Three Central Texas men were honored with the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Director’s Award in a Tuesday morning ceremony for their heroism in saving the victims of a fiery two – car accident.

The accident occurred March 25 when a vehicle lost control while traveling on a rain soaked State Highway 6 near Baylor Camp Road. It slammed into an oncoming vehicle, leaving the occupants trapped inside as both vehicles burst into flames.

Bonge was the first on the scene and heard children screaming. He broke through a back window and pulled Mallory Smith, 10, and her sister, Megan Smith, 9, from the wreckage.

The girls’ mother，Beckis Smith，was not with them-、at the time of the wreck，as they  were traveling with their baby slitter，Lisa Bowbin．    

    Beckie Smith still remembers the sickening feeling she had upon receiving the call informing her of the wreck and the despair as she drove to the scene．

Bozeman and Clemmons arrived shortly after Bonge and helped rescue the other victims and attempted to put out the fires．

    “I was nervous，” Bozeman said. “I don’t feel like I’m a hero．I was just doing what anyone should do in that situation．I hope someone would do the same for me.”

Everyone at the accident made it out alive，with the victims sustaining nonlife-threatening injuries. Mallory Smith fractured both femurs，and Megan had neck and back injuries．Bowbin is still recovering from a broken pelvis，ankle and foot．

    The rescuers also were taken to the hospital and treated for cuts and smoke inhalation，Bonge said.

    In addition，Bozeman got to meet accident victim Anthony Russo in the hospital after the accident，where Russo presented him with a glass flame．inscribed with “Thank you,” Bozeman said. Those involved In the tasteful encounter on H logway 6 credit diving intervention for bringing them together．  

    “Whatever the circumstances，Tuesday’s ceremony provided a time to be grateful for those who put their lives on the line for the lives of complete strangers,” Beckie Smith said，“We’re calling it The Miracle on Highway 6.”   

1．What’s the main idea of the passage?

    A．Three persons were awarded for rescuing victims in a car accident．

    B．Three ordinary people were regarded as great heroes．

    C．Several victims were carried to safety from the burning cars．

    D．A car accident occurred on a rain-soaked State Highway 6.

2．Who saved Megan Smith from the damaged car?

    A．Clemmons．       B．Anthony Russo    C．Bozeman．          D．Bonge．

3．Which of the following can be used to describe Bozeman?

    A．frightened．    B．Modest．         C．Excited．            D．Smart．

4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

    A．Luckily，no one received too serious injuries in the accident．

    B．All the victims received slight injuries in the accident．

    C．The rescuers were taken to the hospital to visit the victims．

    D．The injured will soon recover from their injuries．

5．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that Beckie Smith            .

    A．regarded the accident as a wonder   

    B．was frightened by the serious accident

    C．thought highly of the rescuers

    D．called on others to learn from the rescuers

Mr. Peter Johnson，aged twenty-three，battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water．Mr. Johnson took the only escape route—through the boot（行李箱）．

Mr. Johnson’s car had finished up in a ditch(沟渠) at Rommey Marsin，Kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank．“Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly，”Mr. Johnson said．“I couldn’t force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in．”

Mr. Johnson，a sweet salesman of Sitting Home，Kent，first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot．Then he began his struggle to escape．

Later he said，“It was really a half penny that saved my life．It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot．I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear，but no help came．”

It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat，and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot．Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench and began to work on the boot lock．Fifteen minutes passed by．“It was the only chance I had．Finally it gave，but as soon as I moved the boot lid，the water and mud poured in．I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up．”

His hands and arms cut and bruised(擦伤),Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmer’s wife，Mrs. Lucy Bates．Huddled in a blanket，he said，“That thirty minutes seemed like hours．”“Only the tips of the car wheels were visible，”police said last night．“The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch．”

1．What is the best title for this newspaper article?

    A．The Story of Mr. Johnson, a Sweet Salesman

    B．Car Boot Can Serve As the Best Escape Route

    C．The Driver Escaped Through the Car Boot

    D．The Driver Survived a Terrible Car Accident

2．Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr. Johnson?

    A．The hammer．      B．The coin．      C．The screw．     D．The horn．

3．Which statement is true according to the passage?

    A．Mr. Johnson’s car stood on its boot as it fell down．

    B．Mr. Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam．

    C．Mr. Johnson’s car accident was partly due to the slippery road．

    D．Mr. Johnson struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the back seat．

4．“Finally it gave”(Paragraph 5) means that“        ”．

    A．Luckily the door was torn away in the end

    B．At last the wrench went broken

    C．The lock came open after all his efforts

    D．The chance was lost at the last minute

Three Central Texas men were honored with the Texas Department Of Public Safety's Director’s Award in a Tuesday morning ceremony for their heroism in saving the victims of a fiery two-car accident．

    The accident occurred on March 25 when a vehicle lost control while traveling on a  rain-soaked．State Highway 6 near Baylor Camp Road．It ran into an oncoming vehicle，leaving  the occupants trapped inside as both vehicles burst into flames．

    Bonge was the first on the scene and．heard children screaming．He broke through a back window and pulled Mallory Smith，10，and her sister, Megan Smith，9，from the wreckage．

    The gifts’ mother, Beckie Smith，was not with them at the time of the Wreck，as they were traveling with their baby sitter, Lisa Bowbin．

    Beckie Smith still remembers the sickening feeling she had upon receiving the call  informing her of the wreck and the despair as she drove to the scene．

    Bozeman and Clemmons arrived shortly after Bonge and helped rescue the other victims and attempted to put out the fires．

   “I was nervous，”Bozeman said．“I don’t feel like I'm a hero．I was just doing what anyone should do in that situation．I hope someone would do the same for me．”

Everyone at the accident made it out alive，with the victims suffering from nonlife-threatening injuries．Mallory Smith broke both femurs，and Megan had neck and back injuries．Bowbin is still recovering from a broken pelvis，ankle and foot．

   The rescuers also were taken to the hospital and treated for cuts and smoke breathing，Bonge said．

    In addition，Bozeman got to meet accident victim Anthony Russo in the hospital after the accident，where Russo presented him with a glass frame inscribed with“Thank you，”Bozeman said, Those involved in that fateful encounter on Highway 6 credited God blessing for bringing them together．

   “Whatever the circumstances，Tuesday’s ceremony provided a time to be grateful for those who put their lives on the．line for the lives of complete strangers，”Beckie Smith said，“We’re calling it The Miracle on Highway 6．”

1．What’s the main idea of the passage?

  A．Three persons were awarded for rescuing victims in a car accident．

  B．Three ordinary people were regarded as great heroes．

  C．Several victims were carried to safety from the burning cars．

  D．A car accident occurred on a rain-soaked State Highway 6．

2．Who saved Megan Smith from the damaged car?

  A．Clemmons．              B．Anthony Russo．           C．Bozeman．             D．Bonge．

3．Which of the following can be used to describe Bozeman?

  A．Kind．               B．Modest．                       C．Excited．          D．Smart．

4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

  A．Luckily，no one received too serious injuries in the accident．

  B．All the victims received slight injuries in the accident．

  C．The rescuers were taken to the hospital to visit the victims．

  D．The injured will soon recover from their injuries．

5．It can be inferred from what Beckie Smith said that         ．

  A．she regarded the accident as a wonder

  B．she was frightened by the serious accident

  C．she thought highly of the rescuers

  D．she called on others to learn from the rescuers