I was walking down a dimly (昏暗) lit street late one evening when I heard
coming from behind bushes.
, I slowed down to listen and panicked when I realized that what I was hearing were the sounds of a struggle. Only yards from where I stood, a woman was being attacked.
Should I get
?
I was frightened for my own safety, and I hated
for having suddenly decided to take a(n)
route home that night. “What if I’m hurt too? Shouldn't I just run to the nearest phone and call the police? Although it felt like a century, my thought process had only
seconds. But already the cries were growing
.
I knew I had to act fast. “How could I walk away from this?” I asked myself.
“No”, I finally resolved (决心), I could not turn my
on the fate of this unknown woman,
it means
my own life.
I am not a brave man, nor am I
. I don't know where I found the moral (道德) courage and physical strength, but
I had finally decided to help the girl, I became suddenly changed.
I ran behind the bushes and
the attacker off the woman. Struggling, we fell to the ground,
we fought for a few minutes until the man jumped up and escaped.
heavily, I got to my feet and
the girl, who was sobbing behind a tree. In the darkness, I could certainly
her trembling shock. Not wanting to frighten her any further, I at first spoke to her from a
.
“It’s OK,” I said soothingly. “The man ran away. You’re safe now.”
There was a long pause and then I heard the words, uttered (说) in
.
“Dad, is that you?”
And then, from behind the tree,
my youngest daughter, Katherine.
God has a way of allowing us to be in the right place at the right time.
| 小题1: | | A．laughter | B．whispers | C．whistles | D．screams |
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| 小题2: | | A．Alarmed | B．Shocked | C．Surprised | D．Impressed |
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| 小题3: | | A．helped | B．involved | C．attacked | D．attached |
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| 小题5: | | A．ordinary | B．normal | C．new | D．old |
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| 小题6: | | A．taken | B．used | C．spent | D．paid |
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| 小题7: | | A．softer | B．stronger | C．weaker | D．louder |
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| 小题8: | | A．body | B．back | C．face | D．shoulder |
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| 小题9: | | A．as if | B．in case | C．even if | D．if only |
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| 小题10: | | A．risking | B．ruining | C．damaging | D．hurting |
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| 小题11: | | A．energetic | B．athletic | C．intelligent | D．accessible |
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| 小题12: | | A．while | B．until | C．once | D．since |
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| 小题13: | | A．pulled | B．pushed | C．placed | D．put |
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| 小题14: | | A．there | B．then | C．later | D．where |
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| 小题15: | | A．Walking | B．Sighing | C．Sobbing | D．Breathing |
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| 小题16: | | A．found | B．hugged | C．approached | D．searched |
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| 小题17: | | A．tell | B．consider | C．observe | D．sense |
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| 小题18: | | A．tree | B．place | C．distance | D．bush |
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| 小题19: | | A．shock | B．amazement | C．doubt | D．disappointment |
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| 小题20: | | A．stepped | B．paced | C．struggled | D．hid |
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