2 . On July 20, Yu Yifei, a medical student, made his way home in a subway train after his first day’s training. When a downpour struck the city, he _________ about a dozen people trapped in a flooded subway train as the rainfall reached 201.9 millimeters between 4 pm and 5 pm, a totally new _________ in the history of Zhengzhou.

Flood _________ through a barrier and entered the underground area. The train came to a sudden stop before the water began _________ in the carriages, trapping passengers inside. Thus, Yu, _________ to leave and fearful of his life, made a _________ call to his father.

As water continued to flow into the carriages, passengers’ _________ rose. When subway workers arrived to rescue them, Yu _________ to get out. However, as he made his way to safety, he heard a cry for help. He quickly _________ the white coat given to him at the hospital __________ and returned to the platform to save other passengers. On seeing him, a number of frightened people were greatly encouraged and their spirits __________.

As more passengers were pulled from the __________, Yu instructed others in the key steps to save a victim from drowning. He __________ CPR (心肺复苏) on those unconscious and near death from drowning. One of the passengers, a female doctor, nearly died. After __________ consciousness, she joined Yu in treating others. Yu was very __________ yet he gathered up his strength and tried to provide help to those in need. In the end, Yu and the other rescuers managed to save many lives from the flooded subway train. Yu’s actions proved that even in the darkest of moments, there is always hope for humanity.

4 . When I was 12, I went on a 720-mile cycling trip with my brother and father. Before the trip, we _______ for the journey by having smaller rides. We were all _______ cyclists. When setting out, I _______ for an adventure and wanted to see beautiful sights. But what I hadn’t expected was that trouble was around the _______.

One night, we were getting to a campsite and cycling down a large hill with _______ to take a rest from _______ up a mountain with aching legs. Suddenly, my brother’s front tyre slipped and he _______ into the middle of the road. My father and I stopped, asking if he was okay. Obviously, he was not hurt too much, but his leg was _______ the bike frame. From the top of the hill, we saw a light coming. Realizing a car was speeding, my father and I were in _______.

Instinctively (直觉地), I rushed out in front of my brother in the middle of the road, and ________ my hands wildly. The car rushed forward, but abruptly turned ________, by passing my brother and me. My brother was saved from being run over by the car.

My father said I was ________ brave then, but for some reason, I didn’t think I was ________ my life because it seemed like the only thing to do. And I believe that in times of danger we should do what we know is right rather than consider ________ carefully. If I had thought about what I was doing that night, my brother might have been ________ from this world.

9 . Nearly two years ago, Lauren Kornacki, a recent college graduate, walked outside her family’s home in Virginia to ask her dad if she could borrow his car. As she rounded the corner from the front yard into the garage, Lauren, saw her father, Ale, lying unconscious, pinned on his back beneath his car. The car had fallen off the jack while he was changing the brake pads on the right rear tire.

Lauren yelled inside at her mother to call emergency services, and then ran to the car. “I thought, I’m going to lose my dad,” she says. Unsure of what to do, she stuck both hands under the wheel hub where Alec had removed the tire and pulled up with all her strength. To her surprise, she lifted the car. Then she held it up with one arm and, with the other, pulled her father out from under the car by his pants leg.

Alec wasn’t breathing, so Lauren, a lifeguard certified in CPR, began performing chest compressions. Within seconds, Alec took a breath and opened his eyes. “Stay with me,” Lauren whispered as they waited for the ambulance. “Just keep breathing.”

Doctors treated Alec for five fractured ribs, a fractured sternum, and fractured vertebrae, but he was able to return to his job as an IT professional two months later. Lauren, now a computer engineer, says she didn’t stop to think. “Everyone has a basic instinct to help the ones they love,” she say.