2 . 17-year-old Norwood was driving three friends home in St. Petersburg, Florida, on February 20. As they reached a crossroads, a black car ________ them. Their car sailed into someone’s yard and crashed into a tree.
As smoke rose from the car, a bystander ________, “It’s about to blow up! Get out!” The impact had caved (使凹陷) in Norwood’s driver’s side door, jamming it shut. ________, but otherwise OK, she climbed out ________ the window. Along with two of her friends, who’d also managed to ________ themselves, Norwood ran for her life.
But halfway down the street, she realized that her best friend, Simmons, wasn’t with them. Norwood ran ________ and found Simmons in the back seat, ________. She threw open the back door and pulled her friend out, avoiding the broken glass as best as she could. She ________ Simmons to safety and laid her on the ground. “I checked her pulse (脉搏), and put my head against her chest. No sign of ________,” Norwood told CNN, “That’s when I started CPR. Fortunately, I ________ my CPR certificate yesterday.”
She started pumping Simmons’s chest and breathing into her friend’s mouth in hopes of filling her lungs with the kiss of life. No ________. And then, after the 30 compressions (按压) and two rescue ________, Simmons regained consciousness. The CPR had ________!
Soon, paramedics (急救人员) arrived and rushed Simmons to the hospital, ________ she heard how her best friend had saved her life. “I wasn’t ________,” Simmons said. “She will always help any way she can.”
1. A.stopped | B.hit | C.guided | D.passed |
2. A.said | B.commented | C.whispered | D.shouted |
3. A.Relaxed | B.Shaken | C.Amazed | D.Embarrassed |
4. A.over | B.to | C.through | D.across |
5. A.free | B.defeat | C.meet | D.protect |
6. A.back | B.around | C.forward | D.outside |
7. A.astonished | B.worried | C.unconscious | D.puzzled |
8. A.pushed | B.rolled | C.drove | D.dragged |
9. A.life | B.success | C.breath | D.pulse |
10. A.lost | B.tested | C.earned | D.provided |
11. A.trouble | B.response | C.preparation | D.exception |
12. A.laughs | B.teams | C.breaths | D.measures |
13. A.begun | B.finished | C.failed | D.worked |
14. A.where | B.which | C.when | D.what |
15. A.calm | B.surprised | C.upset | D.nervous |