Dantes kept his mouth shut. In his right hand he still held the 16. He quickly cut open the 17, got his arm 18, and then his body. But he could not free himself from the 19; it was 20 him down and down. Then he reached down and cut the stone 21 just as he felt he was at the end of his strength. He 22 quickly to the top of the water, while the stone went down to the 23 of the sea, along with the bag which had24 become his grave cloth (裹尸布)indeed. Dantes drew into the night air. Then he began to swim 25 the water so that he might not be seen. When he came up a second time, he was nearly a hundred 26 from the place where he had first been27 into the sea. He saw above him a 28 and stormy sky over which the wind was driving the29 clouds. In front of him lay the great ocean, black and fearful. Behind him, on the highest rock, was a lamp that lighted the forms of two 30. He 31 that they were looking at the sea. Dantes went down again under the water and 32 there a long time. This is 33 to him; he had often 34 a group of onlookers by such swimming, and people had often said that Dantes was the 35 swimmer in the place. When he came up again, the light had gone.

16. A. knife　　　 B. stick　　　　 　C. gun　　　　 D. rope

17. A. clothes　　 B. pockets　　　 C. bag　　　　 D. box

18. A. up　　　　 B. down　　　　 C. out　　　　 D. in

19. A. rope　　　 B. stone　　　　 C. water　　　 D. wood

20. A. pulling　　 B. pushing　　　 C. pressing　　 D. catching

21. A. in half　　 B. broken　　　　 C. open　　　 D. free

22. A. rose　　　 B. raised　　　　 C. lifted　　　 D. jumped

23. A. end　　　　 B. wave　　　　 C. level　　　 D. bottom

24. A. almost　　　 B. hardly　　　　 C. probably　　 D. surely

25. A. along　　 　B. in　　　　　　 C. under　　　 D. on

26. A. miles　　　 B. yards　　　　 C. pounds　　 D. degrees

27. A. put　　　　 B. thrown　　　　 C. hidden　　 D. laid

28. A. white　　　 B. bright　　　　 C. black　　　 D. blue

29. A. exciting　　 B. hurrying　　　 C. falling　　　 D. rising

30. A. rocks　　　 B. dogs　　　　　 C. trees　　　 D. men

31. A. found　　　 B. saw　　　　　 C. noticed　　 D. thought

32. A. remained　 B. lay　　　　　　 C. swam　　　 D. sunk

33. A. comfortable　　 B. necessary　　 C. easy　　　 D. difficult

34. A. gathered　　　　 B. surprised　　 C. pleased　　 D. helped

35. A. worst　　　 B. best　　　　　 C. strangest　　 D. dangerous

15. ---It is the first time that I have seen such a beautiful and tidy house.

　 ---Come here, Jane.________.

A. Help yourself　　 B. It doesn’t matter　　 C. Make yourself at home　　 D. Take your time

14. The Africans began to offer gold in _____for the goods they needed from abroad.

A. exchange　　　 B. place　　 C. change　　 D. search

13. Peter _____the good chance to hand in his suggestion to the chair man, and at last it was accepted.

A. covered　 B. seized　　 C. caught　　 D. held

12. If you take my _____, you’ll make a lot of money in the trade.

A. tips　 B. advices C. word　　 D. service

11. I’ll never forget the days _____we stayed in the forest and the days _____ we spent happily.

A. when; when　　 B. when; which　 C. which; when　 D. on which; when

10．-Do you really trust John?

-Who do you think _______ trust, if not _______?

A．I can, he　　　 B．can I, him　　　　 C．I can, him　　　　　 D．can I, he

9．Children nowadays tend to be so rebellious that parents often feel at a loss about what _______ from them．

A．expected　　　　　 B．to expect　　　　　 C．to be expecting　　 D．expects

8．I love thinking of new designs．It keeps my mind clear and active and fill my retired life with _______．

A．surprise　　　　 B．anxiety　　　　　　 C．joy　　　　　　 D．anger

7．-Never thought we could meet here．

-_______．

A．So did I　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Neither do I

C．Glad to meet you　　　　　　　　　 D．I didn’t expect it, either