It was a desperate situation.

On June 23, it was reported that the 12 members of the “Wild Boar” soccer team, ages 11£­17, and their __1__ had not returned after a visit to the Tham Luang __2__ in Chiang Rai, Thailand. The coach had __3__ the team on a trip after soccer practice. But as the group went __4__ into the cave, heavy rain started. The rain quickly __5__ the narrow passageways.

The team __6__ a dry area more than two miles from the __7__. They stood in total darkness, with no food and a(n) __8__ supply of oxygen.

More than 1,000 volunteers from more than a dozen __9__£¬ including the United States, helped in the __10__ to find them. Ten days later, two British cave divers __11__ the boys and their coach alive and in __12__ good health.

It took several more days to get all of the boys and their coach through the cave's narrow, flooded __13__. Diver Saman Kunan died after __14__ air supplies to the team. Kunan had been a former Navy SEAL (Seal, Air, and Land) officer in Thailand. His death __15__ the other divers to reach the boys more quickly.

“Kunan was a true __16__£¬” said Somboon Padung vitayakorn of Bangkok. “He played a big role in the __17__.”

At a press conference, one boy __18__ that during the ordeal (ÑÏ¿áµÄ¿¼Ñé), they tried to keep each other's spirits up. “I told them, ‘Don't lose __19__.’”

The boys and their coach are __20__ for the heroes who rescued them, and for the outpouring of support from people around the world.

1£®A.classmate¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡          B£®parent

C£®coach                                D£®friend

2£®A.cave                               B£®mountain

C£®reservoir                            D£®forest

3£®A.forced                             B£®brought

C£®guaranteed                           D£®acknowledged

4£®A.higher                             B£®wider

C£®deeper                               D£®lower

5£®A.washed                             B£®covered

C£®filled                               D£®flooded

6£®A.landed                             B£®found

C£®settled                              D£®cleared

7£®A.entrance                           B£®edge 

C£®top                                  D£®foot

8£®A.available                          B£®considerable

C£®abundant                             D£®limited

9£®A.areas                              B£®armies

C£®countries                            D£®provinces

10£®A.effort                            B£®attempt

C£®favor                                D£®assistance

11£®A.detected                          B£®transported

C£®saved                                D£®spotted

12£®A.naturally                         B£®specially  

C£®surprisingly                         D£®extremely

13.A.paths   ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡           B£®oceans

C£®rivers                               D£®passages

14£®A.pausing                           B£®delivering 

C£®exchanging                           D£®quitting

15£®A.pushed                            B£®delayed

C£®persuaded                            D£®stopped

16£®A.diver                             B£®hero

C£®member                               D£®volunteer

17£®A.adventure                         B£®exploration

C£®rescue                               D£®investigation

18£®A.repeated                          B£®recalled  

C£®reminded                             D£®informed

19£®A.hope                              B£®heart

C£®face                                 D£®chance

20£®A.cautious                          B£®embarrassed

C£®sorry                                D£®grateful