That day I was later for school, so Mom offered me a
36 . I sat beside her in our car, daydreaming about my
37 . I’d be graduating from high school in a few months. I’d leave high school behind and do whatever I wanted. What
38 I do? Go to college? Or get a job in an office where I could
39 my way up?
Mom interrupted my thoughts.“Kassandra, do you
40 that?’’She asked just as we were
41 the railroad tracks. She stopped the car on the other side and
42 the window. “It looks like a child.’’
43 ,I saw a small boy walking by himeself. The warning lights on the train tracks flashed
44 .The boy stayed where he was right in the middle of the
45 .The whistle sounded. There’s no
46 that train can stop in time!The boy jumped up and down and
47 at the engineer.
I took off running. My shoes flopped(松动) against my feet as I
48 , so I kicked them off. I ran faster. Stones crunched(发出刺耳的碎裂声) and flew under my
49 feet. The ground shook. God, let me get to him! The train was almost on top of him. I
50 the boy in my arms. Keep running! But something
51 me. I fell backward, away from the train. I pulled the boy with me onto safe ground. The train barreled(高速行驶)past. The noise was
52 . The wheels were so close that I could have reached out and touched one.
Once the train was out of
53 , I stood up. Mom ran up and hugged me. “Kassandra, I didn’t think you were going to
54 it !’’
I got ready for bed that night
55 looking forward to school the next day. I wanted to enjoy every moment in life.
小题1:
| A．help | B．favor | C．hand | D．ride |
小题2:
| A．love | B．future | C．job | D．university |
小题3:
| A．would | B．should | C．could | D．might |
小题4:
| A．walk | B．struggle | C．feel | D．work |
小题5:
小题6:
| A．passing | B．repairing | C．crossing | D．building |
小题7:
| A．brought down | B．rolled out | C．pointed out | D．looked out |
小题8:
| A．At length | B．Frankly speaking | C．After all | D．Sure enough |
小题9:
| A．red | B．yellow | C．green | D．black |
小题10:
| A．streets | B．train | C．tracks | D．roads |
小题11:
| A．possibility | B．problem | C．way | D．doubt |
小题12:
| A．shot | B．waved | C．shouted | D．laughed |
小题13:
| A．ran | B．drove | C．thought | D．walked |
小题14:
小题15:
| A．drew | B．held | C．led | D．caught |
小题16:
| A．attracted | B．knocked | C．struck | D．pushed |
小题17:
| A．deafening | B．sounding | C．exciting | D．loud |
小题18:
| A．fashion | B．mind | C．sight | D．date |
小题19:
小题20:
| A．thus | B．already | C．never | D．still |
