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Barbara was driving her six-year-old son, Benjamin, to his piano lesson on the highway. They were late and Barbara was 1 tired. She had worked extra shifts as a night 2 nurse.The sleet ( 雨夹雪) storm and icy roads 3 her tension. She was thinking of turning around at once. Suddenly a car ahead of them lost control on a patch of ice and crashed 4 into a telephone pole. The impact was horrible. Barbara pulled onto the road's shoulder. Thank God she was a nurse-her skill might make a 5 in the fate of these 6 passengers! But what about Ben ? Little boys 7 see scenes like this. But was it 8 to leave him alone? What if their car was 9 from behind, or a stranger 10 him? For a brief moment, Barbara decided to go on her way. "Ben, honey, 11 me you'll stay in the car!" she cried over her shoulder. "I will, Mommy," she heard him say 12 , she can, slipping and sliding, toward the crash site. It was 13 than she had feared. Two high-school-aged girls had been in the car. One, the blonde on the passenger side was dead. The driver, however, was unconscious. Barbara quickly 14 pressure to the wound in the teenager's head while her practiced eyes ran over the other 15 , a broken leg, maybe two, along with probable internal damage. But if help came , this girl would live. The ambulance arrived. " Good job," one rescue worker said, 16 he examined the driver. " You probably saved her life, Madam." As Barbara walked back to her car, a feeling of 17 overwhelmed her, especially for the family of the passenger who had died. But what should she tell Ben? "Mom," he 18 " did you see it?" "See what honey?" she asked. "The angel, Mom! He came down from the sky. And he opened the door, and he took that girl out. " Barbara's eyes were filling with tears, " Which door, Ben?" "The 19 side." Later Barbara was able to meet the families of the victims. They expressed their 20 for the help she had provided. Barbara was able to give them something more: Ben's Vision . | |||
( )1. A. uncommonly ( )2. A. class ( )3. A. added to ( )4. A. front ( )5. A. help ( )6. A. fortunate ( )7. A. shouldn't ( )8. A. safe ( )9. A. stolen ( )10. A. approached ( )11. A. tell ( )12. A. before ( )13. A. lucky ( )14. A. pulled ( )15. A. scars ( )16. A. before ( )17. A. harm ( )18. A. whispered ( )19. A. driver ( )20. A. gratitude |
B. commonly B. work B. made up B. forward B. devotion B. unfortunate B. can't B. necessary B. beat B. stolen B. reply B. as B. more dangerous B. put B. injuries B. after B. achievement B. shouted B. stranger B. admiration |
C. unusually C. school C. added C. backward C. contribution C. strange C. wouldn't C. fit C. hit C. struck C. answer C. after C. worse C. set C. death C. since C. sadness C. yelled C. passenger C. help |
D. usually D. duty D. brought up D. sideways D. difference D. familiar D. couldn't D. sure D. broken D. robbed D. promise D. on D. better D. applied D. harms D. as D. tiredness D. repeated D. passer-by D. benefits |
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During college, I took a history class to fulfill a requirement.
The professor was a 32 fellow with red hair. He would walk 33 into the room wearing his winter coat, once not even 34 the hat during the lecture. He could not feel free in class and controlled the 35 just by looking through his glasses at his students.
So I 36 a little game for myself. I would try to find something in his lecture to ask him an intelligent question about, 37 me to pay attention. He was obviously pleased to have a question to answer. In fact, his answers were always 38 .
I continued to do this every day and found myself actually enjoying the material. The professor seemed to become more 39 and some of the other students even 40 from time to time. My little game had saved me from being bored, as it was designed to do. And, I learned quite a bit about ancient world history. In spite of his strange 41 , he was indeed quite an expert in his field.
On the last day of the class we gathered our 42 and headed for the door. The shy, red-haired professor stepped directly in front of me, 43 I reached the door, and put his hand out. He said, “I want to thank you for making my classes so interesting,” as he shook my hand warmly and 44 for the first time. I was so 45 . To me, it had been a pleasant way to pass the time. I had no idea that all of my questions asked in class had any effect on him or the others at all.
Each of us, through the things we say and do, and the kindness we can freely 46, can have a great effect not just on our own experiences, but on those of others.
32. | A. strange | B. patient | C. popular | D. proud |
33. | A. happily | B. hurriedly | C. calmly | D. shyly |
34. | A. cleaning | B. noticing | C. removing | D. wearing |
35. | A. lecture | B. voice | C. difficulty | D. speed |
36. | A. played | B. continued | C. created | D. bought |
37. | A. reminding | B. forcing | C. allowing | D telling |
38. | A. special | B. honest | C. important | D. interesting |
39. | A. relaxed | B. traditional | C. reasonable | D. concerned |
40. | A. gave up | B. fell behind | C. look back | D. joined in |
41. | A. explanation | B. appearance | C. secret | D. hobby |
42. | A. collection | B. friends | C. game | D. books |
43. | A. though | B. unless | C. when | D. because |
44. | A. regretted | B. smiled | C. cried | D. required |
45. | A. worried | B. surprised | C. bored | D. satisfied |
46. | A. offer | B. expect | C. change | D. reach |