题目内容：

Last November, Nick heard a disorder at a party. A group of people had ____ outside, pointing at something floating in the Bay. As he ran to ____， he soon saw what was wrong: Two kids in a boat were caught in the ____ and being pulled out to sea.

Tim and Jack had climbed into a boat anchored nearby and had rowed out to ____ a football. Reaching beyond the calm waters,  the ____ fitted to the boat caught the wind and pulled it into open water. They tried to row back. But they were no ____ for the wind and turned around in circles. Nick dashed to the farthest of land. The boat was already just a ____ on the sea. He knew that the ____ boat would soon be overtaken by the huge waves, and that it was 2 degrees. Nick jumped into the ____ cold water. Every 90 yards, he raised his head to assess his ____. At one point, he considered turning back before managing to yell to them, “Take down the umbrella！”

Tim battled with the ropes holding the umbrella. Finally he loosened the ropes and ____ the umbrella. Then Nick caught up, but soon waves crashed over the boat, which began to sink. Nick ____ it would be faster to pull them toward the nearest bank. They ____ wore life jackets , which Nick held in one hand, swimming ____.“Are we there？” they asked repeatedly. “Yes，” Nick ____ them each time. It was 30 minutes before they got to the bank and stayed as close as possible for ____. Worn out, Nick had hardly arrived when he ____.It was an hour later when he found himself in a hospital that he came to. Asked what it took him to make the ____ move, he replied:

It is ____ to step out of the comfort zone. Being an onlooker is a cautious existence, but ____ we should never be stuck in. Stand by or stand up.

1.A.played  B．gathered

C．laughed  D．cried

2.A.investigate  B．find

C．ask  D．join

3.A.sands  B．rain

C．waves  D．sun

4.A.kick  B．borrow

C．buy  D．recover

5.A.life jacket  B．umbrella

C．rope  D．anchor

6.A.match  B．strength

C．power  D．force

7.A.ball  B．dot

C．line  D．light

8.A.lost  B．delicate

C．old  D．damaged

9.A.bitterly  B．absolutely

C．fairly  D．helplessly

10.A.progress  B．weather

C．strength  D．energy

11.A.threw  B．opened

C．closed  D．freed

12.A.decided  B．said

C．declared  D．recognized

13.A.awkwardly  B．carefully

C．slowly  D．easily

14.A.hopefully  B．cautiously

C．continuously  D．desperately

15.A.told  B．comforted

C．discouraged  D．supported

16.A.food  B．pleasure

C．warmth  D．help

17.A.passed out  B．passed away

C．passed off  D．passed by

18.A.warm  B．generous

C．proud  D．brave

19.A.easy  B．tough

C．interesting  D．dull

20.A.which  B．that

C．one  D．it