3 . I’d gone snowboarding with excitement in France with my little brother. That day, fresh snow had been falling, and we were in a good _______. We stopped near the top of an off-path section that went through _______. I let my brother disappear into the trees ahead, _______ I would soon catch up.

I began to _______ speed when I was suddenly thrown off balance. Just as I was regaining control, I ran into the trunk (树干) of a large tree. It was like _______ a solid wall. The pain was more than I could stand. I knew immediately that my _______ was broken and quickly realized the situation could get very _______. Nobody would be coming past. There was no phone signal. It was snowing and cold. If I waited, I would _______ be rescued eventually. But the chance of _______ to death before that happened was too high for me.

I tried to stand but fell down and almost ________ out with pain. I managed to get the board off from my feet and moved it under my stomach so I was lying on it. I used the board to slowly drag (拖) and ________ my body down the tree-lined slope (斜坡).

It took about two hours ________ a skier found me and I got help. The mountain rescue team came, with my brother arriving ________ afterwards. I couldn’t feel my hands or my toes from the cold, but I was ________ to know I was safe. I had broken one of my backbones, so I had an operation. The constant pain was huge, but it wasn’t as bad as seeing the pain and worry I put my family ________.

The recovery road was tough, but I was lucky.

4 . Susan Ellis, a devoted and fearless nurse at Arkansas, earned the title of a hero after a remarkable off-duty rescue.

The extraordinary chain of events ______ as Susan was heading home from work one morning. Having just completed her fourth straight night ______, she was worn-out. Driving on State Route 143 near Sky Harbor, Susan suddenly noticed a(n) ______ situation in the distance. As she ______, she found a concrete truck had overturned, with a man trapped inside.

The emergency services had not yet made it to the ______. Despite her tiredness, Susan didn’t hesitate to make a decision to ______ .

She ______ her car. No other cars were moving on the road, allowing her to ______ walk across the usually busy highway. She got closer to the truck and then quickly ______ the situation. She discovered the driver was still conscious, but severely injured and losing blood at an alarming rate. Every second ______. She quickly crawled ______ the overturned truck. In a display of resourcefulness, she ______ the man’s belt to stop the bleeding.

Months later, the man who had suffered a life-threatening injury ______ to Susan to express his gratitude for a second chance at life. The Phoenix Fire Department recognized Susan for her ______ actions. When interviewed, Susan said she maintained a strong belief that everyone ______ a purpose in life and that she was glad to have done her part when duty called.

8 . A Florida police officer is receiving praise for his swift response in rescuing two distressed swimmers caught in a rip current (离岸流) on a Tuesday afternoon.

Brooke Qualls, a witness to the incident, expressed her _________ at Officer Dylan Coffman’s actions, stating, “Seeing him go out there and how quick and _________ his actions were, it’s just amazing seeing that.”

Qualls had just _________ her shift in Flagler Beach when she observed Officer Coffman spring into action. “Literally I watched him _________ out of his police car, rip off his vest, and _________ into the water and save not one, but two people who were extremely, so far back in the water, _________ in horrible rip currents,” she said.

Sean McSweeney, another _________ of the incident, was equally moved by the officer’s heroic actions.

“I’d never seen anything like it. It was shocking, yet _________, to witness a rescuer _________ so swiftly, and it was truly remarkable,” he said.

The Flagler Beach Police Department shared Qualls’ photos of the ________ to their Facebook page and thanked Coffman for going the extra mile.

“Serving comes in many different ways, and thanks to Brooke Qualls for __________ this photo of Officer Dylan Coffman from the Police Department in action as he __________ yesterday to two swimmers caught in dangerous rip currents. Thanks to Officer Coffiman’s __________, they were successfully returned to __________ uninjured! Coffman contributed a lot to make our city __________!” the department wrote.

One of my most memorable trips took place during the summer vacation about three years ago, when my sister, my aunt and I took a trip to Spain because we were moving. On the day of the trip, I lay in bed thinking about my friends whom I was going to leave behind and thoughts were flooding in. I was not comfortable and cried.

We had to book a van (厢式送货车) to take our luggage to the airport, because it was too much for a taxi. We waited for a long period to find a perfect van that would fit our luggage.

The journey was almost perfect at the beginning, but soon it began to rain. Because of the rain, the drivers could not see far away, which caused a huge traffic jam. I was sitting by the window with a can of Coke. My aunt and sister fell asleep, and during this time, I felt bored and thought about other things that bothered me. My eyes turned to the mountain in front of us.

A bus suddenly appeared in the picture. It was very close to us. Cars sped past us without any speed limit. Beside me was a very deep lake: I wondered to myself what if something or someone fell inside it. Suddenly, a bus in front of our van stopped, and because it was raining heavily and the van was going fast, no one could see what was going to happen. Then, bang, we bumped into each other. Our van overturned, but luckily, it didn’t fall into the lake. People came to help us get out of the van because we were blocked and the driver was half-dead.

We struggled to get out of the van and waited for the emergency aid to come.