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A 70-year-old Air Force veteran(退伍军人)from Salem, Illinois is being praised as a hero for his good deed.

Marshall Helm had been _______ his granddaughter to the bus stop early in the morning when the smoke and _______ arising from the house next door _______ his attention. Helm _______ to the endangered home and threw open the garage door only to find flames climbing up one of the building walls. _______, at that very moment he did not _______ to charge past the flames and into the house so he could make sure his neighbors were _______.

Gary and Kathy Benjamin had been _______ upstairs when they awoke to hear Helm shouting about the fire. Although they were confused by the _______ and had no time to figure out what had happened, they __________ to run into the hallway and escape with Helm through the back door just as the flames were swallowing the __________ through which he had come in only a minute before. Thanks to Helm's quick __________ , the Benjamins suffered only __________ smoke intake—and even though they lost their home in the fire, they are simply __________ to Helm for saving their lives.

“Lifesaver-lifesaver is all I can say,” Mr. Benjamin said. His wife added, “Hero, he's our __________”.

【小题1】

A．walking

B．running

C．observing

D．approaching

【小题2】

A．winds

B．flames

C．smells

D．dust

【小题3】

A．kept

B．discovered

C．drew

D．appealed

【小题4】

A．came in

B．ran over

C．moved around

D．woke up

【小题5】

A．Instead

B．Otherwise

C．Besides

D．However

【小题6】

A．need

B．agree

C．hesitate

D．doubt

【小题7】

A．normal

B．steady

C．peaceful

D．safe

【小题8】

A．sleeping

B．dancing

C．reading

D．chatting

【小题9】

A．comment

B．challenge

C．message

D．chaos

【小题10】

A．pretended

B．managed

C．expected

D．permitted

【小题11】

A．window

B．living room

C．passage

D．garage door

【小题12】

A．actions

B．reports

C．instructions

D．assessments

【小题13】

A．heavy

B．minor

C．tough

D．influential

【小题14】

A．grateful

B．close

C．humorous

D．equal

【小题15】

A．adviser

B．neighbor

C．angel

D．conductor

2021·河北·二模

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