When Surrell saw the smoke from his neighbour’s home, he went to take a look and heard “My girl, Tiara’s in there!” One of the women cried. ______ this, Surrell ran inside.
The moment he entered the burning house, the thick ______ made it difficult to breathe (呼吸). It was ______ for Surrell, who is 64 years old.
After a few ______, he ran back outside to catch his breath “Where is Tiara?” he asked. “The second floor,” her mum shouted back.
He went in for a ______ time. It was dark inside. Luckily, he got to the second floor as quickly as he could. He breathed heavily. Then he heard a weak and low sound, but he ______ see, Surrell fell to his knees on the hot floor. He crawled (爬行) toward the sound, feeling around for any sign of her.
Several minutes later, he touched ______ in the end. A shoe, then an ankle (脚踝). He pulled Tiara toward him. She didn’t breathe. He fought ______ the smoke and ran into the blackness, holding Tiara. The next thing he knew, he was at the front door, then outside.
When Tiara opened her ______, their eyes met. Surrell hugged (抱紧) her and said, “Uncle’s got you.” Soon after, he fainted (晕倒).
Surrell woke up in the hospital days later. When talking about the ______, he said, “I didn’t have time to think about it. The girl needed my help.”
【小题1】A.Saying | B.Hearing | C.Feeling | D.Smelling |
【小题2】【小题3】A.bright | B.dark | C.safe | D.dangerous |
【小题4】A.minutes | B.hours | C.days | D.weeks |
【小题5】A.first | B.second | C.third | D.fourth |
【小题6】A.mustn’t | B.shouldn’t | C.needn’t | D.couldn’t |
【小题7】A.nothing | B.everything | C.something | D.anything |
【小题8】A.over | B.under | C.through | D.across |
【小题9】A.eyes | B.ears | C.mouth | D.nose |
【小题10】A.house | B.fire | C.smoke | D.floor |