2 . A man in Elkhorn City, Kentucky is being called a “local hero” after he saved a driver from a burning car.
Justin Quesenberry was eating at home when he heard a loud ______ not far away. He rushed out, only to find a car, near the edge of a hillside, was on fire.
Neighbors gathered ______ in no time. They called 911 and waited for fire engines to come ______. Due to the smoke and heat, the crowd failed to ______ the car. Quesenberry predicted there was little possibility that the driver could ______.
Once the car windows were broken, some air made its way through the front seat, showing the driver was still alive. “You are on fire! Get out of the car!” Quesenberry ______. But the driver didn’t have any ______ and he just fell down in the driver seat. Without ______, Quesenberry fought through the fire and climbed inside the car. He ______ to pull the driver out of the driver seat ______.
Moments later, the fire grew brighter and the smoke became darker before the fire department got to the scene to ______ the fire.
If Quesenberry got ______ and let fear take him over, every second was a great ______ to the driver’s life.
The driver was sent to the ______ immediately, and the officials say that he is now ______ from the injury.
1. A.explosion | B.horn | C.laugh | D.whistle |
2. A.at random | B.with ease | C.on end | D.in panic |
3. A.carefully | B.anxiously | C.seriously | D.joyfully |
4. A.protect | B.examine | C.approach | D.repair |
5. A.appear | B.survive | C.stop | D.respond |
6. A.repeated | B.whispered | C.cheered | D.screamed |
7. A.courage | B.confidence | C.energy | D.luck |
8. A.hesitation | B.doubt | C.complaint | D.difficulty |
9. A.prepared | B.continued | C.struggled | D.refused |
10. A.unwillingly | B.regretfully | C.gently | D.safely |
11. A.put out | B.put off | C.put on | D.put up |
12. A.annoyed | B.scared | C.shocked | D.touched |
13. A.warning | B.loss | C.change | D.threat |
14. A.hospital | B.police | C.apartment | D.restaurant |
15. A.exercising | B.adjusting | C.recovering | D.celebrating |