完形填空。
Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson's bedroom skylight (天窗). Sibson was shaken by
a clap of thunder
_1_ he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly _
2_ his two-story
wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.
Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to
3 ; he opened the door to the basement (地下室), and
flames
4 out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. "I felt
5 because the room had
a separate outdoor stairway," he explains.
But the phone didn't work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was
6 by a wall of
flames. Sibson realized he was trapped (困住).
Sibson's house was three kilometers
7 the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew
calling for help would be
8 .
Up a hill nearby lived Sibson's neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke
alarm
9 his ears. He jumped out of bed, took his
10 and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the
11 . That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.
Huggons dialed 911, and the operator warned him not to
12 the house. But Huggons said, "There is
no way I am going to listen to Sibson
13 and die in that fire."
"Anyone there?" Huggons called out. Then he heard "Help! I'm trapped!" coming from the second floor
balcony (阳台). He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his
14 .
After one more
15 inside the house, Huggons gave up and
16 around back.
The wind parted the smoke just
17 for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was no way to get to
him. He
18 the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder. He took it over to the balcony and
19 Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.
Sibson is still
20 when he tells the story. " I was alone that night," he says. "Then I heard the most
beautiful sound in my life. It was Huggons."
( )1. A. before
( )2. A. on
( )3. A. hide
( )4. A. moved
( )5. A. safe
( )6. A. burned
( )7. A. beside
( )8. A. limited
( )9. A. struck
( )10. A. coat
( )11. A. noise
( )12. A. search
( )13. A. call
( )14. A. breath
( )15. A. stay
( )16. A. climbed
( )17. A. clear
( )18. A. led
( )19. A. persuaded
( )20. A. nervous |
B. while
B. in
B. wait
B. gave
B. worried
B. stopped
B. off
B. false
B. missed
B. key
B. road
B. enter
B. roll
B. attention
B. chance
B. circled
B. open
B. put
B. kicked
B. surprised |
C. since
C. through
C. check
C. went
C. glad
C. shocked
C. across
C. fruitless
C. touched
C. basin
C. smoke
C. leave
C. scream
C. ladder
C. thought
C. looked
C. enough
C. drove
C. pulled
C. proud |
D. until
D. over
D. escape
D. exploded
D. tired
D. covered
D. along
D. regretful
D. passed
D. phone
D. danger
D. damage
D. sigh
D. flashlight
D. attempt
D. jumped
D. fit
D. shone
D. forced
D. thankful |