2 . Trinidad State Beach, Northern California. About 50 feet from shore, two brothers were fighting for their ______. They had been swept out to sea in a rapid current, their mouths ______ able to stay above the water.
______, four surfers in wet suits were nearby. Weibel, Stratton, and York, all 16, along with Ortiz-Beck, 15, were on their surfboards when they heard the ______. “We looked at each other and knew these guys were about to ______,” Weibel told The Washington Post. York headed to the ______ to find someone to call 911 while the others paddled their boards toward the ______ swimmers.
As the surfers drew close, the brothers were struggling. “It was pretty ______, but there wasn’t any time to think about it,” Ortiz-Beck says. He ______ alongside the younger brother. Grabbing him under his arms, he ______ him up onto his board. Stratton and Weibel, ______, were trying hard to help the older brother. He was large, 250 to 300 pounds, and he was ______. “We told him, ‘Calm down — we got you!’” says Weibel. “He feared he was going to die.” However, York arrived ______ to help get the older brother on the second board.
“When we come across a(n) ______ like this one, it’s usually too late by the time we get there,” says Dillon Cleavenger, a rescue worker. “The four boys were willing and prepared to ______ their lives. I can’t say enough about what they did. ”
1. A.freedom | B.lives | C.existence | D.boards |
2. A.finally | B.exactly | C.closely | D.barely |
3. A.Abruptly | B.Luckily | C.Obviously | D.Absolutely |
4. A.cries | B.noises | C.chaos | D.weeps |
5. A.float | B.fall | C.drown | D.sleep |
6. A.shore | B.sea | C.hospital | D.destination |
7. A.surprising | B.challenging | C.conflicting | D.suffering |
8. A.stressful | B.eventful | C.peaceful | D.successful |
9. A.stayed up | B.pulled up | C.held up | D.looked up |
10. A.lifted | B.called | C.hurried | D.kept |
11. A.otherwise | B.besides | C.therefore | D.meanwhile |
12. A.ashamed | B.amazed | C.panicked | D.confused |
13. A.on purpose | B.in time | C.at once | D.with ease |
14. A.outcome | B.emergency | C.instance | D.adventure |
15. A.take | B.spend | C.risk | D.apply |