39．A．safe　　　　　　 B．fast　　　　　　　　　　 C．short　　　　　　　　　 D．slow

38．A．after　　　　　　 B．until　　　　　　　　　　 C．while　　　　　　　　　 D．before

37．A．growing　　　 B．putting　　　　　　　　 C．planting　　　　　　　 D．laying

36．A．hit　　　　　　　 B．fought　　　　　　　　 C．won　　　　　　　　　　 D．beaten

20. A. take place　　 B. hold　　　　 C. be holding　　 D. happen

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Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians(挪威人)had　　 36　　 them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After　　 37　　 the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves　　 38　　 they started the 950-mile journey back.

The journey was unexpectedly　　 39　　　 and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly　　 40　　 . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had　　 41　　 to mark their way home. To make things　　 42　　 . Evans, whom they had all thought of　　 43　　 the strongest of the five, fell , badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having　　　 44　　 along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.

The four who were　　 45　　 pushed on at the best speed they could　　 46　　 . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his　　 47　　 fact; at night his feet swelled(肿胀) so large that he could　　 48　　 put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great　　 49　　 . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that　　　 50　　 could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him　　 51　　 a few more miles, until it was time to put up the　 52　　　 for another night.

The following morning,　　 53　 　　the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be　　 54　　 some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out　　 55　　 into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.

19. A. searching　　　 B. applying　　 C. competing　　 D. voting

18. A. took part　　　 B. joined in　　　 C. participated in　 D. attended

17. A. 1886　　　 　　B. 1932　　　　 C. 1895　　　　　 D. 1968

16. A. why　　　　　 B. how　　　　 C. what　　　　　 D. if

15. A. that　　　　　 B. which　　　　 C. what　　　　　 D. they