Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians had 16 them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After 17 the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves 18 they started the 950-mile journey back.
The journey was unexpectedly 19 and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly 20 . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had 21 to mark their way home. To make things 22 , Evans, whom they had all thought of 23 the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having 24 along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.
The four who were 25 pushed on at the best speed they could 26 . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his 27 feet; at night his feet swelled（肿胀） so large that he could 28 put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great 29 . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that 30 could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him 31 a few more miles, until it was time to put up the 32 for another night.
The following morning, 33 the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be 34 some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out 35 into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.
1.A. hit B. fought C. won D. beaten
2. A. growing B. putting C. planting D. laying
3. A. after B. until C. while D. before
4.A. safe B. fast C. short D. slow
5. A. rose B. set C. appeared D. disappeared
6.A. taken up B. cut up C. set up D. picked up
7. A. easier B. better C. bitter D. worse
8.A. to B. upon C. as D. in
9.A. battled B. struggled C. speeded D. waited
10. A. left B. lost C. defeated D. saved
11. A. manage B. try C. employ D. find
12. A. ached B. frozen C. hardened D. harmed
13.A. hardly B. never C. seldom D. nearly
14. A. pain B. fear C. trouble D. danger
15.A. all others B. some others C. others D. the others
16.A. away B. with C. off D. on
17. A. bed B. tent C. blanket D. sleeping-bag
18. A. while B. since C. for D. once
19. A. missed B. separated C. passed D. gone
20.A. patiently B. lonely C. alone D. worriedly
It is the first time that Martin has been to the South Pole, ________?
A. isn’t he B. hasn’t he C. isn’t it D. hasn’t it
If it _____ for the heavy rain then, we would have arrived here ahead of time.
A. shouldn’t be B. weren’t C. had not been D. be not
We should protect the environment, for plenty of fresh air ________ to good health.
A. adjust B. contributes C. distributes D. appeals
Certainly dustmen prefer to be known as "Reuse Collection and Disposal Officers". You may think that this is rather 36 , and it is better to call a spade a spade. But dustmen can be as 37 as people of any other occupation, though we must 38 that their job is not a 39 one in the world. We often take dustmen for granted. Perhaps because they usually come very early in the morning, before most people are 40 .We are likely to forget their 41 .Our dustbins are 42 regularly, but we 43 stop to think about the men who do this. However, it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are no dustmen to 44 the rubbish, the general 45 soon becomes aware that something is wrong. Recently, the dustmen of England went on strike for higher wages.
During the first few days it was regarded as a 46 .But when the first two weeks had passed, and the dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the country, the joke did not seem so 47 any more. 48 the strike continued, people could not 49 the hills of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to 50 it. Even Leicester Square, in the heart of West End of London, was 51 high with plastic bags full of smelly rubbish. This was a（n） 52 attraction that the people of London were not at all 53 to see. Even when the strike was over, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely. Perhaps now the English people appreciate the work of 54 dustmen rather more 55 and won't take them for granted any more.
1.
A.clever B.silly C.interesting D.reasonable
2.
A.sensitive B.careless C.hopeful D.shy
3.
A.realize B.believe C.know D.admit
4.
A.necessary B.difficult C.romantic D.heavy
5.
A.away B.up C.down D.in
6.
A.existence B.presence C.absence D.performance
7.
A.cleaned B.filled C.emptied D.burned
8.
A.generally B.frequently C.sometimes D.seldom
9.
A.take away B.take off C.take up D.take on
10.
A.society B.citizen C.public D.community
11.
A.trick B.joke C.trouble D.show
12.
A.pleasing B.excited C.stupid D.funny
13.
A.When B.While C.As D.Because
14.
A.bear B.contain C.manage D.control
15.
A.keep off B.give up C.take care of D.get rid of
16.
A.crowded B.piled C.fixed D.put
17.
A.business B.industrial C.tourist D.agricultural
18.
A.disappointed B.serious C.nervous D.happy
19.
A.its B.her C.his D.their
20.
A.highly B.eagerly C.lowly D.entirely
—Since you can't find a better job, why don't you stick to the present one?
—Well, _____.
A. I believe not B.I don't care C. Never mind D. I might as well
