The truck shot(飞速通过)past from behind with a loud banging.The banging came from the metal it was carrying-pieces of steel, ten meters long.
“Get out of way!”Dr West shouted angrily.He drove the car left and right, but the truck stayed right in front of them, in the middle of the road.
The back of the truck fell open, and the ten-meter pieces fell out and shot towards the car.Patrick covered his face with his voice lost in the crash of steel against the steel.
The car jumped and shook when the metal hit it.The glass in front of Dr West went white.Ned saw a long piece of steel come through the back seat, a few centimeters from his eyes.Car crashing must be like this, Ned thought.A quick death on the highway.Turning over and over.No chance of escape, to do anything.He wondered how many more seconds he had to live.
(1)
Dr West was angry because ________.
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A.
the truck was carrying metal
B.
he could not get past the truck
C.
the truck was making a lot of noise
D.
the truck was ten meters ahead
(2)
Patrick covered his face with his arms ________.
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A.
because he didn’t want to be shot
B.
to stop Ned falling on him
C.
because he was afraid the steel would hit him
D.
because he did not want to listen to Dr West
(3)
When the pieces of steel fell out of the truck, they ________.