填空题

Captain McKay is in (36) of eight soldiers. A large company of enemy soldiers is (37) them. Of all of them, Captain McKay is the only one who knows the way through the (38) . It’s his (39) to get his men back to the camp safely. Captain McKay led his men across a wooden bridge which (40) a wide river. He knew that the enemy wasn’t very far behind them. There was only one way to (41) . Someone had to stay behind and blow up the bridge, and the soldier who stayed behind would probably be killed by the force of the (42) . The Captain’s first thought was to blow up the bridge himself. However, no one else could lead the men back to the camp. The Captain told his men about the plan. He asked for a (43) but no one offered to go. The Captain had to order one of the men to stay behind and blow up the bridge. The Captain took a long, hard look at the eight soldiers. One was 52 years old. (44) . One man wasn’t married; the others had wives and children back home. (45) . By this time, they could hear the enemy soldiers who were getting closer and closer to the bridge. The Captain had to make a quick decision. (46) .