1 . Gabe and I were taking a road trip from Weyburn to Nelson. At around 5: 30 pm, we were
When I
I don’t know how long we were unconscious, but I woke up to the
Luckily, four men spotted us and went to our
When the medical team finally reached us, they
We spent weeks in hospital. Even after
Before this all happened, we were happy-go-lucky people. We’re even more
A.cycling | B.hiking | C.driving | D.evacuating |
A.aware | B.optimistic | C.confident | D.anxious |
A.gave in | B.checked out | C.fell apart | D.looked up4 |
A.dropping | B.erupting | C.crashing | D.sheltering |
A.tapped | B.landed | C.cracked | D.swept |
A.sound | B.behavior | C.company | D.scene |
A.cry | B.wave | C.turn | D.fire |
A.suffer | B.beat | C.shake | D.breathe |
A.site | B.rescue | C.emergency | D.struggle |
A.amazement | B.shock | C.protest | D.demand |
A.honestly | B.obviously | C.responsibly | D.confusingly |
A.treated | B.drove | C.loaded | D.exchanged |
A.exercises | B.restorations | C.operations | D.experiments |
A.determined | B.curious | C.focused | D.positive |
A.injuries | B.ruins | C.sweats | D.traps |
2 . On June 23,2018,twelve young Thai boys and their assistant football coach wandered into a karst cave in northern Thailand, near the border with Myanmar. What happened next would grab the world’s attention and lead to a complex and daring international rescue operation. The 10.3-kilometer-long Tham Luang cave flooded, trapping the boys in total blackness nearly 2.5 kilometers from the cave entrance.
Thousands of people from around the globe participated in the rescue effort, including military personnel, medical experts and the rock stars of the operation — cave divers. The divers, who safely removed all of the Thai children and their coach after 18 days underground, dealt with tight spaces and low visibility in muddy water- conditions that would prove deadly: Saman Gunan, a former Thai Navy Seal, died while transporting air tanks into the cave.
While the sport of cave diving had received attention in the pop culture area prior to the rescue mission in North Thailand, there is little doubt that the brave divers at Tham Luang cave helped push the activity and its varieties of risks into global society’s minds.
The sport-often referred to as among the world’s most dangerous recreational activities-has its roots in pre-WWII England. Since then, the recreational practice of cave diving, described by Australian cave explorer Richard Harris (a participant in the Tham Luang cave rescue) as an “unusual hobby” for “the ordinary,” has spread around the world-China included.
Over 1,000 kilometers northeast of Tham Luang cave, in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, lies karst-peak-covered Du’an county-China’s little-known cave diving Mecca.
Home to thousands of kilometers of underground rivers, Du’an county offers divers spellbinding geological formations, perhaps the world’s largest collection of blind fish species and a rare variety of freshwater jellyfish.
1. What do we know about the Tham Luang cave rescue operation?A.There was no loss of life in the process. | B.Rock stars took part in the rescue efforts. |
C.Rescue team came from more than Thailand. | D.Few people cared about it outside Thailand. |
A.Its dangerous recreations. | B.Its long history. |
C.An expert’s description. | D.The divers’ heroic deeds. |
A.It is northeast of Tham Luang cave. | B.There are lots of underground rivers. |
C.It is hardly known to the outside world. | D.It has the world’s largest geological formations. |
A.Spectacular cave diving experiences in Du’an. |
B.Diving instructions shared by Richard Harris. |
C.Lessons learned from this rescue operation. |
D.Foods offered to tourists in Du’an. |
3 . It was a bright May afternoon. Jonathan Bauer, and his 13-year-old daughter, Ava, were driving home on the Route 90 bridge, which crosses the shallow waters of Assa woman Bay.
Not far ahead of them, a pickup truck was slipping from one lane to the other. Then, it
Matters quickly went from bad to
Ava Bauer was so
A.At last | B.As usual | C.At a time | D.All of a sudden |
A.got into | B.broke into | C.pulled into | D.crashed into |
A.dropped | B.wandered | C.stormed | D.rocketed |
A.absolutely | B.eventually | C.helplessly | D.immediately |
A.exciting | B.striking | C.frightening | D.annoying |
A.taking off | B.taking up | C.taking away | D.taking on |
A.clean | B.dirty | C.deep | D.shallow |
A.jumped | B.swam | C.attended | D.turned |
A.into | B.away | C.below | D.against |
A.splashing | B.streaming | C.flooding | D.disappearing |
A.bite | B.slap | C.push | D.shake |
A.touch | B.clap | C.attack | D.press |
A.ears | B.eyes | C.arms | D.lips |
A.scared | B.delighted | C.inspired | D.surprised |
A.unbelievable | B.unfortunate | C.unacceptable | D.unpleasant |
1. What does the speaker say about the hotel?
A.It was big. | B.It was new. | C.It was made of wood. |
A.She called the manager. |
B.She rushed out and cried for help. |
C.She asked other guests to help put out the fire. |
A.In 5 hours. | B.In 50 minutes. | C.In 15 minutes. |
1. What happened to two Air France flights on Tuesday night?
A.There were bombs on them. |
B.They made emergency landings. |
C.Their passengers were questioned by the police. |
A.Many hours. | B.Nearly an hour. | C.Over an hour. |
A.Go to work. | B.Travel abroad. | C.Take public transportation. |
A.Some schools closed. |
B.More armed police officers were in the streets. |
C.Some flights and trains to Paris were less than half full. |
1. Where did the old lady stay for ten days?
A.In the bedroom. | B.In the kitchen. | C.In the bathroom. |
A.Her neighbor. | B.The firefighters. | C.He son. |
A.At an airport. | B.At a police station. | C.At a wildlife center. |
A.A baby tiger. | B.A baby dog. | C.A baby cat. |
Up till now, rescuers
One of the crashed plane’s two black boxes
The CVR looks
Investigation found the weather on the route of MU5735 was suitable for flying and there was no hazardous weather
1. What was the man doing when he saw the accident?
A.On his way to the museum. |
B.On his way to the library. |
C.On his way home. |
A.Driving from the opposite direction. |
B.Parking by the side of the street. |
C.Making a phone call in the truck. |
A.The woman. | B.The man. | C.A man nearby. |
A.Be careful when walking. |
B.Try to forget the experience. |
C.Don’t ride a motorbike. |