Havingleftthetownthegirlstoppedthecaratthelandingneartheentranceofthebay(海湾)Shesteppedintothe 16 androwedoutsilently.Thetidewasrushingtotheentranceand 17 tothewildopensea.Shehadtorowacrossthebaytoreach18 side.Thewavesstruckagainstthesideoftheboat 19 anduneven;itbecame 20 difficulttorow.Ifshe 21foramomentthetidewouldpushtheboatbacktowardsthe 22 .
Shewasn'tevenhalfway 23 shewasalreadytiredandherhands 24 frompullingon theroughwoodenoars(船桨).“I'mnevergoingto 25 it”shethought.Sherestedtheoarsonherkneesand26 herheadhelplesslythenlookedupasshe 27 theboatshift(晃动)againstthetide.
Theeastwindwhichhadswung(旋转)aroundfromthesouth-west 28herhelpandpushedtheboattowardsthemountains.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.sail
17.A.beside B.before C.behind D.beyond
18.A.another B.other C.either D.theother
19.A.deep B.calm C.gentle D.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.ruined C.troubled D.broke
25.A.get B.make C.keep