The passengers_______when the ship was heavily rolling.

A.Passengers had a lot of vegetables, but no fruit.

B.The sailors had four tins of beer a day.

C.The people on the ship often fell ill because of the lack of food.

D.The food for the passengers was more and better than that for the crew.

A.They often had to set the sails in bad weather.

B.So they had less courage

C.They were happy to be swept overboard in a strong wind

D.A 70-day-journey across the Atlantic was their happiest thing

A.with a cold and wet climate

B.with a surprising climate

C.with a pleasant climate

D.with a variety of climates

A.flowers and vegetables from Devon are on the market one month earlier

B.farmers in the southwest grow as many vegetables and flowers as farmers elsewhere

C.people in the southwest have to pay a higher price for vegetables and flowers

D.vegetables in Cornwall ripen as much as a month earlier than flowers

A.it is cold and wet all the year round

B.the climate is pleasant as a whole

C.it is warm most of the time in a year

D.only the summer is not cold or wet

A.by my leave

B.at leave

C.in holidays

D.on holiday

A.unless

B.until

C.if

D.or

A.constructed

B.instituted

C.confirmed

D.given up

A.rather the strong

B.rather strong

C.a rather strong

D.the rather strong

A.count of

B.count for

C.count on

D.account for