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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 Lean 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 　7　 Lena was on the tractor, 30 feet away．“Go get Mema,” he whispered, using Lena's name 　8　 her grandmother．Then he fell down unconsciously (失去知觉) onto the 　9　 field．

　The 　10　 on Fugatt's arms had come off, his chest was a 　11　 of deep fed blisters (泡), and his face was badly burnt．But Lena didn't 　12　 ．Afraid to leave her grandfather alone while she ran for 　13　 , she realized her only 　14　 was to drive the huge tractor to the house, a half mile away．Her grandfather had 　15　 her to drive it alone, but now the 3.5-foot-tall girl decided to do 　16　 that．

　She slid forward on the seat and used her toe to 　17　 the red starter button．The machine moved 　18　 , and Lena struggled to drive it back to the 　19　 ．When the people of emergency services arrived, there were huge 　20　 tracks in the field, showing the girl's 　21　 around trees, bushes and ditches．

　Ray Fugatt 　22　 second-and-third-degree burns 　23　 40 percent of his body but has made almost complete recovery．According to the doctor, he would not have been saved if Lena had not 　24　 so quickly ．“Lena 　25　 her cool, knew what had to be done, and did it．”

Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay. She stepped into the  __11__  and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and  __12__ to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach __13__  side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, __14__ and uneven; it became  __15__ difficult to row. If she __16__ for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the  __17__.

She wasn’t even halfway,  __18__ she was already tired and her hands  __19__  from pulling on the rough wooden oars (船桨). "I'm never going to  __20__  it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and __21__ her head helplessly, then looked up as she __22__ the boat shift(晃动) against the tide.

The east wind , which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west, __23__ her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be  __24__. Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst __25__.

The lights of the town became __26__. one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she __27__ it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just  __28__? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last __29__ on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves  __30__ and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.

1.A. car               B. boat            C. ship            D. mail

2. A. beside           B. before          C. behind          D. beyond

3.A. another           B. other           C. either          D. the other

4.A. deep              B. calm            C. gentle          D. rough

5.A. more              B. less            C. as               D. least

6.A. slept             B. continued           C. rested           D. rowed

7.A. home              B. mountains       C. south-west       D. entrance

8. A. if               B. so              C. but              D. since

9.A. hurt              B. ruined              C. troubled         D. broke

10.A. get            B. make              C. keep             D. take

11.A. mined         B. dropped            C. cocked           D. raised

12.A. saw           B. made               C. heard            D. felt

13.A. got to         B. came to          C. sent for           D. reached for

14.A. difficult     B. serious           C. all right           D. certain enough

15.A. any more      B. still more        C. no more          D. once more

16.A. brighter       B. bigger           C. closer            D. smaller

17.A. destroyed      B. threw            C. repaired           D. seized

18.A. dreaming      B. guessing          C. inventing          D. expecting

19.A. blow          B. hit              C. pull              D. strike

20.A. anxiously      B. happily           C. sadly             D. carefully

     Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay (海湾)She stepped into the  16  and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and   17   to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach 18  side. The waves struck against the side of the boat,  19  and uneven; it became  20  difficult to row. If she  21 for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the  22  .

      She wasn' t even halfway,  23  she was already tired and her hands  24  from pulling on  the rough wooden oars (船桨).“I'm never going to  25  it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and 26  her head helplessly, then looked up as she  27  the boat shift(晃动) against the tide.

       The east wind , which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west,  28 her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be   29  . Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst   30  .

       The lights of the town became   31  . one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she   32   it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just   33  ? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last   34  on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves   35  and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.

16. A. car             B. boat                C. ship                        D. sail

17. A. beside          B. before                     C. behind                     D. beyond

18.A. another         B. other                       C. either                      D. the other

19. A. deep            B. calm                       C. gentle               D. rough

20. A. more           B. less                   C. as                           D. least

21. A. slept            B. continued          C. rested                D.rowed

22. A. home           B. mountains         C. south-west        D. entrance

23. A. if                B. so                           C. but                         D. since

24. A. hurt            B. ruined                      C. troubled            D. broke

25. A. get             B. make                       C. keep                 D. take

26. A. turned         B. dropped                   C. cocked              D. raised

27. A. saw            B. made                       C. heard                D. felt

28. A. got to          B. came to                    C. sent for            D. reached for

29. A. difficult       B. serious                     C. all right            D. certain enough

30. A. any more     B. still more                 C. no more           D. once more

31. A. brighter       B. bigger                      C. closer               D. smaller

32. A. destroyed     B. threw                       C. repaired            D. seized

33. A. dreaming     B. guessing            C. inventing          D. expecting

34. A. blow           B. hit                   C. pull                        D. strike

35. A. anxiously     B. happily                    C. sadly                D. carefully