完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每題所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly before the deadly disaster of the typhoon. Bernadette Tenegra, a 44-year-old high school teacher_, was in her 1 which was on the bank of a river. The Tenegra family _ 2 together in their shelter to keep away from the storm. They thought that the powerful storm would die out soon as it did 3 .So they were just hanging on there.

But things didn’t happen 4 they had thought_, the water rose with a frightening speed and their 5 house fell down, sweeping away the occupants (居住者)，including Tenegra’s husband and her other daughter. They were able to struggle to 6 , but the 6-year-old Tenegra was 7 against the strong wind and water, along with sharp deadly debris(残骸). Bernadette made her way to the child and was holding her and kept 8 her to keep on.

“I crawled(爬) over to her, and I tried to pull her up. But she was too 9 and wasn’t able to make it. It seemed she had already 10 , ” Tenegra said_, crying. ^“I screamed but it didn’t work."

The mother said 11 that she would never forget the last words of her daughter before 12 , “Ma, just let go, just let go. Save 13 . I love you forever.

“Yolanda” , the super typhoon destroyed a great number of houses and buildings. The 6-year- old Tenegra 14 her life. She has just seen a small part of this wonderful world 15 that short lifetime, while the whole world witnessed all the beauty of her.

1A. family B. school C. building D. home

2A. marched B. stayed C- arranged D. collected

3A. in the past B. in the day C. in the end D. in the future

4A. while B. before C. as D. since

5A. wooden B. golden C. hidden D. modem

6A. strength B. warmth C. safety D. difficulty

7A. fighting B. beating C. touching D. preventing

8A. inviting B. ordering C. training D. telling

9A. sleepy B. weak C. impatient D. careless

10A. given hack B. given away C. given up D. given off

11A. excitedly B. sadly C. angrily D. confidently

12A. arrival B. break C. choice D. death

13A. myself B. yourself C. himself D. herself

14A. lost B. saved C. spent D. changed

15A. above B. below C. during D. beyond

— I didn’ t expect to see you studying at the library so early in the morning.

— , huh?

A. Every dog has its day B. Many hands make light work

C. The early bird catches the worm D. Too many cooks spoil the broth

— Jack, could you tell me for travelling this summer?

—We plan to go and see the beautiful sea in Hainan.

A. where your family will go B. how will your family go

C. how your family will go D. where will your family go

— I missed the beginning of The Voice of China yesterday evening.

—       ! But you can watch the re-play tonight.

A. Hurry up  B. What a pity   C. Try your best D. I don’ t think so

— Nobody knows which learn will win the2014 World Cup in Brazil.

—Yes. That is the        of the beautiful game.

A. question                B. luck                 C. hope                   D. magic

— The six students from Lianyungang got the first prize in the Chinese Characters Dictation Com­petition in Jiangsu.

—        exciting news it is!

A. What                            B. How                C. What an                    D. How an

Mr. Black used to be busy. But now he’s tired and       , so he has plenty of time to exer­cise.

A. hard                       B. calm               C. free                      D. nervous

—        I know by what time you want the project to be done?

—By the day after tomorrow.       you finish it on time?

A. May; Can                     B. Must; Need     C. Could; Must        D. Need; Would

Beijing and Zhangjiakou        applying to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in 2013.

A. begin                            B. began            C. have begun              D. had begun

A Bite of China 2 includes eight episodes. It         the stories of more than 150 people _t and over 300 types of food.

A. finds                       B. proves             C. covers                  D. imagines