2 . You just can’t imagine what a brave mother is like. She was a mother of three, who just _______ an earthquake, couldn’t tell if her children were _______ for help. Or what if you knew you couldn’t yell at her for help because she couldn’t _______ you? That was what happened to Connie and her three children _______ the 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Napa, California. Connie is _______ and communicates with her children using sign language.
At midnight, Connie and her three children were _______ on the first floor of their two-story home. She and her 16-year-old son, Juan, were shaken awake. Instantly, they realized there were no disaster supplies downstairs. Connie, also _______ one-month-old Raul and 8-year-old Adriana, called Juan to come close to her in the darkness and _______ for him to go upstairs to get a _______.
Juan slowly __________ the stairs. He heard a loud creak (嘎吱声). Arriving on the top floor, he moved quickly but __________ to get what he needed. Using the flashlight to guide his steps back __________ the stairs, the family was able to take a few items from the first floor and __________. Their home was almost in ruins.
Being deaf was not deterrent (妨碍物) for this __________ mother. The family made it to the __________ safely, which comforted everyone.
1. A.experienced | B.dreamed | C.avoided | D.reported |
2. A.turning around | B.standing by | C.running away | D.crying out |
3. A.see | B.hear | C.forgive | D.reach |
4. A.when | B.after | C.unless | D.before |
5. 6. A.alone | B.awake | C.alive | D.asleep |
7. A.chatting to | B.playing with | C.focusing on | D.running after |
8. A.signed | B.phoned | C.shouted | D.explained |
9. A.helper | B.flashlight | C.box | D.suitcase |
10. A.mopped | B.examined | C.climbed | D.left |
11. A.carefully | B.regularly | C.bravely | D.hurriedly |
12. 13. A.stay | B.return | C.flee | D.cry |
14. A.famous | B.skillful | C.ordinary | D.determined |
15. A.darkness | B.shelter | C.ruins | D.stairs |