4 . There's an old saying to the effect that if something can go _______, it probably will. Recently my wife and I took a trip, by ship, to Hawaii. It was a nice trip and we enjoyed it but the cabin we were in had problems.
One day, I awoke in the small hours of the morning and_______my way across the dark cabin to the washroom. On the way I stepped _______ a puddle (污水坑)on the carpet. Then I found that there was a slow but _______ drip of water coming from the ceiling. So I called the ship's office. Someone came, addressed the problem, pronounced it _______ and went away. That night the ceiling was dripping again. I called and someone came. This time they _______the ceiling apart and spent some time with tools searching inside. They pronounced the problem solved and went away. The ceiling dripped. We put a towel on the floor to catch the _______.
Though the drip had_______ the next day, some black and sticky things came out from the main drain (排水管)in the ceiling. Someone came and _______ the ceiling.
The following day there was a note on our desk expressing _______ for the problems we had been having. The note was _______ down by a bottle of nice wine. We were very _______ to accept the peace offering and just owed the experience to bad _______.
In general, cruising on large ships is a wonderful experience and, in the main, it was a great trip. I suspect, _____,that if all this had happened to someone on their first cruise, they would have sworn never to go to sea again. Although I hope I don't end up like this on our next trip, don't let the_________things beat you down.
1. A.smooth | B.fast | C.wrong | D.easy |
2. A.made | B.discovered | C.pushed | D.lost |
3. 4. A.rapid | B.occasional | C.limited | D.steady |
5. A.created | B.fixed | C.assessed | D.found |
6. A.fell | B.kicked | C.tore | D.told |
7. A.water | B.tool | C.ceiling | D.carpet |
8. A.continued | B.stopped | C.increased | D.appeared |
9. A.cleaned up | B.moved away | C.pulled down | D.put out |
10. A.thanks | B.doubts | C.fears | D.apologies |
11. A.put | B.weighed | C.settled | D.brought |
12. A.fortunate | B.hesitant | C.unwilling | D.content |
13. A.luck | B.mood | C.manners | D.habits |
14. A.moreover | B.otherwise | C.however | D.therefore |
15. A.exciting | B.great | C.small | D.normal |