题目内容
I was walking down a dark street one evening when I heard screams coming from behind some 36 . Manned as I was, I 37 to listen, and panicked when I realized that what I was hearing were the sounds of a 38 . Only yards from where I stood, a woman was being attacked.
“Should I get 39 ?” I thought.
I was 40 for my own safety, and I hated myself for having suddenly decided to take a/an __41 route home that night. “What if I’m 42 too?” Although it felt like a century, my thought process had only taken seconds. But already the gift’s 43 were growing weaker.
I knew I had to 44 fast. “How can I walk away from this?” I asked myself.
“No”, I finally resolved(决心). “ I cannot 45 my back on the fate of this unknown woman, even if it means risking my own life. ”
I ran behind the bushes and pulled the 46 off the woman. Struggling, we fell to the ground, where We fought for a few minutes until the man jumped up and 47 .
Breathing heavily, I got to my 48 and approached the girl, who was sobbing behind a tree. In the darkness, I could 49 see her outline, but I could certainly sense her trembling __50 . Not wanting to frighten her any 51 . I at first spoke to her from a distance.
“It’s OK,” I said. “The man ran away. You’re 52 now.”
There was a(n) 53 pause and then I heard the words, said in wonder, in 54 .
“Dad, is that you?”
And then, from 55 the tree, stepped my youngest daughter, Katherine.
36. A. pines B. bamboos C. bushes D. dustbins
37. A. turned up B. slowed down C. came over D. got away
38. A. whisper B. quarrel C. whistle D. struggle
39. A. concerned B. panicked C. centered D. started
40. A. motivated B. inspired C. dissatisfied D. frightened
41. A. similar B. original C. new D. familiar
42. A. hurt B. punished C. arrested D. scolded
43. A. strengths B. cries C. breaths D. sighs
44. A. reply B. refresh C. awake D. respond
45. A. switched B. turned C. ignored D. laid
46. A. burglar B. suspect C. murderer D. attacker
47. A. escaped B. swore C. exited D. died
48. A. back B. hands C. feet D. head
49. A. easily B. hardly C. approximately D. possibly
50. A. pain B. anxiety C. shock D. stress
51. A. worse B. older C. later D. further
52. A. alone B. secure C. aware D. calm
53. A. long B. permanent C. boring D. enjoyable
54. A. secret B. peace C. amazement D. disappointment
55. A. in B. behind C. beneath D. under
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