The boys were ready for an exciting week on the sea, but the trip did not start at all as they had ___21___.
It was the first day of their weeklong ___22___ journey on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, and they had already been ___23___ one storm. But that was ___24___ compared to the one they found themselves in ___25___ the same day.
Wave ___26___ wave was hitting their sailing vessel, and then, with a sudden surge, their ship—the Marguerite—was pushed onto its side.
"A wall of wind and rain suddenly ___27___ us," Ethan Johnson says. "The boat tipped over, and the rail went one or two feet into the ___28___. And when an adult went to ___29___ to secure the main sail, he ___30___ and hurt his ankle."
Chris Gill, the navigator, was below deck when the ___31___ tipped over, and all started flying around— ___32___ him.
"When the boat shifted to 80 degrees ___33___ the gust of wind, I went flying to the other ___34___ of the cabin," Chris says. "It's not ___35___ to give the direction we should be going when all of your charts go ___36___off the table—and then you go, too."
Working together, the group ___37___ to turn into the wind and steady the boat, and the injured adult was quickly given first aid. ___38___ as the wind continued to scream and lightning flashed all around them, everyone was asking the same ___39___: If this is happening on our first day, ___40___ will the next four be like?"
21. A. hoped B. made C. promised D. required
22. A. swimming B. skiing C. sailing D. diving
23. A. across B. through C. after D. under
24. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
25. A. earlier B. later C. exactly D. back
26. A. upon B. against C. by D. for
27. A. greeted B. met C. struck D. stuck
28. A. air B. cloud C. wind D. water
29. A. rush B. expect C. try D. start
30. A. slipped B. ran C. jumped D. dashed
31. A. sail B. rail C. ship D. table
32. A. without B. including C. alongside D. with
33. A. ever since B. devoted to C. beginning from D. because of
34. A. area B. side C. roof D. seat
35. A. impossible B. hard C. easy D. important
36. A. cutting B. shooting C. landing D. rushing
37. A. attempted B. started C. managed D. assisted
38. A. But B. And C. Though D. However
39. A. problem B. puzzle C. schedule D. question
40. A. how B. what C. whatever D. however