SECTION B ( 18 points )
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.
We sat in the boat waiting for Ofai. He was swimming under water. There were many beautiful shells（贝壳）at the ___36___ . If he could find some and bring them up，he would make a lot of money. My uncle was with us．Suddenly I saw Ofai wave his arms. I could see a large dark fish ___37___ under the water.
“A shark（鲨）！”cried my uncle.
The fish came near. Now we could see him ___38___ . He was of a yellow-brown colour and as big as our boat．What could we do to help Ofai？He had been under water more than a minute.My uncle could ___39___ it no longer. He took his knife and jumped into the water.
Down he went after the man-eating fish. The shark was heading straight for Ofai. Then, suddenly, the fish ___40___ . My uncle's strong arm had sent the knife deep into the side of the great fish. The water turned red as blood ___41___ from the shark.
Now Ofai had ___42___ to reach the top. At last he was safe in the boat.
But the fish was angry. He turned to come at the man who had ___43___ him. As he swam to my uncle，he opened his great mouth. Again the knife went forward. This time it cut straight into the shark's nose.
For a minute the shark lay ___44___ . Now Uncle Harry could swim to the ___45___ .Ofai quickly pulled him into the boat.
It wasn't long ___46___ the shark came to life. He hit the boat with such a hard blow that the sides were ___47___ pushed in. We rowed as hard as possible and finally we were safe on the seashore.
36．A．lake                    B．boat                           C．bottom                     D．bank
37．A．eating                     B．moving                 C．sleeping                            D．travelling
38．A．closer                         B．better                                 C．freely                                   D．directly
39．A．lie                                  B．stay                           C．sit                 D．stand
40．A．turned                  B．died                 C．sank                          D．disappeared
41．A．blew                    B．ran                   C．stopped                    D．dropped
42．A．time                   B．idea                 C．chance                      D．way
43．A．cut                    B．hurt                 C．aimed                        D．shot
44．A．still                     B．quiet                C．red                            D．asleep
45．A．sand                    B．seashore          C．shells                        D．top
46．A．that                    B．before               C．for                             D．after
47．A．almost                 B．nearby               C．certainly           D．completely