"Mom,guess what I've learned in Scouts(童子军营) today!" shouted Ruth Perkins' daugh?ter Ann-Marie. Ruth smiled at her daughter's 1 As the 12-year-old girl went on and on a-bout the Heimlich Maneuver(海姆利克氏急救法) ,mom nodded 2 . Little did she guess how well her daughter 3 it!
Three weeks later, Ann-Marie and her mom 4 for lunch at a restaurant on their way home. As the 5set down their water, Ann-Marie heard a gasping(气踹吁吁的) sound be?hind her.
"Someone can't 6 !" She thought. Turning, she saw Peter, the restaurant owner, 7 a man on the back. Eighty-four-year-old Bill Russell had recently lost his 8 and had come here to help himself 9 the day―his wedding anniversary. Now he was choking on a piece of 10 . Just then,one customer yelled, "Does anyone know the Heimlich Maneu?ver?"
In the crowded restaurant, only Ann-Marie's hand shot up―and it was 11 "I hope I remember everything they 12 me," she thought. "I have to try!"
"I need him to stand up," Ann-Marie said,and Peter and Ruth 13 the 150-pound man. Then Ann-Marie planted her leg between Bill's feet and locked her arms around him. Pla?cing her hands just above his14 ,she made a fist with her right hand and cupped it with her left.
"Please, please let this be 15 " Ann-Marie prayed. Gathering all her 16 , she gave Bill a forceful thrust(猛推) ,and the piece of meat was dislodged at last. Bill sank into a chair. "It's 17 !" he cried, "Thank you!"
Just then,doctors arrived and 18 Bill,who refused to go to the hospital,saying he felt19 .
"You did the right thing,and you did it well!" a doctor told her.
At a statewide conference last month, Ann-Marie was 20 . "I'm so glad I was there,”said Ann-Marie," and that I knew just what to do!”
( ) 1.A. determination B. curiosity C. friendship D. excitement
( ) 2.A. honestly B. politely C. proudly D. slowly
( ) 3.A. knew B. answered C. guided D. improved
( ) 4.A. prepared B. begged C. stopped D. expressed
( ) 5.A. owner B. waitress C. customer D. friend
( ) 6.A. drink B. listen C. breathe D. talk
( ) 7.A. taking B. watching C. touching D. hitting
( ) 8.A. son. B. wife C. job D. home
( ) 9.A. get through B. get on C. get away from D. get over
( ) 10.A. rice B. meat C. fish D. bone
( ) 11.A. speeding B. shaking C. trembling D. breaking
( ) 12.A. gave B. passed C. offered D. taught
( ) 13.A. lifted B. avoided C. followed D. encouraged
( ) 14.A. head B. stomach C. feet D. eyes
( ) 15.A. simple B. different C. fast D. right
( ) 16.A. power B. energy C. strength D. force
( ) 17.A. gone B. broken C. trapped D. pushed
( ) 18.A. comforted B. checked C. reminded D. Cured
( ) 19.A. patient B. successful C. hopeful D. fine
( ) 20.A. honored B. inspired C. respected D. inspected