It was a cold, wet day when 14yearold Wasana Sanjeewa reached St. Anthony's College. Waiting __31__ his classroom for his classmates to arrive, Wasana looked at the __32__. Then he noticed enormous amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill behind the classroom. For a few minutes, Wasana _33__ the water, wondering why it looked so __34__.
Then it hit him — the scene was similar to the slides he was shown during Disaster Management classes.
__35__ an approaching disaster, Wasana swung into action. “Run, run, don't stay here! The rocks on the hill are going to fall on us!” he __36__ and all the students ran to the open area.Then Wasana ran over to __37__ Principal Nihal Gurauinghe what was happening.
After __38__ the hill, Gurauinghe knew the school was in trouble. He and some teachers __39__ to stop the waterflow, but they were too __40__: huge rocks fell down the hill with sand and mud, and the entire school was destroyed.
When Wasana __41__ home later that day, his white uniform covered in mud, he got the __42___ from his mother. He tried to explain that he had __43__ two hundred schoolmates __44__ she didn't believe him.
His mother __45__ realized he was telling the truth when she saw a TV report about the __46__. Filled with pride, she hugged Wasana and said that he was indeed a __47__.
No one was hurt in the incident because of Wasana's __48__ action and careful observation.
“Wasana's action __49__ us that sometimes we cannot wait until something happens before we take action. It __50___ be too late by then,” Gurauinghe said.
小题1: | A.inside | B.behind | C.outside | D.over |
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小题3: | A.pointed at | B.decided on | C.kept on | D.stared at |
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小题4: | A.familiar | B.special | C.fresh | D.random |
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小题5: | A.Banning | B.Imagining | C.Predicting | D.Hearing |
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小题6: | A.explained | B.shouted | C.concluded | D.whispered |
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小题7: | A.ask | B.promise | C.tell | D.persuade |
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小题8: | A.inspecting | B.describing | C.measuring | D.assessing |
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小题9: | A.chose | B.tried | C.helped | D.agreed |
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小题10: | A.late | B.mild | C.blank | D.anxious |
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小题11: | A.missed | B.left | C.moved | D.returned |
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小题12: | A.reward | B.blame | C.effect | D.faith |
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小题13: | A.cured | B.fought | C.saved | D.guided |
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小题15: | A.naturally | B.necessarily | C.completely | D.finally |
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小题16: | A.adventure | B.disaster | C.failure | D.experience |
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小题17: | A.loser | B.fool | C.hero | D.star |
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小题18: | A.quiet | B.tough | C.quick | D.safe |
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小题19: | A.taught | B.interested | C.warned | D.confused |
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小题20: | A.might | B.has to | C.must | D.ought to |
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