When the sun began to rise,the sailors realized that the boat was blocked in ice. The captain had asleep but the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him. He took a small axe (斧),and great care, so as to a hole in the ice on the deck. 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 the others looked on . By this time he was cold that he could no longer trust what he was doing.
Each member of the crew took it in 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 . Standing on that rolling deck meant ,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 (船船). He called (11) one of the crew and together they managed to get the stove alight, hoping that it would enough heat to warm the cabin above point. Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough so that the (14) could be raised, they were in .
It took an hour's 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 their work. In face of this danger, Captain Slater the crew to clear the ice so that the boat would until the next morning. Then they settled down to wait for another 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.because of B.though C.as long as D.in spite of
A.suggested B.made C.demanded D.agreed
A.sink B.blow C.float D.flow