第二节完形填空（共20题，满分20分）
About three years 30 , something terrible 31 to me. 32 six hours of terror have broken my body and 33. You think I am a very 34 man—but I am not. It 35 less than a single day to change my 36 from black to white. One day, my 37 brothers and I were 38 back from the islands, our boat 39 of fish. 40 , the sky was 41 with dark clouds and in 42 a minute we were in a terrible storm. An 43 wave covered our boat and my younger brother 44 into the sea. Our boat survived, and I was trying to recover 45 my elder brother put his mouth 46 to my ear, and 47 out the 48 word “Whirlpool!” With the wind and waves we were going in the direction of the whirlpool, and 49 could save us!
30. A. before B. after C. ago D. late
31. A. took place B. happened C. changed D. informed
32. A. that B. those C. this D. these
33. A. soul B. heart C. head D. mind
34. A. rich B. poor C. young D. old
35. A. spent B took C. paid D. cost
36. A. hair B. face C. mouth D. feet
37. A. three B. one C. two D. four
38. A. came B. going C. moving D. coming
39. A. felt B. full C. filled D. fall
40. A. All at once B. Instead C. Meanwhile D. Besides
41. A. covered B. discovered C. recovered D. covering
42. A. no less than B. less than C. more than D. no more
43. A. enormous B. small C. mini D. enough
44. A. fall into B. felt into C. fell into D. fallen into
45. A. while B. when C. as D. before
46. A. tightly B. closely C tight D. close
47. A. screamed B. said C .told D. whispered
48. A. terrified B. terrifying C. satisfied D. satisfying
49. A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything
