Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson’s bedroom skylight（天窗）.Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder _
___21___ he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly ___
__22____ his two-story wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.
Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to
23 ; he opened the door to the basement（地下室）, and flames
24 out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. “I felt
25 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
26 by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped（困住）.
Sibson’s house was three kilometers
27 the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be
28 .
Up a hill nearby lived Sibson’s neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm
29 his ears. He jumped out of bed, took his
30 and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the
31 . That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.
Huggons dialed 911, and the operator warned him not to
32 the house. But Huggons said, “There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson
33 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
34 .
After one more
35 inside the house, Huggons gave up and
36 around back.
The wind parted the smoke just
37 for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was no way to get to him. He
38 the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder. He took it over to the balcony and
39 Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.
Sibson is still
40 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.”
| 小题1: | | A．before | B．while | C．since | D．until |
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| 小题3: | | A．hide | B．wait | C．check | D．escape |
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| 小题4: | | A．moved | B．gave | C．went | D．exploded |
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| 小题5: | | A．safe | B．worried | C．glad | D．tired |
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| 小题6: | | A．burned | B．stopped | C．shocked | D．covered |
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| 小题7: | | A．beside | B．off | C．across | D．along |
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| 小题8: | | A．limited | B．false | C．fruitless | D．regretful |
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| 小题9: | | A．struck | B．missed | C．touched | D．passed |
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| 小题10: | | A．coat | B．key | C．basin | D．phone |
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| 小题11: | | A．noise | B．road | C．smoke | D．danger |
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| 小题12: | | A．search | B．enter | C．leave | D．damage |
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| 小题13: | | A．call | B．roll | C．scream | D．sigh |
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| 小题14: | | A．breath | B．attention | C．ladder | D．flashlight |
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| 小题15: | | A．stay | B．chance | C．thought | D．attempt |
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| 小题16: | | A．climbed | B．circled | C．looked | D．jumped |
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| 小题17: | | A．clear | B．open | C．enough | D．fit |
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| 小题19: | | A．persuaded | B．kicked | C．pulled | D．forced |
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| 小题20: | | A．nervous | B．surprised | C．proud | D．thankful |
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