1 . Brendon Birt accidentally took a wrong turn down a street in Red Oak, Iowa. But it turned out it was exactly where he was _________! As he drove down the road, he saw heavy smoke from a family’s home. He knew the home was on fire. Without thinking, he stopped his car, called 911 and ran towards the _________ Brendon ran up and saw most of the downstairs was already full of _________. “I just believed there had to be someone _________ inside the house because it was so late at night,” Brendon said. “I knew I had to act _________. Every second that was going by was just getting worse.” He _________ to the side of the home and started pounding on the windows with _________, calling for the people to get out.
The homeowner, Tender Lehman, was _________ that night but her three younger children ages 8, 14, and 17 were inside being looked after by her _________ son, Bryce Harrison, 22. No smoke alarms __________, so if it weren’t for Brendon’s warning, they might not have ever __________ Brendon was relieved (放心) when he saw the four children run out of the __________ to safety. Days later, Tender came home and went to see the man who __________ all four of her children. “I’m so __________,” Tender said. “My kids wouldn’t have __________ it, without your kind action.”
1. A.needed | B.discovered | C.received | D.chosen |
2. A.street | B.restaurant | C.fire | D.bus |
3. A.rubbish | B.people | C.bikes | D.smoke |
4. A.sleeping | B.working | C.eating | D.cooking |
5. A.quietly | B.quickly | C.finally | D.repeatedly |
6. A.moved | B.rushed | C.listened | D.referred |
7. A.surprise | B.excitement | C.anxiety | D.pleasure |
8. 9. A.oldest | B.smartest | C.tallest | D.kindest |
10. A.came out | B.broke down | C.gave up | D.went off |
11. A.stayed | B.helped | C.awoken | D.believed |
12. A.shop | B.office | C.garden | D.building |
13. A.met | B.saved | C.honored | D.taught |
14. A.thankful | B.careful | C.serious | D.proud |
15. A.troubled | B.started | C.remembered | D.made |