1 . It was rush hour in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania this September. Timothy White was
Pretty soon, this guy’s going to
Trapped, White
The driver, Todd DeAngelis, was just a bit
An ambulance soon arrived and took DeAngelis to hospital. “You kept me from a much worse
A.jogging | B.running | C.riding | D.driving |
A.bus | B.cart | C.pickup | D.balloon |
A.steadily | B.abnormally | C.regularly | D.effectively |
A.driver | B.customer | C.conductor | D.passenger |
A.look | B.crash | C.break | D.walk |
A.agreed | B.happened | C.decided | D.refused |
A.speed | B.situation | C.street | D.direction |
A.awaiting | B.separating | C.joining | D.following |
A.pulled over | B.drove away | C.turned up | D.slowed down |
A.spring | B.summer | C.fall | D.winter |
A.weak | B.stable | C.constant | D.mighty |
A.nervous | B.conscious | C.exhausted | D.energetic |
A.forced | B.tested | C.raced | D.watched |
A.event | B.truck | C.accident | D.hospital |
A.work | B.application | C.competition | D.recovery |
2 . UPS deliveryman Ryan Arens was making his rounds near a pond, when he heard a strange sound. It was December, and about 15 feet from the frozen bank was the
Arens, 44, thought he
After breaking the ice using the man’s rock, Arens jumped into the icy water. He surfaced in time to see the dog going under. Arens swam about five feet toward the dog, grabbed hold of her collar, and
The next day, Arens was again making his
A.speed | B.source | C.cause | D.volume |
A.scene | B.way | C.road | D.air |
A.bridged | B.emptied | C.entered | D.crossed |
A.solution | B.approach | C.path | D.entrance |
A.deserved | B.took | C.enhanced | D.stood |
A.why | B.when | C.how | D.whether |
A.broke in | B.took over | C.brought about | D.drew upon |
A.threw | B.passed | C.shipped | D.pulled |
A.dynamic | B.indifferent | C.anxious | D.curious |
A.Unless | B.Once | C.Since | D.Until |
A.fled | B.returned | C.survived | D.died |
A.living | B.rounds | C.trip | D.activities |
A.over | B.across | C.off | D.about |
A.directly | B.abruptly | C.casually | D.friendly |
A.exception | B.caution | C.highlight | D.advance |
3 . Sixteen-year-old Corion Evans made a daring rescue to save three teenage girls. The 16-year-old was hanging out with two
It was around 2:30 a.m. by the time Evans and brothers Karon and Caleb got to the river’s
Evans took off his shirt and
Just then, Police Officer Garry Mercer
Evans jumped back in the water and helped them get to the shore until they could stand. “If he hadn’t been there, who knows?” Mercer told the Washington Post.
There was still one girl in the water. Cora Watson, 19, could not swim. She was gulping (吞) water,
A.friends | B.brothers | C.classmates | D.students |
A.truck | B.boat | C.car | D.motorbike |
A.blindly | B.strongly | C.generally | D.foolishly |
A.area | B.centre | C.mouth | D.edge |
A.make out | B.shout to | C.calm down | D.turn down |
A.approximately | B.obviously | C.barely | D.exactly |
A.whispering | B.quarreling | C.screaming | D.sobbing |
A.shoes | B.sweater | C.socks | D.scarf |
A.dropped | B.dived | C.ran | D.sank |
A.pushing | B.forcing | C.keeping | D.managing |
A.approved | B.remained | C.recovered | D.arrived |
A.boys | B.losers | C.rescuers | D.passengers |
A.coughed | B.panicked | C.fainted | D.emerged |
A.wounded | B.shocked | C.abandoned | D.scared |
A.confused | B.followed | C.risked | D.discovered |
4 . Ida Nelson was going to sleep when she heard the noise of a small airplane circling the nearby airport. It was already 11:30 p.m. in a small village of Alaska, and, as she told a local newspaper, “When a plane flies over that
Nelson rushed to the window and saw the
“
Nelson had a
Within 20 rminutes, 20 vehicles arrived, many of the drivers still in
In a world filled with uncertainty, the little community’s
A.late | B.low | C.slowly | D.smoothly |
A.wrong | B.mysterious | C.unrecognizable | D.impressive |
A.influence | B.consequence | C.factor | D.problem |
A.looked | B.jumped | C.broke | D.ran |
A.put up | B.look for | C.turn on | D.hold onto |
A.Usually | B.Fortunately | C.Particularly | D.Obviously |
A.remembered | B.admitted | C.learned | D.announced |
A.fixed | B.urgent | C.improper | D.last |
A.school | B.village | C.hospital | D.airport |
A.target | B.comment | C.desire | D.plan |
A.run | B.circle | C.climb | D.follow |
A.appropriate | B.legal | C.sufficient | D.important |
A.warned | B.reminded | C.comforted | D.called |
A.nightclothes | B.raincoats | C.uniforms | D.costumes |
A.preparations | B.directions | C.predictions | D.regulations |
A.Guided | B.Forced | C.Controlled | D.Powered |
A.pilot | B.patient | C.neighbor | D.driver |
A.quietly | B.suddenly | C.immediately | D.constantly |
A.strange | B.positive | C.loyal | D.exciting |
A.fair | B.great | C.tough | D.normal |
5 . Last year marked 20 years since the deadliest accident in the history of Italian aviation (航空). In October 2001, the Linate Airport disaster
The date of the accident was October 8th, 2001. On this day, MD-87 was set to
Also set to
On the morning of October 8th, 2001, foggy conditions prevailed (占优势) at Milan Linate Airport. Such weather can
At 08:09, air traffic control advised MD-87’s pilots that they were clear to take-off. Less than a minute after this clearance, the departing MD-87
A.offered | B.saw | C.affected | D.predicted |
A.due to | B.despite | C.apart from | D.with regard to |
A.occasion | B.situation | C.tragedy | D.adventure |
A.unfold | B.command | C.operate | D.distribute |
A.company | B.profession | C.trade | D.service |
A.depart | B.transform | C.orbit | D.enter |
A.increase | B.reduce | C.enhance | D.recover |
A.current | B.magical | C.odd | D.severe |
A.danger | B.loss | C.prejudice | D.response |
A.Therefore | B.Thankfully | C.Literally | D.However |
A.necessary | B.suitable | C.convenient | D.ready |
A.engaged | B.connected | C.lost | D.experienced |
A.noticed | B.emphasized | C.ignored | D.generated |
A.replaced | B.crashed | C.contrasted | D.quarreled |
A.dressed | B.absorbed | C.buried | D.involved |
6 . Emma Jones’ three-year-old son, Eric, was sharing a hot dog on the deck overlooking her friend Sarah Roth’s swimming pool. One moment Jones was watching Eric play around with the other children at this
Rawlings stood,
Rawlings who’d taken a CPR course just four months earlier, immediately began rescue breathing. Hanging up the phone, Roth, a former flight attendant who’d accumulated
The
A.encounter | B.gathering | C.union | D.game |
A.trace | B.symptom | C.footprint | D.signal |
A.found | B.reviewed | C.fixed | D.scanned |
A.lying | B.floating | C.sinking | D.diving |
A.initial | B.typical | C.creative | D.effective |
A.rolled | B.knocked | C.checked | D.ran |
A.point | B.edge | C.stage | D.spot |
A.accessible | B.abundant | C.apparent | D.significant |
A.took up | B.took in | C.took place | D.took over |
A.performing | B.working | C.testing | D.stretching |
A.maintained | B.adapted | C.monitored | D.tracked |
A.faded | B.changed | C.returned | D.revealed |
A.pool | B.scene | C.route | D.court |
A.courage | B.kindness | C.persistence | D.decisiveness |
A.actually | B.fairly | C.finally | D.simply |
7 . It's once again been declared the world's most popular museum.
The museum broke its own
But the Louvre's uptick (小幅上升) in visitors is
"The Louvre is suffocating (令人窒的)," the workers union said in a statement. "The public has increased by more than 20% since 2009, but the palace has not grown,"it
The museum was_
Although tensions with its workers
The social media that are
But while visitor numbers rose at the Louvre, overall attendance was relatively
A.Moreover | B.However | C.Finally | D.Eventually |
A.splendid | B.skeptical | C.tough | D.sad |
A.promise | B.rule | C.record | D.law |
A.musicians | B.artists | C.visitors | D.volunteers |
A.acquiring | B.suffering | C.blaming | D.proving |
A.strikes | B.quarrels | C.fights | D.contests |
A.flooding | B.jumping | C.crawling | D.slipping |
A.stopped | B.added | C.started | D.paused |
A.decorated | B.repaired | C.visited | D.closed |
A.lecture | B.meeting | C.speech | D.lesson |
A.queued | B.dined | C.helped | D.served |
A.turned up | B.turned over | C.turned away | D.turned on |
A.die out | B.pay off | C.fade away | D.go on |
A.healthy | B.funny | C.tiny | D.cozy |
A.quality | B.attendance | C.photo | D.worker |
A.alarm | B.attack | C.recovery | D.prediction |
A.paintings | B.products | C.population | D.tourism |
A.innocent | B.selfish | C.crazy | D.generous |
A.concert | B.video | C.festival | D.industry |
A.high | B.huge | C.round | D.flat |