A friend of mine met with an accident driving in the darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t 36 .What was worse was that he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone didn’t 37 . Nothing could be done but 38 in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the 39 of the rescue.
It is almost 40 that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his 41 , “First of all I checked up on my physical 42 and found myself not in fatal(致命的) danger. Finding no 43 to call for help, I leaned back to try my best to keep the wound from 44 . In this way I fell asleep.
This 45 me of another story: A group of young men 46 to explore a mountain cave and got lost. 47 to find a way out in the dark cave they were 48 and ran anxiously without a sense of 49 . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the 50 people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the 51 of the cave. If they stayed where they got lost and tried to 52 themselves, they would probably 53 a small light glimmering(闪烁) not far away.
We can compare it with our 54 itself. Sometimes when we meet with difficulties in life, we feel lost in the darkness. If it is unclear, you needn’t put up a struggle 55 . Remember: CALM DOWN!
1.A. recover B. move C. escape D. shout
2. A. control B. operate C. ring D. work
3. A. cry B. lie C. wait D. sleep
4.A. failure B. success C. team D. arrival
5.A. untrue B. unbelievable C. reasonable D. strange
6.A. conclusion B. decision C. explanation D. bravery
7.A. conditions B. situations C. signs D. cases
8. A. method B. way C. road D. approach
9.A. paining B. spreading C. hurting D. bleeding
10.A. reminds B. informs C. demands D. tells
11. A. had B. managed C. tried D. planned
12.A. Unwilling B. Unable C. Determined D. Deciding
13.A. frightened B. surprised C. excited D. disappointed
14.A. hearing B. sight C. touch D. direction
15. A. rescue B. village C. local D. brave
16.A. end B. top C. opening D. door
17.A. save B. help C. check D. calm
18.A. look B. sense C. catch D. realize
19.A. adventure B. accident C. life D. experience
20.A. really B. immediately C. carefully D. certainly
Three college students were accused ______ causing the accident on purpose and sentenced to two years in prison.
A. of B. with C. for D. as
I live in a faraway village, and only go to visit my parents ______.
A. anxiously B. immediately C. occasionally D. practically
The reform project ______ by Mr. White ______ at the meeting now.
A. put forward, is discussed B. has been put forward, is being discussed
C. is put forward, is discussed D. put forward, is being discussed
Jane opened the door. There ______ she had never seen before.
A. a girl did stand B. stood a girl C. did a girl stand D. a girl stood
The newly-built café, the walls of ______ are painted green, is really a peaceful place for us, especially after work.
A. which B. it C. that D. what
