That day I was later for school, so Mom offered me a   36 . I sat beside her in our car, daydreaming about my  37 . I’d be graduating from high school in a few months. I’d leave high school behind and do whatever I wanted. What  38 I do? Go to college? Or get a job in an office where I could  39 my way up?

Mom interrupted my thoughts.“Kassandra, do you  40  that?’’She asked just as we were  41  the railroad tracks. She stopped the car on the other side and   42  the window. “It looks like a child.’’  43 ,I saw a small boy walking by himeself. The warning lights on the train tracks flashed  44 .The boy stayed where he was right in the middle of the   45 .The whistle sounded. There’s no  46  that train can stop in time!The boy jumped up and down and   47  at the engineer.

I took off running. My shoes flopped(松动) against my feet as I   48 , so I kicked them off. I ran faster. Stones crunched(发出刺耳的碎裂声) and flew under my   49  feet. The ground shook. God, let me get to him! The train was almost on top of him. I   50 the boy in my arms. Keep running! But something   51  

me. I fell backward, away from the train. I pulled the boy with me onto safe ground. The train barreled(高速行驶)past. The noise was  52 . The wheels were so close that I could have reached out and touched one.

Once the train was out of  53 , I stood up. Mom ran up and hugged me. “Kassandra, I didn’t think you were going to  54 it !’’

I got ready for bed that night  55 looking forward to school the next day. I wanted to enjoy every moment in life.

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It was just getting dark; there was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road. But I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I    1   to Salisbury.

I was going along   2   at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a woman’s scream—“  3  !”I looked round, but the only   4  of life was a large, black, rather suspicious-looking car just   5  a bend in the road about a hundred yards   6  .That was   7  the cry had come from. I   8   speed and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing,  9   he did the same and began to draw away from me. As I drew near, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but   10   with fear.

“Let me go,  11   fool; you’re hurting me. Oh! Oh!”

I felt my blood   12  . The fog was coming down thicker now; the countryside was lonelier. The man in the car had no   13   noticed this. Again came a cry.

“Drop the knife, fool. Oh!”Then a cry and a groan.

If I was to save her, it was now or   14  . Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would   15   try to bring the murderer to the police station. The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its   16  , and its brakes screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and crashed into the ditch on the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out, mad with anger.

“Fool!”he shouted   17   he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was quicker than he. I put all I knew into   18   that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It caught him right on the ground without a   19  .I rushed to the car,  20   open the door and peered inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.

“You have been listening to a radio play. Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow immediately.”

1. A. reached　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. arrived

C. got　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. led

2. A. strangely　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. quietly

C. fearfully　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. quickly

3. A. Save　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　　　　　  B. Come

C. Aid　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Help

4. A. person　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. sign

C. figure　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. form

5. A. turning　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. coming

C. hurrying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. dropping

6. A. off　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. apart

C. away　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. far

7. A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. when

C. what　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. where

8. A. put aside　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. put up

C. put down　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. put on

9. A. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. for

C. when　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. as

10. A. filling　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. nodding

C. trembling　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. covering

11. A. you　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. your

C. yours　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. you’re

12. A. boil　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. run

C. come　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. freeze

13. A. sign　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. effort

C. doubt　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. troubles

14. A. late　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. then

C. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. never

15. A. at most　　　　　　   　　 　　　　    B. at least

C. at last　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. at first

16. A. path　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. direction

C. behind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. trail

17. A. before　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. after

C. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. while

18. A. an anger　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. a beat

C. a fist　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a blow

19. A. word　　　　   　　 　　　　　　　　   B. voice

C. noise　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sound

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C. hit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. broke

I was going along   2   at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a woman’s scream—“  3  !”I looked round, but the only   4  of life was a large, black, rather suspicious-looking car just   5  a bend in the road about a hundred yards   6  .That was   7  the cry had come from. I   8   speed and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing,  9   he did the same and began to draw away from me. As I drew near, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but   10   with fear.

“Let me go,  11   fool; you’re hurting me. Oh! Oh!”

I felt my blood   12  . The fog was coming down thicker now; the countryside was lonelier. The man in the car had no   13   noticed this. Again came a cry.

“Drop the knife, fool. Oh!”Then a cry and a groan.

If I was to save her, it was now or   14  . Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would   15   try to bring the murderer to the police station. The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its   16  , and its brakes screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and crashed into the ditch on the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out, mad with anger.

“Fool!”he shouted   17   he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was quicker than he. I put all I knew into   18   that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It caught him right on the ground without a   19  .I rushed to the car,  20   open the door and peered inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.

“You have been listening to a radio play. Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow immediately.”

1. A. reached　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. arrived

C. got　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. led

2. A. strangely　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. quietly

C. fearfully　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. quickly

3. A. Save　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　　　　　  B. Come

C. Aid　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Help

4. A. person　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. sign

C. figure　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. form

5. A. turning　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. coming

C. hurrying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. dropping

6. A. off　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. apart

C. away　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. far

7. A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. when

C. what　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. where

8. A. put aside　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. put up

C. put down　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. put on

9. A. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. for

C. when　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. as

10. A. filling　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. nodding

C. trembling　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. covering

11. A. you　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. your

C. yours　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. you’re

12. A. boil　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. run

C. come　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. freeze

13. A. sign　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. effort

C. doubt　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. troubles

14. A. late　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. then

C. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. never

15. A. at most　　　　　　   　　 　　　　    B. at least

C. at last　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. at first

16. A. path　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. direction

C. behind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. trail

17. A. before　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. after

C. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. while

18. A. an anger　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. a beat

C. a fist　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a blow

19. A. word　　　　   　　 　　　　　　　　   B. voice

C. noise　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sound

20. A. pulled　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. pushed

C. hit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. broke