Passage 2 The tale of the Titanic is a story of superlatives — a ship so strong and so grand 26 in water
so cold and so deep. Some people are 27 by the sheer size of the boat 28 . Others are
fascinated by the stories of the 2,208 people who were 29 . It took 2 hours and 40 minutes
for the Titanic to sink. After the announcement, "Women and children first," one coward tried to
escape by jumping into the lifeboats dressed in women's clothing. 30 , most men were honorable
and many were heroic. The captain stayed on the bridge, the band played on, the wireless
radio operators continued sending their distress signals until the bitter end. One hundred years later,
the stories of how the passengers spent their final moments are still compelling.
【題組】27.
(A) awesome
(B) awing
(C) to be awed
(D) awed