I was called into the principal’s office but I had no idea what I had done wrong. When I arrived, my brother Brian was there. He had been ____. Brian grasped my hand and said , “Amanda has been in a car accident.”
Every inch of my body went ____ as I realized what he had said. My sister was injured. One question sounded over and over in my head--how ____ this have happened? ____ she was only 17, Amanda was one of the safest drivers I knew. I felt shocked and terrified.
My brother and I ____ immediately for the hospital my sister was in. When we arrived, my sister’s face was ____ from the eyebrows up and you could see blood everywhere. She was ____ to several machines. My mom and dad stood at her side crying.
My sister looked up at me with blood-filled eyes, where I expected to see fear, I saw ____ She said to me, “I love you, Rence.” I suddenly realized how ____ I tell my sister I love her. I tried to ____ her, but she wasn’t listening any more, because some doctors were taking her away to the x-ray room.
As they ____ my sister I wanted to scream out, but I couldn’t. I couldn’t move, speak or even cry until she was around the corner. Then the ____ came.
Though everyone kept telling me she would be ____, something made me worried. Every moment that passed allowed the doubt in my mind to grow ____. Finally, the doctor walked down the hall and stood quietly in front of us. It was then ____ the long-awaited words came. Amanda was going to be okay.
My heart leaped as I realized I ____ had a sister. She would need a lot of plastic surgery (整容手术), but she was ___
A year later, even though my sister and I quarrel sometimes, every time I see her face and ____ the large scar that stretches across it, I remember to tell her that I ____ her. I remember when I almost didn’t have the ____ to tell her again how much I love her.363
1.A. whispering B. shouting C. crying D. sighing
2.A. frozen B. excited C. confused D. relaxed
3.A. need B. might C. must D. could
4.A. Only if B. Even though C. In case D. Now that
5.A. cared B. witched C. kicked D. left
6.A. covered B. painted C. operated D. repaired
7.A. applied B. attached C. related D. adjusted
8.A. belief B. trouble C. strength D. shyness
9.A. frequently B. much C. soon D. rarely
10.A. answer B. refuse C. persuade D. hug
11.A. gave up B. wheeled away C. tamed to D. picked up
12.A. confidence B. sweats C. sympathy D. tears
13.A. angry B. disappointed C. fine D. dissatisfied
14.A. thinner B. bigger C. weaker D. higher
15.A. that B. what C. when D. which
16.A. still B. ever C. even D. never
17.A. ill B. afraid C. alone D. alive
18.A. feel B. make C. touch D. spot
19.A. cheat B. move C. love D. help
20.A. mood B. chance C. time D. courage
（2017·天津）Nowadays, cycling, along with jogging and swimming, ___________ as one of the best all-round forms of exercise.
A. regard B. is regarded
C. are regarded D. regards
--- Hello, I ________ to ask if I can book a flight ticket to London tomorrow?
--- Sorry, we’ve already sold out.
A.phone
B.will phone
C.am phoning
D.have phoned
(2017·天津) The hospital has recently obtained new medical equipment, ________ more patients to be treated.
A. being allowed B. allowing
C. having allowed D. allowed
—I will fix your printer right now.
— Oh, ________. I’m in no hurry.
A. take your time B. that’s a great idea
C. you are welcome D. I’d like to
Various efforts ________ in the past decades to protect the environment.
A. had made B. have made
C. were made D. have been made
