

24. A. hurt     B. ruined C. troubled     D. broke

25. A. get       B. make  C. keep   D. take

26. A. mined  B. dropped     C. cocked       D. raised

27. A. saw      B. made  C. heard  D. felt

28. A. got to   B. came to      C. sent for      D. reached for

29. A. difficult       B. serious       C. all right      D. certain enough

30. A. any more     B. still more   C. no more     D. once more

31. A. brighter       B. bigger C. closer   D. smaller

32. A. destroyed     B. threw  C. repaired  D. seized

33. A. dreaming     B. guessing     C. inventing    D. expecting

34. A. blow    B. hit      C. pull    D. strike

35. A. anxiously     B. happily      C. sadly   D. carefully

Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay (海湾). She stepped into the   1   and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and

  2   to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach   3   side. The waves struck against the side of the boat,   4   and uneven; it became   5   difficult to row. If she   6   for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the   7  .

She wasn't even halfway,   8   she was already tired and her hands   9   from pulling on the rough wooden oars (船桨). “I'm never going to   10   it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and   11   her head helplessly, then looked up as she   12   the boat shift (晃动) against the tide.

The east wind , which had swung (旋转) around from the south-west,   13   her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be   14  . Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst   15  .

The lights of the town became   16  . one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she   17   it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just   18  ? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last   19   on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves   20   and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.

1. A. car               B. boat             C. ship             D. mail

2. A. beside            B. before               C. behind               D. beyond

3. A. another           B. other                C. either               D. the other

4. A. deep          B. calm             C. gentle               D. rough

5. A. more          B. less             C. as               D. least

6. A. slept         B. continued            C. rested               D. rowed

7. A. home          B. mountains            C. south-west           D. entrance

8. A. if                B. so               C. but              D. since

9. A. hurt              B. ruined               C. troubled         D. broke

10. A. get              B. make             C. keep             D. take

11. A. mined            B. dropped          C. cocked               D. raised

12. A. saw          B. made             C. heard                D. felt

13. A. got to           B. came to          C. sent for         D. reached for

14. A. difficult            B. serious          C. all right            D. certain enough

15. A. any more     B. still more           C. no more          D. once more

16. A. brighter         B. bigger               C. closer               D. smaller

17. A. destroyed        B. threw                C. repaired         D. seized

18. A. dreaming     B. guessing         C. inventing            D. expecting

19. A. blow         B. hit              C. pull             D. strike

20. A. anxiously            B. happily                     C. sadly                        D. carefully