9. The picture _____ on the wall is painted by my nephew.

　 A. having hung　　 B. hanging　　　　 C. hangs　　　　　 D. being hung

2.　　　 Linda worked for Minnesota Manufacturing and Mining Company, _____ as 3M。

A. knowing　　　　 B. known　　　　　 C. being known　　 D. to be known

7. Neighbors _______ that such an attack could happen in their area.

A. shocked　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. shocking　　　　

C. were shocking　　　　　　　　　　　 D. were shocked

6. When his father knew that his son had made the same mistake, his _____ ran out.　

A. patience　　　　 B. confidence　　　 C. courage　　　　 D. spirit　

5.　　　 A suspected man was observed _____ the bank and then he went out of it.

A. enter　　　　　　 B. to enter　　　　 C. entered　　　　 D. entering　

4.　　　 I’ll _____ with my writing till the bell rings.　

A. carry out　　　　 B. carry on　　　　 C. carry off　　 　　D. carry away

3.　　　 He is always running ______ money before payday.

A.　 out on　　　　 B. out　　　　　　 C. out of　　　　　 D. out at

2.　　　 The lift ______, so we had to walk up the stairs.

A. broke out　　　 B. broke off　　 　　C. broke down　　　 D. broke up

1. _______ her way home, he found a wallet on the ground and he managed to return it to its owner.

　 A. In　　　　　　　 B. On　　　　　　 C. By　　　　　　 D. To　

1.　　　 在途中　 2。 不能运转，失败 3。 用完，耗尽 4。 继续做某事 5。 为…作准备　 6.一度，曾经 7。开始，进行 8。漆黑的极地冬夜 9。很快地前进/进步很快 10。 感到震惊 11．筋疲力尽 12。 在做…有困难 13。 以…结束 14. 篝火 15。 古遗迹

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　 The return journey was one of the worst in the history of the _______. The men were　 soon exhausted and were running out of food. The weather conditions were terrible. Scott started to _______ their hopeless situation.

“…we are very ______ but what each man feels in his heart I can only guess. Putting on our shoes in the morning is getting slower and slower.”　

　 _______, on their way back they found time to look for tocks. They carried 20 kilos of rocks all the way with them. Later, these rocks _____ that at one time in the distant past the Antarctic was covered by ______.

　 Then disaster　 soon came. Edgar Evans had a terrible disease and died after a　 bad ______. The next to go was Captain Oates, _______ was having difficulty walking. Scott recorded his death.

“ Scott reaches the Pole, but with _____ to celebrate.”

“ He said, ‘I am just going _____ and I may be some time.’ We knew that poor Oates was walking to his death, but _____ we tried to stop him, we knew that it was the act of a brave man and an English gentleman. We all hope to _____ the end with a similar spirit, and _______ the end is not far.”

Scott and two of his team members　 carried on and got ______ eleven miles of one of their food _____. But then a terrible storm started and they could not leave their tent. Scott ______ some of his last hours ______. He wrote a letter full of sadness to his wife Kathleen:

“ I could tell you lots and lots about this journey. What stories you would have for the boy… But what a ______ to pay.

Scott’s diary also told the story of their end:

We are getting weaker and weaker and the end can’t be far. It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more.”

The news of Scott’s death ______ the world. He had failed to win the race to the Pole, but the extraordinary courage ______ by Captain Scott and his men made them into heroes.　　

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