1 . One day I was driving to the marsh (湿地) for bird-watching. The weather forecast called for the possibility of fog. As I _______ the destination, the fog began to _______. At a turning point, I lost _______ of the car and ran into the wet land.

I tried to open the door, but it was locked as the water had _______ the electrical system. I remembered I had a fire extinguisher (灭火器). I _______ it and gave the window a _______ hit. Itmerely bounced off. I hit it again, with the _______ result.

The water level had risen and soon I was swinging (挥动) the extinguisher underwater. I had to _______for air and down to take as many _______ as my breath would allow. I was nearly ________. A part of me just wanted to give up. But then another thought came to mind, “You have ________ more time. What will you do with it?” “I’m going to try ________,” I responded.

I ________ swinging the fire extinguisher as hard as I could and suddenly the impact felt different. I ________ my left hand and felt a hole in the ________. I knew I was going to live.