1 . It was January 2000, and I had just finished the final term of my year abroad in Auckland, New Zealand. Warm feelings   and happy thoughts______ into my mind. I began thinking about the _____ I was due to take with my friends over the summer, across New Zealand.

I went shopping for gifts to take back to my family in Malaysia. Then I made my way home. I have always been very careful of______ safety. But, for some reason, on that day I quickly ran across the ____ without looking. At that moment, a _____ turned the corner. I was in the driver's______ spot so he did not see me, nor did I see him. I was hit by the minibus and was ______ under its wheels.

When opening my_______, I learned that it took 15 minutes to ______ me from the wheels. A(n)______ team from a local hospital had to lift the minibus off me with their hands.   A tourist in the crowd had come to help, holding my hand and ______ me in the ambulance(救护车). When I arrived at the hospital, _____told me my injuries were life-threatening. They also told me there was a______ chance I could never walk again.

However, although I______a lot, I was not paralyzed(瘫痪的). It took me six months to______. I was sad to miss out on the trip across New Zealand but my friends comforted me a lot. ________I was able to attend my graduation, crossing the stage with walking sticks; it didn't matter, because I was just happy to be______ The accident changed my______; it made me think about the terrible things that could have happened. It regularly______me to step back and think twice about my problems, to be_____for the second chance I got at life.

1.

A．broke

B．sank

C．pushed

D．flooded

2.

A．trip

B．photo

C．flight

D．examination

3.

A．fire

B．food

C．road

D．public

4.

A．street

B．square

C．stage

D．field

5.

A．taxi

B．truck

C．motor

D．minibus

6.

A．right

B．ideal

C．blind

D．special

7.

A．put

B．thrown

C．controlled

D．taken

8.

A．maps

B．eyes

C．passports

D．backpacks

9.

A．take

B．free

C．keep

D．protect

10.

A．sports

B．research

C．medical

D．management

11.

A．tending

B．charging

C．educating

D．questioning

12.

A．parents

B．tourists

C．doctors

D．witnesses.

13.

A．last

B．pure

C．little

D．strong

14.

A．fought

B．suffered

C．complained

D．challenged

15.

A．change

B．reflect

C．recover

D．graduate

16.

A．Finally

B．Recently

C．Gradually

D．Meanwhile

17.

A．wise

B．alive

C．proud

D．awake

18.

A．life

B．figure

C．family

D．behavior

19.

A．allows

B．forbids

C．informs

D．reminds

20.

A．ready

B．anxious

C．hungry

D．grateful

2 . The moon had gone behind a cloud and there weren’t many stars in the sky. As I took a glance(一瞥) at my neighbor’s house, I saw a flame (火焰) in his ______. I thought he was having a midnight fast food so I went back to my _______.

Soon, there was a ______ smell in the air and I guessed something was wrong. ______, I jumped out of bed and went downstairs to ______. I saw fire coming out of my neighbour’s kitchen. Right away, I __________ “Fire! Fire!” But there was no one nearby to ______ my shouts for help.

I _____ into my house, called the Fire Department and went back to my neighbour’s house. I rang the doorbell, hit on the door and ______ my neighbour’s name but there was no ______. I managed to _________the house and rescued a cat and a rabbit.

I tried to throw water through the kitchen window ______ it was no use; the fire was too strong. _______, a fire engine arrived and soon the firemen put out the fire. They arrived just ______ as the fire was going to ______ to the other rooms in the house.

When my neighbour came back, he was ______ because his kitchen was burnt down, but he thanked me for calling the Fire Department and for saving his ______. He wanted to give me some money in return but I did not ______ it.

Weeks later, my neighbour repaired and restored his kitchen. He ______ me to see his new kitchen and there he gave me a medal(奖章) that he had ______ ordered from a factory. It made me feel very happy.

1.

A．sitting room

B．bathroom

C．kitchen

D．bedroom

2.

A．chair

B．table

C．bed

D．sofa

3.

A．big

B．hot

C．special

D．burning

4.

A．After a while

B．All the time

C．Once in a while

D．At once

5.

A．examine

B．search

C．listen

D．smell

6.

A．said

B．shouted

C．received

D．smiled

7.

A．hear

B．listen to

C．ask

D．turn to

8.

A．walked

B．rushed

C．jumped

D．stepped

9.

A．called in

B．called up

C．called out

D．called for

10.

A．answer

B．light

C．sound

D．fire

11.

A．take out

B．take up

C．break down

D．break into

12.

A．and

B．but

C．because

D．so

13.

A．Luckily

B．Sadly

C．Unfortunately

D．Suddenly

14.

A．in time

B．on time

C．at a time

D．at times

15.

A．run

B．spread

C．flow

D．return

16.

A．glad

B．sad

C．sick

D．angry

17.

A．children

B．parents

C．life

D．pets

18.

A．expect

B．want

C．accept

D．get

19.

A．ordered

B．begged

C．advised

D．invited

20.

A．mainly

B．particularly

C．specially

D．naturally

3 .      No one knows yet the accurate number of lives which have been lost in this terrible fire. But reports suggest that it is more than one hundred.
     A wall of flames fifty feet high and at least one hundred and fifty miles wide is now racing towards the forests and rich farmlands of southern Victoria . Towns less than one hundred miles from Melbourne will be in danger unless the wind changes . People are rushing excitedly into the streets . The police have warned them not to see the fire but many people are doing so .
     The cause of the fire is unknown . No rain has fallen in this part of Australia for three months , and the hot , north-west wind from the great central desert is blowing at more than thirty miles an hour .
     The firefighters are travelling to the fire by road , rail and air . But it is not easy to get there . Flames and fallen trees have cut off or blocked roads and railway lines . The thick smoke often prevents them from finding the air strips (飞机跑道).
     It is said that the fire has brought the greater danger to the country since the Second World War .
1. By the time the article was written , the fire        .

A．had just broken out	B．had been put out
C．was spreading violently	D．was coming to an end

2. The writer wrote this article mainly to tell people        .

A．the fire was terrible and dangerous

B．it was impossible to put out the fire

C．more than one hundred people died of the fire

D．to join in the fight against the fire

3. In the 4th paragraph , the writer suggested that        .

A．the fire would soon be controlled by the firefighters

B．it would be very difficult to put out the fire

C．the government was paying great attention to the fire

D．the fire had caused great losses and the airport was in ganger

4. The underlined word “ accurate” in the first sentence has the same meaning as        .

A．recent

B．whole

C．rough

D．exact