HorrorseizedtheheartoftheWorldWarIsoldierashesawhislife-longfriendfallinthebattle.Caughtinatrench(战壕)withcontinuousgunfirewhizzingoverhisheadthesoldieraskedhiscommanderifhemightgooutintothe“NoMan

HorrorseizedtheheartoftheWorldWarIsoldierashesawhislife-longfriendfallinthebattle.Caughtinatrench(战壕)withcontinuousgunfirewhizzingoverhisheadthesoldieraskedhiscommanderifhemightgooutintothe“NoMan’sLand”betweenthetrenchestobringhisfallencomradeback.

“Youcango”saidthecommander“butIdon’tthinkitwillbeworthit.Yourfriendisprobablydeadandyoumaythrowyourownlifeaway.”Thecommander’swordsdidn’tmatterandthesoldierwentanyway.

Toone’ssurprisehemanagedtoreachhisfriendraisedhimontohisshoulderandbroughthimbacktotheircompany’strench.Asthetwoofthemfellintogethertothebottomofthetrenchtheofficercheckedthewoundedsoldierandthenlookedkindlyathisfriend.“Itoldyouitwouldn’tbeworthit”hesaid.“Yourfriendisdeadandyourwoundisdeadly.”“Itwasworthitthoughsir.”thesoldiersaid.“Howdoyoumean‘worthit’?”respondedthecommander.“Yourfriendisdead!”“Yessir.”thesoldieranswered.“ButitwasworthitbecausewhenIgottohimhewasstillaliveandIhadthesatisfactionofhearinghimsay‘JimIknewyou’dcome.’”

Manyatimeinlifewhetherathingisworthdoingornotreallydependsonhowyoulookatit.Takeupallyourcourageanddosomethingyourhearttellsyoutodosothatyoumaynotregretnotdoingitlaterinlife.

38.What’sthecommander’sattitudetowardsthesoldier’ssavinghisfriend?

A.Positive. B.Negative. C.Neutral. D.Supportive.

39.Thephrase“NoMan’sLand”mostprobablymeans“ ”inthepassage.

A.theareawherethereisnoman

B.abarewastelandwhichcan’tbeused

C.anunoccupiedareabetweenopposingarmies

D.theareaonthecourtbetweenthebaselineandtheserviceline

40.Accordingtothesoldierwhydidhesay“Itwasworthit.”?

A.Becausethesoldiersavedhisfriendintime.

B.Becausethesoldiersuccessfullybroughthisfriendback.

C.Becausewhathedidwillbringhimgreathonorandmakehimgetpromotedinhislaterlife.

D.Becausehisfriendwasstillalivewhenhereachedhimandhedidn’tmakehisfrienddisappointed.