【推荐2】The day before St. Patrick's Day in 1936, our school was dismissed early because of rain and water.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where I lived, had experienced heavy _______ for months. The snow was so thick that people couldn't walk easily. In early March, the weather _______ and some of the heavy snow started to melt. _______, it also started to rain. Water moved down from the several hills around Johnstown. The Conemaugh River which flows _______ town and other several streams overflowed.
On my way home, I had to cross a small _______. When I got there, water was flowing over the river's bridge. Scared and wet, I ran as fast as I _______. My father and mother were home with my two younger sisters.
The day was dark and there was _______ to do but wonder if the rain would ever stop. The night came early. We had no electricity or gas, for their _______ were under water. We could not make a fire, but _______, we were not cold because our fireplace was working. After we moved some valuables from the basements to the upper floors, we went to bed. My father stayed up ________ if the water would come closer to our house.
Early on St. Patrick's Day, it was rainy and warm. A policeman drove a fire truck by our house and ________,"Run to the hills! The dam might break."
My family ________ to Geistown Hill nearby by car. Sitting in our car, we were cold but not as cold as the people standing outside. By the next day, the rain had stopped and the sun was out. ________ our house was unaffected by the flood, the stores nearby were damaged by water. Some people lost ________ they had.
Muddy water was everywhere, and people were scared of disease. Doctors told people not to drink the water and to ________ the dirty sections of town.
When we finally went back to school, we were told to go until July. I was unhappy about that. But I was glad that my family was safe and my house was dry.
1. 2. A.dried | B.dropped | C.warmed | D.cooled |
3. A.Well | B.Better | C.Badly | D.Worse |
4. A.through | B.past | C.over | D.across |
5. A.street | B.park | C.river | D.lake |
6. A.must | B.could | C.would | D.should |
7. A.nothing | B.something | C.everything | D.anything |
8. A.numbers | B.secrets | C.lines | D.signs |
9. A.luckily | B.simply | C.angrily | D.sadly |
10. A.to see | B.seeing | C.saw | D.seen |
11. A.believed | B.agreed | C.laughed | D.shouted |
12. A.left | B.headed | C.placed | D.handed |
13. A.When | B.Since | C.Although | D.Whether |
14. 15. A.make up for | B.keep up with | C.take care of | D.stay away from |