1 . There is no way they just drove into that water, thought Evans. The 16-year-old was ________ with friends in a parking area under a highway when a car with three teenage girls inside went into the ________. It came to rest some 20 feet from land, then sank. The driver, Evans would learn, had blindly followed wrong ________ from her GPS.

It was around 2:30 a.m. by the time Evans and his friends got to the river’s edge. In the darkness, they could ________ make out the girls holding the roof tight, the only part of the car still above water. But he could   ________ screaming.

Evans ripped off his shirt and shoes, threw his phone away then dived into the water. He helped the first girl he saw and, keeping her ________ above the water, led her ashore. Just then, police officer Garry had arrived. He dived into the river to help another of the girls. But halfway back to shore, she ________ and went underwater, ________ Garry down with her. Evans jumped back into the water and helped them until they could ________. “If he hadn’t been there, who knows?” the police told the Washington Post.

There was still one girl who could not swim in the water. She was swallowing water, struggling to stay afloat with ________. “I just knew my last ________ was coming,” the girl said. “My mind said, you are slowly losing yourself.” She began to go under. Suddenly, Evans ________ me.”       

The three girls and officer were taken to the hospital and ________. They’re ________ because Evans risked his life to save them. 2 days later, Evans was ________ for his brave action by Mayor Billy.

2 . Achilles was looking out of the windows while his grandchildren were playing around the house. “Look!” One child ______ all of a sudden. Achilles looked up only to see a small plane a few hundred yards away, losing ______. As a former Navy commander, he realized it was going to land in the icy river.

Achilles didn’t ______. He ran down to the waterfront. The plane had slid to a river far from shore and was now ______. The pilot was standing on the wing. Achilles knew from his Navy training that even a few ______ in the icy water could kill the pilot. Achilles tested the ice with his foot and decided not to ______ walking on it. So he and his son, Janson pulled two canoes out from their back deck. The two men ______ , pushing their boats across the ice. It was ______ work. When Achilles reached the plane, it had broken through the ice and sunk, with only its tail ______. With his son nearby, Achilles focused on keeping the pilot calm, ______ , “Just hang on to the boat as if you were hugging your wife.” The pilot ______ grabbed the paddle and the two men were floating together, but Achilles knew he had to get the pilot onto the shelf of unbroken ice ______ the man lost too much body heat.

Just at that time a police officer appeared and ______ for help. After a while, a rescue boat arrived, breaking through ice. It picked up the pilot and ______ him to safety. Achilles recalled. “I’m 60 years old,” he says. “There was no way I could get him to shore.” ______, he was satisfied he’d gone the right way that day.

3 . Mike was 11. As his birthday was coming up，he _____ his father to buy him a bike, so that he could go to school cycling and not by _____ or relying on his father to _____ him at school, which was _____ a mile away from his home.

On his _____ , seeing a set of books wrapped nicely in his father's hand, though _____ , he thanked his father. Mike's father was _____ as he didn't have enough money to buy a bike.

After a week，when Mike was walking home from school, he saw a boy riding a bike. Mike _____ that the bike was too small for the big boy. _____，the boy ran into a post and fell on the street. Mike rushed to him and ______ him who was his schoolmate Sam.

Mike helped him stand up and provided him with water. _____ Sam was riding the bike fast, his left leg and hands were ______ injured. Mike asked him to sit in a corner and took the bike and rushed to a ______ nearby.

An ambulance （救护车）came and carried Sam to hospital. He then rushed to Sam's home and ______ his parents about the accident.

Sam and his parents thanked Mike for the ______ help. Mike in turn said, “It was all ______ just because I rode Sam's bike. ” He added, “The bike is too small for Sam to ride and that's why he was _______” Mike met Sam every day in hospital until he ______.

Sam got a new bike and he came to know that Mike didn't have the ______ to own a bike. He gave his old bike to Mike and with his parents' ______, Mike accepted the gift.