It was a cold, wet day on June 6th, 2007, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to         ,Wasana stared at the         ,then his eyes fell upon the 18-metre-high hill that         at the back of the classroom.

He         large amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and water was also bubbling at the base of a rock on the hill. For a few minutes, Wasana         the water, wondering why it looked so        . Then it hit him—the         was similar to the video he was shown during Disaster Management classes. Fearing a         disaster, he shouted         at the students waiting outside their classrooms. “Run, run, don’t stay here! The         on the hill is going to fall on us! ”

Chaos broke out as the         ran to the open area that had been appointed as an emergency gathering point. When some teachers         Wasana, he showed them the water gushing from the hill, and they started leading the students to safer ground.

Just then Principal Gurusinghe drove into the school. Wasana ran over to tell him what was happening. After         the site, Grrusinghe knew the school was in       The enormous rock at the top of the hill could come crashing down        .

        a group of teachers and older students Gurusinghe climbed the hill and tried to make the water flow away from the rock. They were too        : ten minutes later, they heard screams as the huge rock rushed down the hill. There was little Grrusinghe and his group could do as they watched the earth         their classrooms. Thanks to Wasana’s         action and careful observation,        was hurt in the accident.

1.A. rest    B. dine      C. chat       D. arrive

2.A. rain    B. hill         C. book     D. sun

3.A. stood B. placed  C. faced           D. hid

4.A. felt     B. knew     C. heard    D. noticed

5.A. glared at    B. stared at       C. shouted at     D. aimed at

6.A. dangerous B. moving C. interesting    D. familiar

7.A. show B. view      C. scene   D. scenery

8.A. heading      B. leaving  C. going     D. coming

9.A. angrily        B. rudely   C. happily         D. wildly

10.A. rock          B. water           C. sand      D. tree

11.A. villagers   B. students     C. principals      D. climbers

12.A. blamed    B. questioned   C. approached  D. instructed

13.A. choosing          B. visiting  C. examining     D. clearing

14.A. relief        B. loss        C. security         D. danger

15.A. at any minute   B. for the moment     C. for once        D. at one time

16.A. Leading    B. Demanding C. Covering        D. Helping

17.A. nervous   B. strange         C. unique  D. late

18.A. swallow    B. threaten        C. affect    D. blow

19.A. legal         B. quick     C. direct   D. united

20.A. no one     B. only one        C. anyone D. someone

It was a cold, wet day on June 6th, 2007, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to 　 31　 ,Wasana stared at the 　 32　 ,then his eyes fell upon the 18-metre-high hill that 　 33　 at the back of the classroom.

He 　 34　 large amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and water was also bubbling at the base of a rock on the hill. For a few minutes, Wasana 　 35　 the water, wondering why it looked so 　 36　 . Then it hit him—the 　 37　 was similar to the video he was shown during Disaster Management classes. Fearing a 　 38　 disaster, he shouted 　 39　 at the students waiting outside their classrooms. “Run, run, don’t stay here! The 　 40　 on the hill is going to fall on us! ”

Chaos broke out as the 　 41　 ran to the open area that had been appointed as an emergency gathering point. When some teachers 　 42　 Wasana, he showed them the water gushing from the hill, and they started leading the students to safer ground.

Just then Principal Gurusinghe drove into the school. Wasana ran over to tell him what was happening. After 　 43　 the site, Grrusinghe knew the school was in　 44.　 The enormous rock at the top of the hill could come crashing down 　 45　 .

　 46　 a group of teachers and older students Gurusinghe climbed the hill and tried to make the water flow away from the rock. They were too 　 47　 : ten minutes later, they heard screams as the huge rock rushed down the hill. There was little Grrusinghe and his group could do as they watched the earth 　 48　 their classrooms. Thanks to Wasana’s 　 49　 action and careful observation, 　 50　 was hurt in the accident.