2 . Nolan Barry, 8, and Thomas MacKeen, 9, were on their way home from school in Atkinson, N.H., with three other students Tuesday when their ride took a ______ turn. The driver _____a medical emergency and ______, but the bus was still moving.
Nolan usually sits at the front of the bus, where he can see the driver. Because of Nolan’s ____, he was somewhat familiar with the bus ______. Although he forgot which button to ____, he figured it out in time. Fortunately, Nolan ______ the emergency braking (刹车) system which also turns on the flashing red lights, putting the ______ sign and safety bar out.
But they weren’t out of the woods yet; and they couldn’t ______ how to open the doors. Thomas was the oldest student on the bus (in the fourth grade) and he was able to ______ the other students down and get them back into their seats.
Another student, 8-year-old David Silva, was also on the bus. Luckily, David’s father, Jesse Silva, was just down the road ______ for the school bus to deliver his child, and he noticed the kids ______ the windshield (挡风玻璃) and saying ‘help!’
The father ran over to the bus and ______ to get in. He saw the driver on the floor and the students were all ______ up. He tried unsuccessfully to ______ the driver — her eyes opened but she wasn’t communicating.
But that’s ______ the paramedics (护理人员) arrived. The bus driver was ______, but the cause of the collapse is still unclear. What is clear is that she was very ______ to have Nolan and Thomas on board when this all happened.
And they do feel like ______, “kind of,” Nolan said when interviewed. But they’re not letting it get to their ______. “Not like Superman. Not like that.”
1. | A．exciting | B．pleasant | C．splendid | D．scary |
2. | A．received | B．suffered | C．discovered | D．broadcast |
3. | A．passed out | B．lost temper | C．went mad | D．broke down |
4. | A．talent | B．interactions | C．observations | D．anxiety |
5. | A．structure | B．functions | C．controls | D．route |
6. | A．change | B．press | C．protect | D．cover |
7. | A．destroyed | B．fixed | C．checked | D．started |
8. | A．danger | B．stop | C．road | D．position |
9. | A．make out | B．explain | C．figure out | D．imagine |
10. 11. | A．looking | B．answering | C．longing | D．waiting |
12. | A．beating | B．wiping | C．painting | D．watching |
13. | A．refused | B．hesitated | C．failed | D．managed |
14. | A．tied | B．shaken | C．made | D．given |
15. | A．wake | B．inform | C．feed | D．comfort |
16. 17. | A．arrested | B．interviewed | C．treated | D．accused |
18. | A．sorry | B．confused | C．clever | D．lucky |
19. | A．fools | B．heroes | C．experts | D．drivers |
20. | A．heads | B．eyes | C．hands | D．feet |
