1 . White dressed up as Captain America for the annual Anti-Bullying (反霸凌) Superhero Day. But when spotting ________ one afternoon, he couldn’t ________ any superpowers.
It was rush hour. White was ________ home when he noticed a pickup on the opposite side of the two-way street. It was hard to ________, for it was crashing into the curb (马路牙子) before course-correcting, only to hit it again. As the car drew closer, White got a good look at the ________: The driver appeared to be asleep. He had to ________ that vehicle.
________, White made a U-turn, facing in the same direction as the pickup, but there were four cars ________ them. White pressed his horn, hoping the cars in front would move aside. They didn’t. Trapped, White pulled his car over. He ________ up the sidewalk, cut into the road and ran around to the driver’s side. White ________ the frame (框) of the open window, his legs moving in step with the pickup, and with a mighty ________, jumped in.
DeAngelis, the man behind the ________, had unexpectedly faced dangerously low blood sugar, and just come to. He was ________ by the odd sight of a stranger lying across his stomach. White immediately brought the pickup to a stop. DeAngelis was rushed to a hospital, where it was determined that had his blood sugar gone lower, his life could have been endangered.
White ________ a superhero, but his quick thinking and daring ________ made him a real-life hero.
1. A.barrier | B.unfairness | C.violence | D.trouble |
2. A.give way to | B.fall back on | C.get around | D.forget about |
3. A.cycling | B.running | C.driving | D.walking |
4. A.locate | B.miss | C.search | D.contact |
5. A.outcome | B.tendency | C.process | D.problem |
6. A.stop | B.move | C.report | D.disable |
7. A.Mistakenly | B.Sincerely | C.Decidedly | D.Hesitantly |
8. A.following | B.separating | C.threatening | D.approaching |
9. A.waved | B.escaped | C.wandered | D.raced |
10. A.struck | B.measured | C.grabbed | D.broke |
11. 12. A.scene | B.pickup | C.wheel | D.seat |
13. A.shocked | B.ashamed | C.discouraged | D.amused |
14. A.protected | B.encountered | C.created | D.played |
15. A.rescue | B.visit | C.guidance | D.comment |