2 . I've been farming sheep on a hillside for 54 years. I use a small tractor   (拖拉车) to get about. My dog Don always sits beside me in the passenger seat.

One morning I _________ a lost lamb when I was in the top field, near where a motorway (高速路) cuts through my land. The lamb had become separated from its _________ , so I jumped out of the tractor to _________ it while Don stayed in his seat.

Lamb and mother _________, I turned back to the tractor only to see it move suddenly away from me. This was so _________ because I had put the handbrake on when I jumped out. _________ Don had somehow made the _________ move.

My heart _________ in my chest as I saw the tractor heading towards the _________. I ran desperately but failed to __________. It crashed through a wooden fence and disappeared. The __________ thing I saw was Don's face, looking calmly back at me.

Heart in mouth, I __________ the fence and looked over. The tractor was __________ against the crash barrier in the central reservation, having miraculously (奇迹般地) crossed the __________ road with fast-flowing traffic. I couldn't see Don, but as I __________ the tractor he jumped out onto the road, apparently __________, and dashed back to me.

The police __________ and the motorway ran normally again. I couldn't quite believe my __________ -it turned out no one got badly hurt, but the outcome could have been __________. Don was given a special __________ that night--I didn't want him thinking I was angry with him.

1.

A．dropped

B．spotted

C．carried

D．returned

2.

A．kids

B．friends

C．owner

D．mother

3.

A．ask about

B．play with

C．tend to

D．run into

4.

A．freed

B．switched

C．reunited

D．examined

5.

A．unexpected

B．dangerous

C．embarrassing

D．difficult

6.

A．Fortunately

B．Intently

C．Immediately

D．Obviously

7.

A．lamb

B．vehicle

C．seat

D．fence

8.

A．froze

B．sustained

C．remembered

D．settled

9.

A．crowd

B．motorway

C．field

D．hill

10.

A．take off

B．catch up

C．hold back

D．get out

11.

A．real

B．best

C．basic

D．last

12.

A．fixed

B．noticed

C．reached

D．closed

13.

A．resting

B．running

C．parking

D．turning

14.

A．sleep

B．long

C．rough

D．busy

15.

A．abandoned

B．approached

C．recognized

D．repaired

16.

A．unclean

B．uncertain

C．unhurt

D．unhappy

17.

A．arrived

B．replied

C．survived

D．waited

18.

A．ability

B．dream

C．luck

D．idea

19.

A．common

B．confusing

C．desirable

D．awful

20.

A．meal

B．test

C．job

D．lesson

3 . On Thursday morning, two teenage boys were rescued by a drone (无人机) in Australia while lifeguards were still training to use the machine.

The ________, aged 15-17, got into difficulties about 700 feet off the coast of Lennox Head, New South Wales (NSW). A passer-by saw them ________ in dangerous waves. Lifesavers ________ sent the drone to drop a lifeboat, and the pair made their way safely to the ________.

The drone, known as “Little Riper”, was actually not ________ to be saving anyone just yet—lifeguards were being trained to ________ the machine. When a call came through about the swimmers in ________ the drone happened to be nearby.

Jai Sheridan was the lifeguard who ________ the drone. He described the experience as ________. “The Little Ripper ________ proved itself today. It is a highly efficient piece of lifesaving equipment. I was ________ the drone when the alarm was raised. I directed it towards the swimmers and dropped the ________. With its support they made their way to safety. They were ________, but not hurt. The teens were saved in just 70 seconds with the drone—while a lifeguard would have taken up to six minutes to ________ the rescue.”

John Barilaro, an official of the state,________ the rescue as historic. “It was the world's ________ rescue by the unmanned airplane,” he said. “Never before has a drone been used to ________ swimmers like this.”

Last December, the NSW state government ________ some “Little Ripper” drones for 247, 000 pounds.________ some are designed to spot sharks, others are ________ with lifeboats, alarms and loudspeakers. “It was money well spent,” said John Barilaro.

1.

A．swimmers

B．managers

C．visitors

D．passers-by

2.

A．playing

B．racing

C．struggling

D．training

3.

A．finally

B．secretly

C．immediately

D．gratefully

4.

A．island

B．ship

C．hospital

D．shore

5.

A．recommended

B．supposed

C．allowed

D．guided

6.

A．get familiar with

B．repair

C．take care of

D．power

7.

A．charge

B．place

C．action

D．trouble

8.

A．flew

B．brought

C．checked

D．designed

9.

A．funny

B．useful

C．amazing

D．important

10.

A．necessarily

B．basically

C．probably

D．certainly

11.

A．studying

B．piloting

C．boarding

D．inspecting

12.

A．lifebelt

B．lifeline

C．lifeguard

D．lifeboat

13.

A．sick

B．tired

C．excited

D．surprised

14.

A．record

B．complete

C．experience

D．report

15.

A．thanked

B．greeted

C．imagined

D．praised

16.

A．latest

B．best

C．first

D．quickest

17.

A．save

B．warn

C．protect

D．reward

18.

A．offered

B．bought

C．booked

D．made

19.

A．Since

B．Unless

C．While

D．Before

20.

A．equipped

B．connected

C．covered

D．filled

4 . 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

5 . It was10:15 p.m. when Esposito arrived at the train station. She jumped into her Honda and began her _________ home. Out of nowhere an unexpected car _________ crashed into Esposito’s pushing her backward onto the tracks. She got _________ in her vehicle, shocked by the impact.

As it happened, Dipinto, a volunteer _________ , was going to bed. He was crawling under the _________ when he heard the crash of metal on metal coming from outside. Unhesitatingly, he grabbed a _________ and rushed out the door still in pajamas(睡衣). "Any firefighter would have done so. We're always on _________ ." he explained later.

The first car he _________ , 500 feet from his front yard, was the one that had hit Esposito's. Soon, by the light of his flashlight, he _________ Esposito's car lying messily on the tracks. Then he heard a (n) __________ sound breaking through the sky: the bells signaling a (n) __________ train. "I absolutely could see the headlight of the train." he __________ .

DiPinto, an experienced rescuer, immediately bent to __________ Esposito's side window violently. "Where am I?" Esposito voiced weakly with her __________ unfocused. "You're suffering a car crash and __________ pulling out at once, madam." DiPinto __________ . He struggled against the door handle, but the door was __________ shut. The train loaded with oil, at a speed, which is 65 miles per hour, was __________ near. DiPinto turned to the passenger side and threw open the door. He __________ the airbags, grabbed Esposito's arms, and pulled her toward him across the passenger seat before speed-walking her to __________ . Within six seconds, the train ran over Positive's car.

"It was like a Hollywood movie." the reporter joked.

1.

A．drive

B．walk

C．holiday

D．flight

2.

A．purposely

B．secretly

C．suddenly

D．specially

3.

A．burnt

B．stuck

C．buried

D．settled

4.

A．truck driver

B．journalist

C．policeman

D．firefighter

5.

A．seats

B．covers

C．bed

D．car

6.

A．blanket

B．pillow

C．wallet

D．flashlight

7.

A．leave

B．business

C．duty

D．vacation

8.

A．came upon

B．left behind

C．held out

D．gave up

9.

A．entered

B．pushed

C．crashed

D．spotted

10.

A．calming

B．fading

C．clicking

D．alarming

11.

A．stopping

B．flying

C．approaching

D．paving

12.

A．wondered

B．recalled

C．continued

D．thought

13.

A．strike

B．tap

C．brush

D．wipe

14.

A．points

B．questions

C．eyes

D．words

15.

A．need

B．escape

C．resist

D．miss

16.

A．declared

B．shouted

C．announced

D．whispered

17.

A．tied

B．jammed

C．glued

D．nailed

18.

A．drawing

B．chasing

C．rolling

D．dragging

19.

A．pulled over

B．tried out

C．blew up

D．pushed aside

20.

A．threat

B．danger

C．safety

D．treatment

6 . Luke is a cute dog, living together with me for five years. We get lots of   _________   in our area during the summer season. Many forests are badly _________ by fire each year. That hot summer, not far from our shelter, a forest   _________ fire. It was July, and there had been a heat wave going on for three days.

Somehow, Luke rushed toward the forest. There was no longer any hope at that moment to wait for Luke to come back to the _______. In fact, I was waiting for firefighters to tell me that he had _______ in the forest. Suddenly, a fireman burst into my office and     _______     me that Luke had succeeded in saving four kittens who had been _______by the flames. I _______   accompanied the fireman to the forest to get him back. _______ we got to the scene of the incident, we didn’t see Luke. Then we heard the   ________ of a dog barking in the forest. I ________the barks as Luke’s. The firemen ________ the tracks of the dog until they found him barking loudly by the side of an injured ________. Thanks to Luke, four kittens and a fireman were saved. This true story shows us that pets are loving, caring and compassionate. We should love and ________them. Little animals can do     ________     things for humans.

1.

A．rain

B．sun

C．noise

D．fires

2.

A．damaged

B．removed

C．changed

D．treated

3.

A．made

B．caught

C．set

D．burned

4.

A．forest

B．house

C．area

D．shelter

5.

A．lost

B．died

C．appeared

D．remained

6.

A．warned

B．reminded

C．informed

D．promised

7.

A．buried

B．trapped

C．controlled

D．swallowed

8.

A．immediately

B．slightly

C．approximately

D．particularly

9.

A．Since

B．Unless

C．When

D．Until

10.

A．call

B．shout

C．voice

D．sound

11.

A．understood

B．recognized

C．treated

D．realized

12.

A．recorded

B．noticed

C．followed

D．wanted

13.

A．fireman

B．doctor

C．farmer

D．teacher

14.

A．save

B．raise

C．protect

D．hate

15.

A．fun

B．enormous

C．little

D．risky

7 . It was rush hour in San Angelo. Heather Santé was driving her Mazda with her nine-year-old daughter and ten-year-old son in the back. Suddenly, a red pickup truck ________ them off. Santé turned the wheel hard to the right, sending the Mazda ________ off the road and down an embankment (筑堤) that ended in a drop-off after about 50 feet. If the car didn’t ________, it would fall onto the road some 20 feet below. Then a bit of ________: As the car raced toward the edge, its undercarriage got ________ on the concrete lip of the embankment, stopping it ________.

The occupants, however, were far from safe. The car had come to rest on top of a wall, literally (确实地) on the edge of ________. One sudden move by anyone inside could send it over.

Jacob Rodriguez watched the ________ unfold from the company where he works. Then he and four other men ran to the car. They ________ onto the trunk to balance the weight as the ________ kids in the back seat watched.

_____, Julio Vasquez and his nephew, Marco Vasquez, were driving to their jobs nearby. Julio jumped out of the car to help ________ Marco went to the shop, ________ a heavy-duty belt, and returned to the ________ car. He tied the Mazda to a truck that had been driven over by one of the other rescuers. With the car ________, the group carefully opened the ________ doors and helped the children out.

But their departure changed the car’s ________, causing it to tip forward. The men, still on the trunk, ________ Santé to jump into the back seat to re-balance the weight. She did and then inched out the back door. Finally, the men carefully ________ the car. Everyone was safe. Another foot, Rodriguez told USA Today, “and this would be a different ________.”

1.

A．cut

B．saw

C．set

D．took

2.

A．leaving

B．jumping

C．sliding

D．diving

3.

A．move

B．end

C．stop

D．lose

4.

A．wisdom

B．luck

C．choice

D．consideration

5.

A．hurt

B．change

C．separated

D．stuck

6.

A．casually

B．suddenly

C．deliberately

D．closely

7.

A．adventure

B．disaster

C．shock

D．regret

8.

A．scene

B．plot

C．scenery

D．view

9.

A．leaped

B．escaped

C．flowed

D．slipped

10.

A．amazed

B．inspire

C．annoyed

D．terrified

11.

A．Still

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Meanwhile

12.

A．while

B．until

C．unless

D．even if

13.

A．shook

B．grashped

C．followed

D．threw

14.

A．floating

B．broken

C．swinging

D．stolen

15.

A．repaired

B．secure

C．cleaned

D．deserted

16.

A．thick

B．narrow

C．front

D．back

17.

A．energy

B．form

C．weight

D．function

18.

A．informed

B．ordered

C．challenged

D．directed

19.

A．got off

B．turned off

C．set up

D．turned up

20.

A．chance

B．trip

C．story

D．deal

8 . Tom was crossing the road the other day when he saw a red car coming in the distance. He thought the car would _____, as the lights had turned red. _____, the car was going too ____ and Tom soon _____ that it couldn’t stop in time. He _____ to move out of its _____ but it was too late. Tom was ____ down by the red car and lay _____ dead on the road. Passers-by ______ went to him and an ambulance(救护车)was _____for. The driver of the red car didn’t stop, ____one of the men had written down the _____ of the car, which he _____ to the police who arrived at the site(现场).

At the same time, Tom was taken to the ____ and his parents were called for. They were very _____ to hear of the accident and quickly rushed to his _____. For three days Tom was not able to feel or think and his parents were worried that he _____ die. But on the fourth day Tom ____ and spoke softly. His parents were _____. The police by then had _____ the owner of the car and caught hold of him at last.

1.

A．start

B．stop

C．move

D．break

2.

A．Unfortunately

B．Obviously

C．Besides

D．However

3.

A．fast

B．slow

C．far

D．late

4.

A．understood

B．realized

C．knew

D．recognized

5.

A．tried

B．managed

C．failed

D．was able

6.

A．road

B．path

C．door

D．way

7.

A．put

B．knocked

C．laid

D．thrown

8.

A．almost

B．already

C．still

D．obviously

9.

A．slowly

B．calmly

C．quickly

D．carefully

10.

A．looked

B．called

C．sent

D．asked

11.

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．so

12.

A．type

B．name

C．number

D．address

13.

A．took

B．gave

C．posted

D．sent

14.

A．station

B．school

C．hospital

D．home

15.

A．angry

B．sad

C．surprised

D．disappointed

16.

A．head

B．side

C．body

D．hospital

17.

A．must

B．might

C．could

D．should

18.

A．felt sick

B．got up

C．fell asleep

D．woke up

19.

A．surprised

B．calm

C．glad

D．puzzled

20.

A．noticed

B．grasped

C．heard

D．followed

9 . Sometimes, people are required to fill in personal information when they register online, which may lead to some unexpected trouble. Recently, the BBC is reporting that a 17-year-old girl in Australia posted a(n)__of her grandmother at home counting a large sum of cash that she____hidden in the house. Just eight hours later, two armed men____the girl’s house. They demanded to speak to her to find out where the grandmother’s house was,____they could get the money they had seen.__, the girl was not home at the time, so the robbers__a small amount of cash from the mother and left.
Because the__is still under investigation(调查), local police aren’t saying__else about it. It’s not known yet whether the girl had used privacy setting on the Facebook profile page, and even whether the robbers__the girl in the past.
Two other__were at home then, a 58-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy, the girl’s father and brother. Luckily, no one was__. The robbers left peacefully after____that the girl was not home and that no one else there knew anything about the____that had appeared in the photo.
Police in both Britain and Australia are using the case to___citizens of the dangers of posting personal information on social networks and to suggest users of websites_____doing so. The police say it is___that the girl posted a comment in the past that gave clues to the address,_____that the robbers knew the girl in another way._____, they suggest, a posting by a friend on their site could have____such information. To find it, the robbers would only have had to search for those posting on other pages that____the girl’s name.1.

A．picture

B．story

C．blog

D．video

2.

A．kept

B．made

C．let

D．got

3.

A．knocked at

B．looked at

C．broke into

D．ran into

4.

A．even if

B．so that

C．as soon as

D．in case

5.

A．Usually

B．Suddenly

C．Fortunately

D．Finally

6.

A．spent

B．left

C．asked

D．took

7.

A．robber

B．family

C．case

D．girl

8.

A．few

B．many

C．little

D．much

9.

A．ignored

B．knew

C．remembered

D．followed

10.

A．members

B．adults

C．characters

D．neighbors

11.

A．escaped

B．harmed

C．killed

D．buried

12.

A．showing

B．realizing

C．discovering

D．recognizing

13.

A．cash

B．grandmother

C．house

D．website

14.

A．inform

B．accuse

C．rob

D．warn

15.

A．enjoy

B．stop

C．keep

D．consider

16.

A．possible

B．important

C．necessary

D．strange

17.

A．so

B．or

C．and

D．but

18.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Instead

19.

A．taken up

B．set up

C．put away

D．given away

20.

A．included

B．drew

C．contained

D．attracted