1 . In June 2019, Curtis Whitson and his family decided to go backpacking along central California's Arroyo Seco River. Things went _______ for the first two days. On June 16, Whitson, who was _______ with the area, led the trip to a waterfall in the Arroyo Seco narrows (峡谷).
Whitson had _______ to rappel (绕绳而下) down the side of a waterfall along the river. _______,when they reached the waterfall, Whitson realized that _______ his previous trip through the area, the water currents (水流) were too strong to pass. “My heart _______ when I realized that.” Whitson told CNN. To make matters worse, the rope was missing. Since going back the way they had arrived was _______ as well, they tried to _______other routes to get around it. But their _______ proved fruitless. With food running low and no cellphone reception to ________ help, he decided to carve a “GET HELP” message on the side of his water bottle and threw it across the waterfall in the ________ that someone would find it. Then they went back up the river to a small beach to ________ out for the night.
Sometime after midnight, the three adventurers were ________ by a welcome sound — a helicopter flying overhead. Since it was too dark to conduct a(n) ________, the officials asked them to stay warm for the night, and promised to ________ a team the following day.
Shortly after being ________, Whitson discovered that two hikers had tripped upon their water bottle and, upon seeing the urgent ________, reported the issue to the officials. Whitson says, “They didn’t ________ their name or phone number. They just did what was right in their heart, and most importantly they took it ________. The Whitsons hope the two good hikers will reveal their ________ so that they can express their gratitude in person.”
1. A.unexpectedly | B.fortunately | C.smoothly | D.surprisingly |
2. A.familiar | B.satisfied | C.busy | D.patient |
3. A.pretended | B.planned | C.asked | D.refused |
4. A.Meanwhile | B.Besides | C.Therefore | D.However |
5. A.as | B.like | C.unlike | D.opposite |
6. A.ached | B.sank | C.beat | D.broke |
7. A.uncomfortable | B.unique | C.available | D.dangerous |
8. A.seek | B.create | C.expand | D.avoid |
9. A.efforts | B.thoughts | C.directions | D.situations |
10. A.carry out | B.give away | C.pass on | D.call for |
11. A.challenge | B.role | C.hope | D.course |
12. 13. A.recognized | B.disturbed | C.annoyed | D.awakened |
14. A.research | B.inquiry | C.rescue | D.experiment |
15. A.choose | B.send | C.develop | D.train |
16. A.kept out | B.picked up | C.turned down | D.left alone |
17. A.comment | B.accident | C.message | D.story |
18. A.notice | B.leave | C.remember | D.bear |
19. A.directly | B.normally | C.honestly | D.seriously |
20. A.identity | B.motivation | C.route | D.secret |