2 . The moon had gone behind a cloud and there weren’t many stars in the sky. As I took a glance(一瞥) at my neighbor’s house, I saw a flame (火焰) in his ______. I thought he was having a midnight fast food so I went back to my _______.

Soon, there was a ______ smell in the air and I guessed something was wrong. ______, I jumped out of bed and went downstairs to ______. I saw fire coming out of my neighbour’s kitchen. Right away, I __________ “Fire! Fire!” But there was no one nearby to ______ my shouts for help.

I _____ into my house, called the Fire Department and went back to my neighbour’s house. I rang the doorbell, hit on the door and ______ my neighbour’s name but there was no ______. I managed to _________the house and rescued a cat and a rabbit.

I tried to throw water through the kitchen window ______ it was no use; the fire was too strong. _______, a fire engine arrived and soon the firemen put out the fire. They arrived just ______ as the fire was going to ______ to the other rooms in the house.

When my neighbour came back, he was ______ because his kitchen was burnt down, but he thanked me for calling the Fire Department and for saving his ______. He wanted to give me some money in return but I did not ______ it.

Weeks later, my neighbour repaired and restored his kitchen. He ______ me to see his new kitchen and there he gave me a medal(奖章) that he had ______ ordered from a factory. It made me feel very happy.

Sammy   Armstrong   was   driving   to   his office   when   he     1    (notice)   a car was stuck on railroad tracks. Then he heard a train whistle. Sammy threw down his sunglasses and keys and ran toward the car.    2    elderly man, Jean Papich, eighty­four, sat in the driver’s seat,    3     (turn) the key and hitting the gas. His wife, Marion, seventy­eight, was looking     4    (nervous) at him. Then Sammy walked    5    the car and pushed it forward, but his boots slipped on the warm asphalt (沥青).He could see the train approaching fast.

It might be    6    (easy)to push the car backward, Sammy thought. He ran around to the front to the vehicle and shouted at Jean     7    (put)the car in neutral(空挡). Sammy could feel the ground trembling under his feet. He put his boots against the track and pushed forcefully. Finally, the car rolled off the tracks. When Sammy looked up, the train was just a couple of     8    (foot )away. Sammy, shocked and     9    (speech), went back to work as the crowd gathered at the scene.

Weeks later, Marion called to thank Sammy. He responded, “I just did     10    I had to do.”