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On the morning of May 29, Donna left unusually early for her 5:30 a.m. work at Noone’s Restaurant. She drove along a rural road, 1 as she often did to admire the old farmhouse she passed each day. But as she looked more 2 , she saw flames on one of the porch’s(门廊) posts. Donna pulled into the driveway and honked her horn(喇叭).
No response. With flames cutting her 3 from the front entrance, she ran to a side door, which was 4 . “Wake up,” she cried, running through the house. “ 5 !”
Just hours earlier Corinne Allin had put 18-month-old Benjamin, Devon, seven, and Amy, nine, to 6 . Now, awakened by the shouts, she stumbled(踉跄) down the steps into a 7 and saw the fire immediately. “My children , my husband ---they’re 8 upstairs,” Corinne said.
“I’ll get them,” Donna said. “Call 911.”
Donna 9 her way up the stairs through the 10 . While Hugh Allin went to see if he could put the fire 11 with the hose(水管), Devon dashed into Amy’s room. “Get up,” he cried. Amy lifted Benjamin from his bed. With windows exploding and smoke surrounding them, they made their way out of the 12 door.
In the disorder that followed, Donna slipped away to work. Passing the blackened house that evening, she stopped and left a note. Later that night the Allin family paid a 13 . Corinne explained that the fire began when she pressed out a 14 in a potted plant on the front porch. “But thanks to you,” she said with tears in her eyes, “we’re 15 .”
1. A. speeding B. slowingC. getting off D. going out
2. A. closely B. quietly C. proudly D. tightly
3. A. up B. in C. around D. off
4. A. closed B. open C. locked D. unlocked
5. A. Fire B. Help C. Hello D. Come on
6. A. bed B. desk C. playground D. school
7.A. room B. heat C. stranger D. street
8.A. already B. just C. still D. even
9.A. found B. stepped C. made D. moved
10A. flames B. smoke C. rubbish D. ashes
11.A. out B. down C. up D. over
12.A. room B. back C. front D. side
13.A. bill B. visit C. look D. part
14.A. match B. wood C. cigarette D. oven
15.A. free B. awake C. alive &ntbs?p; D. successful
Some aspects of a pilot’s job be boring，and pilots often work at inconvenient hours.?
A.can;have to B.may;can?
C.have to;may D.ought to;must
My father was raised in a fatherless home at a time when the family of five struggled to survive, which caused my father to be extremely tightfisted(吝啬) with money.
When we children became 16 that other children got pocket money from their parents, we made a(n) 17 to ask our father from some. Immediately his face turned stone-cold, and he said, “If you’re old enough to ask, you’re old enough to 18 .” And we had to seek odd jobs about the neighborhood.
He didn’t 19 his attitude as we grew into adulthood. There was a time when 20 of us had a car, so we had to ride a 21 whenever we came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, Dad never met us, 22 in bad weather. If someone 23 (and my brothers did a lot), he’d say in his 24 father-voice. “That’s what your legs are 25 !”
One spring morning I was on the bus home from 26 . Tests and long hours in labs had 27 me exhausted. As other students were 28 at their stops. I looked silently out of the window. Finally, the bus came to a 29 at my destination, and I 30 , carrying my suitcase to begin the long journey home.
The row of privet hedge(树篱) came into 31 , which lined the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. I stopped to put a book in the suitcase. When I stood up, I saw something gray
32 along the top of the hedge toward the house.
It was the top of my father’s head. I 33 then, each time I came home, he would stand behind the hedge, watching, 34 he knew I had arrived safely. I held back my tears. He did care, 35 .
Upon reaching home, I found my father innocently in his chair. “So! It’s you!” he said, his face lengthening into surprise.
16. A. aware B. certain C. surprised D. excited
17. A. attempt B. suggestion C. trouble D. plan
18. A. spend B. earn C. survive D. raise
19. A. strengthen B. soften C. take D. show
20. A. neither B. each C. all D. none
21. A. bicycle B. car C. train D. bus
22. A. especially B. only C. even D. once
23. A. refused B. complained C. cried D. intended
24. A. strangest B. lowest C. softest D. scariest
25. A. on B. in C. by D. for
26. A. work B. home C. town D. college
27. A. led B. made C. found D. proved
28. A. treated B. received C. met D. greeted
29. A. stop B. house C. street D. corner
30. A. stepped off B. went off C. jumped on D. climbed on
31. A. mind B. view C. flower D. leaf
32. A. shining B. flying C. failing D. moving
33. A. understood B. thought C. imagined D. realized
34. A. since B. after C. until D. though
35. A. after all B. above all C. in advance D. in total
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My father was raised in a fatherless home at a time when the family of five struggled to survive, which caused my father to be extremely tightfisted(吝啬) with money.
When we children became 1 that other children got pocket money from their parents, we made a(n) 2 to ask our father from some. Immediately his face turned stone-cold, and he said, “If you’re old enough to ask, you’re old enough to 3 .” And we had to seek odd jobs about the neighbourhood.
He didn’t 4 his attitude as we grew into adulthood. There was a time when 5 of us had a car, so we had to ride a 6 whenever we came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home. Dad never met us, 7 in bad weather. If someone 8 (and my brothers did a lot), he’d say in his 9 father-voice. “That’s what your legs are 10 !”
One spring morning I was on the bus home from 11 . Tests and long hours in labs had 12 me exhausted. As other students were 13 at their stops. I looked silently out of the window. Finally, the bus came to a 14 at my destination, and I 15 , carrying my suitcase to begin the long journey home.
The row of privet hedge(树篱) came into 16 , which lined the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. I stopped to put a book in the suitcase. When I stood up, I saw something gray
17 along the top of the hedge toward the house.
It was the top of my father’s head. I 18 . Then, each time I came home, he would stand behind the hedge, watching, 19 he knew I had arrived safely. I held back my tears. He did care, 20 .
Upon reaching home, I found my father innocently in his chair. “So! It’s you!” he said, his face lengthening into surprise.
1. A. aware B. certain C. surprised D. excited
2. A. attempt B. suggestion C. trouble D. plan
3. A. spend B. earn C. survive D. raise
4. A. strengthen B. soften C. take D. show
5. A. neither B. each C. all D. none
6. A. bicycle B. car C.train D. bus
7. A. especially B. only C. even D. once
8. A. refused B. complained C. cried D. intended
9. A. strangest B. lowest C. softest D. scariest
10. A. on B. in C. by D. for
11. A. work B. home C. town D. college
12. A. led B. made C. found D. proved
13. A. treated B. received C. met D. greeted
14. A. stop B. house C. street D. corner
15. A. stepped off B. went off C. jumped on D. climbed on
16. A. mind B. view C. flower D. leaf
17. A. shining B. flying C. failing D. moving
18. A. understood B. thought C. imagined D. realised
19. A. since B. after C. until D. though
20. A. after all B. above all C. in advance D. in total
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