Sinking of the Titanic

The great ship, the Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912．She was  1  1316 passengers and a crew （船员） of 891．At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was considered to be unsinkable,  2  she had 16 watertight compartments （密封舱）．Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float．The sad sinking of this great ship will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage （航程） with a  3  loss of life.

1．A．sending                B．carrying              C．bringing              D．having

2．A．for                   B．so                       C．therefore             D．although

3．A．funny             B．small                   C．light                    D．heavy

4．A．looking              B．watching             C．setting                 D．finding

5．A．formed              B．appeared              C．seen                    D．established

6．A．receive            B．avoid                   C．fight                   D．meet

7．A．above               B．below                  C．outside                D．nearby

8．A．that               B．which                 C．what                   D．how

9．A．everyone          B．everybody           C．nobody               D．anybody

10．A．delight         B．excitement            C．joy                      D．horror

11．A．sinking         B．rising                   C．stopping              D．going

12．A．order          B．idea                     C．question              D．suggestion

13．A．but             B．until                    C．although              D．and

14．A．rooms         B．lifeboats              C．food                   D．lifebelts

15．A．died           B．escaped                C．lost                     D．ran

Sinking of the Titanic

The great ship, the Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912．She was  36  1316 passengers and a crew (船员) of 891．At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was considered to be unsinkable,  37  she had 16 watertight compartments (密封舱)．Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float．The sad sinking of this great ship will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with a  38  loss of life.

Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly  39 ．After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to  40  a direct hit．The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the big wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her．Suddenly there was a sound from below, and the captain went down to see  41  had happened．The noise had been so weak that  42  thought the ship had been damaged．Below, the captain realized, to his  43 , that the Titanic was  44  rapidly, for five of the sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded! The order  to abandon the ship was given  45  hundreds of people jumped into the icy water．As there were not enough  46  for everybody, 1,500 people  47 .

36．A．sending              B．carrying              C．bringing              D．having

37．A．for                      B．so                       C．therefore             D．although

38．A．funny                  B．small                   C．light                    D．heavy

39．A．formed                B．appeared              C．seen                    D．established

40．A．receive                B．avoid                   C．fight                   D．meet

41．A．that                     B．which                 C．what                   D．how

42．A．everyone             B．everybody           C．nobody               D．anybody

43．A．delight                 B．excitement           C．joy                      D．horror

44．A．sinking                B．rising                  C．stopping              D．going

45．A．but                     B．until                    C．although              D．and

46．A．rooms                 B．lifeboats              C．food                   D．lifebelts

47．A．died                    B．escaped               C．lost                     D．ran

We all have storms through our lives. But we have no right to make everyone else suffer with our own   31 .

The carpenter I   32  to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a(n)   33  first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his truck   34  to start.

While I drove him home, he sat in stony   35  .

On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused   36   at a small tree,   37  tips of the branches with both hands.

When opening the door, he underwent a(n)   38  transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles, and he   39   his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.

The next day my   40  drove me to ask him about what I had seen. “Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied. “I know I can’t   41  having troubles on the job, but the troubles don’t   42  to the house with my family. So I just   43  them up on the tree. Then in the morning I pick them up again.”

“  44  thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as   45  as I remember the night before.”

Putting   46  around our problems is a really good idea --- it prevents our difficulties from spilling over onto loved people, who can’t do anything about our problems. Why   47  them if they can’t help us?

So, plant yourself a trouble tree outside and use it   48   you come home. Be grateful that you have loved ones to go home to    49  your loved one is simply your beloved dog. And when you picked up your troubles on the way each morning, be   50  that they’re not as heavy as they were the night before.