Havingleftthetownthegirlstoppedthecaratthelandingneartheentranceofthebay(海湾).Shesteppedintothe___16___androwedoutsilently.Thetidewasrushingtotheentranceand___17___tothewildopensea.Shehadtorowacrossthebaytoreach___18___side.Thewavesstruckagainstthesideoftheboat___19___anduneven;itbecame___20___difficulttorow.Ifshe___21___foramomentthetidewouldpushtheboatbacktowardsthe___22___.
Shewasn’tevenhalfway___23___shewasalreadytiredandherhands___24___frompullingontheroughwoodenoars(船桨).“I’mnevergoingto___25___it”shethought.Sherestedtheoarsonherkneesand___26___herheadhelplesslythenlookedupasshe___27___theboatshift(晃动)againstthetide.
Theeastwindwhichhadswung(旋转)aroundfromthesouth-west___28___herhelpandpushedtheboattowardsthemountains.Itwasgoingtobe___29___.Herhandsweren’tsopainful.Herchestdidn’tfeelasifitwasabouttoburst___30___.
Thelightsofthetownbecame___31___.Oneoftheoarsbangedagainstthesideoftheboatandshe___32___itwithastart.Hadshebeenasleeporjust___33___?Shelookedoverhershoulder.Shewasalmostonthebeach.Thegirlgaveonelast___34___ontheoarstogroundtheboatandthenlaybackagainsttheseat.Shelistenedtothewaves___35___andknewshehadcomehome.Faracrossthemoonlitbaythelightswerenomorethanasparklingchain.
16.A.car B.boat C.ship D.mail
17.A.beside B.beforeC.behind D.beyond
18.A.another B.other C.either D.theother
19.A.deep B.calm C.gentleD.rough
20.A.more B.less C.as D.least
21.A.slept B.continued C.rested D.rowed
22.A.home B.mountains C.south-west D.entrance
23.A.if B.so C.but D.since
24.A.hurt B.ruinedC.troubled D.broke
25.A.get B.make C.keep D.take
26.A.mined B.dropped C.cocked D.raised
27.A.saw B.made C.heard D.felt
28.A.gotto B.cameto C.sentfor D.reachedfor
29.A.difficult B.serious C.allright D.certainenough
30.A.anymore B.stillmore
