2023年中考英语二轮复习阅读专项练习-完形填空（牛津译林版）

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2023年中考英语阅读专项练习
完型填空
（一）
Each one of us shares this planet with seven billion others. And we all need ____1___. People and products need to move from city to city and country to country. However,we all know ____2___most cars, motorcycles, boats and planes cause air pollution. They are also____3___This is a serious problem in many cities. ____4___ inventors are coming up with creative ideas to try to reduce the pollution and noise.
In many cities around the world, motorcycles are very ____5___. Now Vietnam has around 33 million motorcycles and China has almost 120 million. Motorcycles are a faster and cheaper way to get around a city than ____6___. Yet air pollution is a growing problem. In large cities, people ____7___ it is difficult to breathe. To solve these problems, a U.S. company designed an environmentally friendly motorcycle. It uses electricity as fuel（燃料）. As a result，there is ___8__pollution. It's also quiet and fast. This makes ____9___ a good choice for getting around a city.
The Italian city of Venice is a city with only a few____10___ .There are no cars in the city center. ___11___ cars, water taxis and buses carry people along the city’s canals（运河）. However, they cause pollution, ___12___ to the water. English engineers Dick and Jem designed a solar-powered （太阳能）water taxi. The water taxi ____13___run for a day after being recharged（充电）.
Planes also cause air and noise pollution. Designing an environmentally friendly airplane is a real ____14___. Some airplane companies have ____15___ to solve the problems. Swiss engineers have gone one step further. They developed a solar airplane. This plane holds the world record for the longest solar-powered flight--1,541 kilometers from Arizona to Texas in America.
( )1.A.air B.food C.transportation D.communication
( )2.A.how B.why C.when D.that
( )3.A.noisy B.dirty C.fast D.expensive
( )4.A.Since B.So C.Because D.Although
( )5.A.popular B.valuable C.dangerous D.safe
( )6.A.bikes B.subways C.buses D.cars
( )7.A.explain B.complain C.doubt D.promise
( )8.A.much B.some C.no D.more
( )9.A.them B.you C.us D.it
( )10.A.rivers B.roads C.tourists D.people
( )11.A.Instead of B.Thanks to C.Because of D.As for
( )12.A.probably B.only C.especially D.hardly
( )13.A.must B.can C.should D.need
( )14.A.question B.job C.decision D.challenge
( )15.A.disagreed B.refused C.started D.remembered
(二)
There are a lot of things about parenthood that could make one cry: sleepless nights, or diaper(尿布) messes and so on. __1__, for me the worst had to be-immunization shots(疫苗注射).
At about two months into __2__, I learned the true meaning of the word “heartbreak”. There could not have been anything worse than __3__ helplessly as he received his first round of immunization shots. I would rather have been run over by a truck than have to watch him __4__ through that. I kept thinking that surely medical science could have come up with a better way of doing this by now while listening to his __5__. As for comfort from the doctor, all he could say was, “Ah, look at those healthy tears.” As we left the office, I whispered into my son’s ear, “It’s okay, Sam. Sometimes you just __6__ to cry.”
In a way I guessed it was only a matter of time before Same was introduced to __7__ in his life. I remembered losing my __8__ in a sudden car accident a number of years ago. I tried to remain __9__ through it all. One day, when a song came on the radio that __10__ me of my father. It was the first time since the funeral that I just let go and cried. It felt __11__ not to hold back any more.
The earliest __12__ I have of my father is one of me as a young boy holding his hand by his two last __13__ as we walked together. His hands seemed so __14__ that his fingers were all I could actually grip. He always took me with him to basketball games even at my young age. I will never __15__ that.
( )1. A. Anyway B. Instead C. Moreover D. However
( )2. A. parenthood B. childhood C. neighbourhood D. adulthood
( )3. A. standing B. watching C. sitting D. complaining
( )4. A. look B. pull C. go D. walk
( )5. A. screams B. words C. songs D. whispers
( )6. A. have B. prefer C. refuse D. remember
( )7. A. pleasure B. pain C. society D. hospital
( )8. A. mother B. grandpa C. grandma D. father
( )9. A. calm B. clever C. strong D. patient
( )10. A. cured B. reminded C. warned D. recalled
( )11. A. unusual B. terrible C. fightening D. good
( )12. A. idea B. effect C. picture D. memory
( )13. A. arms B. legs C. fingers D. hands
( )14. A. large B. small C. dirty D. clean
( )15. A. mind B. forget C. do D. accept
(三)
I always think my daughter Kendall is the best—that’s just what parents do. When she was only three, she __1__ for the people, like a little angel.
When Kendall was five, we noticed that she __2__ had a tic(面部抽搐). When the problem got worse, we took her from doctor to doctor. __3__ the treatment, Kendall continued to sing. Surprisingly, her tics disappeared when she sang.
When Kendall was sixteen, we thought she would be cured soon. However, a(n) _4_ thing happened.
At a party, Kendall jumped on a friend for a piggyback ride. He bent lower than she expected, and she jumped __5__ than he expected. Kendall flew over his back and __6__ on the floor—on her neck. She was rushed to hospital, paralyzed(瘫痪) from the neck down. She couldn’t __7__. But her biggest __8__ wasn’t whether she would walk again, but was whether she could try out for a show called American Idol.
As the days went on, feeling on her left side __9__, but she was still paralyzed on the right. We weren’t sure how much of her __10__ would come back. A friend brought a microphone and put it on her bed. Every day, Kendall tried hard to pick it up. It was more __11__ for her to pick up that microphone than a spoon or fork. Sometimes she had to bite a toothbrush to take her mind off the pain. We all cried because of the __12__ we witnessed. But on the day—only three months after her __13__—we cried full of joy when she sang, __14__ she didn’t enter the Top 24 of American Idol.
When she was a little girl, she asked me __15__ it was she that had tics. My heart hurt, but I told her, “Kendall, you have a pure heart, a fantastic voice, a strong mind. And you are a beautiful presence.”
( )1. A. danced B. sang C. jumped D. painted
( )2. A. never B. sometimes C. seldom D. always
( )3. A. During B. Before C. After D. Until
( )4. A. useful B. exciting C. meaningless D. terrible
( )5. A. farther B. nearer C. higher D. lower
( )6. A. lay B. sat C. stood D. landed
( )7. A. move B. sing C. eat D. think
( )8. A. problem B. worry C. dream D. plan
( )9. A. stopped B. remained C. returned D. disappeared
( )10. A. movement B. treatment C. achievement D. entertainment
( )11. A. interesting B. important C. helpless D. dangerous
( )12. A. microphone B. toothbrush C. joy D. pain
( )13. A. failure B. show C. tic D. accident
( )14. A. though B. because C. if D. so
( )15. A. who B. when C. why D. what
(四)
Tony is a warm-hearted repairman, who lost his job again a few months ago. He was really ___1___ applying for (申请) a new job.
One day, he brought together all his courage to go to a job interview. The interview was at 10 a. m. and it was already 8:30. While waiting for a bus, he saw a man ____2____ kicking one tyre (轮胎) of his car. Clearly, there was something wrong with the car. Tony ____3____ to help.
An hour later, Tony finished repairing the car, getting his shirt dirty. The man thanked him and wanted to pay for the ____4____. "I was just helping out," Tony ____5____. "I have to rush for an interview now," he added. "Well, I could take you there. It's the ____6____ I could do, please!" the man insisted. Then Tony agreed.
While waiting in the long line of the applicants (应聘者) ____7____ his dirty shirt, Tony felt embarrassed and nervous. One by one, the applicants left the interviewer's office with ____8____ looks on their faces. Finally his name was called.
The ____9____ was sitting on a big chair with his back towards Tony. "Do you really need to be interviewed?" he asked. Tony's heart sank (下沉). "With the way I ____10____ now, how could I possibly _____11_____ this interview?" he thought to himself.
Then the interviewer ____12____ his chair. To Tony's surprise, it was the man he helped earlier in the morning!
"Sorry to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I had made the _____13_____ decision to have you in our company even _____14_____ you came into this office. I just know you'd be a good worker I can _____15_____. Congratulations!"
（ ）1. A. afraid of B. interested in C. crazy about D. sure of
（ ）2. A. excitedly B. slowly C. hardly D. angrily
（ ）3. A. provided B. offered C. asked D. promised
（ ）4. A. car B. tyre C. work D. time
（ ）5. A. refused B. accepted C. agreed D. avoided
（ ）6. A. most B. best C. least D. worst
（ ）7. A. in B. for C. with D. of
（ ）8. A. satisfied B. disappointed C. worried D. pleased
（ ）9. A. clerk B. customer C. applicant D. interviewer
（ ）10. A. talk B. stand C. look D. wait
（ ）11. A. fail B. pass C. lose D. win
（ ）12. A. knocked B. broke C. shook D. turned
（ ）13. A. wrong B. right C. silly D. careful
（ ）14. A. until B. after C. before D. since
（ ）15. A. trust B. depend C. meet D. praise
(五)
I met Adam Benton on Monday morning over hot chocolate and coffee. We didn’t talk about business. Our task was simple: __1__. Our tools: uplifting(令人开心的) greeting cards and money to buy a cup of coffee —anonymously(匿名地) —for eight customers.
Adam __2__ eight greeting cards, Hello Kindness Cards. One said, “You are loved.” Another read, “I believe in you.” My favorite: “You are magic.”
“We’re going to divide these __3__ up and write notes on them,” he told me. “We should be daily joy- spreaders. That doesn’t mean we have to __4__ gifts or money. We can give praise.”
So we wrote. One of his notes read, “Please! Please! Please __5__!” I wrote on mine, “Let your light shine.” We handed them to the cashier(收银员). The next eight __6__ would get a card and the message that their order had been paid. The cashier was __7__. “This is fun,” he said. “People are really going to love us today.”
We sat and watched __8__. The first four customers were a group of lawyers. When they found out the coffee was __9__, the first question they had was, “Is it a customer appreciation(感谢) day?” __10__ walked out like schoolboys: happy and enjoyable. All it took was a card of appreciation and a cup of _11_. We were wild with joy at the moment.
“Everyone can get cheerful when knowing they look good, they are loved and cared for by reading the cards,” Adam said. “These’re the __12__ things.”
The last person to get one of our cards is a 25-year-old girl, who __13__ all her white teeth when told her coffee was free. She read her card, let out a little smile and then sat next to us.
After remaining anonymous for an hour, we revealed(亮出) ourselves. “What a happy __14__ surprise,” she said. “I feel like I should __15__ in some way to make someone else’s day.”
That was exactly what Adam hoped for—a chain reaction of giving.
( )1. A. kindness B. shyness C. happiness D. business
( )2. A. put away B. held up C. took out D. cut down
( )3. A. books B. cards C. papers D. gifts
( )4. A. give B. receive C. refuse D. find
( )5. A. shout B. read C. relax D. smile
( )6. A. managers B. customers C. waiters D. farmers
( )7. A. excited B. tired C. bored D. surprised
( )8. A. suddenly B. quickly C. luckily D. quietly
( )9. A. cheap B. free C. expensive D. delicious
( )10. A. We B. You C. They D. He
( )11. A. coffee B. milk C. tea D. juice
( )12. A. difficult B. little C. easy D. bad
( )13. A. checked B. pulled C. showed D. matched
( )14. A. Sunday B. Saturday C. Friday D. Monday
( )15. A. stop B. appear C. return D. look
(六)
Thank you very much. Thank you!
Thank you for Principal Xu, all the teachers and most importantly, the class of 2019. If I can’t make my speech fantastic, I will at least try to make it short.
It’s been nearly 40 years since I became a member of the navy. You may be wondering how I have won so many honours as a commander-in-chief. In fact, it all began from the half a __1__ basic training, which I will never forget. The training included midnight swims in the cold water, days without __2__ and long painful runs in the soft sand. I always felt cold, wet, sleepy and painful.
The training also needed to find those who could __3__ in an environment of stress, mess, failure and hardship. To me, the basic training was a lifetime of challenges that lasted six months. And today, I’d like to talk about one little thing, which I think is one of the most important points leading to great __4__.
Every morning in the training, my instructors(教官) would __5__ in our rooms. The first thing they did was __6__ our beds. The comers would be square if we did it right. The covers would be pulled tight, and the pillow would be centered just under the headboard.
It was a(n) __7__ task. But every morning we were required to make our beds __8__.
It seemed a little funny, but the wisdom of this simple act has been proved to me many times over.
If you make your bed every morning, you will have completed the __9__ task of the day. It will bring you a small sense of success, and it will __10__ you to do another task, and another and another. And by the end of the day, one task completed will have __11__ into many tasks completed. Making your bed will prove the fact. If you can’t do the little things right, you will __12__ be able to do the big things right.
__13__ the world can happen anywhere and anyone can do it. I can make sure that it doesn’t matter whether I ever __14__ a day in uniform. Even now, I still start my day with making the bed to perfection. So if you have an awful day by accident, you will come home to a bed that is made—that you made—and a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better.
In general, if you want to change the world, __15__ off by making your bed. I hope all of you will have a brighter future!
( )1. A. day’s B. week’s C. month’s D. year’s
( )2. A. water B. sleep C. food D. air
( )3. A. doubt B. lead C. separate D. hurry
( )4. A. success B. support C. pain D. pity
( )5. A. rest B. exercise C. appear D. relax
( )6. A. check B. clean C. mend D. make
( )7. A. exciting B. interesting C. simple D. difficult
( )8. A. softly B. messily C. slowly D. perfectly
( )9. A. first B. only C. same D. last
( )10. A. need B. warn C. invite D. encourage
( )11. A. thrown B. put C. turned D. divided
( )12. A. always B. hardly C. almost D. easily
( )13. A. Protecting B. Changing C. Controlling D. Connecting
( )14. A. rose B. risked C. served D. celebrated
( )15. A. start B. run C. get D. take
(七)
My neighbour is a doctor. He and his wife are some of the __1__ people I have ever met. A few years ago, we started this kind of “favor war” where one of us would do something kind for the other, such as __2__ the driverway or building a shed, and next time the other would __3__ to top(高于，超过) it with another favor.
Yesterday morning there was about 2 or 3 feet of snow on the ground and I __4__ he shoveled(铲) my driveway for me when I was out on a business trip last __5__. So I took out my shovel and took care of both our sidewalks and driveways because it was my turn to do a favor __6__. It took a while but I finished it and got into my car for work.
That night I got a __7__ on my door, and it was my neighbour. He immediately shook my hand and thanked me for shoveling __8__ driveway and sidewalk, so that he was able to get to work earlier and __9__ a boy.
“As soon as I started the car early this morning, a(n) __10__ came through that a young boy in our neighbourhood was seriously ill. __11__, my partner and I were only about 2 minutes away, but the closest ambulance(救护车) 10 minutes,” added he. “A young boy got to live his life __12__ you did me the favour earlier this morning.”
It wasn’t too much __13__ to shovel a driveway, but what I did got a young boy to see his family again, go back to school again and live his life again.
__14__ favour is too small. Even the smallest favour can make the biggest __15__. One favour will always be followed by another.
( )1. A. nicest B. busiest C. richest D. happiest
( )2. A. looking for B. going down C. cleaning up D. walking across
( )3. A. try B. stop C. agree D. refuse
( )4. A. saw B. thought C. expected D. remembered
( )5. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
( )6. A. soon B. back C. again D. first
( )7. A. note B. kick C. gift D. knock
( )8. A. my B. our C. his D. your
( )9. A. met B. saved C. supported D. encouraged
( )10. A. call B. card C. letter D. invitation
( )11. A. Finally B. Actually C. Luckily D. Suddenly
( )12. A. when B. unless C. because D. though
( )13. A. practice B. trouble C. attention D. experience
( )14. A. No B. Any C. Some D. Each
( )15. A. choice B. progress C. decision D. difference
(八)
It was a beautiful morning with a soft wind blowing. Jina the giraffe was walking on the grass. A group of zebras ran __1__. Jina looked at them and thought, “Zebras take such __2__ leaps. How easily they run! Look at my __3__—it is so strange-looking.”
Then she saw an elephant by the lake. “The elephant takes water in her long nose and sprays(喷洒) it everywhere. She has so much fun. __4__ I had a long nose, I would become happy like her,” Jina thought.
Just then a crow came and sat on Jina’s head. “Why are you so __5__?”
Jina stood there with a sad face and said, “They all look so good, but I am so __6__.”
“Jina, why do you think so? You __7__ your own strengths, don’t you?” said the crow.
At that moment, a __8__ came and said to Jina, “Jina, I need your __9__! My kid has climbed up a tree. Will you bring him down?”
“Of course!” Jina stretched her long neck up and __10__ brought the young lion down from the tree.
“So much joy in helping! Did you __11__ helping someone, Jina?” asked the crow.
“It really feels very nice. Now I have understood how __12__ it is to have legs like long sticks and a long neck. I shouldn’t consider them as my weaknesses. Instead I can __13__ them into my strengths.”
“Yes, instead of feeling sad by comparing __14__ to others, you should make the most of what you have and be happy. In this way, we can __15__ a happy and meaningful life,” said the crow.
Jina the giraffe nooded and walked away with the crow happily.
( )1. A. after B. by C. in D. inside
( )2. A. clever B. stupid C. beautiful D. ugly
( )3. A. walk B. touch C. dance D. ride
( )4. A. Because B. Whether C. If D. Though
( )5. A. pleased B. angry C. amazed D. unhappy
( )6. A. excellent B. strange C. pretty D. narrow
( )7. A. have B. pick C. lose D. miss
( )8. A. crow B. giraffe C. zebra D. lion
( )9. A. help B. advice C. choice D. discussion
( )10. A. carelessly B. sadly C. heavily D. gently
( )11. A. suggest B. enjoy C. prevent D. refuse
( )12. A. useless B. awful C. valuable D. active
( )13. A. separate B. crash C. take D. change
( )14. A. yourself B. myself C. herself D. himself
( )15. A. remain B. live C. provide D. control
(九)
As I was getting to the last half a kilometre, I saw a little girl in the distance. She had brightly coloured, pink shoes on. Suddenly, She hit the deck(木栏) 1 . To my surprise, she just got up again. 2 again she hit the deck, only this time, she didn’t get up. I jogged over to her and asked if she was okay.
She was about 6, all on her own, with her face all red from the 3 painful falls onto hard ground.
“Yeah, I’m okay, thanks”, she said. But she was not okay. There were tears from her little eyes as she took off her roller shoes.
“That was a really bad 4 . Are you sure you’re okay?” I asked.
“Yeah, I just got 5 .” she replied.
“Have you just started roller skating, yeah?” I asked.
The answer was obvious(明显的) 6 the skates were new.
“I only got 7 on Friday!” she said with a little smile appearing as she 8 how happy and excited at that moment .
“Wow, that’s awesome! But, you know, I think it might be a bit too windy to 9 . I used to skateboard and it’s amazing how a little bit of wind can throw you off your 10 !”
“Yeah, it is really windy”, then that little tear from her eyes began to drop down her cheek.
Not to cry in front of a 11 , she knew she had to be strong.
“Is Mum 12 ?” I asked her, trying to see if there was any parent nearby to call over.
“No, my mum is at home”, she said.
“Wow, so you came all the way here alone because you’re so excited to 13 your skates?”
“Yep”, again, her smile drove away the tears. She was 14 of herself, and I was too.
“Oh, you are the bravest little girl I have ever met!” I said.
At that moment, I was deeply moved and I just started crying. People are amazing sometimes. If I have 15 , if they’re half as brave as that little girl, I’ll be a happy father indeed.
Keep it up, Roller Girl, you made me proud to be a human today.
( )1. A. hard B. softly C. rudely D. widely
( )2. A. So B. Or C. But D. And
( )3. A. one B. two C. three D. four
( )4. A. fall B. chance C. weather D. shoe
( )5. A. angry B. hungry C. scared D. surprised
( )6. A. so B. therefore C. because D. or
( )7. A. it B. them C. you D. us
( )8. A. reported B. asked C. wondered D. remembered
( )9. A. practise B. relax C. study D. fall
( )10. A. confidence B. plan C. balance D. way
( )11. A. father B. stranger C. teacher D. relative
( )12. A. away B. alone C. off D. around
( )13. A. buy B. use C. fix D. get
( )14. A. proud B. afraid C. tired D. careful
( )15. A. parents B. students C. friends D. children
(十)
Before my trip to the mountains, I used to be a homebody. I felt completely 16 spending weeks or even months—in my hometown or sometimes even on my block—without going anywhere. I could be quite satisfied by watching the Discovery and National Geographic Channels.
The situation 17 when one day David, my best friend, rushed into my room. He talked me into joining him on 18 journey to the Rocky Mountains. We set off five days later.
This was my first time in the mountains. 19 , the weather was foggy most of the time. And the 20 we got into the mountains, the less clearly we could see. On the first day, we were making our way along the foothills; but the next day, we started to climb on one of the peaks (山顶). 21 it was not that straight and high, I was still excited. I often speeded up, and because of that I ran out of 22 long before we got to the top.
When we finally got there, 23 had really changed. The same 24 was nearly covering everything. I felt so disappointed, because I was, during the whole course of climbing, 25 to see the view from above and perhaps to be able to take some photos. We spent a couple of hours on the top, and decided to 26 . Just then the wind suddenly 27 the clouds, and the place we were standing on was brightened with the sun. I saw a 28 panorama (全景图) in front of me, and for some moments I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was so amazing that I realized I couldn’t help looking forward to the 29 trip to the mountains.
The next day we returned—my 30 started to hurt so badly that I could hardly walk. But every time I felt an ache, I remembered the feeling of being high above, with my head touching the skies and the clouds swimming below.
( )1. A. stressed B. comfortable C. bored D. strange
( )2. A. changed B. remained C. worsened D. repeated
( )3. A. my B. his C. its D. your
( )4. A. Undoubtedly B. Suddenly C. Unluckily D. Unnaturally
( )5. A. low B. lower C. high D. higher
( )6. A. When B. Because C. Since D. Though
( )7. A. money B. patience C. energy D. time
( )8. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
( )9. A. rain B. fog C. snow D. sun
( )10. A. expecting B. managing C. offering D. learning
( )11. A. turn back B. stay up C. take action D. hurry up
( )12. A. shaped B. joined C. cleared D. thickened
( )13. A. terrible B. fantastic C. polluted D. hidden
( )14. A. first B. last C. next D. final
( )15. A. arms B. legs C. hands D. eyes
(十一)
My father and I always had a bit of trouble in our relationship. It's not that we didn't love each other. It's just that we used to have 1 opinions. My dad is one of the most hard-working men I know, but I was a 2 . 1 played sports as a kid, but gave 3 when I was making progress. Then I showed an 4 in music. My father got 5 and bought me a guitar when I was about eight. 6 I really didn't like it until I was a teenager. During those teen years, I took up my guitar and began playing along.
Then I went to college. My father thought I should focus more on my 7 .while I thought I should have more fun playing music. I dreamed to be a musician. When I grew into a young man, I suddenly fell 8 ill one day and it was discovered that I had a terrible kidney disease(肾病）． I had to 9 treatments all my life, or get a transplant(移植）．
I felt like there was a heavy weight on my shoulders. Life became 10 for me. But I was brave enough because of my loving parents. They encouraged me and took care of me. While 11 to decide just what to do with my life, my father got tested to see 12 he was the right man to give me his kidney. I tried to refuse, but he'd hear 13 of it. He saved my life at last.
Two years ago, I 14 a band. He had always wanted to play in a band. But 15 got the chance when he was young. It was one of the greatest gifts I could give to him.
（ ）1. A. necessary B. same C. different D. special
（ ）2. A. musician B. coach C. actor D. dreamer
（ ）3.A.up B. out C. off D. away
（ ）4.A. introduction B. interest C.increase D. influence
（ ）5.A. bored B. friendly C.excited D. angry
（ ）6. A. But B. And C.Or D. So
（ ）7. A. studies B. hobbies C. skills D. choices
（ ）8. A. similar B. hardly C.seriously D. harmful
（ ）9. A. refuse B.accept C. receive D.win
（ ）10. A. hard B. energetic C. nice D. practical
（ ）11.A. trying B. to try C.try D. tried
（ ）12. A. how B. whether C. why D.what
（ ）13. A. each B. all C.much D. none
（ ）14. A.made in B.made of C. made from D. made up
（ ）15. A. almost B. completely C.never D. basically
(十二)
Last August we were on vacation at Diana's Baths, a place famous for waterfalls.
Sitting on the rocks with my husband, I watched some parents nervously guarding their kids ___1____from the rocks' edges. I felt glad that our 8-year-old son Wyatt could __2___himself. Don't get me wrong: I still felt ___3___ as I saw my boy jump between the rocks. “No running,” I said from time to time. “Stay away from the edges.” But I soon __4___,and we were all having fun in the water.
__5___ ,I saw Wyatt sit down between two rocks in the running water. I shouted at him to get out. He shouted back something and then he __6___over the edge.
“Somebody help my son!” I ___7___ ,over and over. But I only heard a woman scream. “That ___8___ just went over the waterfall!” she shouted at her husband. “We are leaving!” They walked away, not even looking back to see __9___our child was OK.
By the time ___10___climbed down to the rocks below, my husband had pulled Wyatt out of the water with the help of a young woman. She was __11___ first aid. “I'm Lisa, a nurse. I'm not leaving you.” She looked at me deeply, as if she were trying to take every bit of energy, __12___ and strength in her body and pass it on to me. I held on to that energy like a rope that could pull us to __13___.
Wyatt was taken to the hospital immediately. __14___we spent a sleepless night there, we were told Wyatt was going to be OK.
Meeting Lisa has reminded me how we need __15___ from people we don't know. I know we are two strangers who are less strange.
( )1.A.away B. out C. in D. over
( )2.A. talk to B. cheer for C. learn from D. look after
( )3.A.lonely B. proud C. shared D. returned
( )4. A. left B. relaxed C. shared D. returned
( )5. A. Suddenly B. Finally C. Slowly D. Recently
( )6.A.looked B. came C. rose D. disappeared
( )7.A.suggested B. thought C. replied D. cried
( )8.A. girl B. boy C. man D. woman
( )9. A. how B. that C. whether D. when
( )10. A.I B. she C. you D. they
( )11. A. teaching B. learning C. giving D. receiving
( )12. A. worry B. health C. value D. love
( )13. A. truth B. safety C. memory D. silence
( )14.A.If B. Unless C. After D. Before
( )15. A. help B. advice C. sense D. experience