Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the

rewards of unselfish service.

Because the entire village lived on fishing, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of emergency. One night, the winds　 21　 , the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea. The crew in trouble　 22　 the SOS. The captain of the rescue rowboat team　 23　 the alarm and the villagers　 24　 in the town square overlooking the sea. When the team started their rowboat fought their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited　 25　 on the beach, holding lamps to　 26 　the way back.

An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared through the fog and the　 27　 villagers ran to greet them. Falling　 28　 on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more　 29　　 and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have surely　 30　 the rescue boat and all would have been lost.

　 31　 , the captain called for another volunteer team to　 32　 the survivor. Sixteen

-year-old Hans stepped forward. His mother grabbed his arm, crying, "please don't go. Your father　 33　 in a shipwreck　 (船只失事) 10 years ago and your elder brother, Paul, has been lost　34　 for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have left."

Hans replied, "Mother, I have to go. 　　35　 everyone said I can't go, let someone else do it? Mother, this time I have to do my duty. When the call for service　 36　 , we all need to take our turn and do our part. Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and　 37　 into the night. "

Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans' mother like a century. 　　38　 the rescue boat dashed through the fog with Hans standing up in the bow. 　　39　 his hands, the captain called, "did you find the lost man?" 　　40　 able to control himself, Hans excitedly cried back, "Yes, we found him. Tell my mother it's my elder brother, Paul!"

21. A. stilled　　　　 B. screamed　　 C. stopped　　　　 D. calmed

22. A. set about　 　　　B. sent out　　 C. came up with 　 D. took over

23. A. sounded　　 　　　B. set　 　　　C. took　　　　　 D. made

24. A. gathered　　 　　B. followed　　 C. fought　　　　 D. struggled

25. A. nervously　 　　B. angrily　　 C. fearfully　　　 D. happily

26. A. hope　　　　 　　B. light　　　 C. expect　　　 　D. try

27. A. promising　 　　B. hoping　　　 C. cheering　　 　D. standing

28. A. uncomfortable　 B. exhausted　 　C. disturbed　 　　 D. painful

29. A. villagers　 　　B. sailors　　 C. captains　　 　D. passengers

30. A. pushed　　　 　　B. pulled　　 　C. overturned　 　D. settled

31. A. Anxiously　 　　　B. Strangely　 　C. Unexpectedly 　D. Doubtfully

32. A. look after 　　　B. look for　　 C. lookout　　 　　D. look on

33. A. died　　　 　　　B. pulled　　 　C. went　　　　 　　D. interrupted

34. A. in the fire　　 　B. at sea　　　 C. on strike　 　　 D. in the war

35. A. How about　　 　B. What for　 　C. What if　　　 D. What with

36. A. comes　　　　　 B. goes　　　　 C. flies　　　　　 D. climbs

37. A. appeared　　　 　B. disappeared C. came　 　　　　 D. went

38. A. Therefore　　　 B. Firstly　　 C. when　　　 　　　 D. Finally

39. A. Making　　　　 　B. Keeping　　 　C. Showing 　　　　 D. Cupping

40. A. Hardly　　　　　 B. Only　　　　 C. Seldom　　　　　 D. Always

20. -I can’t imagine Phelps smoking marijuana (大麻).

-______.

A. Neither am I　 　B. So do I　　 C. Me, too　 　　　 D. Nor can I

19. Everyone has periods in their lives ______ everything seems very hard.

A. when　　　　　 B. where　　　　 C. which　　　　 D. that

18.It will not be ________ we can meet again.

　 A. long before　　　　 B. before long　　 C. soon after　　 D. shortly after

17. He is a cutler(刀具商)--­­­_____, a man who sells knives and sharp tools.

　 A. in conclusion　 　B. in general

　C. what’s more 　　D. that is to say

16. He insisted that we ________ rest until we finish the work.

A. not　　　 　B. don’t　　　 　　C. can’t　　　 　　　D. should

15. I’ll never trust such a man ______ you described.　

A. that　　　　 　B. what　　 　　　C. whoever　　　 　　　D. as

14.. ------- What do you think of Harry, our new roommate?

　 -------- I am not sure, but he is always asking ______ questions.

A.　　 a great many of　 B. a great many　 C. a great number　 D. a large amount of

13. Dream of the Red Chamber is _____ worth _____ because we can learn a lot about the noble families in the feudal society.

A. very; reading　 B. well; to be read 　C. well; reading　 D. very; to be read

12. The murderer was brought in, with his hands ________ behind his back.

A. tied　　　　 B. tying　　　　　 C. being tied　　　 D. to be tied