23. A. shore　　　　　 B. the sea　　　　　 　 C. an island　　　　 　　 D. harbor

22. A. in trouble　　　 　 B. in safe　　　　　 　　 C. at sea　　　　　　 　 D. far away

21. A. fine　　　　　 　 B. rainy　　　　　　 　　 C. windy　　　　　 　　 D. snowy

20. A. traveling　　　 　 B. racing　　　　　 　　 C. fishing　　　　　 　　 D. swimming

19. A. shape　　　　　 B. health　　　　　 　　　 C. spirit　　　　　　 　 D. energy

18. A. drunk　　　　　 B. lost　　　　　　 　　　 C. saved　　　　　　 　 D. found

17. A. arrived　　　 　　　 B. set off　　　 　　　 　　　　 C. returned　　　　　 　 D. finished

16. A. at　　　　　　 　　　　　 B. on　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. beside　　　　 　　　　 D. off

15. Realizing that neither would win, the two side agreed _______ a seize-fire.

A. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. about　　　　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. of

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Two teenagers who are lost at sea off the United States for six days were saved yesterday.

Driscoll, 15, and his best friend, 18-year-old Josh Long, were found on Saturday about 11 km 　16 　Cape Fear in North Carolina. That was six days and more than 100 miles (161 km) from where they had 　17　 　from Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, on April 24.

The boys had 　18　 a lot of water and were tired, but in pretty good 　19 . They set out 20　 on a 4.3-metre sailboat on a 　21 　day when the National Weather Service had warned small boats to stay out of the water. They realized they were 　22　 　almost immediately and tried to swim back to 　23　 , 　24　 the boat along with them.

Within 　25 　, they were far out at sea.

“We 　26　 our fishing equipment on the second day,” Driscoll said. “So we couldn’t catch any fish.”

The boys’ hopes faded 　27 　each day. They stood on their boat 　28 　they saw another boat, 　29　 . One night they were woken up by 　30 　coming into the boat. A large ship was very close to them.

“ 　31　 was like some huge building in the water,” Driscoll said.

　　 At one point, the boys thought they had gone across the Atlantic Ocean and were close to Africa. 32　 , they were 179km north of their starting point. A coast guard boat set out to 　33　 them.

　 　　The boys got up and made some 　34　 . This time, they were heard.

　 　　“What we have experienced is a completely surprising story of　 35 　. That’s going to be studied for years to come,” said Richard Goerling, Long’s uncle. “I think the boys have a book to write.”

14. - Nothing wrong with it, ________?

　 - No. Yours is a special-built model. Drive carefully, though. It takes time to run in a new car.

　 　 A. is it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. has it

C. are they　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. is there