1 . After their business trip, John and Mary returned, eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their hometown feeling glad to be back, they noticed ________, and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a ________ in flames. Mary said, “Oh, well, it isn’t our fire, let’s go home.”

But John ________ closer and screamed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be ________ work yet, maybe there is something we could do.” “It has nothing to do with us,” Mary ________.

But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror-stricken to see the whole house in ________. A woman on the lawn was screaming, “The children! Get the children!” John ________ her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the ________,” cried the woman. “Down the hall and to the left.”

In spite of Mary’s disagreement, John ________ for the basement which was full of smoke and ________ hot. He found the door and two children. ________ he left he could hear some more sobbing. He ________ the two badly frightened children into ________ arms and started back asking how many more children were down there. They told him ________ more and Mary grasped his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s ________! That house will fall down any second.”

________ he ran into the smoke-filled hallway and at last he found both children. As he climbed up the ________ stairs, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely ________ about the little bodies next to him, and at last when they came out into the ________ and fresh air, he found that he had just ________ his own children.

The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.

1.

A．direction

B．mistake

C．danger

D．smoke

2.

A．home

B．plant

C．store

D．kitchen

3.

A．ran

B．walked

C．drove

D．rode

4.

A．at

B．off

C．to

D．on

5.

A．whispered

B．nodded

C．disagreed

D．required

6.

A．ruins

B．pieces

C．flames

D．silence

7.

A．pushed

B．seized

C．greeted

D．stopped

8.

A．basement

B．department

C．house

D．hall

9.

A．went

B．reached

C．asked

D．rushed

10.

A．heavily

B．slightly

C．partly

D．terribly

11.

A．If

B．As

C．Since

D．Unless

12.

A．comforted

B．delivered

C．recognized

D．protected

13.

A．cheering

B．freezing

C．waiting

D．suffering

14.

A．many

B．several

C．three

D．two

15.

A．dangerous

B．foolish

C．practical

D．painful

16.

A．Therefore

B．So

C．Instead

D．But

17.

A．wide

B．endless

C．narrow

D．dirty

18.

A．particular

B．interesting

C．familiar

D．fortunate

19.

A．car

B．sunlight

C．crowd

D．arms

20.

A．rescued

B．found

C．lost

D．missed

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What happened to the woman?

A．She lost her luggage

B．She lost her air tickets

C．She lost her contact(联系)with her friend

2. What was the woman’s flight number?

A．Flight 1489

B．Flight 4479

C．Flight 4089

3. What’s the woman’s phone number?

A．38725781

B．37825681

C．38725871

3 . John was repairing his motorcycle in the yard while his mom was cooking in the kitchen. Suddenly the motorcycle ran through the glass door while John was still ________ on it. So he was ________to the floor inside the house.

His mom, hearing the________, ran out and found John badly________ lying on the floor, the motorcycle lying next to him and the glass door________. The mom called an ambulance (救护车) quickly. After the ambulance arrived and took John to the________, the mom pushed the motorcycle outside. Seeing the ________on the floor, the mom got some paper towels to clean it, and threw the towels in the________.

After John’s wound was ________, he left the hospital. After arriving home, he ________at the broken door and the damage done to his motorcycle and felt very ________. So he went to the bathroom, sat on the toilet and ________a cigarette. After finishing the cigarette, he threw it into the toilet bowl.

The ________in the kitchen heard a loud explosion (爆炸声). She ran into the bathroom and found John lying on the floor again and his clothes ________away. The fire was caused by the towels covered with gas in the toilet bowl. The mom had to call an ambulance again.

The ________ambulance crew (工作人员) came again. They were ________to see John was seriously hurt again. When they carried John to the ambulance, one of them ______the mom how John had burned himself. So she told them what ________to John after he was taken to the hospital last time. One of them couldn’t help laughing so ________that John fell to the ground. Then John got a(an) _______arm.

1.

A．repairing

B．running

C．getting

D．riding

2.

A．moved

B．thrown

C．hit

D．invited

3.

A．sound

B．story

C．news

D．word

4.

A．affected

B．stuck

C．beaten

D．hurt

5.

A．painted

B．damaged

C．repaired

D．closed

6.

A．hospital

B．company

C．yard

D．school

7.

A．water

B．gas

C．paper

D．glass

8.

A．street

B．kitchen

C．toilet

D．bedroom

9.

A．discovered

B．received

C．changed

D．covered

10.

A．looked

B．shouted

C．knocked

D．laughed

11.

A．excited

B．sad

C．interested

D．safe

12.

A．lit

B．bought

C．dropped

D．expected

13.

A．doctor

B．mom

C．nurse

D．son

14.

A．washed

B．put

C．taken

D．burned

15.

A．honest

B．different

C．careless

D．same

16.

A．unwilling

B．surprised

C．ready

D．sure

17.

A．asked

B．showed

C．taught

D．advised

18.

A．happened

B．belonged

C．devoted

D．turned

19.

A．hard

B．easily

C．freely

D．politely

20.

A．long

B．open

C．strong

D．broken

4 . It was 3 am, a cold and wet night, on August 21, 2010. I had just left a local club to travel ten kilometers home when I lost________of my car on Grand Junction Road in Hope Valley.

I ______into a still car that was_______in front of a house, and then hit a tree. I was badly injured!______still, I had no idea that a fire had started______the bonnet(引擎盖)of my car.

___ in the car behind me was a young man, who I later found out was called Jared. He saw the accident occur and ______to help me out of the car. He put his own life in ______when he got into the back seat trying to undo my seat belt.

With my seat belt ______, Jared then broke the driver’s window to drag me out. He_______did this while my car was burning._______by the crash, the homeowners came out to investigate(调查). Jared told them to ring emergency services_______he continued to help me out of the car.

I ______my life to Jared and I consider him a good friend due to the_______bond created on the night he dragged me to safety. I was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital in a _______condition, five bones broken.

I spent a few weeks in hospital, during which time Jared visited me to see how I was _____ .He also continued to contact me after I returned home. He says he doesn’t believe that he did anything special. On that, I ______disagree with him and am very glad that he didn’t get hurt in the _____.

Today, nearly seven years later, Jared and I still ______and often talk about the events of that night. Jared is my   ____ and my friend.

1.

A．balance

B．sight

C．interest

D．control

2.

A．got

B．stepped

C．crashed

D．hid

3.

A．kept

B．parked

C．found

D．stood

4.

A．Worse

B．Luckily

C．Clearly

D．Badly

5.

A．off

B．under

C．near

D．beyond

6.

A．Sitting

B．Sleeping

C．Driving

D．Waiting

7.

A．stopped

B．failed

C．happened

D．hesitated

8.

A．practice

B．hand

C．safety

D．danger

9.

A．renewed

B．undone

C．repaired

D．fastened

10.

A．hardly

B．gradually

C．bravely

D．naturally

11.

A．Annoyed

B．Dragged

C．Warned

D．Woken

12.

A．while

B．although

C．until

D．since

13.

A．devote

B．owe

C．take

D．save

14.

A．bloody

B．social

C．special

D．loose

15.

A．nervous

B．pleasant

C．normal

D．serious

16.

A．recovering

B．operating

C．struggling

D．relaxing

17.

A．eventually

B．exactly

C．totally

D．probably

18.

A．spot

B．process

C．way

D．challenge

19.

A．take care

B．fit in

C．drop in on

D．keep in touch

20.

A．angel

B．owner

C．doctor

D．driver