2.A.build　　　　　 B. clean　　　　　 C. admire　　　　　 D. paint

1.A.speeding　　　 B. slowing　　　　 C. getting off　 　　　D. going out

20.A.set　　　　　 B. turned　　　　 　C. gave　　　　　 D. wrapped

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　　 On the morning of May 29, Donna left unusually early for her 5:30 a.m. waitressing shift at Noone’s Restaurant. She drove along a rural road, 　1　 　as she often did to 　2　 　the old renovated farmhouse she passed each day. But as she looked more 　3　 , she saw flames flickering on one of the porch’s posts. Donna 　4　 　into the driveway and honked her horn(喇叭).

　　 No 　5　 . With flames cutting her 　6　 　from the front entrance, she ran to a side door, which was 　7　 . “Wake up,” she cried, running through the house. “　 8　 !”

　　 Just hours earlier Corinne Allin had put 18-month-old Benjamin, Devon, seven, and Amy, nine, to 　9　 . Now, awakened by the shouts, she stumbled down the steps into a 　10　 　and saw the fire immediately. “My children , my husband ---they’re 　11 　　upstairs,” Corinne said.

　　 “I’ll get them,” Donna responded. “Call 911.”

　　 Donna 　12　 　her way up the stairs through the 　13　 . While Hugh Allin went to see if he could put the fire 　14　 　with the hose(水管), Devon dashed into Amy’s room. “Get up,” he cried. Amy lifted Benjamin from his crib. With windows exploding and smoke 　15　 　them, they made their way out of the side door.

　　 In the 　16　 　that followed, Donna slipped away to work. Passing the blackened house that evening, she stopped and left a 　17　 . Later that night the Allin family paid a 　18　 . Corinne explained that the fire began when she pressed out a 　19　 　in a potted plant on the front porch. “But thanks to you,” she said with tears in her eyes, “we’re 　20　 .”

19.A.half　　　　　 B. just　　　　　 　C. surely　　　　 D. really

18.A.something　　 B. everything　 　　　C. money　　　　 D. the Bible

17.A.natural　　　 　B. strange　　　 　C. ready　　　　　 D. nice

16.A.keep　　　　　 B. return　　　　 　C. post　　　　　 D. sell

15.A.repeat　　　　 　B. read　　　 　　　C. follow　　　　 D. take

14.A.hard　　　　　 B. smoothly　　　　 C. poorly　　　　 D. often

13.A.losing　　　 　　B. leading　　　 　　C. missing　　　 D. thinking