ton Titanic was a colossal ship. At the time, ________, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as __________(sink), for she had sixteen watertight compartments. ___________ if two of these were flooded, she would _______ be able to float. The tragic ____________(sink) of this great liner will always __________________(remember), for she went down______her first voyage ______ heavy ____________(lose)of life.

Four days after setting out, _______ the Titanic was sailing_______ the icy water of the North Atlantic, huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout. After the alarm______________(give), the great ship turned sharply___________(avoid) a direct collision. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly_____________(miss) the immense walk of ice ___________ rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, there was a slight ______________(tremble) sound from below, and the captain went down to see ________ had happened. The noise had been so faint_____ no one thought that the ship had been damaged. Below, the captain realized ____his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded! The order___ abandon ship ___________(give) and hundreds of people plunged into the ___________(ice) water. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.

Lesson 11Not guilty 无罪

Customs Officers are quite___________(tolerance) these days, but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have______________ to declare. Even really honest people are often made to feel ________________(guilt).

The hardened ________________(profession) smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, _______ __________he has five hundred gold watches _______(hide) in his suitcase.

________ I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me _________ a smuggler.

'Have you anything to declare?'

he asked, _________(look) me ______the eye.

'No,' I answered ___________(confidence).

'Would you mind ______________(lock) this suitcase please ?'