1 . Being in the right place at the right time can mean the difference between life and death. A ____ named Zhu Keming despite the bad weather pulled six runners to ____ in a 100-kilometer cross-country race in China’s Gansu Province.
The day of the race started with mild weather. Zhu was ____ his flock (羊群) as usual. Then in the space of a few moments, everything ____. As the temperature dropped quickly and freezing rain and snow began to pound the land, Zhu took ____ in a small cave he’d been using for years to ____ emergency supplies.
It was from this point that Zhu ____ that one of the runners appeared disoriented (迷失方向的) and in pain. Zhu brought the man back to the cave to ____ him up. After lighting a fire, Zhu returned to the mountainside, ____ five additional runners to the cave. There’s little ____ that he finally saved their lives. ____ for the sudden change in the weather, most racers were wearing lightweight clothing that was no ____ for the coldness. The threat of hypothermia (体温过低) was all too real.
“I want to say how ____ I am to the man who saved me,” runner Zhang Xiaotao posted on Sina Weibo. “Without him, I would have been ____ there.” While Zhu is being praised as a hero in his homeland, the ____ shepherd doesn’t see the reason for all the fuss. He says he’s just an ordinary person who did a very ordinary thing.
1. A.hiker | B.shepherd | C.hunter | D.runner |
2. A.challenges | B.stages | C.debate | D.safety |
3. A.tracking | B.trapping | C.tending | D.hunting |
4. A.existed | B.improved | C.worked | D.changed |
5. A.shelter | B.notes | C.charge | D.chances |
6. A.store | B.discover | C.create | D.check |
7. A.acknowledged | B.explained | C.evaluated | D.noticed |
8. A.cheer | B.warm | C.stand | D.pick |
9. A.guiding | B.attracting | C.welcoming | D.following |
10. A.contact | B.evidence | C.risk | D.doubt |
11. A.Unprepared | B.Hungry | C.Anxious | D.Sorry |
12. A.comparison | B.cause | C.match | D.need |
13. A.helpful | B.grateful | C.awful | D.regretful |
14. A.brought in | B.taken in | C.put out | D.left out |
15. A.patient | B.humble | C.generous | D.honest |