One day, Fred decided to 31 a motorcycle race. The race was to be run on a dangerous course through 150 miles of rough 32 Fred was a proud man, he wanted to 33 the race. So, to save energy, he only took along a small 34 of water, some apples, and a few pieces of read.
The race began. Fred got off to a good 35 . But somewhere along the way, he made a 36 turn. He became lost in a wilderness of sand and rock－a lonely place 37 the temperature can 38 top 40 degrees centigrade!
A 39 party was organized, and planes were brought in. Soon the searchers began 40 something; Fred s motorcycle, foot prints in the sand, even his empty can. 41 they couldn’t find Fred.
The searchers could not 42 this. Why didn’t Fred try to signal (发信号) the airplanes above? Why didn’t he 43 marks for the searchers to follow? It was almost as if he didn’t 44 to be found. Twelve days after the race, the searchers found Fred’s body － And near it, they found his bright orange helmet (头盔) 45 under a small bush(树丛) . It seemed to be hidden so that 46 couldn’t be seen from the air.
Perhaps the searchers were right. Maybe Fred 47 want to be found. Why? Because he was a 48 man. He was trying to find his 49 way out of the desert. But he never 50 it. Fred Mundy had lost his race with time.
31. A. enter B. watch C. help D organize
[解析]enter有“参加”之意。B、C、D三项意思不符合题意。 答案：A
32. A. forest B. meadow C. desert D. country
[解析]据前文所叙，应该是发生在沙漠荒地。 答案：C
33. A. defeat B. enjoy C. improve D. win 答案：D
34. A. bottle B. can C. cup D. mouthful
[解析]can 在此为名词，意为“罐”。 答案B
35. A. way B. speed C. position D. start 答案：D
36. A. skillful
