On July 20, Yu Yifei, a 26-year-old medical intern (实习医生) at People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou, made his way home in a sub way train on Line 5 after his first day’s training. When downpours struck the city, he_________about a dozen people trapped in a flooded subway train as the rainfall in Zhengzhou reached a_________201.9 millimeters between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Floodwaters_________a barrier and entered the underground area. The train came to a sudden stop before the water began_________in the carriages, trapping passengers inside. Thus Yu,_________to leave and fearing for his life, made a_________call to his father.

As water continued to flow into the carriages, passengers’_________rose. When subway workers arrived to withdraw them, Yu_________to get out. As he made his way to safety, he heard a cry for help from someone needing a doctor. He quickly_________the white medical coat given to him at the hospital__________and returned to the platform to save people. On seeing him, a number of frightened people were greatly encouraged and their spirits__________. Some even applauded him.

As more passengers were pulled from the__________, Yu instructed others in the key steps to save a victim from drowning. He__________CPR, or first aid, to those in low-temperature shock from the cold water and near death from drowning. One of the passengers, a female doctor nearly died. After__________consciousness and strength, she joined Yu in treating others. Yu was__________and needed all his concentration to perform another CPR procedure.

That night on a subway station platform, he__________an exhausting six hours giving CPR to passengers who__________survived drowning. He also treated the injured. He__________the subway station at about midnight, with the white coat spotted with blood and__________. Three hours later, he met his father. With tears in eyes, his father and people__________smiled and gave him the thumbs-up.

The day had started out as usual for Mrs. Ito until the late afternoon when the news of destructive tsunami came over the radio.

Mrs. Ito felt ______ in her house. Her small home was built on the property that ______ escaped the terrible 1946 wave that destroyed Hilo. Many lost their lives, then. But the waves did not reach her home.

At last, 12:30a.m. came as the radio warning had said but ______ happened. Passers-by said that the tsunami must have ______the islands. Mrs. Ito went into her room and looked down the street. It was ______. Suddenly, a flash- like lighting lit the sky. The first wave of the tsunami burst Hilo’s electric power plant, and all the lights______.

______she knew it, the wave roared into her house. She was ______to the floor as her house begun to spin and finally tore apart.______, Mrs. Ito grasped for anything to stay above water when the floorboards opened up and she became______in what used to be her home. She struggled out of the boards and______to squeeze free. Then she blacked out.

When she woke up, she______herself floating on something in the water. There she was, a 62- year- old widow who couldn’t swim, hung on______to her tiny makeshift raft. At sunrise, she______two boats on the horizon. But it was too far away. She thought that ______was just a matter of time. But anyhow, Mrs. Ito was finally seen and saved.

It was a cool and breezy night. As I stood on the deck, I could feel the warm tangy smell coming from the sea. Earlier on, the ocean liner (邮轮) was still full of people who ________ and drank on the deck. Everyone was ________ asleep now and as I stood there, I could hear the hypnotic (催眠的) ________ of the waves.

I sat down at a corner and decided to rest my ________ head on my backpack. Slowly, my eyelids grew heavy and I dozed off. Suddenly, I was awaken by the rain ________ that fell on my face. The wind was blowing stronger and the waves got higher. The calm sea had turned ________. I struggled to stand up but lost my balance and fell as the ship was rocking ________. Many rushed out but they ________ from one side of the ship to another. The raging waters were crushing the ship and thunder seemed to smash upon our heads. People started to run about to seek shelter. After a long battle with the storm, it appeared to ________. We breathed in ________.

Suddenly someone shouted, “The ship is sinking!” Waters were rushing in as the side of the ship was damaged. I was ________ for words and stared blankly. “Hurry, John! There is no time to ________ !” I was ________ upon hearing my name as I was totally absorbed in the worries in my brain. I turned around and saw the rest of the passengers began to ________ a lifeboat. Without second thoughts, I joined them.

Until today, that terrifying ________ is still imprinted in my memory.