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
of a big city, and where teenagers like me
leaving to find something bigger and better.
All that changed one summer night. My friend Lisa, Martin and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house.
they kept handing alcohol to me I was pretty
. I asked Tyler to take me home. With some
, we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. My friend Martin was
in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Martin, who was
more drunk than me, got into his car and
towards the highway to go home. Driving on the wrong side of the road, he never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see him
to avoid the car. They hit head on. Martin died immediately, and the driver was thrown
the truck windshield（挡风玻璃）and died a week later.
Whenever I
back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my
to drink so much that night.
things would be different. I know Martin
the choice to drink and drive that night, but a part of me will always feel
for what happened.
I may not change the world with my story, but I do hope that by
my story I can make you
that you not only have a responsibility for yourself but also for others. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours
. Every choice is like a stone dropped into
water—each ripple (涟漪) represents someone who your choice
. That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?
| 小题1: | | A．death | B．fashion | C．danger | D．challenge |
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| 小题2: | | A．succeeded in | B．dreamed of | C．applied for | D．agreed to |
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| 小题3: | | A．As | B．While | C．When | D．Although |
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| 小题4: | | A．lost | B．drunk | C．frozen | D．sleepy |
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| 小题5: | | A．fun | B．difficulty | C．hope | D．method |
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| 小题6: | | A．died | B．injured | C．killed | D．hurt |
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| 小题7: | | A．constantly | B．frequently | C．clearly | D．equally |
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| 小题8: | | A．headed | B．walked | C．pushed | D．fled |
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| 小题9: | | A．in trouble | B．in time | C．in danger | D．in place |
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| 小题10: | | A．above | B．below | C．into | D．through |
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| 小题11: | | A．turn | B．hold | C．look | D．get |
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| 小题12: | | A．desire | B．fault | C．right | D．chance |
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| 小题13: | | A．Thus | B．Nevertheless | C．Otherwise | D．Therefore |
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| 小题14: | | A．faced | B．avoided | C．regretted | D．made |
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| 小题15: | | A．responsible | B．disappointed | C．sensitive | D．embarrassed |
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| 小题16: | | A．remembering | B．sharing | C．declaring | D．stopping |
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| 小题17: | | A．explain | B．escape | C．limit | D．realize |
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| 小题18: | | A．alone | B．finally | C．merely | D．perhaps |
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| 小题19: | | A．clean | B．deep | C．still | D．fresh |
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| 小题20: | | A．affects | B．inspires | C．attracts | D．benefits |
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