Some years ago the captain of a ship was very interested 1 medicine. He always 2 medical books to sea and liked to talk about different diseases. One day a lazy sailor on his ship pretended 3 ill. He lay on his bunk(铺位) and groaned(呻吟) as if he 4 very sick. The captain came to see him and was very pleased to have a patient to 5 . He told the man to rest for a few days and 6 the other sailors do his work. Three days later 7 sailor pretended that he had 8 with his chest. 9 the captain looked in his medical books and told the “sick” man 10 .
The other sailors were very 11 because they had 12 work to do. The patients had the best food and laughed at their friends when the captain was not 13 . 14 the mate(大副) decided to punish the sick men and mixed up some soap, soot(烟灰), glue(胶水) and other unpleasant things. Then he got 15 from the captain to give his new medicine to the “sick” men. When they tasted the medicine, they really did feel ill. It was 16 horrible that one of the patients jumped out of his bunk, ran up on deck(甲板) and climbed the 17 mast(桅杆) on the ship. The captain 18 that the men had tried 19 him. So he made them 20 very hard for the rest of the ship on the sea.
1. A. on |
B. for |
C. at |
D. in |
2. A. fetched |
B. carried |
C. had |
D. got |
3. A. be |
B. was |
C. to be |
D. being |
4. A. will be |
B. were |
C. is |
D. should be |
5. A. look for |
B. look in |
C. look back |
D. look after |
6. A. got |
B. took |
C. sent |
D. made |
7. A. other |
B. the other |
C. another |
D. other’s |
8. A. something wrong |
B. wrong something |
C. anything wrong |
D. wrong anything |
9. A. Before long |
B. Once more |
C. Suddenly |
D. Certainly |
10. A. to drink some water |
B. to eat something |
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C. to have a rest |
D. to do more work |
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11. A. pleased |
B. sorry |
C. angry |
D. surprised |
12. A. more |
B. much |
C. lots of |
D. little |
13. A. out |
B. at home |
C. present |
D. appear |
14. A. At first |
B. At the beginning |
C. At last |
D. At the end |
15. A. agreement |
B. permission |
C. permit |
D. promise |
16. A. very |
B. much |
C. so |
D. quite |
17. A. highest |
B. high |
C. higher |
D. very high |
18. A. heard |
B. heard of |
C. realized |
D. guessed |
19. A. cheating |
B. cheat |
C. cheated |
D. to cheat |
20. A. worked |
B. to work |
C. work |
D. working |