四、完形填空。
On November 7th, 1872, the ship Mary Celeste left New York for Italy. The captain(船长), his wife and daughter and seven sailors(海员) were on the ship. But something 1 happened. The captain of another ship found Mary Celeste floating(漂浮) in the sea on December 4th, 1872. The captain, his family and the sailors were not on the ship and were never 2.
What happened and why did the captain, the sailors and the 3 leave the ship? Mary Celeste was no 4. Everything was good. There was no fighting, no fire and no smoke sign. There was enough 5 and drinking water. There were signs that the captain, his family and the sailors had 6 the ship in a hurry. We could tell this because there was half-eaten food on the table. The sailors also left all 7 clothing behind.
How and when did the people leave the ship? Some people said that the lifeboat(救生船) was still on the ship 8 others said it was missing. The captain's diary was found on the ship and the last passage was written on November 24th. So, we could only 9 that something happened between November 24th and December 4th.
A man went aboard the ship several times to 10 the answers to all these questions. But he could not find any. No one else has solved the mystery yet.
1. A. stupid B. terrible
C. fantastic D. similar
2. A. found B. protected
C. introduced D. visited
3. A. workers B. engineers
C. patients D. passengers
4. A. bright B. wide
C. broken D. expensive
5. A. time B. food
C. energy D. space
6. A. sold B. left
C. pushed D. controlled
7. A. his B. her
C. their D. your
8. A. so B. but
C. unless D. because
9. A. advise B. regret
C. report D. guess
10. A. search for B. pay for
C. prepare for D. care for