1 . A series of severe thunder storms struck our area recently. Heavy rains, strong winds, and lots of lightening had _________ flash flooding and even swept down trees. I had spent the afternoon _________ branches out of my yard. Then just before I was getting _________ to take my dogs for their last walk of the day the _________ came on my television and over my phone that another storm was _________.
I quickly took my dogs outside. Huge and _________ clouds were rolling in while thunder _________ over the hills. Despite this, I knew that the stars were shining and the moon was smiling up _________ but I just couldn’t see them. The blink of light, up high, at the far end of the meadow (草坪) might hide behind my _________. I smiled. It amazed me how far their light ____________ in the darkness of the night and how they didn’t seem ____________ at all by the approaching storm. I felt that the ____________ no longer seemed so scary and that my fear had been ____________ with relief and joy.
Life does have its ____________ of storms, some caused by ____________ and some caused by us. We can’t go through life being scared of them, ____________. We are here to shine our light. We are here to share our love. We are bound to ride through the ____________, clean up after them, and make this world a ____________ place. Light may seem tiny but you will be ____________ at how far it can be seen and how easily it can ____________ the dark away.
1. A.reserved | B.caused | C.witnessed | D.indicated |
2. A.cutting down | B.throwing away | C.picking up | D.looking for |
3. A.ready | B.excited | C.upset | D.embarrassed |
4. A.expectations | B.details | C.signals | D.warnings |
5. A.heading our way | B.coming to mind | C.coming into effect | D.taking its place |
6. A.constant | B.alarming | C.temporary | D.normal |
7. A.disappeared | B.mattered | C.changed | D.boomed |
8. A.anywhere | B.outdoors | C.somewhere | D.indoors |
9. A.hall | B.house | C.balcony | D.room |
10. A.shone | B.circled | C.spread | D.traveled |
11. A.bothered | B.followed | C.targeted | D.allocated |
12. A.result | B.trick | C.darkness | D.battle |
13. A.mixed | B.replaced | C.combined | D.surrounded |
14. A.promise | B.sign | C.story | D.share |
15. A.nature | B.society | C.design | D.chance |
16. A.instead | B.therefore | C.though | D.somehow |
17. A.match | B.present | C.thoughts | D.storms |
18. A.safer | B.better | C.quieter | D.warmer |
19. A.amazed | B.concerned | C.upset | D.good |
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