I was walking down a dimly (昏暗) lit street late one evening when I heard coming from behind bushes. , I slowed down to listen and panicked when I realized that what I was hearing were the sounds of a struggle. Only yards from where I stood, a woman was being attacked.
Should I get ?
I was frightened for my own safety, and I hated for having suddenly decided to take a(n) route home that night. “What if I’m hurt too? Shouldn't I just run to the nearest phone and call the police? Although it felt like a century, my thought process had only seconds. But already the cries were growing .
I knew I had to act fast. “How could I walk away from this?” I asked myself.
“No”, I finally resolved (决心), I could not turn my on the fate of this unknown woman, it means my own life.
I am not a brave man, nor am I . I don't know where I found the moral (道德) courage and physical strength, but I had finally decided to help the girl, I became suddenly changed.
I ran behind the bushes and the attacker off the woman. Struggling, we fell to the ground, we fought for a few minutes until the man jumped up and escaped.
heavily, I got to my feet and the girl, who was sobbing behind a tree. In the darkness, I could certainly her trembling shock. Not wanting to frighten her any further, I at first spoke to her from a .
“It’s OK,” I said soothingly. “The man ran away. You’re safe now.”
There was a long pause and then I heard the words, uttered (说) in .
“Dad, is that you?”
And then, from behind the tree, my youngest daughter, Katherine.
God has a way of allowing us to be in the right place at the right time.
1.A. laughterB. whispersC. whistlesD. screams
2.A. AlarmedB. ShockedC. SurprisedD. Impressed
3.A. helpedB. involvedC. attackedD. attached
4.A. itB. myselfC. thisD. that
5.A. ordinaryB. normalC. newD. old
6.A. takenB. usedC. spentD. paid
7.A. softerB. strongerC. weakerD. louder
8.A. bodyB. backC. faceD. shoulder
9.A. as ifB. in caseC. even ifD. if only
10.A. riskingB. ruiningC. damagingD. hurting
11.A. energeticB. athleticC. intelligentD. accessible
12.A. whileB. untilC. onceD. since
13.A. pulledB. pushedC. placedD. put
14.A. thereB. thenC. laterD. where
15.A. WalkingB. SighingC. SobbingD. Breathing
16.A. foundB. huggedC. approachedD. searched
17.A. tellB. considerC. observeD. sense
18.A. treeB. placeC. distanceD. bush
19.A. shockB. amazementC. doubtD. disappointment
20.A. steppedB. pacedC. struggledD. hid
The climbers succeeded in climbing to the top of the mountains, and they owed their success to the preparations they ______.
A. make B. had made C. made D. have made
The students expected there ____more reviewing classes before the final exams.
A. to be B. are C. being D. is
Such things ___ you described in the report seldom happen now.
A. that B. who C. as D. which
At present, how we can look after ______ old is becoming ______ hot and severe issue.
A. the, a B. a, the C. a, a D. the, the
It is the duty of the police to ______ social order.
A. deserve B. reserve C. preserve D. conserve
