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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I worked on boats for twenty five years. Now I am a docking pilot(码头领航员).My job is to  1 in the large luxury liners (轮船) and stay with them until they are 2 stopped in the harbour. Sometimes this requires two tugs (拖船)，sometimes many more, 3 the tide and the weather.

Most of you no 4 have seen these tugs pushing and pulling at the big liners. What they are doing doesn’t seem to make much 5 ,as the minute the big boat is alongside the port, her heavy rope made fast, the job is 6 .

I felt very 7 after I had docked several of the large liners. I realized I was in   8 of a great ship worth millions of dollars and the 9 were depending on me to bring her safely to the port. These tugs, whether one or ten, 10 about in accord with (与……一致) whistle signals I 11 them from the bridge of the big liner. These signals make up a language that is just as 12 as the spoken word, or even more so, 13 our docking signals are hardly misunderstood. The captain of each tug does his work according to the signals he 14 . He never asks questions. He takes 15 faithfully，and it 16 works out.

Working around tugboats, where so much depends on 17 , has had its effect on what I believe. I believe that if I am to attain a 18 place in the world I must have the help of my fellow men just as the great transatlantic (远洋的) liners depend on the 19 of the little tugs to bring them safely to the 20 .

1.A. put    B. push     C. bring     D. join

2.A. safely   B. dangerously   C. immediately   D. illegally

3.A. adding to   B. letting alone   C. thinking of    D. depending on

4.A. wonder   B. doubt     C. need     D. exception

5.A. sense   B. profit     C. progress    D. advance

6.A. prepared   B. lost     C. planned    D. done

7.A. bored   B. meaningless   C. important    D. tired

8.A. control   B. praise     C. defence    D. place

9.A. clerks   B. sportsmen    C. readers    D. owners

10.A. look   B. move     C. hear     D. worry

11.A. write   B. send     C. mail     D. bring

12.A. dependable B. incredible    C. doubtful    D. visible

13.A. though   B. if      C. while     D. because

14.A. gives   B. spreads    C. receives    D. Passes

15.A. nothing   B. anything    C. something    D. everything

16.A. never   B. ever     C. always    D. seldom

17.A. imagination B. creation    C. teamwork    D. performance

18.A. successful B. frustrating    C. regretful    D. embarrassing

19.A. prevention B. help     C. objection    D. delay

20.A. airport   B. station     C. port     D. Stop