Friends
In the First World War, an English soldier saw his lifelong friend fall under gunfire. After the attack had failed and everyone had retreated（撤退）, the soldier went to ask permission from his commander to go and _____（31） his friend from the no-man's land.
The commander gave permission, but added, "It's _____（32） worth it. Your friend is probably dead and you may die too."
Thesoldier was not afraid of the _____（33）. He reached his friend, lifted him on his _____（34）and came back. He was wounded in the process.
The commander helped him to _____（35） and noticed the soldier's friend was dead.
"I'm_____（36） for your friend, but I told you it wasn't worth it. Your friend is deadand now you are also _____（37） wounded."
"I have to disagree with you. It was worth it," the soldier answered.
'*Whateverdo you _____（38）?'' the commander asked.
"It was worth it," the soldier _____（39）. "When I got to my friend, he was still _____（40）and said, "Jim, I knew you would never leave me."
A. hardly
B. danger
C. sorry
D. asked
E. safety
F. hands
G. repeated
H. mean
I. fetch
J. shoulders
K. alive
L. seriously
【正确答案】：1. I 2. A 3. B 4. J 5. E 6. C 7. L 8. H 9. G 10. K
【题目解析】：1. 由空前的并列连词”and”可知，空格需要一个与”go”相对应的动词原形，根据句子意思可以判断，该空填选项I最合适，故选I。
2. 由空前的be动词”is”和空后的形容词”worth”可知，空格需要一个副词来修饰后面的形容词，根据选项可以锁定在选项A”hardly”和选项L”seriously”，再根据后文第五段的第一句”it wasn’t worth it”可知，空格处为选项A，意为”几乎不值得”，故选A。
3. 由空前的定冠词”the”可知，空格处需要一个名词，根据句意，军人不害怕危险，故选B。
4. 由空前的形容词性物主代词”his”可知，空格处需要一个名词，根据句意，他把他的朋友搭在他的肩膀上并把他朋友带回来，故选J。
5. 根据句意，指挥官帮助他到达某处，”to”的后面缺少一个地点，”safety”意为”安全的地方”，故选E。
6. 根据前一段的句意，可知他的朋友已经死了，在这里表示惋惜，用固定表达”I’m sorry…”，故选C。
7. 由空前的be动词”are”和空后的”wounded”，表被动语态，空格处需要一个副词来修饰形容词”wounded”，故选L。
8. 根据后文士兵再一次的解释，由此可知指挥官不太明白士兵的意思，由此可知空格处为选项H，表示询问意思。
9. 根据前文士兵重复说了一次他的话可知，空格处应为选项G，表示”重复”。
10. 根据文中的理解可知，当他救他朋友的时候，他的朋友还是活着的，并且还跟他说了一句话 “Jim, I knew you would never leave me.”可知，空格处的选项为K，意为“活着的”。
