Stranger in the Flames

On the morning of May 29, Donna left unusually early for her 5:30 a.m. work at Noone’s Restaurant. She drove along a rural road,    1    as she often did to admire the old farmhouse she passed each day. But as she looked more    2   , she saw flames on one of the porch’s(门廊) posts. Donna pulled into the driveway and honked her horn(喇叭).

No response. With flames cutting her    3    from the front entrance, she ran to a side door, which was   4   . “Wake up,” she cried, running through the house. “   5   !”

    Just hours earlier Corinne Allin had put 18-month-old Benjamin, Devon, seven, and Amy, nine, to   6   . Now, awakened by the shouts, she stumbled(踉跄) down the steps into a    7    and saw the fire immediately. “My children , my husband ---they’re   8    upstairs,” Corinne said.

    “I’ll get them,” Donna said. “Call 911.”

    Donna    9    her way up the stairs through the    10   . While Hugh Allin went to see if he could put the fire    11    with the hose(水管), Devon dashed into Amy’s room. “Get up,” he cried. Amy lifted Benjamin from his bed. With windows exploding and smoke surrounding them, they made their way out of the    12   door.

In the disorder that followed, Donna slipped away to work. Passing the blackened house that evening, she stopped and left a note. Later that night the Allin family paid a    13   . Corinne explained that the fire began when she pressed out a    14    in a potted plant on the front porch. “But thanks to you,” she said with tears in her eyes, “we’re    15   .”

1. A. speeding B. slowingC. getting off　　  D. going out

2. A. closely    B. quietly　　　　    C. proudly   D. tightly

3. A. up　　　　  B. in　　　　　　　　  C. around　　　　   D. off

4. A. closed    B. open　　　　　　  C. locked　　　　   D. unlocked

5. A. Fire　　    B. Help　　    C. Hello　　　　　　  D. Come on

6. A. bed　　    B. desk　　    C. playground　　 D. school

7.A. room　　   B. heat　　    C. stranger   D. street

8.A. already    B. just　　　　 C. still　　　　　　  D. even

9.A. found　　  B. stepped   C. made　　　　　　 D. moved

10A. flames    B. smoke　　　　    C. rubbish    D. ashes

11.A. out　　    B. down　　　　　　 C. up　　　　   D. over

12.A. room    B. back      C. front　　　　　　  D. side

13.A. bill　　    B. visit　　    C. look　　   　　   D. part

14.A. match    B. wood　　　　　　 C. cigarette  D. oven

15.A. free　　   B. awake　　　　    C. alive　　 &ntbs?

p;  D. successful

Maxim Gorky was born into a worker's family. At the age of five, he

lost his father. He spent his childhood ________ (主要地) in his grandfather's　 56.________

home. When he was ten, his mother died ________ illness. His grandfather 57.________

made him l________ for a job himself. For ten years Gorky　　　　　　　　 58.________

wandered about. He did whatever kind of jobs he could f________. He lived　　 59.________

such a wandering life not because he liked it, ________ because he wanted　　　 60.________

to see the great land_w________ he lived and people around him. The life　　　　 61.________

in those years made him ________ (深深地) understand the pains on the　　　 62.________

working people and hate the old Russian ________ (社会). During　　　　　　 63.________

the ________ (时期) he read all kinds of books with great interest, which　　　　 64.________

p________ him with rich materials to write his books later on.　　　　　　 65.________

 

We made Xiao Ming　　 monitor at the class meeting last Saturday，since ten students have been looking after the old man by turns，including　　 monitor

A our；不填　　　 B不填；the　 C．the；the　 D．a；our

 

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I have a good friend who’s name is Liu Mei. She is 　　 our	(1)_____
monitor and one of the excellent students in our class.	(2)_____
Clever as she is,but she works very hard. We have a	(3)_____
lot on common and have a lot to talk about. One evening she	(4)_____
told me that something happened when her parents was out.	(5)_____
She was doing her homeworks one Sunday morning when	(6)_____
she smelt something burning. She stopped look out	(7)_____
of the window and find a cloud of smoke coming out	(8)_____
of her neighbor’s house. She called 119 immediate. Ten	(9)_____
minutes later, the firemen came and put out fire. Her neighbor	(10)_____
was very thankful for her help.

To a watching world, Mike and Mary Murray were a perfect couple. They had been high school sweethearts, and    1    to have a happy marriage. Mike had a good job, and Mary was able to    2    home with their children. They owned their home and    3    kids, two cars. and a family dog.    4    to Mike, after seven years of marriage, something was terribly wrong. The Murrays had    5    their material goals and Mike    6   , now what? He began to look to his job for fulfillment and often worked 60 hours    7   . Mary poured herself into the children. It was so    8    for her to turn her focus from Mike to 6-month-old Eric and 2-year-old Brittany.

    And now the marriage seemed    9   . Their lives were traveling in two different directions. They no longer really communicated—yes, they answered    10    questions, but they didn't talk    11    as they had in the early years of their marriage. Mike felt trapped. “I 12___ had time to do things that I wanted to,” he says. Mike did not share his feelings with Mary. Instead, he followed the slippery path of many others—he became involved with (与……纠缠不清) a woman at work, who was    13    her husband. It began as a simple friendship. “I was able to listen and she was able to listen.” Mike recalls.

    Mary    14    the battle in Mike's soul. “He wasn't home as much, and we weren't talking as much,” she says. “I was wrapped up in the kids and I just couldn't imagine anything ever 15 . “The situation became worse when the Murrays attended a wedding and began to argue. Mary asked Mike if he was seeing    16    and he said, “Yes. It's just an emotional (情感的) thing.” Mike can still remember the    17    of hurt and total surprise on Mary's face. She was troubled, and he knew that he had turned against (背叛) his best friend    18    high school. The expression on her face jarred (刺激) him into    19   , and he began to understand the  20 he was doing to his family.

    1．

A. happened　　　　　　　　    B. appeared

C. looked　　　　　　　　　　    D. had

    2．

A. live in　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. study at

C. stay at　　　　　　　　　　    D. be out of

    3．

A. one　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. no

C. three　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. two

    4．

A. Luckily　　　　　　　　　　   B. As

C. Thanks　　　　　　　　　　   D. But

    5．

A. arrived　　　　　　　　　　    B. reached

C. got to　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. made

    6．

A. surprised　　&nbs

p;　　　　　　   B. understood

C. wondered　　　　　　　　   D. asked

    7．

A. a week　　　　　　　　　　   B. for a week

C. on a week　　　　　　　　   D. over a week

    8．

A. difficult　　　　　　　　　　  B. comfortable

C. happy　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. easy

    9．

A. empty　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. separate

C. full of job　　　　　　　　    D. true of life

    10．

A. simple　　　　　　　　　　    B. surface

C. scientific　　　　　　　　　　 D. social

    11．

A. at all　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. anything

C. heart to heart　　　　　　   D. in pains

    12．

A. really　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. likely

C. always　　　　　　　　　　    D. never

    13．

A. loved by　　　　　　　　　　 B. separated from

C. different from　　　　　　 D. cared by

    14．

A. knew　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. understood

C. admitted　　　　　　　　　　 D. had no idea of

    15．

A. to take place　　　　　　    B. to happening

C. happening　　　　　　　　   D. done

    16．

A. her　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. someone else

C. the matter　　　　　　　　   D. anything

    17．

A. look　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. face

C. feeling　　　　　　　　　　    D. word

    18．

A. since　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. from

C. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. of


    19．

A. fact　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. reality

C. her life　　　　　　　　　　    D. his belief

    20．

A. good　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. wrong

C. harm　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. mistake