阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My 15-year-old son. Eric, had gone to the local swimming hole. Most of the kids go there to swim, and there are plenty of rocks for them to use as safe harbors, so I had no
When I got to the river,
I hurried over to him. “You OK?” I asked.
¨Yeah,” was all he said. But my eyes begged for a(n)
The
In an age in which the word“
Still shocked by my son’s
I spent some time alone that evening,
A.ideas | B.ways | C.fears | D.suggestions |
A.Still | B.Otherwise | C.Besides | D.Therefore |
A.promise | B.hand | C.breath | D.apology |
A.nearly | B.immediately | C.hardly | D.specially |
A.exactly | B.fortunately | C.heavily | D.quietly |
A.guess | B.explanation | C.mystery | D.judge |
A.movement | B.disaster | C.story | D.performance |
A.swept | B.protected | C.walked | D.escaped |
A.reward | B.hesitation | C.congratulation | D.request |
A.freedom | B.peace | C.equality | D.hero |
A.false | B.angry | C.perfect | D.real |
A.generous | B.smart | C.stubborn | D.devoted |
A.mean | B.agree | C.consider | D.introduce |
A.difficulty | B.courage | C.discovery | D.freedom |
A.pick out | B.take out | C.dig out | D.send out |
A.crazy | B.only | C.last | D.former |
A.worrying | B.thinking | C.forgiving | D.preparing |
A.expected | B.reminded | C.advised | D.commanded |
A.nervous | B.new | C.important | D.equal |
A.slow | B.clean | C.natural | D.still |
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