d.instead of trying to save her, people plunged into the water
Structure结构
4 ______ were 1, 316 passengers and a crew of 891. (11. 2-3)
a.On her board
b.On board her
c.Boarding her
d.On boarding her
5 No one thought she ______ sink, for she had sixteen watertight compartments. (11. 5-6)
a.would be possible to
b.would be able to
c.should
d.could possibly
6 She ______ four days when a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted. (11. 9-10)
a.sailed
b.was sailing
c.has sailed
d.had been sailing
7 So faint ______ that no one thought . . . (11. 13-14)
a.the noise was
b.had been the noise
c.it was the noise
d.it had been the noise
8 As there were ______ lifeboats for everybody . . . (11. 16-17)
a.as little
b.so little
c.very few
d.too few
Vocabulary词汇
9 The great ship ______ sharply to avoid a direct collision. (11. 10-11)
a.veered
b.changed
c.went back
d.cornered
10 The Titanic turned ______ narrowly missing the immense wall . . . (11. 11-12)
a.in next to no time
b.on a sudden impulse
c.with no time to spare
d.nearly on time
11 The captain went dawn to ______ (1. 13)
a.explore
b.investigate
c.examine
d.inquire
12 There was not enough ______ in the lifeboats for everybody. (11. 16-17)
a.room
b.place
c.volume
d.area
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