1 . A plane was flying somewhere to cut an abandoned oil pipeline, The pilot Downs _________ eight employees of the oil company and a man named Eliot on board.
Halfway, the plane was _________ by a sandstorm. It was _________ to successfully land finally. While the ten men were _________ for the survival, they found themselves in the depth of the desert. The plane was badly damaged and all the communication equipment didn't _________ .There were quarrels among the eight _________ for different escape plans. Soon, they _________ to fight against each other. Natural disasters had not killed them yet, but _________ disasters were about to destroy them _________ .
At the moment, Eliot __________ shouted, "I'm an airplane designer. The main parts of the plane are not __________ . As long as everyone works together, we can mend the plane." People immediately stopped fighting and were __________ in their hearts. Under Eliot's command, they began to be __________ . Food and __________ could only last for ten days so they only ate two meals a day and __________ drinking water as planned. The repair work __________ in an orderly manner. Eight days later, the plane had not been __________ yet, but a camel team of businessmen passed by and __________ them.
Later, Downs knew that Eliot wasn't an airplane designer at all and asked Eliot why he cheated them. Eliot said calmly, "If I hadn't __________ then, could everyone live to this day?" Downs suddenly realized: being trapped in the __________ is terrible, but what is more terrible is that there is no hope for survival!
1. A.hired | B.visited | C.carried | D.telephoned |
2. A.hit | B.assisted | C.banned | D.followed |
3. A.dangerous | B.fortunate | C.appropriate | D.necessary |
4. A.praying | B.suffering | C.reflecting | D.cheering |
5. A.work | B.appear | C.change | D.improve |
6. A.pilots | B.businessmen | C.employees | D.designers |
7. A.determined | B.hesitated | C.agreed | D.started |
8. A.bitter | B.human | C.casual | D.general |
9. A.in advance | B.on schedule | C.at bottom | D.for ages |
10. A.unusually | B.completely | C.constantly | D.suddenly |
11. A.adjusted | B.examined | C.destroyed | D.found |
12. A.regretful | B.merciful | C.doubtful | D.hopeful |
13. A.busy | B.angry | C.mature | D.social |
14. A.wine | B.water | C.fruits | D.vegetables |
15. A.cleaned | B.sought | C.produced | D.distributed |
16. A.went on | B.set out | C.broke down | D.took off |
17. A.landed | B.decorated | C.repaired | D.moved |
18. A.abandoned | B.rescued | C.condemned | D.informed |
19. A.withdrawn | B.sworn | C.participated | D.lied |
20. A.plane | B.traffic | C.desert | D.snow |