Mom Lori Lanning was loading her truck outside the Finast Store when she   1   a fight between two men. One was wearing a white shirt and tie, the other dirty clothes.

As she   2   out of her parking spot, the men disappeared   3   ─ and then the untidy man ran from the store. Lanning, took out of her cordless   4   and dialed 911. “I’m following a   5   , ”she said, giving her   6   as she stayed behind the thief, who crossed the street and ran into a small parking lot.

“I’m sending officers, ” the policeman said.

“I’ll keep    7   him, ” Lanning answered. The thief turned and   8   at her, setting her heart   9   fast.

Seconds later Lanning lost   10   of him when he   11   through a doorway into the mall(商场). She   12   behind the buildings. Nobody was there. She   13   if he had slipped into the neighborhood behind the mall. “I’ll go down Coventry Drive to see   14   he’s there, ” she told the policeman.

   15   enough, he was walking nonchalantly(若无其事地) down the sidewalk. “He’s at the corner of Coventry and Normandy, ” Lanning said. Moments   16   , police cars pulled up. Officers   17   out and caught the man.

“We might not have caught him   18   you, ” one of the officers told Lanning.

The shoplifter received a four-to-six-month jail   19   for robbery. Lanning said, “It was the   20   thing to do. ”

1. A. started　　  　　　　　　  B. stopped　　  　　　　  C. eyed　　  　　　　　　　　　　 D. found

2. A. pulled　　  　　　　 B. walked　　  　　　　   C. looked　　  　　　　   D. took

3. A. finally　　  　　    B. soon　　  　　　　　　　　　　 C. outside　　  　　　　  D. inside

4. A. phone　　  　　    B. book　　  　　　　　　　　　　 C. computer　　  　　　　　　  D. bag

5. A. man　　  　　　　   B. truck　　  　　　　　　 C. car　　  　　　　　　    D. shoplifter

6. A. age　　  　　　　    B. description　　  　　 C. location　　  　　　　 D. address

7. A. on　　  　　　　　　 　　B. after　　  　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　  　　　　　　　　　　 D. up

8. A. glared      　　    B. came　　  　　　　　　 C. greeted　　  　　　　  D. sighed

9. A. running　　  　　  B. beating　　  　　　　   C. jumping　　  　　　　 D. going

10. A. control　　  　　 B. track　　  　　　　　　　　    C. sight　　  　　　　　　　　　　 D. knowledge

11. A. moved　　  　　  B. left　　  　　　　　　    C. rolled　　  　　　　　　 D. slipped

12. A. circled　　  　　  B. stood　　  　　　　　　 C. waited　　  　　　　   D. arrived

13. A. thought　　      B. wondered　　  　　　　　　  C. decided　　  　　　　  D. asked

14. A. that　　  　　　　  B. when　　  　　　　　　 C. where　　 　　   　　　　    D. if

15. A. Much　　  　　　　　　  B. Just　　  　　　　　　   C. Good　　  　　　　　　 D. Sure

16. A. later　　  　　　　 B. ahead　　  　　　　　　 C. ago　　  　　　　　　   D. over

17. A. cried　　  　　    B. came　　  　　　　　　 C. dashed　　  　　　　   D. put

18. A. for　　  　　　　   B. with　　  　　　　　　　　　　 C. without　　  　　　　  D. by

19. A. charge　　  　　  B. sentence　　  　　    C. help　　  　　　　　　   D. prize

20. A. brave　　  　　　　　　  B. right　　  　　　　　　　　　　 C. great　　  　　　　　　　　    D. hard

As she   2   out of her parking spot, the men disappeared   3   ─ and then the untidy man ran from the store. Lanning, took out of her cordless   4   and dialed 911. “I’m following a   5   , ”she said, giving her   6   as she stayed behind the thief, who crossed the street and ran into a small parking lot.

“I’m sending officers, ” the policeman said.

“I’ll keep    7   him, ” Lanning answered. The thief turned and   8   at her, setting her heart   9   fast.

Seconds later Lanning lost   10   of him when he   11   through a doorway into the mall(商场). She   12   behind the buildings. Nobody was there. She   13   if he had slipped into the neighborhood behind the mall. “I’ll go down Coventry Drive to see   14   he’s there, ” she told the policeman.

   15   enough, he was walking nonchalantly(若无其事地) down the sidewalk. “He’s at the corner of Coventry and Normandy, ” Lanning said. Moments   16   , police cars pulled up. Officers   17   out and caught the man.

“We might not have caught him   18   you, ” one of the officers told Lanning.

The shoplifter received a four-to-six-month jail   19   for robbery. Lanning said, “It was the   20   thing to do. ”

1. A. started　　  　　　　　　  B. stopped　　  　　　　  C. eyed　　  　　　　　　　　　　 D. found

2. A. pulled　　  　　　　 B. walked　　  　　　　   C. looked　　  　　　　   D. took

3. A. finally　　  　　    B. soon　　  　　　　　　　　　　 C. outside　　  　　　　  D. inside

4. A. phone　　  　　    B. book　　  　　　　　　　　　　 C. computer　　  　　　　　　  D. bag

5. A. man　　  　　　　   B. truck　　  　　　　　　 C. car　　  　　　　　　    D. shoplifter

6. A. age　　  　　　　    B. description　　  　　 C. location　　  　　　　 D. address

7. A. on　　  　　　　　　 　　B. after　　  　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　  　　　　　　　　　　 D. up

8. A. glared      　　    B. came　　  　　　　　　 C. greeted　　  　　　　  D. sighed

9. A. running　　  　　  B. beating　　  　　　　   C. jumping　　  　　　　 D. going

10. A. control　　  　　 B. track　　  　　　　　　　　    C. sight　　  　　　　　　　　　　 D. knowledge

11. A. moved　　  　　  B. left　　  　　　　　　    C. rolled　　  　　　　　　 D. slipped

12. A. circled　　  　　  B. stood　　  　　　　　　 C. waited　　  　　　　   D. arrived

13. A. thought　　      B. wondered　　  　　　　　　  C. decided　　  　　　　  D. asked

14. A. that　　  　　　　  B. when　　  　　　　　　 C. where　　 　　   　　　　    D. if

15. A. Much　　  　　　　　　  B. Just　　  　　　　　　   C. Good　　  　　　　　　 D. Sure

16. A. later　　  　　　　 B. ahead　　  　　　　　　 C. ago　　  　　　　　　   D. over

17. A. cried　　  　　    B. came　　  　　　　　　 C. dashed　　  　　　　   D. put

18. A. for　　  　　　　   B. with　　  　　　　　　　　　　 C. without　　  　　　　  D. by

19. A. charge　　  　　  B. sentence　　  　　    C. help　　  　　　　　　   D. prize

20. A. brave　　  　　　　　　  B. right　　  　　　　　　　　　　 C. great　　  　　　　　　　　    D. hard

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　　Six-year-old Lena Fugatt liked to sit beside her grandfather while he drove his 3 000-pound tractor around the family farm. One afternoon Ray Fugatt, 58, took Lena with him when he went to 1 a pile of brush.

　　He 2 gasoline on the pile and set fire to it. The brush 3 into flames that engulfed（吞没）him 4 Screaming, Fugatt fell to the ground and 5 to put out the fire. Pushing himself to his 6 , he struggled to where Lena was on the tractor, 30 feet away.“Go to get Lena,”he whispered, using Lena’s name 7 her grandmother. Then he fell down unconscious onto the flat ground.

　　The 8 on Fugatt’s arms had come off, his chest was a 9 of deep red blisters（泡）, and his face was badly burnt. But Lena didn’t 10 Afraid to leave her grandfather alone while she ran for 11 , she realized her only 12 was to drive the huge tractor to the house, a half mile away. Her grandfather had 13 her to drive it alone, but now the 3.5-foot-tall girl decided to do just that.

　　She slid forward on the seat and used her toe to 14 the red started button. The machine moved ahead, and Lena struggled to drive it back to the 15 When the people of emergency（紧急）services arrived, there were huge 16 tracks in the field, showing the girl’s 17 around trees, bushes and ditches（阴沟）.

　　Ray Fugatt 18 second-and-third-degree burns over 40 percent of his body but made almost complete recovery. According to the doctor, he would not have been saved if Lena had not 19 so quickly.“Lena 20 her cool, knew what had to be done, and did it.”

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　　Six-year-old Lena Fugatt liked to sit beside her grandfather while he drove his 3 000-pound tractor around the family farm. One afternoon Ray Fugatt, 58, took Lena with him when he went to 1 a pile of brush.

　　He 2 gasoline on the pile and set fire to it. The brush 3 into flames that engulfed（吞没）him 4 Screaming, Fugatt fell to the ground and 5 to put out the fire. Pushing himself to his 6 , he struggled to where Lena was on the tractor, 30 feet away.“Go to get Lena,”he whispered, using Lena’s name 7 her grandmother. Then he fell down unconscious onto the flat ground.

　　The 8 on Fugatt’s arms had come off, his chest was a 9 of deep red blisters（泡）, and his face was badly burnt. But Lena didn’t 10 Afraid to leave her grandfather alone while she ran for 11 , she realized her only 12 was to drive the huge tractor to the house, a half mile away. Her grandfather had 13 her to drive it alone, but now the 3.5-foot-tall girl decided to do just that.

　　She slid forward on the seat and used her toe to 14 the red started button. The machine moved ahead, and Lena struggled to drive it back to the 15 When the people of emergency（紧急）services arrived, there were huge 16 tracks in the field, showing the girl’s 17 around trees, bushes and ditches（阴沟）.

　　Ray Fugatt 18 second-and-third-degree burns over 40 percent of his body but made almost complete recovery. According to the doctor, he would not have been saved if Lena had not 19 so quickly.“Lena 20 her cool, knew what had to be done, and did it.”