It was black in the evening. Jason, a 12-year-old boy didn’t want to go outside. But his mother, Branda, was worried about his father and   36  he go.

That evening the man had to  37  his car, a Buick outside their house in the driveway.

38  enough, the wife hadn’t heard a single  39  for at least one hour. “Go and find him,” she told Jason.

The kid stepped outside in the darkness and called into the shadows “Dad?”

         “Jason?”  40  was his father, but his voice sounded  41  . He spoke slowly, in a strange way.

         That evening, when the man had to get   42  the car to fix it, he used a forklift to lift the car.  43  , the man didn’t place the blocks in front of the car’ s front tires to keep it from  44  forward off the forks, which was exactly  45  it did afterwards.

Little Jason saw his dad’s feet  46  out from beneath the car.  47   to take a full breath, Old Jason sank into a sleepy, half-alive  48  .

         “Calm down. It will be OK.” The boy  49   his mother. Now he couldn’t afford to be scared.

         He climbed on and started up, the Buick started to come off the ground and 50   in the air.

         Minutes later, 911 policemen arrived. Old Jason 51  beneath the car, still breathing.

         It wasn’t  52  his dad was loaded into an ambulance that the little boy 53   and sobbed.

         Little Jason says one happy change has come out of the 54  : he gets to spend more time with his dad. Old Jason, who hasn’t touched a car  55   the Buick fell on him often spends evenings with his son playing.

1.A. claimed                  B. demanded              C. declared                     D. announced

2.A. clean                            B. buy                            C. fix                       D. sell

3.A. Strangely               B. Interestingly          C. Fortunately               D. Dangerously

4.A. word                            B. sentence                 C. noise                           D. sound

5.A. He                                 B. This                           C. There                          D. It

6.A. usual                            B. different                  C. calm                            D. unhappy

7.A. into                         B. onto                          C. beneath                     D. above

8.A. Somehow              B. Anyhow                   C. Somewhat                 D. Anyway

9.A. sinking                  B. rolling                       C. driving                        D. running

10.A. what                          B. how                          C. why                             D. when

11.A. bringing               B. moving                     C. sticking                       D. taking

12.A. Unable                 B. Unlikely                    C. Likely                           D. Able

13.A. environment      B. circumstance         C. state                                    D. position

14.A. inspired               B. comforted               C. required                  D. persuaded

15.A. moved                       B. drove                        C. bent                                      D. suspended

16.A. slept                          B. sat                            C. stood                                    D. lay

17.A. until                           B. unless                      C. when                                    D. while

18.A. broke out                  B. broke down            C. broke up                     D. broke off

19.A. matter                       B. affair                        C. accident                     D. event

20.A. after                          B. till                               C. when                                  D. since

It was black in the evening. Jason, a 12-year-old boy didn’t want to go outside. But his mother, Branda, was worried about his father and   36  he go.

That evening the man had to  37  his car, a Buick outside their house in the driveway.

38  enough, the wife hadn’t heard a single  39  for at least one hour. “Go and find him,” she told Jason.

The kid stepped outside in the darkness and called into the shadows “Dad?”

       “Jason?”  40  was his father, but his voice sounded  41  . He spoke slowly, in a strange way.

       That evening, when the man had to get   42  the car to fix it, he used a forklift to lift the car.  43  , the man didn’t place the blocks in front of the car’ s front tires to keep it from  44  forward off the forks, which was exactly  45  it did afterwards.

Little Jason saw his dad’s feet  46  out from beneath the car.  47   to take a full breath, Old Jason sank into a sleepy, half-alive  48  .

       “Calm down. It will be OK.” The boy  49   his mother. Now he couldn’t afford to be scared.

       He climbed on and started up, the Buick started to come off the ground and 50   in the air.

       Minutes later, 911 policemen arrived. Old Jason 51  beneath the car, still breathing.

       It wasn’t  52  his dad was loaded into an ambulance that the little boy 53   and sobbed.

       Little Jason says one happy change has come out of the 54  : he gets to spend more time with his dad. Old Jason, who hasn’t touched a car  55   the Buick fell on him often spends evenings with his son playing.

A. claimed              B. demanded            C. declared                D. announced

A. clean                     B. buy                     C. fix                D. sell

A. Strangely            B. Interestingly        C. Fortunately           D. Dangerously

A. word                     B. sentence              C. noise                    D. sound

A. He                        B. This                    C. There                   D. It

A. usual                     B. different              C. calm                     D. unhappy

A. into                    B. onto                    C. beneath                 D. above

A. Somehow                  B. Anyhow              C. Somewhat             D. Anyway

A. sinking              B. rolling                       C. driving                 D. running

A. what                    B. how                    C. why                            D. when

A. bringing            B. moving               C. sticking                D. taking

A. Unable             B. Unlikely              C. Likely                  D. Able

A. environment      B. circumstance        C. state                            D. position

A. inspired            B. comforted           C. required              D. persuaded

A. moved                 B. drove                  C. bent                            D. suspended

A. slept                    B. sat                      C. stood                           D. lay

A. until                    B. unless                 C. when                           D. while

A. broke out             B. broke down                C. broke up               D. broke off

A. matter                 B. affair                  C. accident                D. event

A. after                    B. till                       C. when                         D. since

It was black in the evening. Jason, a 12-year-old boy didn’t want to go outside. But his mother, Branda, was worried about his father and1he go.
That evening the man had to2his car, a Buick outside their house in the driveway.
3enough, the wife hadn’t heard a single4for at least one hour. “Go and find him,” she told Jason.
The kid stepped outside in the darkness and called into the shadows “Dad?”
“Jason?”5was his father, but his voice sounded6. He spoke slowly, in a strange way.
That evening, when the man had to get7the car to fix it, he used a forklift to lift the car.8, the man didn’t place the blocks in front of the car’ s front tires to keep it from9forward off the forks, which was exactly10it did afterwards.
Little Jason saw his dad’s feet11out from beneath the car.12to take a full breath, Old Jason sank into a sleepy, half-alive13.
“Calm down. It will be OK.” The boy14his mother. Now he couldn’t afford to be scared.
He climbed on and started up, the Buick started to come off the ground and15 in the air.
Minutes later, 911 policemen arrived. Old Jason16beneath the car, still breathing.
It wasn’t17his dad was loaded into an ambulance that the little boy18and sobbed.
Little Jason says one happy change has come out of the19: he gets to spend more time with his dad. Old Jason, who hasn’t touched a car20the Buick fell on him often spends evenings with his son playing.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      claimed
   2. B.
      demanded
   3. C.
      declared
   4. D.
      announced
2. 2.
   1. A.
      clean
   2. B.
      buy
   3. C.
      fix
   4. D.
      sell
3. 3.
   1. A.
      Strangely
   2. B.
      Interestingly
   3. C.
      Fortunately
   4. D.
      Dangerously
4. 4.
   1. A.
      word
   2. B.
      sentence
   3. C.
      noise
   4. D.
      sound
5. 5.
   1. A.
      He
   2. B.
      This
   3. C.
      There
   4. D.
      It
6. 6.
   1. A.
      usual
   2. B.
      different
   3. C.
      calm
   4. D.
      unhappy
7. 7.
   1. A.
      into
   2. B.
      onto
   3. C.
      beneath
   4. D.
      above
8. 8.
   1. A.
      Somehow
   2. B.
      Anyhow
   3. C.
      Somewhat
   4. D.
      Anyway
9. 9.
   1. A.
      sinking
   2. B.
      rolling
   3. C.
      driving
   4. D.
      running
10. 10.
    1. A.
       what
    2. B.
       how
    3. C.
       why
    4. D.
       when
11. 11.
    1. A.
       bringing
    2. B.
       moving
    3. C.
       sticking
    4. D.
       taking
12. 12.
    1. A.
       Unable
    2. B.
       Unlikely
    3. C.
       Likely
    4. D.
       Able
13. 13.
    1. A.
       environment
    2. B.
       circumstance
    3. C.
       state
    4. D.
       position
14. 14.
    1. A.
       inspired
    2. B.
       comforted
    3. C.
       required
    4. D.
       persuaded
15. 15.
    1. A.
       moved
    2. B.
       drove
    3. C.
       bent
    4. D.
       suspended
16. 16.
    1. A.
       slept
    2. B.
       sat
    3. C.
       stood
    4. D.
       lay
17. 17.
    1. A.
       until
    2. B.
       unless
    3. C.
       when
    4. D.
       while
18. 18.
    1. A.
       broke out
    2. B.
       broke down
    3. C.
       broke up
    4. D.
       broke off
19. 19.
    1. A.
       matter
    2. B.
       affair
    3. C.
       accident
    4. D.
       event
20. 20.
    1. A.
       after
    2. B.
       till
    3. C.
       when
    4. D.
       since