Bill worked on the night shift(夜班) in an old coal mine(矿). 16 180 miners worked underground there. They all took the 17 of night work, but Bill 18 worked at night. He said he 19 it.
One day he came home 20 at half past seven in the morning. He had his “supper”, 21, and went to bed. An unusual dream 22 his sleep. Afterwards, the only thing he remembered about it was a throbbing(= beating) blue light.
23 Bill got up in the afternoon, he could 24 see the blue light in front of his eyes. 25 the evening grew darker, the light grew stronger. But 26 eight o’clock the blue light was so bright that he could 27 see anything else.
“Don’t go to work,” his wife said. “If it isn’t better by tomorrow, I’ll have to 28 the doctor.”
Bill didn’t go to work. He sat in an armchair, 29 but with his eyes closed.
At ten o’clock, there was a long loud explosion(爆炸) under the ground. Bill opened his eyes and jumped 30. The blue light was gone! He rushed out. 31 shouted, “Gas! Gas in the mine! Oh pity, the night shift!”
The gas explosion killed 32 men in the mine. The bodies remained 33 in their deep grave(坟墓). And Bill has never 34. That blue light: Why did it make him, the only man 35 that night?
16. A. All day | B. Day and night | C. In days and nights | D During the day and night |
17. A. place | B. time | C. share | D. hours |
18. A. often | B. hardly | C. always | D. almost |
19. A. wished | B. hated | C. rather chose | D. agreed to |
20. A. usually | B. like usually | C. as often | D. as usual |
21. A. like he called | B. as he called to | C. as he said | D. as he called it |
22. A. terrified | B. worried | C. woke | D. troubled |
23. A. While | B. Until | C. When | D. As soon as |
24. A. still | B. yet | C. already | D. nearly |
25. A. As | B. Because | C. For | D. Before |
26. A. before | B. since | C. by | D. for |
27. A. never | B. seldom | C. almost | D. hardly |
28. A. send | B. go to see | C. send for | D. call at |
29. A. waken up | B. awake | C. awaken | D. work up |
30. A. to his feet | B. off his feet | C. on his feet | D. on his head |
31. A. Anyone | B. Someone | C. Certain man | D. There was a man |
32. A. some | B. any | C. all | D. certain |
33. A. to his day | B. until today | C. for ever | D. for a long time |
34. A. wondered | B. stopped wondering | C. stopped wonder | D. begun to wonder |
35. A. fit for work | B. unfit for work | C. ale to do work | D. mad |