I shall never forget the
day when the earthquake took place. The time was 5:15 in the afternoon and I was driving along the road to ____1____my
daughter from school.Our plan was to go____2____together.
I had finished work at about 4 o'clock
and then ____3____to the post office. Then I stopped ____4____at
a shop in order to get some____5____fruit. We like to have some fruit to
eat after our swim.
I was driving along a high
road on my way to the school. Over my road was another way for cars coming the
other way. I was____6____so I put the bag of apples in the seat____7____me
and started to eat one.
Suddenly I saw the cars in
front of me start to move from side to side. I slowed down.Then___8___started
to shake. I didn't know what was happening,___9___something had gone
wrong with my car. I drove____10____slower. I stopped the car and at the
same moment the road fell onto the cars in front of me.
I found myself in the
dark. I couldn't move. The bottom parts of both my legs and my ____11____were
hurting badly and I couldn't move them. All around me was____12____.But
below me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I ____13____what
had happened. I had been in an earthquake.
For about two hours nobody
came. Luckily I could____14____the bag of apples, so at least I had
plenty to eat. Then I ____15____people climbing towards me. A team of
people had come to see if anyone was under the broken____16____.I called
out! “I'm here!” I heard a shout, soon____17____climbed to the side of
the bridge near my car, “How are you doing?” he asked. “ Not too bad,” I said, “but my feet and legs____18____as
if they're broken.”“We'll have you out of there just as____19____as
we can,” he said. They didn't get me out____20____the
next morning. I had been in my car for 14 hours.
1.A.take B. bring C. get D.
send
2.A.swimming B. shopping C. climbing D. skating
3.A.arrived B. came C. got D.
gone
4.A.off B. away C. over D.
here
5.A.dried B. fresh C. expensive D. hard
6.A.happy B. excited C. surprised D. hungry
7.A.before B. below C. beside D. behind
8.A.my car B. my hands C. my feet D. the road
9.A.Perhaps B. Surely C. Suddenly D. Quickly
10.A.much B. more C. even D.
a little
11.A.feet B. arms C. hands D.
fingers
12.A.dark B. quiet C. cold D.
noisy
13.A.was told B. found out C. discovered D. remembered
14.A.see B. hold C. catch D.
reach
15.A.heard B. saw C. found D.
recognized
16.A.railway B. road C. car D.
trees
17.A.a stranger B. a friend C. my daughter D. a driver
18.A.feel B. look C. seem D.
appear
19.A.fast B. easy C. soon D.
possible
20.A.on B. to C. until D.
after
Keys:1-5 CDDAB 6-10
DCAAC 11-15 ABDDA 16-20 BAACC