Seventeen-year-old Rivertown teenager, John Janson, was honoured at the Lifesaver Awards last night for carrying out lifesaving first aid on his neighbour after a shocking knife 36 .
John was presented with his award at a ceremony(仪式) which recognized the 37 of ten people who have saved the life of 38 person.
John had been studying in his room when he heard 39 . When he and his father rushed outside, they 40 that Anne Slade, mother of three, had been stabbed 41 with a knife by her ex-boyfriend. The man ran from the 42 and left Ms Slade lying in her front garden 43 very heavily. Her hands had almost been cut from her body.
It was John’s quick 44 and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slade’s life. He immediately asked a number of 45 people for bandages, but when nobody could put their hands on any, his father got some tea towels(毛巾) and 46 from their house. John used these to dress the most severe 47 to ms Slade’s hands. He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds until the 48 and ambulance arrived.
“I’m 49 of what I did but I was just doing what I had been 50 ,” John said.
John had taken part in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high school. When 51 John. Mr Alan Southerton, Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme said, “There is no doubt that John’s quick thinking and the first aid 52 that he learnt at school saved Ms Slade’s life. This shows that a simple knowledge of first aid can make a real 53 .”
John and nine other Life Savers also attended a 54 reception yesterday hosted by the Prime Minister before 55 their awards last night.
36.A. show | B. attack | C. fight | D. defend |
37.A. bravery | B. courage | C. achievements | D. progress |
38.A. any other | B. another | C. the other | D. others |
39.A. quarrelling | B. arguing | C. shouting | D. screaming |
40.A. realized | B. believed | C. thought | D. discovered |
41.A. repeatedly | B. rudely | C. frequently | D. gradually |
42.A. home | B. place | C. scene | D. garden |
43.A. shaking | B. struggling | C. bleeding | D. crying |
44.A. action | B. operation | C. experience | D. request |
45.A. several | B. nearby | C. familiar | D. curious |
46.A. water | B. tape | C. instrument | D. luggage |
47.A. damages | B. pains | C. injuries | D. cuts |
48.A. neighbours | B. children | C. doctor | D. police |
49. A. proud | B. fond | C. sure | D. tired |
50.A. expected | B. taught | C. encouraged | D. educated |
51.A. praising | B. referring to | C. talking with | D. congratulating |
52.A. skills | B. instructions | C. treatments | D. methods |
53.A. discovery | B. contribution | C. difference | D. choice |
54.A. recent | B. public | C. private | D. special |
55.A. giving | B. remembering | C. announcing | D. receiving |