The little country schoolhouse was heated by a coal stove. An eight-year-old boy named Glenn had the job of using kerosene to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates arrived. One cold morning someone
From his bed, the dreadfully burned, semi-conscious boy heard the doctor talking to his mother. Her son would surely die.
Glenn's iron persistence and determination
A.deliberately | B.secretly | C.mistakenly | D.cautiously |
A.struck | B.stuck | C.beat | D.attracted |
A.Thrilled | B.Terrified | C.Regretful | D.Puzzled |
A.speechless | B.unconscious | C.blind | D.deaf |
A.And | B.Or | C.But | D.So |
A.survive | B.resist | C.escape | D.recover |
A.happiness | B.relief | C.amazement | D.confusion |
A.desire | B.talent | C.will | D.ability |
A.into | B.from | C.over | D.upon |
A.helped | B.managed | C.pushed | D.pulled |
A.effort | B.encouragement | C.courage | D.help |
A.because | B.if | C.until | D.as |
A.something | B.anything | C.everything | D.nothing |
A.paid for | B.paid off | C.paid back | D.paid up |
A.award | B.reward | C.nickname | D.record |
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