1 . Nicholas Rilling is a bright-eyed, active 5-year-old boy, normal in every way. What is _________ is that he’s that way today after three days’ _________ that happened because of his being underwater without _________ for some 8 minutes.
It was Oct, 17. The Maryland family were enjoying a vacation at a beach resort (旅游胜地) in Puerto Rico. The shallow (浅的) water suggested no _________. But after a while when Kent Rilling _________, he couldn’t find his son Nick!
The sunlight dancing on the water made it difficult for Kent to see where his son was. After an anxious and hurried _________ up and down, he suddenly found his son _________ face-up on the bottom, his eyes open, his body _________.
“He just looked gray and his _________ black,” Kent said. “We picked him up, ran him up to the __________ and just started CPR (心肺复苏) at once.”
For three days in hospital, Nick __________ unconscious (无意识的), his breathing assisted by a breathing machine. The whole time, from the beginning when her husband brought Nick to the beach to give first aid (急救) as a crowd of other __________ gathered around, Cynthia Rilling kept taking pictures and videos of what was going on.
“__________ as I was, I knew in my heart he was going to __________. There was no way God was going to take our son from us. And I just said, ‘I am going to take pictures so he can see the __________ he went through when he grows older.’”
The family kept praying at his bedside, talking to him, hoping for a __________. Finally, on the fourth day, when his parents asked him what __________ he liked, “Sponge Bob Square Pants,” he answered.
After five days, Nick was well enough to __________ hospital, showing no ill effects from his __________ experience. The doctors and nurses organized a “__________ party” for him, and Nick was happy to watch his Sponge Bob Square Pants on TV.
1. A.unusual | B.frightening | C.common | D.obvious |
2. A.illness | B.unconsciousness | C.coach | D.treatment |
3. A.help | B.food | C.care | D.oxygen |
4. A.danger | B.interest | C.difficulty | D.fish |
5. A.turned up | B.looked up | C.stayed up | D.cheered up |
6. A.search | B.hike | C.invitation | D.rescue |
7. A.swimming | B.sinking | C.floating | D.flowing |
8. A.rare | B.fancy | C.brief | D.still |
9. A.legs | B.eyes | C.lips | D.hands |
10. A.boat | B.beach | C.carpet | D.hospital |
11. A.remained | B.became | C.turned | D.went |
12. A.doctors | B.couples | C.friends | D.vacationers |
13. A.Angry | B.Excited | C.Sad | D.Hopeful |
14. A.pretend | B.recover | C.form | D.appreciate |
15. A.fun | B.luck | C.operation | D.experience |
16. A.speech | B.response | C.laugh | D.look |
17. A.book | B.friend | C.toy | D.cartoon |
18. A.leave | B.stay in | C.approach | D.rush to |
19. A.disappointing | B.interesting | C.near-death | D.favorite |
20. A.reunion | B.birthday | C.rebirth | D.dinner |