19．The Republic of Maldives lies （31）Athe south of Asia．It has （32）A area of ninety thousand square kilometers．It is an island country in the Indian Ocean，（33）A it is made up of 1，192coral（珊瑚）islands．But people only live（34）A 199islands．The others are uninhabited（无人居住的）．Male（马累）（35）Athe capital of Maldives，which has a population of about 60，000．
It is famous （36）Cthe beautiful sea and different islands．The islands look like pearls in the sea．It is （37）C the heaven on Earth by people．The average temperature is 28℃．As a result more and more people like to go on holiday there．It is a perfect place for diving and （38）A．But some scientists say that it is possible （39）Bthe islands to submerge（沉入）into sea one day．So if you have a chance，go （40）Bthem．
| 31．A．in | B．on | C．to | D．between |
| 32．A．an | B．a | C．the | D．/ |
| 33．A．so | B．or | C．but | D．because |
| 34．A．on | B．in | C．under | D．between |
| 35．A．is | B．was | C．to be | D．will be |
| 36．A．as | B．to | C．for | D．with |
| 37．A．calls | B．calling | C．called | D．call |
| 38．A．swimming | B．swim | C．to swim | D．swam |
| 39．A．to | B．for | C．as | D．with |
| 40．A．visit | B．to visit | C．visiting | D．to visiting． |
