1 . The very unusual series of events finished as Sondrup was heading home from an extended work shift. She had just completed her fourth continuous night shift, and
While driving home, Sondrup
“It’s
Under what she described as a turn of fate (命运), Sondrup
Sondrup courageously
“I really feel that my guiding
The man Sondrup rescued recently reached out to express his
A.tiredness | B.happiness | C.stress | D.anger |
A.description | B.memory | C.opinion | D.request |
A.believed | B.summarized | C.tracked | D.noticed |
A.preserved | B.introduced | C.trapped | D.exchanged |
A.possible | B.different | C.strange | D.interesting |
A.Obviously | B.Normally | C.Formally | D.Likely |
A.pulled over | B.turned on | C.looked around | D.worked out |
A.progress | B.accident | C.reference | D.survival |
A.watched | B.explored | C.climbed | D.contacted |
A.struggle | B.contribution | C.experiment | D.wisdom |
A.recognized | B.encouraged | C.concentrated | D.promoted |
A.proposal | B.focus | C.goal | D.force |
A.key | B.awkward | C.spare | D.public |
A.demand | B.appreciation | C.desire | D.view |
A.solution | B.title | C.health | D.personality |
I am an outdoor lover and I’ve made it a routine to explore different regions annually with a friend during our vacation. This year, in addition to beauty of nature, I’ve experienced something more.
It was late afternoon. A few hours before sunset, Darcy and I decided to hike to Acomat Falls, hidden in the rainforest.
Expecting to spend no more than an hour at the falls, we wore T-shirts and swimsuits and hadn’t told anyone where we were going. After crossing the wide river at a shallow spot and walking upstream about 100 yards, we reached the falls at around 4 pm. We dived into the green pool and floated on our backs, amazed at the canyon(峡谷) walls.
By 4:30, Darcy reminded me that we needed to head back to the car before dark, but I was waist-deep in the river trying to photograph the falls, the hanging vines(葡萄藤), and the dreaminess of the place. Darcy had to wait on a stone. I finally took a good photo—and then she screamed.
With a crack like thunder, a violent wall of water rushed over the falls, turning the dreamy swimming pool into a churning(旋涡的) monster. Flash flood! I jumped out of the river seconds before the flood crashed over the spot where I’d just been standing. Darcy climbed barefoot off toward higher ground. Darcy and I climbed up the canyon on all fours, grabbing vines to pull ourselves up. I looked over my shoulder and saw that the water had risen 20 feet in less than a minute.
Darcy led us through the dense bush, prickly trees, and ankle-deep mud. After we’d climbed 200 feet, we stopped to catch our breath. Now we had a different problem: The road was on the other side of the swollen river. We were stuck in the forested mountain.
We had no rain jackets and were exhausted from the climb. Darcy asked if I had my phone. It was soaking wet, but still blinked on. No service. We decided to move toward higher ground to get a better signal. It was almost dark. For a moment, I got through, and I heard the faint voice of Grace, our rental host. She said she’d call for help. Then the phone went silent—no signal again.
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It seemed that we were in a desperate situation.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Trapped there, we wondered whether and how rescuers could find us.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3 . Brandon Leseberg and his sons, Louie, 6 years old, Everett, 3 years old, headed for their farm one afternoon. When the sun set, Brandon
Knowing they couldn’t stay in the ice-cold water for so long, Brandon put his own legs against the narrow walls to
Minutes passed like hours for Brandon. He’d been hoping for the
A.finished | B.avoided | C.disliked | D.started |
A.played | B.cheered | C.cried | D.stopped |
A.useful | B.broken | C.dark | D.light |
A.mistake | B.adventure | C.accident | D.failure |
A.caught | B.encouraged | C.followed | D.recognized |
A.train | B.hide | C.seat | D.support |
A.so | B.unless | C.but | D.if |
A.brave | B.polite | C.honest | D.generous |
A.rest | B.help | C.advice | D.trust |
A.questioned | B.warned | C.honored | D.taught |
A.kindness | B.wisdom | C.experience | D.patience |
A.Obviously | B.Fortunately | C.Generally | D.Strangely |
A.separated | B.welcomed | C.saved | D.contacted |
A.responsible | B.concerned | C.sorry | D.thankful |
A.winner | B.hero | C.visitor | D.actor |
4 . 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
Neighbors gathered
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
Moments later, the fire grew brighter and the smoke became darker before the fire department got to the scene to
If Quesenberry got
The driver was sent to the
A.explosion | B.horn | C.laugh | D.whistle |
A.at random | B.with ease | C.on end | D.in panic |
A.carefully | B.anxiously | C.seriously | D.joyfully |
A.protect | B.examine | C.approach | D.repair |
A.appear | B.survive | C.stop | D.respond |
A.repeated | B.whispered | C.cheered | D.screamed |
A.courage | B.confidence | C.energy | D.luck |
A.hesitation | B.doubt | C.complaint | D.difficulty |
A.prepared | B.continued | C.struggled | D.refused |
A.unwillingly | B.regretfully | C.gently | D.safely |
A.put out | B.put off | C.put on | D.put up |
A.annoyed | B.scared | C.shocked | D.touched |
A.warning | B.loss | C.change | D.threat |
A.hospital | B.police | C.apartment | D.restaurant |
A.exercising | B.adjusting | C.recovering | D.celebrating |
5 . Nicole Salgado and and her family woke up on New Year’s Day to panic knocking at the front door of their home in Avodale, Arizona. Her house was on fire, but she didn’t know it. “We were all
Salgado, a mother of four, ran to
Making sure that everyone was out, they realized the full extent of it. They were just in
“We are so grateful to just be
In the footage (一段镜头), Palisch is seen yelling outside the Salgado family’s door, surrounded by smoke and
A.sleeping | B.dining | C.playing | D.chatting |
A.going down | B.going off | C.going about | D.going ahead |
A.scared | B.embarrassed | C.thrilled | D.discouraged |
A.turn away | B.pick out | C.take on | D.check on |
A.cheerfully | B.unconsciously | C.instantly | D.amazingly |
A.learned | B.benefited | C.escaped | D.recovered |
A.due to | B.except for | C.regardless of | D.free from |
A.vain | B.shock | C.line | D.order |
A.dam | B.tower | C.bridge | D.roof |
A.Firefighters | B.Nurses | C.Architects | D.Lawyers |
A.stayed up | B.worked out | C.turned up | D.passed out |
A.absent | B.alarmed | C.alive | D.annoyed |
A.viewed | B.applied | C.evaluated | D.blamed |
A.plants | B.branches | C.papers | D.flames |
A.pretends | B.agrees | C.continues | D.declines |
6 . John Utsey went hiking with his two children one Saturday in August. While strolling along a trail (小路) in New Mexico’s Santa Fe National Forest, they heard someone calling out. About 600 yards away, they found a man
Two weeks earlier, the man
After giving him all their food and water, John and his kids
Because the man was in such bad
Now, he’s getting the best
A.camping | B.sitting | C.crashing | D.lying |
A.help | B.friends | C.relatives | D.danger |
A.checked | B.injured | C.loaded | D.bandaged |
A.searching | B.remaining | C.struggling | D.passing |
A.returned | B.escaped | C.survived | D.started |
A.obvious | B.interesting | C.strange | D.exciting |
A.hang out | B.hold out | C.get out | D.set out |
A.called | B.rushed | C.wandered | D.drove |
A.referred | B.introduced | C.sent | D.led |
A.hikers | B.kids | C.stranger | D.police |
A.use | B.order | C.standing | D.shape |
A.move | B.feed | C.comfort | D.cure |
A.actually | B.certainly | C.finally | D.absolutely |
A.advice | B.job | C.care | D.score |
A.free | B.easy | C.fine | D.sure |
7 . Sixteen-year-old Corion Evans made a daring rescue to save three teenage girls. The 16-year-old was hanging out with two
It was around 2:30 a.m. by the time Evans and brothers Karon and Caleb got to the river’s
Evans took off his shirt and
Just then, Police Officer Garry Mercer
Evans jumped back in the water and helped them get to the shore until they could stand. “If he hadn’t been there, who knows?” Mercer told the Washington Post.
There was still one girl in the water. Cora Watson, 19, could not swim. She was gulping (吞) water,
A.friends | B.brothers | C.classmates | D.students |
A.truck | B.boat | C.car | D.motorbike |
A.blindly | B.strongly | C.generally | D.foolishly |
A.area | B.centre | C.mouth | D.edge |
A.make out | B.shout to | C.calm down | D.turn down |
A.approximately | B.obviously | C.barely | D.exactly |
A.whispering | B.quarreling | C.screaming | D.sobbing |
A.shoes | B.sweater | C.socks | D.scarf |
A.dropped | B.dived | C.ran | D.sank |
A.pushing | B.forcing | C.keeping | D.managing |
A.approved | B.remained | C.recovered | D.arrived |
A.boys | B.losers | C.rescuers | D.passengers |
A.coughed | B.panicked | C.fainted | D.emerged |
A.wounded | B.shocked | C.abandoned | D.scared |
A.confused | B.followed | C.risked | D.discovered |
8 . An ordinary trip turned dramatic (激动人心的) for 18-year-old Justin Gavin, and extremely fortunate for a young family. Walking down the street, he saw something that made him
Drivers were honking (按喇叭) and getting out of their cars to get the
The officials had already received several calls about a car on fire with a woman and children
He ran after the car down the street to help the family
Gavin said, “It’s kind of
A.change | B.understand | C.stop | D.upset |
A.covered | B.raised | C.damaged | D.controlled |
A.partly | B.nearly | C.extremely | D.particularly |
A.comment | B.admiration | C.attention | D.identity |
A.important | B.obvious | C.awkward | D.necessary |
A.harmed | B.packed | C.trapped | D.hidden |
A.suffer | B.defend | C.separate | D.escape |
A.reached | B.passed | C.destroyed | D.checked |
A.warning | B.thinking | C.complaining | D.guessing |
A.side | B.seat | C.shelter | D.direction |
A.attacking | B.appearing | C.growing | D.rolling |
A.car | B.mother | C.children | D.site |
A.moving | B.exciting | C.confusing | D.frightening |
A.in time | B.on demand | C.in despair | D.on purpose |
A.official | B.teen | C.policeman | D.driver |
9 . I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from crime and danger of a big city, and where teenagers like me
All that
Whenever I look back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my
I may not change the world with my story, but I do hope that I can make people
A.succeeded in | B.dreamed of | C.applied for | D.approved of |
A.happened | B.continued | C.changed | D.remained |
A.sending | B.delivering | C.taking | D.handing |
A.pleasure | B.difficulty | C.hope | D.method |
A.before | B.until | C.when | D.since |
A.headed | B.walked | C.pushed | D.fled |
A.in trouble | B.in time | C.in danger | D.in place |
A.above | B.below | C.into | D.through |
A.desire | B.fault | C.right | D.chance |
A.responsible | B.disappointed | C.embarrassed | D.sensitive |
A.explain | B.escape | C.limit | D.realize |
A.remembering | B.sharing | C.declaring | D.stopping |
A.alone | B.finally | C.apart | D.perhaps |
A.clean | B.deep | C.still | D.fresh |
A.affects | B.inspires | C.attracts | D.benefits |
10 . I was recently involved in a bad traffic accident. I was knocked unconscious by the impact so I don’t
As I lay in the emergency room, I found myself
Since that day, the physical recovery has been
A.receive | B.remember | C.mention | D.care |
A.bring | B.hit | C.pay | D.answer |
A.sacrificing | B.predicting | C.analyzing | D.mourning |
A.wealthy | B.alive | C.optimistic | D.healthy |
A.threatened | B.informed | C.ignored | D.hurt |
A.difficult | B.smooth | C.quick | D.stable |
A.works | B.happens | C.matters | D.functions |
A.understand | B.control | C.identify | D.oversee |
A.rejecting | B.identifying | C.improving | D.accepting |
A.hurry | B.dilemma | C.routine | D.mess |
A.comfortably | B.quietly | C.fully | D.busily |
A.As | B.Before | C.Unless | D.Although |
A.love | B.future | C.work | D.1ife |
A.1ift | B.break | C.protect | D.show |
A.suffer | B.escape | C.discover | D.learn |