Mackenzie Hughes had just returned from school and was waiting for her older brothers to arrive home. She was home alone 1 a man started knocking on the front door, turning the handle and trying to 2 .
She’s 12 years old and she was 3 . So she dialed 9-1-1 and reached the operator Rachelle Berry. After a brief talk, Berry 4 what was happening. “OK, hang on, OK? Can you get in a 5 ?” Berry asked. Mackenzie told Berry that her phone --- it wasn’t cordless (无绳的) --- wouldn’t reach into the cupboard. “Will the phone reach under your bed?” Berry asked 6 . “No,” Mackenzie said.
“Can you hide under a 7 and pull your bedspread over you?” That’s 8 what Mackenzie did. She hid under her blanket, holding the phone and listening to Berry’s voice.
Berry talked quietly, which 9 Mackenzie. It helped, too, when Berry told her to think of something 10 . “Try not to cry,” Berry told Mackenzie during the call. “ I know it’s 11 . Do you have something you can hold onto?” Mackenzie struggled to 12 tears. She couldn’t 13 anything without showing her hiding spot. “ It’s OK,” Berry said. “You’ve got me here with you.”
“He’s in my room,” Mackenzie 14 . “Now be quiet, OK? Just don’t talk,” Berry said. For much of the call, Berry dropped her voice to a whisper, 15 the intruder (闯入者) might hear her voice over the phone. 16 , the man came into her room, then left.
Berry told Mackenzie that the 17 were on their way. Minutes later, they arrived and 18 one man in the backyard and another man in a getaway car.
On Thursday morning, the Emergency Communications Bureau gave Mackenzie its Hero Award for her 19 . Berry also received high praise. And then it was off to school for Mackenzie. But first Berry had something to 20 to the middle-schooler: a cordless phone.
1. A．until B．before C．because D．when
2. A．get in B．get away C．get around D．get through
3. A．annoyed B．scared C．curious D．surprised
4. A．remembered B．realized C．reviewed D．recalled
5. A．bedroom B．kitchen C．cupboard D．bathroom
6. A．anxiously B．calmly C．carefully D．happily
7. A．sofa B．bed C．table D．blanket
8. A．ever B．never C．just D．still
9. A．worried B．helped C．moved D．upset
10. A．interesting B．strange C．wrong D．valuable
11. A．hard B．important C．useful D．possible
12. A．hold onto B．hold down C．hold back D．hold up
13. A．discover B．imagine C．reach D．invent
14. A．cried B．shouted C．whispered D．replied
15. A．assuming B．believing C．fearing D．confirming
16. A．Obviously B．Fortunately C．Probably D．Certainly
17. A．parents B．brothers C．police D．neighbors
18. A．met B．killed C．arrested D．found
19. A．contribution B．success C．kindness D．bravery
20. A．lend B．present C．show D．mail
The famous professor’s lectures, though ____ informal, are considered far more informative and interesting.
A．occasionally B．constantly C．regularly D．usually
____ through Africa, the infectious disease jumping from children to adults killed 1,000 people.
A．Swept B．Having been swept C．Having swept D．Sweeping
Now more people prefer a house in a coast city to ____ in such a large city as Beijing.
A．that B．it C．the one D．one
Everything will ____ soon. Just be optimistic and confident.
A．pick up B．set up C．turn up D．hold up
Here I can only give you some purely ___ views of how we can control the situation.
A．unique B．private C．personal D．different
