Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C andD．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

　　I took up skydiving in my twenties．At the time the accident happened, I'd done just 30 jumps．The airfield was quiet when I 　　1　　．On board were Chris, who was taking a tourist, and Ants, the cameraman．Chris indicated I should exit first and the other three would 　　2　　．Later I knew it was this 　　3　　 that saved my life．

　　At 12,000 feet Chris rolled up the door and nodded that it was time for my exit．I put my foot on a step just beside the door, and in an instand the propeller blast(螺旋桨气流)threw me against the side of the plane, half in, half out．I pushed and got my other leg out of the door, but in doing so I found myself 　　4　　 down the body of the plane towards the tail．My parachute(降落伞)got caught and my 　　5　　 and legs were pushed backwards, powerless, in the strong wind．

　　I was strangely 　　6　　．To a skydiver, being at 12,000 feet is a good thing．Altitude is your friend；being close to the ground is deadly and will kill you．

　　Ants appeared and moved slowly towards me, his legs held by Chris in the door．Ants reached out and got hold of my foot．With the weight partly off, I found myself falling away from the plane, 　　7　　 freed．I waved and smiled to indicate I was fine．

　　It was actually very 　　8　　．If any one of a number of factors had been different, I would have 　　9　　．I could have hit the plane with my head．If I had been the last to exit, the pilot alone would have been unable to free me, and even if he had been aware that I was 　　10　　 underneath the plane, he would still have had to land at some point．

　　Blue Skies, Black Death is the skydivers' mantra(咒语)．On the one hand, there's the freedom and 　　11　　 of the open sky．But in order to 　　12　　 this joy, you must accept that there is usually only one result if something goes wrong．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Everyone in the neighborhood knew who Ugly was, the tomcat．He had only one eye and 　　1　　 the other should have been was a hole．He was also missing his ear on the same 　　2　　, his left foot appeared to have been badly broken 　　3　　, and his tail has long been lost．Every time someone saw Ugly there was the same 　　4　　．“That's one UGLY cat!”

　　All the children were 　　5　　 not to touch him, but whenever he 　　6　　 children, he would come running, meowing and bump his head against their hand 　　7　　 for their love．If you ever picked him up he would immediately begin sucking on your shirt, earring, 　　8　　 he could find．

　　One day Ugly 　　9　　 his love with the neighbour's dogs．They did not respond 　　10　　, and Ugly was badly bitten．From my apartment I heard his scream and rushed to his 　　11　　．By the time I got to where he was lying, it was 　　12　　 that Ugly's sad life was almost at an end．As I 　　13　　 him up and tried to carry him home, I could feel him struggling．

　　Then I 　　14　　 a familiar suck on my ear．Even in the greatest pain, that ugly battle scarred cat was asking only for a little 　　15　　．At that moment I thought Ugly was the most beautiful, loving creature I had ever seen．Never once did he try to bite or scratch me, or 　　16　　 try to get away from me．Ugly just looked up at me completely trusting me to 　　17　　 his pain．Ugly died in my arms 　　18　　 I could get inside, but I held him for a long time．

　　Ugly 　　19　　 me a lot about loving and giving．He had been scarred on the outside, but I was scarred on the 　　20　　, and it was time for me to learn to love truly and give my total to those I cared for．

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