In 1898 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,ooo people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be,
26 that the building was
2 7.
After the unforgettably shock, he
28 the promise he had made to his son: “ No matter
29 happens, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to
30 his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his
31 to his son. He rushed there and started
32 the ruins.
As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived ,
33 : “It’s too late ! They are all dead!
34 , face reality; there’s nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with
35 : “Are you going to help me now? ”No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.
Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know
36 : “Is my boy
37 or he is dead?” He dug for eight hours … 12 hours…36 hours…then , in
38 hour , he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s
39 . He screamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad!?! It’s me, Dad! I told other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you
40 me and
41 you saved me, they’d be saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it, Dad!”
“What’s going on in there? ”the father asked
“There are 14 of us
42 43 33,Dad. We’re scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you are here. When the building collapsed, it made
44 , and it saved us.”
“Come out , boy!”
“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first,
45 I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”
| 小题1: | | A．only discovering | B．only to discover | C．only realizing | D．only to realize. |
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| 小题2: | | A．as flat as a pancake | B．as high as a mountain | | C．as strong as an ox | D．as weak as a kitten |
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| 小题3: | | A．memorized | B．forgot | C．kept | D．remembered |
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| 小题4: | | A．what | B．that | C．which | D．who |
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| 小题5: | | A．fill | B．fill in | C．come | D．burst |
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| 小题6: | | A．picture | B．promise | C．present | D．encourage |
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| 小题7: | | A．digging | B．digging through | C．digging out | D．digging into |
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| 小题8: | | A．to say | B．said | C．and saying | D．saying |
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| 小题9: | | A．Come out | B．Come again | C．Come on | D．Come off |
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| 小题10: | | A．one word | B．one sound | C．one row | D．one line |
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| 小题11: | | A．for himself | B．of himself | C．by himself | D．to himself |
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| 小题12: | | A．live | B．living | C．alive | D．lively |
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| 小题13: | | A．38 | B．the 38 | C．38th | D．the 38th |
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| 小题14: | | A．sound | B．voice | C．noise | D．tone |
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小题15:A will save B. would save C. save D. would have saved
| 小题16: | | A．if | B．because | C．even if | D．though |
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| 小题17: | | A．remained | B．missing | C．left | D．gone |
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| 小题18: | | A．for | B．behind | C．out of | D．over |
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| 小题19: | | A．a promise | B．space | C．room | D．a triangle |
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| 小题20: | | A．because | B．though | C．when | D．even though |
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