1 . The very unusual series of events finished as Sondrup was heading home from an extended work shift. She had just completed her fourth continuous night shift, and
While driving home, Sondrup
“It’s
Under what she described as a turn of fate (命运), Sondrup
Sondrup courageously
“I really feel that my guiding
The man Sondrup rescued recently reached out to express his
A.tiredness | B.happiness | C.stress | D.anger |
A.description | B.memory | C.opinion | D.request |
A.believed | B.summarized | C.tracked | D.noticed |
A.preserved | B.introduced | C.trapped | D.exchanged |
A.possible | B.different | C.strange | D.interesting |
A.Obviously | B.Normally | C.Formally | D.Likely |
A.pulled over | B.turned on | C.looked around | D.worked out |
A.progress | B.accident | C.reference | D.survival |
A.watched | B.explored | C.climbed | D.contacted |
A.struggle | B.contribution | C.experiment | D.wisdom |
A.recognized | B.encouraged | C.concentrated | D.promoted |
A.proposal | B.focus | C.goal | D.force |
A.key | B.awkward | C.spare | D.public |
A.demand | B.appreciation | C.desire | D.view |
A.solution | B.title | C.health | D.personality |
2 . Brandon Leseberg and his sons, Louie, 6 years old, Everett, 3 years old, headed for their farm one afternoon. When the sun set, Brandon
Knowing they couldn’t stay in the ice-cold water for so long, Brandon put his own legs against the narrow walls to
Minutes passed like hours for Brandon. He’d been hoping for the
A.finished | B.avoided | C.disliked | D.started |
A.played | B.cheered | C.cried | D.stopped |
A.useful | B.broken | C.dark | D.light |
A.mistake | B.adventure | C.accident | D.failure |
A.caught | B.encouraged | C.followed | D.recognized |
A.train | B.hide | C.seat | D.support |
A.so | B.unless | C.but | D.if |
A.brave | B.polite | C.honest | D.generous |
A.rest | B.help | C.advice | D.trust |
A.questioned | B.warned | C.honored | D.taught |
A.kindness | B.wisdom | C.experience | D.patience |
A.Obviously | B.Fortunately | C.Generally | D.Strangely |
A.separated | B.welcomed | C.saved | D.contacted |
A.responsible | B.concerned | C.sorry | D.thankful |
A.winner | B.hero | C.visitor | D.actor |
3 . A man in Elkhorn City, Kentucky is being called a “local hero” after he saved a driver from a burning car.
Justin Quesenberry was eating at home when he heard a loud
Neighbors gathered
Once the car windows were broken, some air made its way through the front seat, showing the driver was still alive. “You are on fire! Get out of the car!” Quesenberry
Moments later, the fire grew brighter and the smoke became darker before the fire department got to the scene to
If Quesenberry got
The driver was sent to the
A.explosion | B.horn | C.laugh | D.whistle |
A.at random | B.with ease | C.on end | D.in panic |
A.carefully | B.anxiously | C.seriously | D.joyfully |
A.protect | B.examine | C.approach | D.repair |
A.appear | B.survive | C.stop | D.respond |
A.repeated | B.whispered | C.cheered | D.screamed |
A.courage | B.confidence | C.energy | D.luck |
A.hesitation | B.doubt | C.complaint | D.difficulty |
A.prepared | B.continued | C.struggled | D.refused |
A.unwillingly | B.regretfully | C.gently | D.safely |
A.put out | B.put off | C.put on | D.put up |
A.annoyed | B.scared | C.shocked | D.touched |
A.warning | B.loss | C.change | D.threat |
A.hospital | B.police | C.apartment | D.restaurant |
A.exercising | B.adjusting | C.recovering | D.celebrating |
4 . On June 14, 2022, Mia Samolinski was driving a Subaru Outback in the parking lot when she stepped on the gas pedal (油门) instead of the brake (刹车) and drove into the water. It
Samolinski was at risk of
“
“It doesn’t matter who it was, they were in an
A.happened | B.appeared | C.changed | D.turned |
A.reported | B.prevented | C.witnessed | D.recalled |
A.starving | B.dying | C.escaping | D.bleeding |
A.confusion | B.passion | C.quality | D.strength |
A.At last | B.As usual | C.Of course | D.For example |
A.worry about | B.talk about | C.speak out | D.figure out |
A.aim | B.luck | C.proof | D.secret |
A.weight | B.enthusiasm | C.imagination | D.height |
A.bottom | B.window | C.nose | D.wheel |
A.reach | B.balance | C.protect | D.lift |
A.stand | B.escape | C.hide | D.participate |
A.frightened | B.excited | C.ashamed | D.disappointed |
A.unavoidable | B.similar | C.alarming | D.embarrassing |
A.suffer | B.cheat | C.relax | D.complain |
A.Confusingly | B.Obviously | C.Responsibly | D.Interestingly |
5 . Nicole Salgado and and her family woke up on New Year’s Day to panic knocking at the front door of their home in Avodale, Arizona. Her house was on fire, but she didn’t know it. “We were all
Salgado, a mother of four, ran to
Making sure that everyone was out, they realized the full extent of it. They were just in
“We are so grateful to just be
In the footage (一段镜头), Palisch is seen yelling outside the Salgado family’s door, surrounded by smoke and
A.sleeping | B.dining | C.playing | D.chatting |
A.going down | B.going off | C.going about | D.going ahead |
A.scared | B.embarrassed | C.thrilled | D.discouraged |
A.turn away | B.pick out | C.take on | D.check on |
A.cheerfully | B.unconsciously | C.instantly | D.amazingly |
A.learned | B.benefited | C.escaped | D.recovered |
A.due to | B.except for | C.regardless of | D.free from |
A.vain | B.shock | C.line | D.order |
A.dam | B.tower | C.bridge | D.roof |
A.Firefighters | B.Nurses | C.Architects | D.Lawyers |
A.stayed up | B.worked out | C.turned up | D.passed out |
A.absent | B.alarmed | C.alive | D.annoyed |
A.viewed | B.applied | C.evaluated | D.blamed |
A.plants | B.branches | C.papers | D.flames |
A.pretends | B.agrees | C.continues | D.declines |
6 . John Utsey went hiking with his two children one Saturday in August. While strolling along a trail (小路) in New Mexico’s Santa Fe National Forest, they heard someone calling out. About 600 yards away, they found a man
Two weeks earlier, the man
After giving him all their food and water, John and his kids
Because the man was in such bad
Now, he’s getting the best
A.camping | B.sitting | C.crashing | D.lying |
A.help | B.friends | C.relatives | D.danger |
A.checked | B.injured | C.loaded | D.bandaged |
A.searching | B.remaining | C.struggling | D.passing |
A.returned | B.escaped | C.survived | D.started |
A.obvious | B.interesting | C.strange | D.exciting |
A.hang out | B.hold out | C.get out | D.set out |
A.called | B.rushed | C.wandered | D.drove |
A.referred | B.introduced | C.sent | D.led |
A.hikers | B.kids | C.stranger | D.police |
A.use | B.order | C.standing | D.shape |
A.move | B.feed | C.comfort | D.cure |
A.actually | B.certainly | C.finally | D.absolutely |
A.advice | B.job | C.care | D.score |
A.free | B.easy | C.fine | D.sure |