Two teenagers who are lost at sea off the United States for six days were saved yesterday.
Driscoll, and his best friend, 18-year-old Josh Long, were found on Saturday about 11 km 1 Cape Fear in North Carolina.That was six days and more than 100 miles (161 km) from where they had 2 from Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, on April 24.
The boys had 3 a lot of water and were tired, but in pretty good 4 .They set out 5 on a 4.3-metre sailboat on a 6 day when the National Weather Service had warned small boats to stay out of the water.They realized they were 7 almost immediately and tried to swim back to 8 , 9 the boat along with them.
Within 10
, they were far out at sea.
“We
11 our fishing equipment on the second
day,” Driscoll said.“So we co
uldn’t catch any fish.”
The
boys’ hopes faded 12 each day.They
stood on their boat 13 they saw another boat, 14
.One night they were woken up by 15 coming into the boat.A large ship was very close to them.
“ 16 was like some huge building in the water,” Driscoll said.
At one point, the boys thought they had gone across the Atlantic Ocean and were close to Africa.17 , they were 179km north of their starting point.A coast guard boat set out to 18 them.
The boys got up and made some 19 .This time, they were heard.
“What
we have experienced is a completely s
urprising story of 20
.That’s going to be studied for
years to come,” said Richard Goerling, Long’s uncle.“I think the boys have a book to write.”
16.A.at
B.on
C.besi
de
D.off
17.A.arrived B.set off C.returned D.finished
18.A.drunk B.lost C.saved D.found
19.A.shape B.health C.spirit D.energy
20.A.traveling B.racing C.fishing D.swimming
21.A.fine
B.rainy
C.windy D.snowy
22.
A.in trouble B.in safe
C.at sea
D.far away
23.A.shore B.the sea C.an island D.harbor
24.A.driving B.sailing C.pushing D.pulling
25.A.a week B.hours C.minutes D.seconds
26.A.bought B.found C.lost D.repaired
27.A.by B.for C.on D.with
28.A.every time B.once C.one day D.sometimes
29.A.jumping an
d singing
B.waving and shouting
C.crying and speaking D.screaming and whistling
30.A.a shark B.a mouse C.water D.some noise
31.A.He B.This C.That D.It
32.A.Instead B.Therefore C.But D.So
33.A.search B.look for C.look into D.defend
34.A.fire B.noise C.balloons D.flags
35.A.voyage B.struggle C.survival D.sailing
15.________ fresh air, people may start to feel sick.So make sure you open the windows while working.
A.For the absence of B.In the absence of
C.In the honour of D.In the short of
14.She published her novels _____ a man’s name, which she thought was easier to gain popularity.
A.in B.by C.under D.at
13.Several houses were destroyed to ______ a building.
A.make away with B.make way for
C.make for D.make out
12.We will hold a ceremony _______ those killed in battle.
A.for honour of B.in honour of
C.in honour to D.with honour to
11.We all know that science plays ______ in modern society.
A.an important role B.important role
C.important roles
D.important parts
10.When the rich found the poor girl unable to pay the whole for her schooling, he offered to ______ it with her.
A.share in B.cost
C.spend D.pay for
9._________ your mother, I found her healthy and she had me tell you to work hard.
A.Delighted to see B.Delighting to see
C.Delighted to have seen D.Delighting to have seen
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