When three of my grandchildren acquired a half－grown dog I agreed to help them build a dog house. As we began the __1__， I knew that keeping them involved was going to be a __2__. Much of my energy was spent calling them back to the job and finding __3__ of the project that could be handled by small children. I held to my initial(最初的) determination that building this dog house was to be a (n) __4__  project.

Early in the project I had __5__ the grandkids that we would roast wieners(香肠) in the back yard __6__ we finished painting the dog house.__7__ three of the largest house－painting brushes I could find, I supervised (管理) the __8__ of our homemade structure. Kids and paint. How could I have __9__ the potential (潜在的) harm that such a combination can create?

After cleaning up the paint __10__－kids, brushes, carport(车棚)－I __11__ that we would probably eat earlier if we just asked Grandma to heat the wieners in water on the gas range. A pain of __12__ came over me as I realized I was trying to weasel(躲避) out of a(n)__13__ promise.

As Jamie, Jeffrey and Kimberley looked on, I built a first－class fire in our back yard pit, cut some roasting sticks, and prepared for the __14__ cooking event. When we __15__ eating I leaned back on the cool grass and __16__ the last remnants(残余) of our fire. Six－year－old Jeffrey was leaning back against my chest, and I began to think about what it meant to be a Grandpa.

The __17__ was broken when Jeffrey quietly reflected, “Know what Grandpa？” And without breaking his __18__ at the dying embers(灰烬) he continued, “This is the best day of my whole life.”

After a few moments of __19__ silence he glanced up and said, “Are you crying, Grandpa? You've got a __20__ on your cheek.”

Clearing my throat I explained that it must be from the smoke.

1. A. plan　　　B. question　  　C. project　　D. problem

2. A. challenge  B. design        C. duty         D. job

3. A. all        B. parts         C. none         D. most

4. A. part－time  B. group         C. interesting  D. difficult

5. A. demanded   B. required      C. informed     D. promised

6. A. so long as   B. in order that  C. as soon as   D. even if

7. A. Selecting  B. Bringing      C. Washing      D. Arranging

8. A. building   B. moving        C. painting     D. cleaning

9. A. remembered        B. forgotten

C. regretted          D. prevented

10. A. colour      B. drops         C. mess         D. dirt

11. A. suggested   B. ordered       C. told         D. thought

12. A. wound      B. body         C. head         D. guilt

13. A. longer     B. bigger        C. better       D. earlier

14. A. indoor     B. outdoor       C. field        D. kitchen

15. A. began      B. finished      C. continued    D. liked

16. A. watched    B. made          C. raised       D. kept

17. A. fire       B. glass         C. silence        D. night

18. A. words      B. gaze          C. mind         D. attention

19. A. fixed      B. broken        C. mixed        D. continued

20. A. tear       B. grain         C. dirt           D. leaf

When dawn came, they realized that the boat was blocked in ice. The captain had 1_____ asleep but the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him. He took a small axe(斧), and 2_____great care, so as to 3_____ a hole in the ice on the deck（甲板）, he began to knock. From time to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over him but he kept working for ten minutes 4_____ the others looked on 5_____. By this time he was 6______ cold that he could no longer trust what he was doing.

Each member of the crew took it in 7_____ to cut the ice away as long as he could 8_____it.

First, they had to knock off enough ice to get down on their 9_____. Standing on that rolling deck meant 10_____, because a man who had fallen into the sea could not have been rescued.

 Then the captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin(船舱). He called 11_____ one of the crew and together they managed to get the stove alight, hoping that it would 12 _____enough heat to warm the cabin above 13_____ point. Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough so that the 14_____ could be raised, they were in 15_____.

It took an hour’s 16_____ before the boat began to float better. But by this time they had succeeded in 17_____ most of the ice.

Throughout the afternoon, the coating of ice began to build up again 18_____ their work. In the face of this danger, Captain Slater 19______ the crew to clear the ice so that the boat would 20_____ until the next morning. Then they settled down to wait for anther day.

A.gone           B. fallen        C. become         D. grown

A.at             B. for           C. with            D. by

A.make          B. drill          C. dig             D. fill

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

A.excitedly       B. anxiously      C. happily          D. strangely

A.too            B. so            C. as              D. very

A.surprise         B. time          C. trouble          D. turn

A.support         B. help          C. bear            D. put up

A.knees           B. legs          C. feet             D. arms

A.life            B. pain          C. damage          D. death

A.to             B. on            C. up             D. at

A.get out         B. give off        C. get over        D. give in

A.boiling         B. marking        C. freezing        D. melting

A.boat           B. deck           C. sail            D. back

A.ruins          B. excitement       C. danger          D. surprise

A.delay          B. work          C. break            D. play

A.piling           B. getting        C. freezing         D. removing

A.whichever       B. though        C. as long as        D. in spite of

.A.demanded        B. made         C. ordered          D. agreed

A.sink            B. live           C. float             D. flow

When dawn came, they realized that the boat was blocked in ice. The captain had 1_____ asleep but the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him. He took a small axe(斧), and 2_____great care, so as to 3_____ a hole in the ice on the deck（甲板）, he began to knock. From time to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over him but he kept working for ten minutes 4_____ the others looked on 5_____. By this time he was 6______ cold that he could no longer trust what he was doing.

Each member of the crew took it in 7_____ to cut the ice away as long as he could 8_____it.

First, they had to knock off enough ice to get down on their 9_____. Standing on that rolling deck meant 10_____, because a man who had fallen into the sea could not have been rescued.

Then the captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin(船舱). He called 11_____ one of the crew and together they managed to get the stove alight, hoping that it would 12 _____enough heat to warm the cabin above 13_____ point. Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough so that the 14_____ could be raised, they were in 15_____.

It took an hour’s 16_____ before the boat began to float better. But by this time they had succeeded in 17_____ most of the ice.

Throughout the afternoon, the coating of ice began to build up again 18_____ their work. In the face of this danger, Captain Slater 19______ the crew to clear the ice so that the boat would 20_____ until the next morning. Then they settled down to wait for anther day.

1. A.gone           B. fallen           C. become         D. grown

2. A.at              B. for             C. with            D. by

3.A.make           B. drill            C. dig             D. fill

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

5.A.excitedly        B. anxiously        C. happily          D. strangely

6.A.too             B. so              C. as              D. very

7.A.surprise         B. time             C. trouble          D. turn

8.A.support         B. help             C. bear             D. put up

9.A.knees           B. legs             C. feet             D. arms

10.A.life            B. pain             C. damage         D. death

11.A.to             B. on               C. up             D. at

12.A.get out         B. give off           C. get over        D. give in

13.A.boiling         B. marking          C. freezing         D. melting

14.A.boat           B. deck             C. sail             D. back

15.A.ruins          B. excitement         C. danger         D. surprise

16.A.delay          B. work             C. break           D. play

17.A.piling          B. getting            C. freezing        D. removing

18.A.whichever       B. though           C. as long as        D. in spite of

19.A.demanded       B. made            C. ordered          D. agreed

20.A.sink           B. live              C. float             D. flow

When dawn came, they realized that the boat was blocked in ice. The captain had 1_____ asleep but the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him. He took a small axe(斧), and 2_____great care, so as to 3_____ a hole in the ice on the deck（甲板）, he began to knock. From time to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over him but he kept working for ten minutes 4_____ the others looked on 5_____. By this time he was 6______ cold that he could no longer trust what he was doing.

Each member of the crew took it in 7_____ to cut the ice away as long as he could 8_____it.

First, they had to knock off enough ice to get down on their 9_____. Standing on that rolling deck meant 10_____, because a man who had fallen into the sea could not have been rescued.

Then the captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin(船舱). He called 11_____ one of the crew and together they managed to get the stove alight, hoping that it would 12 _____enough heat to warm the cabin above 13_____ point. Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough so that the 14_____ could be raised, they were in 15_____.

It took an hour’s 16_____ before the boat began to float better. But by this time they had succeeded in 17_____ most of the ice.

Throughout the afternoon, the coating of ice began to build up again 18_____ their work. In the face of this danger, Captain Slater 19______ the crew to clear the ice so that the boat would 20_____ until the next morning. Then they settled down to wait for anther day.

1. A.gone           B. fallen           C. become         D. grown

2. A.at              B. for             C. with            D. by

3.A.make           B. drill            C. dig             D. fill

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

5.A.excitedly        B. anxiously        C. happily          D. strangely

6.A.too             B. so              C. as              D. very

7.A.surprise         B. time             C. trouble          D. turn

8.A.support         B. help             C. bear             D. put up

9.A.knees           B. legs             C. feet             D. arms

10.A.life            B. pain             C. damage         D. death

11.A.to             B. on               C. up             D. at

12.A.get out         B. give off           C. get over        D. give in

13.A.boiling         B. marking          C. freezing         D. melting

14.A.boat           B. deck             C. sail             D. back

15.A.ruins          B. excitement         C. danger         D. surprise

16.A.delay          B. work             C. break           D. play

17.A.piling          B. getting            C. freezing        D. removing

18.A.whichever       B. though           C. as long as        D. in spite of

19.A.demanded       B. made            C. ordered          D. agreed

20.A.sink           B. live              C. float             D. flow