Dick was a sailor on a big ship. It went to Japan and Australia, __1__ Dick was often on the ship for several months at a time. When he woke up in the morning and looked out, he only saw the sea, __2__ sometimes a port.
When he was twenty-four, Dick __3__ and bought a small house with a garden in his wife’s town. It was far away from the sea. Then he had to go back to his ship, and he__4__ home for two months. He went from the port to the town by bus, and was very happy to see his wife again. The nextmorning he slept until 9 o’clock. Then he woke up suddenly and looked out of the window. There were trees a few feet__5__ . He was very frightened and jumped out of bed, shouting, “We’ve hit land! ”
5. ____

A.or

B. did not come

C. so

D. got married

E. away