【推荐3】阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the
______ very dark. With no light outside, it felt like
______. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
______ in the neighborhood was busy. Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows
______ his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches in the table.
Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the
______ began to beat heavily against the windows. After
______, they wanted to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a
______ storm happening outside.
Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the
______ was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a
______. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help
______ the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.
1. 2. | A．morning | B．noon | C．midnight |
3. | A．Someone | B．Everyone | C．No one |
4. 5. 6. | A．breakfast | B．lunch | C．dinner |
7. | A．beautiful | B．serious | C．empty |
8. 9. 10. | A．hurry up | B．cut off | C．clean up |
