I was called into the principal’s office but I had no idea what I had done wrong. When I arrived, my brother Brian was there. He had been _______. Brian grasped my hand and said, “Amanda has been in a car accident.”
Every inch of my body went _______ as I realized what he had said. My sister was injured. One question sounded over and over in my head — how _______ this have happened? _______ she was only 17, Amanda was one of the safest drivers I knew. I felt shocked and terrified.
My brother and I _______ immediately for the hospital my sister was in. When we arrived, my sister’s face was _______ from the eyebrows up and you could see blood everywhere. She was _______ to several machines. My mom and dad stood at her side crying.
My sister looked up at me with blood-filled eyes, where I expected to see fear, I saw _______. She said to me, “I love you, Rence.” I suddenly realized how _______ I tell my sister I love her. I tried to ________ her, but she wasn’t listening any more, because some doctors were taking her away to the x-ray room.
As they ________ my sister I wanted to scream out, but I couldn’t. I couldn’t move, speak or even cry until she was around the corner. Then the ________ came.
Though everyone kept telling me she would be ________, something made me worried. Every moment that passed allowed the doubt in my mind to grow ________. Finally, the doctor walked down the hall and stood quietly in front of us. It was then ________ the long-awaited words came. Amanda was going to be okay.
My heart leaped as I realized I ________ had a sister. She would need a lot of plastic surgery (整容手术), but she was ________.
A year later, even though my sister and I quarrel sometimes, every time I see her face and ________ the large scar that stretches across it, I remember to tell her that I ________ her. I remember when I almost didn’t have the ________ to tell her again how much I love her.
【小题1】A.whispering | B.shouting | C.crying | D.sighing |
【小题2】A.frozen | B.excited | C.confused | D.relaxed |
【小题3】A.need | B.might | C.must | D.could |
【小题4】A.Only if | B.Even though | C.In case | D.Now that |
【小题5】A.cared | B.witched | C.kicked | D.left |
【小题6】A.covered | B.painted | C.operated | D.repaired |
【小题7】A.applied | B.attached | C.related | D.adjusted |
【小题8】A.belief | B.trouble | C.strength | D.shyness |
【小题9】A.frequently | B.much | C.soon | D.rarely |
【小题10】A.answer | B.refuse | C.persuade | D.hug |
【小题11】A.gave up | B.wheeled away | C.tamed to | D.picked up |
【小题12】A.confidence | B.sweats | C.sympathy | D.tears |
【小题13】A.angry | B.disappointed | C.fine | D.dissatisfied |
【小题14】A.thinner | B.bigger | C.weaker | D.higher |
【小题15】A.that | B.what | C.when | D.which |
【小题16】A.still | B.ever | C.even | D.never |
【小题17】A.ill | B.afraid | C.alone | D.alive |
【小题18】A.feel | B.make | C.touch | D.spot |
【小题19】A.cheat | B.move | C.love | D.help |
【小题20】A.mood | B.chance | C.time | D.courage |