阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
After the war between Britain and France which lasted 7 years, James Cook got married and 21 down in London. For several years, Captain Cook 22 to the east of America 23 he made a map of its 24 ．In 1768 came Cook's 25 for a major expedition. The navy was 26 a plan for an expedition 27 the South Pacific Ocean in 28 of watching a very unusual 29 ， that is the planet Venus 30 between the earth and the sun in 1769. His 31 hope was to find a new land 32 was thought to be 33 in the Indian and Pacific Ocean. 34 Captain Cook was to be there in charge of this expedition 35 Captain of the ship 36 "Endeavour". It was an old merchant ship just like 37 on which Cook had learnt his seamanship. It was strongly built and had a lot of space 38 for storage. Cook understood there would be a lot of hardship for them, so he got everything 39 it. In this expedition, he had sailed around 40 and up the east coast of Australia, charting(绘制) over 8,000 miles of coastline that had been unknown before.
A. set B. sailed C. sent D. settled
A. went B. flew C. sailed D. came
A. which B. where C. that D. when
A. countries B. coasts C. cities D. seas
A. chance B. hope C. ship D. expedition
A. finding B. learning C. doing D. making
A. in B. to C. for D. at
A. the hope B. a view C. an idea D. plan
A. accident B. incident C. matter D. event
A. existing B. setting C. passing D. appearing
A. first B. second C. third D. last
A. which B. where C. what D. on which
A. passing B. going C. existing D. sailing
A. but B. as C. and D. for
A. of B. for C. like D. as
A. which called B. called C. call D. calling
A. one B. it C. the one D. what
A. down B. off C. up D. away
A. full prepared for B. fully prepared for
C. fully preparing D. full preparation
A. Endland B. Australia
C. New Zealand D. Tasmania