39.　 A.　 place　　　　　 B.　 farm　　　 C.　 home　　　　 D.　 hospital

38.　 A. officers　　　　 B.　 miners　　 　　C. doctors　　　　 D. drivers

37.　 A.　 busy　 .　　　 B. rich　　　　 C. free　　　　　 D. tired

36.　 A. leave　　　　　　 B. call　　　　 C.　 reach　　　　　 D. catch

35.　 A,　 the first　　　　 B.　 the second　　 C.　 the third　　　 D.　 the last

34.　 A.　 without　　　　 B.　 on　　　　 C.　 by　　　　　　 D.　 with

33.　 A. so　　　　　　　 B. if　　　　　 C. though　　　　　 D. before

32.　 A. lifted　　　　　　 B.　 sent　　 　　C.　 trapped　　　　 D.　 taken

31.　 A.　 easy　　　　　　 B.　 safe　　　 C.　 interesting,　　 D.　 dangerous

40. A. playing　　　　　 B. dancing　　　　　 C. singing　　　　　 D. smiling

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Miners work under the earth to collect coal. They have 　31　 　jobs because sometimes the earth sinks or falls apart (into pieces). When this happens, miners are 　32 　underground. They are covered with earth and rocks. They will die 　33　 　they don' t have air to breathe ， food to eat, or water to drink. They cannot live 　34　 　any of these things for long, but 　35　 　is the most important. It is difficult to find out where the miners are and 　　36　　 　them in time.

Trapped miners dream of being 　　37　 　and don't give up.

In July 2002, nine 　38　 　went to work in California.　 All of a sudden, there was a terrible accident. A wall broke apart and water flooded the 　39　 　where the miners

were working.　 The water came 　　40　 　to their necks. At first, the miners shouted,__41　 　no one could hear them. 　42　 　, people on the surface(地表)found out where the miners were and dug a breathing hole. Later, they gave them 　43　 　from their fami­lies, which told them to hold on and never lose heart. Many people 　44　 　helping to save them. After several days' hard work, they brought the tired miners to the sur­face _　 　45　 _.