The accident at Lake Sherwood was in our backyard. An SUV(运动型多用途车)had gone off the road,down a hill, and collided with a tree. When we heard the wreck, I remembered to say “call 911”. My family was the first on the scene. Nick, my son, was on the cell phone with 911. He saw a friend who was a victim in the crash who was a 15 years old girl who was badly disfigured and had died instantly. It was a terrible scene.
There had been six people in the truck, all between 15 and 17 years old. My husband and I checked all the victims, and I picked one who was conscious and stayed with him. I talked with him and had him lay on the ground. When I asked him if he was hurt, he said he was sore all over. When help arrived, they asked me to stay and continue working with them. I did as Debbie Romine, .my instructor, said in class, and did what they wanted. They even said thank you before they left.
The sheriff deputies came by Saturday night to get our statements and play the 911 tape back, so Nick could identify all the voices in the background. They said over and over that the way he handled the call was the best they had heard in a long time. He was calm and worked with them even when he saw his friend who had died. The Sheriff’s Department is sending some people over to help us work through our emotions.
The first aid and CPR course I took in January really helped me. I just didn’t expect to put it to good use so soon.
Pennyd. Miller
Kansas State Dept of Education,Topeka
1.According to the passage, in case of an emergence, people should dial_______________.
A.110 B.120 C.800 D.911
2.Who died immediately after the accident?
A.A girl. B.The writer. C.Debbie Romine. D.Nick.
3.Why did the Sheriff deputies come by Saturday night?
A.To arrest the offender. B.To offer them help.
C.To get their statements. D.To help them.
4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A.The writer is a doctor.
B.All the people in the car were killed in the accident.
C.Debbie Romine offered much help to the victims.
D.The writer took a first aid and CPR course in January.
5.We can infer from the passage that__________________.
A.The first aid and CPR course in January really helped the writer
B.The writer’s family were affected emotionally by the accident
C.The victims were all conscious after the accident
D.The police arrived long after the accident
When I was nine , my father was ill.I can remember my mother’s words ___16___ it were yesterday: “Kerrel, Your father has AIDS.Be very ____17___ when you are around him.”
AIDS wasn’t something we talked about in my country when I was growing up.From then on, I knew that this would be a family ___18___.My parents were not together anymore, and Dad lived ___19___.For a while, he____20__ take care of himself.But when I was 12, his condition__21____.My father’s other children lived far away, so it fell to me to look after him.
We couldn’t___22____ all the necessary medication for him, and because Dad was unable to work, I had no money for ___23____ supplies and often couldn’t even buy food for dinner.I would sit in class feeling completely ___24____, the teacher’s words muffled as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage.
I did not share my ___25___ with anyone.I had seen how people ___26___ to AIDS.Kids laughed at classmates who had parents with the disease.And even adults could be ___27__.When my father was __28____to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was too weak to feed himself.
I had known that he was going to die, but after so many years of __29____ his condition a secret.I was completely __30____when he reached his ___31___ days.__32___ and hopeless, I __33___ a woman at the nonprofit National AIDS Support.That day, she kept me on the phone for hours.I was so __34____to find someone who cared.She saved my life.
I was 15 when my father died.He took his secret away with him, having never spoken about AIDS to___35____, even me.He didn’t want to call attention to AIDS.I do.
1. A.as B.though C.as if D.even if
2. A.dangerous B.careful C.calm D.confident
3. A.difficulty B.shyness C.secret D.weight
4. A.unhappily B.lonely C.separately D.alone
5. A.could B.must C.should D.need
6. A.broken B.worsened C.damaged D.destroyed
7. A.pay B.spend C.afford D.offer
8. A.family B.everyday C.medical D.school
9. A.lost B.nervous C.disappointed D.worried
10. A.suffering B.burden C.pressure D.sadness
11. A.treated B.cared C.reacted D.feared
12. A.different B.nervous C.sensitive D.cruel
13. A.moved B.retreated C.returned D.recovered
14. A.leaving B.keeping C.stopping D.preventing
15. A.uneasy B.unabsorbed C.unprepared D.uncomfortable
16. A.due B.relaxing C.profound D.final
17. A.Curious B.Strange C.Terrified D.Sad
18. A.encountered B.visited C.called D.contracted
19. A.lucky B.dramatic C.romantic D.magical
20. A.anyone B.someone C.nobody D.none
Tom likes playing the violin and is good at English.______his sister.
A.So is B.So does C.It is so with D.It is the same with
I don’t like talking on_____telephone,I prefer writing____letters.
A.a the B.the / C.the the D.a /
He____to school,so he turned off the alarm clock and went back to sleep.
A.needn’t have gone B.hasn’t needed to go
C.needn’t go D.didn’t need to go
----This is for you.
----You____have!I do not know how to thank you.
A.must not B.couldn´t C.needn’t D.shouldn’t