I lived next door to Debbie and her 84-year-old mother, Nan, for about six months. One night last summer, Debbie asked me to check on her mother because she worked the overnight shift (Ò¹°à) at a nursing home.
I was glad to help. But I
1 felt a little funny about it.
2 , I¡¯ve been blind since I was a baby and out of
3 for years. In fact, at 54, I came to wonder if I had any
4 to live.
A bit after 9:00 pm, I heard a sound¡ªover the years my ears have grown super
5 . It was Nan. ¡°Jim, Jim. The house is
6 ! Help!¡±
I went as far as I could to Debbie¡¯s. I got to the front door,
7 for the key and unlocked the door. ¡°Nan! Where are you?¡± I called.
¡°Here, Jim. Help!¡± her voice was
8 and low.
I felt my
9 inside. ¡°Nan, where are you? Keep
10 !¡± ¡°Here, Jim, here!¡± sounds as if she¡¯s
11 in front of me. I reached out and touched her shoulder. We felt our way down the steps. ___12____ in the sweet, fresh summer air.
Later the fire truck arrived. Debbie came too. Nan and I heard the sound of the
13 coming down. Finally, the firefighters
14 the fire.
I heard Nan crying. She said, ¡°I was so
15 and got turned around. I couldn¡¯t find the door. You saved my life.¡±
Now Debbie¡¯s voice quivered (·¢¶¶)£¬ ¡°You¡¯re a hero. You rescued my mom.¡±
I hardly knew what to say. Two hours earlier I was wondering whether I really mattered to anyone. And now I saved a life. Nan and Debbie were thanking me. Truth was, I wanted to thank them. Nan wasn¡¯t the only one who had been saved that day.
| СÌâ1: | | A£®seldom | B£®hardly | C£®also | D£®soon |
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| СÌâ2: | | A£®First of all | B£®At all | C£®Above all | D£®After all |
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| СÌâ3: | | A£®sight | B£®money | C£®patience | D£®work |
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| СÌâ4: | | A£®value | B£®pain | C£®sadness | D£®good |
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| СÌâ5: | | A£®useless | B£®deaf | C£®sensitive | D£®responsible |
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| СÌâ6: | | A£®too cold | B£®on sale | C£®too hot | D£®on fire |
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| СÌâ7: | | A£®looked | B£®reached | C£®searched | D£®waited |
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| СÌâ8: | | A£®afraid | B£®weak | C£®calm | D£®certain |
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| СÌâ9: | | A£®way | B£®key | C£®heart | D£®fear |
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| СÌâ10: | | A£®talking | B£®standing | C£®lying | D£®staying |
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| СÌâ11: | | A£®sill | B£®even | C£®right | D£®away |
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| СÌâ12: | | A£®appearing | B£®breathing | C£®lost | D£®driven |
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| СÌâ13: | | A£®house | B£®truck | C£®fire | D£®air |
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| СÌâ14: | | A£®set out | B£®put out | C£®hold up | D£®put off |
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СÌâ15:A tired B. fortunate C. disappointed D. scared