41. A. met 　　　B. heard 　　　C. watched 　　　D. visited 42. A. voice 　　　B. clothes 　　C. appearance 　　D. name 43. A. most 　　　B. hardly 　　C. even 　　　　　D. nearly 44. A. The teacher 　B. The parents 　C. The boy 　　　D. The school 45. A. instead of 　　B. in spite of 　C. thanks to 　　　D. although 46. A. herself 　　　B. itself 　　　　C. themselves 　　D. himself 47. A. therefore 　　B. however 　　C. anyway 　　　D. otherwise 48. A. broke out 　　B. caught fire 　C. was broken into D. was stolen 49. A. very 　　　　B. so 　　　　　C. as 　　　　　　D. too 50. A. keep 　　　　B. protect 　　　C. produce 　　　D. remain 51. A. Fortunately 　B. Surprisingly 　C. Angrily 　　　D. Happily 52. A. smelled 　　　B. felt 　　　　　C. moved 　　　D. noticed 53. A. forgot 　　　B. realized 　　　C. regretted 　　D. remembered 54. A. at 　　　　　B. towards 　　　C. into 　　　　　D. away 55. A. tears 　　　　B. smiles 　　　C. pictures 　　　D. stories

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Peggy Cardona parked her blue Nissan at a supermarket one day in February 1997. “I’ll come and open the door for you,” she told her four-year-old grandson, Ryan Eshleman, in the back seat.

Before Cardona could even 　41　 her door, the car moved ahead. “Nana, the car is　 42　 !” Ryan cried. Cardona jumped into the driver’s 　43　 and reached for the handbrake(手闸), her left leg stepping outside, trying to stop the car. She couldn’t find the brake, and she　 44　 the car as it moved down the steep slope(陡坡) toward a pond 20 feet way. 　45 　Ryan cried “Nana!” as the car fell into the pond and the water began pouring in.

“Help!” Cardona cried as the car moved 　46　 the bank. “My grandson is inside!”

A supermarket clerk, Clint Fountain, 24, had just stepped outside for a break when he saw a

　 47 　gathering by the pond. He jumped down the slope and dived into the cold water.

Reaching the car, Fountain saw Ryan’s terrified face just inches(英寸) 　48　 the water. “Unlock the door!” Fountain shouted. The boy’s fingers fumbled(未触到) with the lock.

Fountain hit on the back 49　 , but the glass wouldn’t break. Another man Dick McClung dived in and handed him a hammer(锤子). Grabbing it, Fountain told the boy to move aside, and broke the glass. His hands went 　50　 the broken window in the black water and pulled the boy

　 51　 . At that moment the last flash of the blue car　 52　 under the water.

“Climb onto my back,” Fountain said. Ryan did so, but the　 53 man couldn’t swim back. McClung,　 54 　beside them in the water, picked up Ryan and swam to the bank. 　55 , doctors found Ryan had got only a little hypothermia(体温过低).

“They risked their lives to save Ryan,” Cardona said of the men. “I thank God every day for them.”

50．A．never　　 　　　　 B．sometimes　 　　 C．always

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A little boy invited his mother to his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher _41_ his mother. He was embarrassed by her __42__. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a big scar on her face. It covered __43__ the whole right side of her face. _44_ never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar. At the meeting, the people were impressed (打动) by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother __45__ the scar. But the little boy was still embarrassed and hid __46_ from everyone. He did, __47_ , overhear (无意间听到) a conversation between his mother and his teacher. 　　 "How did you get the scar on your face?" the teacher asked. 　　 The mother said, "When my son was a baby, his room __48__. Everyone was __49__ afraid to go in because the fire was out of control (失控). I went in. As I was running toward his crib (摇篮), I saw a piece of wood coming down. I put myself over him trying to __50_ him. I was knocked out (打昏). __51__ , a fireman came in and saved both of us." She __52__ the burnt side of her face. "This scar will be there forever, but to this day, I have never __53__ doing what I did." At this point, the little boy came out running __54_ his mother with __55__ in his eyes. He hugged her and held her hand tightly (紧紧地) for the rest of the day.

49．A．dream of　　 　 B．think of　　 　　 C．hear of

48．A．pretended　　 　 B．decided　　 　　 C.predicted

47．A．what if　　 　　　 B．even though　 　 C．so that

46．A．raised　　 　　　　 B.spent　　 　　　　　 C．planned

45．A．His　　 　　　　　 B．Their　　 　　　　 C．My

44．A．appeared　　 　　 B．happened　　 　 C．changed

43．A．stopping　　 　　 B．continuing　　 C.enjoying

42．A．nothing　　 　　 B．something　　 C．anything