1 . Hiking with some friends provided an opportunity to relax ourselves. Cold with a mixture of sun and snow_______a quicker step on the mountain. On the way, we_________a large troop of boy scouts and their families heading down as well. The majority of the troop was quickly well ahead and out of_______.

Left behind were a boy and his mother who seemed uneasy. We slowed our_______to talk with them before we _______passed them. They caught up again when my friend _______to tie her shoe. The boy at that moment fell down. My friend attempted to _______him as he rolled down the path.

Helped up, the boy was_______, crying in his mother’s arms. He said that his knee hurt and I could see the_______spreading across the mother’s face. I asked if I could help, with my friend explaining that I was a nurse. After a quick ________ I could tell that more than anything he was ________,his mom as well.________he stayed sitting, wrapped in his non’s arms. Asking if they needed anything before we continued on, I turned to go leaving the________sitting on a rock.

I only took a few steps forward before________ that there was more that could be done .I________ to my friends for slowing them down, then turned and asked the boy and his mother if they wanted me to wait and hike down with them when they were ________.I could see the relief wash over the mother’s face as she said “yes” and________stood to continue on.

The New England autumn had left the path ________with beautiful slippery leaves. So we went slowly, ensuring________footsteps. I realized that I was being gifted with more time to take in the________of the woods, conversation with friends and connections.

1.

A．encouraged

B．controlled

C．blocked

D．stopped

2.

A．depended on

B．came across

C．looked after

D．cared for

3.

A．sight

B．balance

C．breath

D．touch

4.

A．vehicles

B．acts

C．pace

D．race

5.

A．deliberately

B．constantly

C．absolutely

D．eventually

6.

A．failed

B．remembered

C．sped

D．paused

7.

A．follow

B．lift

C．catch

D．miss

8.

A．nervous

B．curious

C．guilty

D．lonely

9.

A．anger

B．excitement

C．regret

D．panic

10.

A．glance

B．examination

C．chat

D．measure

11.

A．pleased

B．disappointed

C．puzzled

D．scared

12.

A．But

B．So

C．And

D．Or

13.

A．team

B．group

C．pair

D．crowd

14.

A．forgetting

B．realizing

C．reporting

D．hoping

15.

A．shouted

B．replied

C．apologized

D．promised

16.

A．ready

B．thankful

C．eager

D．desperate

17.

A．almost

B．even

C．immediately

D．gradually

18.

A．filled

B．covered

C．provided

D．connected

19.

A．casual

B．heavy

C．quiet

D．secure

20.

A．leaves

B．beauty

C．thickness

D．colours

2 . Rachel and her husband, Jason,     1    were both experienced climbers, were on a climbing holiday in Switzerland. When they were 3,000 metres up in the mountains, there was     2     storm. The wind was     3    (extreme) strong and the snow was two metres deep.They couldn’t move. Rachel had her mobile phone with her, so she sent a text message to five friends in the UK     4    (get) their help.

About four hours later, one of her friends, Martha, responded     5     her with a text message. Martha said she had phoned the police in Switzerland and that they had got in touch with the mountain rescue team.

But the weather was so bad     6     the helicopter (直升飞机) couldn’t get to the two climbers. The rescue team sent a message to Rachel,     7    (say): “So sorry Rachel. We tried. Wind is too strong. Have to wait till morning. Take care. Be strong.” Rachel felt     8    (hope) and thought they were going to die as it was freezing, －15 ℃. However, Jason encouraged her, telling her not to give up.

Next morning the storm     9    (pass) and the helicopter arrived to take them off the mountain. After the accident, they cared for each other with greater     10    (devote).

3 . On the Iraq-Syria border, a pack of wild dogs circled a group of American soldiers for food. The_______of the pack was a gray-and-white dog. The soldiers_______him Nubs. Nubs was shaking and_______able to stand. Marine major Brian Dennis looked closer and saw that there was a knife wound_______his chest.
Dennis couldn’t_______seeing the dog suffer. He and his men immediately treated the wound, and gave Nubs oral medicine. Nubs pulled through but was still_______. The next day, the team had to leave. Ten days later, Dennis’s unit was back and so was Nubs. He was still_______, but the men fed him and played with him.
Before long the unit once again _______an outpost (前哨) 70 miles away. Nubs, slowly but_______tracked them far into the trackless wasteland until the men lost________of him. Two days later, beyond Dennis’s ________, he saw Nubs just outside the outpost. The dog had ________him across 70 miles of frozen desert to meet the friend who had saved his life. From then on Nubs and the men slept in the same place, and ran around in the same ruins.
Until a(n) ________came down from above that they should not be allowed to have pets, Dennis decided to make sure the dog ________continue to live the good life. So he quickly________$4,000 from his family and friends to fly Nubs to ________.
A month later, when Dennis and the dog were________in California, at first Nubs didn’t recognize the guy.________within seconds, the dog flew into Dennis’s arms, ________up again and again to lick his friend’s face.
A little care and concern in the middle of war will not save a________world. But small stories, like the story of a soldier and a dog, hold a promise of a harmonious world.1.

A．guider

B．leader

C．major

D．helper

2.

A．called

B．said

C．told.

D．spoke

3.

A．mostly

B．certainly

C．barely

D．clearly

4.

A．in

B．on

C．at

D．behind

5.

A．help

B．stand

C．admit

D．avoid

6.

A．in vain

B．in danger

C．in surprise

D．in pain

7.

A．weak

B．sad

C．alive

D．alone

8.

A．made up

B．returned from

C．left for

D．took over

9.

A．aimlessly

B．determinedly

C．unhappily

D．carefully

10.

A．touch

B．footprint

C．sight

D．control

11.

A．imagination

B．ability

C．understanding

D．power

12.

A．saved

B．shown

C．found

D．followed

13.

A．signal

B．project

C．plan

D．order

14.

A．need

B．would

C．might

D．should

15.

A．rose

B．arose

C．raised

D．aroused

16.

A．Britain

B．America

C．Iraq

D．Syria

17.

A．reunited

B．recalled

C．restored

D．reminded

18.

A．So

B．And

C．But

D．Then

19.

A．jumping

B．climbing

C．cheering

D．bringing

20.

A．peaceful

B．competitive

C．fantastic

D．violent