阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Tong Shiqiang rushed into a kindergarten behind his primary school several times, carrying a __1__ of kids each time he rushed out of their classroom on that fateful（灾难的）day. Only 14 years old and 1.5m tall, Tong can now _2__ a national bravery award for saving seven children.

The grade-6 student was __3__ a Chinese language class in Zhongwang Primary School in Qishan village of Longnan city, one of the worst-hit areas in Gansu province, __4__ the deadly quake struck on May 12,2008. There were 49 _5__ students in his class at the time.

"Windows began rattling(嘎嘎响）and it __6__ as if lots of bees were singing underground," __7_ Tong Shuangxi, Tong Shiqiang's teacher and uncle. "The sound grew __8__ ... and then I __9__ it was an earthquake."

The teacher cried: " __10_ out!" All the students ran out of the room immediately.

__11__ outside, Tong Shuangxi rushed toward the kindergarten where the children __12__ a nap (午睡). Tong Shiqiang ran with him.

Only three of the kids had __13__ to run out of their room when they __14__ the building. The rest were crying, too __15__ to move. It __16__ less than three minutes for them to carry out all the five- and six-year-olds to __17__.

__18__ whether all the kids had been saved, Tong and his nephew had _19__ begun checking the name list when the classroom's walls fell down. "That's the only time I was scared," said Tong Shiqiang.

The 14-year-old is __20_ to be nominated (提名) for the child hero award, to be given by the Ministry of Education and the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Youth League.

1. A. score　 　　　 B. dozen　 　　　 C. couple 　 D. number

2. A. beat 　　　 B. win 　　　 C. show　 　　　 D. give

3. A. listening　 　 B. hearing 　 C. giving 　　　 D. attending

4. A. when 　　　 B. while　 　　　 C. where　 　 D. which

5. A. another 　　　 B. other　 　　　 C. others 　 D. the other

6. A. looked 　　　 B. turned 　 C. appeared　 　 D. seemed

7. A. reminds 　　　 B. remains 　 C. recalls 　 D. remarks

8. A. alouder 　　　 B. weaker 　 C. clearer　 D. louder

9. A. realized　 　 B. found　 　　　 C. thought 　 D. recognized

10. A. Nobody 　 B. Everybody 　 C. Somebody　 　 D. Anybody

11. A. once　 　　　 B. Before 　 C. Since　 　　　 D. After

12. A. were having　 B. have　 　　　 C. had　　　 D. having had

13. A. tried 　　　 B. wanted 　 C. managed 　 D. attempted

14. A. arrived　 　 B. reached　 C. got　　 　 D. escaped

15. A. surprised 　 B. moved　 　 C. frightened 　 D. excited

16. A. paid　 　　　 B. spent　 　　　 C. cost　 　　　 D. took

17. A. safety 　 　 B. classroom 　 C. yard　 　　　 D. hospital

18. A. No problem B. No wonder C. Not sure　 　 D. Not know

19. A. ever　 　　　 B. just　 　　　 C. never　 　　　 D. even

20. A. possible　　 B. probable　 　 C. likely 　 　 D. maybe

___ for the terrible accident, as the public thought, the mayor felt nervous and was at a loss what to do.

A.    Having blamed 　　　　　　　　B. To blame

C. Being to be blamed 　　　　 　D. Being to blame