Sinking of the Titanic
The great ship, the Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912．She was 36 1316 passengers and a crew (船员) of 891．At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was considered to be unsinkable, 37 she had 16 watertight compartments (密封舱)．Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float．The sad sinking of this great ship will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with a 38 loss of life.
Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly 39 ．After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to 40 a direct hit．The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the big wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her．Suddenly there was a sound from below, and the captain went down to see 41 had happened．The noise had been so weak that 42 thought the ship had been damaged．Below, the captain realized, to his 43 , that the Titanic was 44 rapidly, for five of the sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded! The order to abandon the ship was given 45 hundreds of people jumped into the icy water．As there were not enough 46 for everybody, 1,500 people 47 .
36．A．sending B．carrying C．bringing D．having
37．A．for B．so C．therefore D．although
38．A．funny B．small C．light D．heavy
39．A．formed B．appeared C．seen D．established
40．A．receive B．avoid C．fight D．meet
41．A．that B．which C．what D．how
42．A．everyone B．everybody C．nobody D．anybody
43．A．delight B．excitement C．joy D．horror
44．A．sinking B．rising C．stopping D．going
45．A．but B．until C．although D．and
46．A．rooms B．lifeboats C．food D．lifebelts
47．A．died B．escaped C．lost D．ran
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