OnaJanuarymorningJoelwittheotherthreefishermengotonafishingboat.Thefirstfewhoursontheseawerenot__39__.Thentherewasaterriblestorm.Thestormlastedfor22days.Whenitstopped,theyfoundtheirfishingnetswere__40__.Theengine(发动机)andtheradiodidn’twork.Therewasnofood,andtherewasnodrinkingwater.

Thementalkedtoeachother,“Howcanweliveonthesea?”Withouttheirnets,themencouldn’tfish.Buttheycould__41__outoftheboatandcatchbigturtles.Theyneededprotectionfromthesunandrain,sotheybuiltasimpleroof.Theroof__42__rainwater,too.Themencoulddrinkrainwater__43__theroof.

Forthenextfive__44__themenateturtleswhentheycaughtthem.Theydrankrainwater---whenitrained.__45__therewasnofoodandnowater,andsometimestheythoughttheyweregoingtodiesoon.

Joelwrotealettertohiswife.“MydearEdith,”Joelwrote.“_46__Idie,Ihopesomeonewillsendyouthisletter.Thenyouwillknow__47__Idied.Ihadthebestinlife-agreatwomanandbeautifulchildren.Iloveyoureally.”

Tendayspast,onJune15,aJapanesefishingboatfoundthem.__48__sentJoel’slettertohiswife.Heshowedittoherhimself.Joelwillalways__49__theletter.Theletter,hesays,__50__himremember.“OntheseaIfoundthatIlovemywifeandchildrenvery,verymuch.Myfamilyiseverythingtome.Idon’twanttoforgetthat.

39.A.unusualB.unluckyC.quietD.safe

40.A.brokenB.missedC.goneD.left

41.A.leaveB.workC.comeD.reach

42.A.savedB.heldC.gotD.carried

43.A.inB.fromC.underD.below

44.A.hoursB.daysC.weeksD.months

45.A.OftenB.OnlyC.OnceD.Suddenly

46.WhileB.BeforeC.IfD.Since

47.A.whyB.howC.whereD.when

48.A.SomebodyB.AnybodyC.EverybodyD.Nobody

49.A.bringB.keepC.takeD.remember

50.A.letsB.hasC.helpsD.hopes