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Lincoln's Death

　　No one in the United States could forget the sorrowful day April the fourteenth, 1865,  1 Abraham Lincoln was murdered.

　　That night,  2 a very busy day, the President and his wife went to Fod's Theatre in Washington D. C, where a new play  3 .Near the theatre there lived  4 unsuccessful actor named John Wilkes Booth, who was strongly against the  5 though he had not  6 the South himself. As the play  7 after a moment of rest, Booth came into the theatre. He walked slowly and quietly  8 the door through which he  9 the President's box. He looked  10 carefully so as to find the guards  11 duty was to protect the President. To his joy, there was none of  12 and nobody noticed him. He reached the door quickly and began to get hold of his gun that  13  in his pocket.

　　It was quiet in the theatre and everybody fixed his  14 on the stage (舞台). Suddenly a terrible sound of a  15 broke in on the play. It surprised everybody and soon everyone looked  16 at where the sound had just come. Smoke was seen  17 from the President's box, where the  18 had enjoyed the play all the night! Immediately the theatre was full of shouting and  19 people. Soldiers hurried  20 to search the building, but it was too  21 ! The murderer had already jumped from the box  22 the stage, from which then he hurriedly ran out of  23 and very soon disappeared in the darkness.

　　The news came  24 Lincoln, whom the people had come to love as an inspiring leader and a wise, warmhearted, honest man, was shot in the chest, and  25 early next morning.

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Lisa, 14, smiled as she turned to see who it was.

But the smile   1   . For it was not a friend who had   2   her, but a dense cloud of angry bees.

Lisa held her breath. She made up her mind not to panic. She quickened her pace. But the dark cloud still    3   her.

And suddenly they were swarming（成群地飞）all over her,    4   in her hair, on her thin summer blouse and bare（赤裸的）arms.

Then,    5   to control herself, Lisa threw up her hands to   6   her face and screamed（尖叫）for help. But her screams on the main country road to Odiham, Hampshire, went unheeded（无人留意的） by passers-by as raging bees stung（叮）her again and again. Car after car   7   by, but nobody stopped to    8   .

Then suddenly there was a screech（刹车声）of tires. Lisa   9   a gentle hand on her arm and a man's voice firmly, “Quick, into the car!” It was several minutes   10   she realized that it was a police patrol（巡逻）car.

But the   11   was not over yet. For the bees were still raging. And the police were uncertain what to do.

Learning that Lisa's home was only half a mile away, the driver   12   it with siren（报警器）blaring（喇叭声）. When the patrol car stopped   13   Lisa's home, she was still   14   , “They’re biting me. ”

Only after the girl's mother had rushed her to the   15   and put her fully-clothed   16   a cold shower was the last bee dislodged（移走）.

Then while Lisa stood sobbing, the mother and police officer Richard Panton removed 18 stings. A dozen more were later removed by a family   17   , who also gave Lisa injection(注射).

Lisa said, “I was very    18    that the police came by because nobody else   19   . And the doctor told me I could have been   20   if many more bees had stung me. ”

1. A. missing　　  　　  B. lost　　  　　　　　　    C. froze　　  　　　　　　 D. remained

27. A. touched　　      B. called　　  　　　　　　 C. knew　　  　　　　　　 D. knocked

3. A. covered　　  　　  B. caught　　  　　　　   C. followed　　  　　    D. kept

4. A. lying　　  　　　　  B. placing　　  　　　　   C. standing　　  　　　　 D. settling

5. A. hopeful　　       B. unable　　  　　　　    C. anxious　　      　　 D. difficult

6. A. save　　  　　　　   B. satisfy　　  　　　　   C. prevent　　  　　　　  D. protect

7. A. went　　  　　　　  B. flew　　  　　　　　　　　　　 C. sailed　　  　　　　　　 D. walked

8. A. ask　　  　　　　    B. hide　　  　　　　　　   C. help　　  　　　　　　   D. watch

9. A. learned　　　　  B. felt　　  　　　　　　    C. touched　　  　　　　 D. thought

10. A. when　　  　　　　　　  B. until　　  　　　　　　   C. before　　  　　　　   D. after

11. A. danger　　  　　  B. matter　　  　　　　    C. business　　  　　    D. accident

12. A. came up to　　  　　  B. headed for　　  　　  C. went down　　      D. drove off

13. A. towards　　      B. inside　　  　　　　　　 C. nearby　　  　　　　   D. outside

14. A. smiling　　  　　 B. crying　　  　　　　    C. talking　　  　　　　   D. beating

15. A. kitchen　　  　　 B. living room　　  　　 C. bathroom　　  　　　　　　  D. bedroom

16. A. under　　  　　　　　　  B. below　　  　　　　    C. over　　  　　　　　　　　　　 D. above

17. A. teacher　　  　　 B. driver　　  　　　　    C. doctor　　  　　　　   D. cook

18. A. pleased　　  　　 B. thankful　　  　　　　 C. successful　　  　　 D. lucky

19. A. helped　　  　　  B. stopped　　  　　　　  C. passed　　  　　　　   D. noticed

20. A. killed　　  　　    B. wounded　　  　　    C. murdered　　  　　　　　　  D. beaten

 

Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to ________.

A. give in　　　　　　   B. go out　　　　　　   C. be burnt on　　    D. be put up

 

Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to ________.

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