1 . When Jim Grant spotted black smoke coming out of a building on his way to work, he_________his car to call 911. Then he_________a U-turn, circling back to take another look.

Pulling up to the building, Grant saw flames（火焰）shooting out of a second-floor window. Not seeing or hearing any fire engines_________, Grant rushed to a side_________and ran up the stairs.

On the second floor, he_________every apartment door. "Get out!" Grant shouted, No one_________and he assumed that people had already_________. Reaching the end of the hallway, though, Grant_________a half-open door. He kicked it wide open, finding a_________woman in a wheelchair with a little boy and a tiny baby. "Let's__________!" he screamed. The woman looked at him in confusion and said something about changing her clothes. Grant didn't wait, clutching（抓牢）the baby to his chest and__________the boy alongside, Grant ran down the hallway. When he was__________outside, the only__________in sight was a policeman. Grant told him about the__________and they rushed into the smoky building.

Thanks to them, a family was saved from the fire. Grant and the policeman were honored for their__________.

1.

A．drove

B．stopped

C．reached

D．abandoned

2.

A．saw

B．made

C．missed

D．crossed

3.

A．burning

B．leaving

C．approaching

D．waiting

4.

A．entrance

B．road

C．building

D．window

5.

A．locked

B．kicked

C．counted

D．repaired

6.

A．agreed

B．cared

C．responded

D．understood

7.

A．arrived

B．returned

C．hidden

D．escaped

8.

A．skipped

B．closed

C．noticed

D．remembered

9.

A．frightened

B．curious

C．patient

D．grateful

10.

A．turn back

B．go up

C．get out

D．lie down

11.

A．following

B．dragging

C．examining

D．passing

12.

A．safely

B．secretly

C．suddenly

D．previously

13.

A．witness

B．guide

C．service

D．help

14.

A．woman

B．door

C．car

D．baby

15.

A．wisdom

B．generosity

C．honesty

D．courage

2 . 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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl _______ to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl _______ the mother would not return to her eggs and she _______ to take them home. There she carefully _______ the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days _______ the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the _______.
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. _______, to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they _______, the girl was able to _______ her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to ________. The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when ________ and in her dreams. Later, she had an ________: She would pilot a plane to guide them in ________. She asked her father for a plane and he assembled (组装) a small aircraft for her.
Caring about ________ safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not ________ or follow him, and ________ slept in the grass.
One day, the girl ________ into the plane, started it and soon left the ________. Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds ________ flapped (拍打) their wings and ________. She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.1.

A．managed

B．attempted

C．happened

D．supposed

2.

A．realized

B．expected

C．imagined

D．admitted

3.

A．helped

B．decided

C．afforded

D．meant

4.

A．placed

B．protected

C．treated

D．examined

5.

A．ago

B．out

C．later

D．long

6.

A．family

B．lake

C．home

D．world

7.

A．But

B．Also

C．Thus

D．Still

8.

A．increased

B．improved

C．rose

D．grew

9.

A．ask

B．lead

C．want

D．allow

10.

A．fly

B．race

C．swim

D．sing

11.

A．asleep

B．away

C．around

D．awake

12.

A．idea

B．opinion

C．explanation

D．excuse

13.

A．sky

B．heaven

C．flight

D．plane

14.

A．his

B．her

C．their

D．its

15.

A．respect

B．remember

C．recognize

D．receive

16.

A．so

B．instead

C．hardly

D．too

17.

A．climbed

B．looked

C．reached

D．fell

18.

A．house

B．floor

C．water

D．ground

19.

A．secretly

B．disappointedly

C．patiently

D．eagerly

20.

A．looked away

B．set out

C．went by

D．turned back

3 . After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced_______for a few days, I was _______to wait tables on my own. All went _______ that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily _______ the tables not for from the kitchen. _______, I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘).
Before I knew it ,the _______ was full of people. I moved slowly, ________every step. I remember how ________I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was_______ on. It had nice handles, which made it ________ to move around. I was pleased with every thing and began to ________ I was a natural at this job.
Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved________ you work. It seems your tray stand has been very ________ to you, but we are getting ready to________ now , and my wife needs her ________ back.”
At first his ________ did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker (助步器). I stood frozen as ice , but my face was________. I wanted to get into a hole and_________
Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just ________. I have learned to be more ________ and not to be too sure of myself.1.

A．manager

B．assistant

C．cook

D．waitress

2.

A．promised

B．invited

C．allowed

D．advised

3.

A．well

B．quickly

C．safely

D．wrong

4.

A．left

B．given

C．brought

D．shown

5.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Finally

6.

A．kitchen

B．street

C．restaurant

D．table

7.

A．minding

B．changing

C．taking

D．saving

8.

A．angry

B．calm

C．sad

D．happy

9.

A．fixed

B．trained

C．loaded

D．waited

10.

A．slower

B．lighter

C．quieter

D．easier

11.

A．believe

B．agree

C．regret

D．pretend

12.

A．letting

B．making

C．watching

D．having

13.

A．useful

B．familiar

C．unusual

D．interesting

14.

A．rest

B．order

C．eat

D．leave

15.

A．bag

B．walker

C．tray

D．coat

16.

A．idea

B．praise

C．message

D．need

17.

A．cold

B．full of joy

C．pale

D．on fire

18.

A．lie

B．hide

C．defend

D．stay

19.

A．repeated

B．discovered

C．corrected

D．described

20.

A．careful

B．patient

C．honest

D．practical