23、A sailor  1    had a talk with a farmer. He told him about all his adventures  2    sea and how many times he was  3  downed. “My father was downed at sea,” he said. “ 4   a bad storm his ship  5 on to some rocks and sunk into the sea. All the lives  6  . My grandfather was also a sailor,” he  7  .

   “And where did your grandfather die?” asked the farmer.

   “He died at sea, too,” answered the sailor.

   “Oh!” said the farmer. “The sea must be a  8   place. Are you not afraid of going to sea?”

   The sailor  9  . “Where did your father die?” he asked.

   “He died in his bed, of course,” said the farmer.

   “And your grandfather?”

   “He died in his bed, too.”

   “Oh!” said the sailor. “A bed 10  be a dangerous place. Are you not afraid of going to bed?”

（  ） 1. A. once                   B. twice                 C. three times          D. long ago

（  ） 2. A. in                      B. in to                       C. to                  D. above

（  ） 3. A. near                B. nearby                C. nearly              D. near to

（  ） 4. A. On                 B. Under                 C. Above              D. During

（  ） 5. A. was driven           B. drove                 C. was driving         D. had driven

（  ） 6. A. had lost          B. were lost              C. lost                D. losing

（  ） 7. A. answered                B. asked                 C. added                 D. spoke

（  ） 8. A. safe                B. nice                  C. bad                D. dangerous

（  ） 9. A. laughed             B. cried                 C. shouted            D. told

（  ） 10. A. must              B. can                  C. need               D. would