五、词语运用。
根据短文内容和首字母提示,在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。
Earthquakes usually come without warning. What should you do if this happens to you? An earthquake is d 1, but there are still things you can do to protect y 2.
Stay calm as the earth begins to shake. Your survival chances in an earthquake will increase if you can keep calm. S 3 calm is not easy, but it can save your life.
If you are inside when an earthquake starts, get under a table or a bed. You need to have something strong around you to protect you from f 4 objects. Do not stand near w 5 or windows and stay out of the kitchen. The kitchen is dangerous because of many glass objects.
If you are outside, get to an o 6 area as fast as you can. Stay away from buildings and trees. If you are in a car, p 7 over to a place where there are no trees or tall buildings and stay in the car. If you are close to the sea, try to g 8 as far away from the water as possible. Earthquakes can cause huge waves that can harm the people nearby.
When the earthquake is over, there is still plenty of danger. For example, fires often come with an earthquake. If you see a fire, q 9 move outdoors to an open area.
Always remember to hope for the best but p 10 for the worst.
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I was tired. If my whole body ever did fall in, I'd never get out of the quicksand. It had been about five hours since Jess, my partner, left to ask for help. It was snowing heavily and it was getting 1.
A few hours later, I saw a beam of light. I prayed it was a plane, but it was the moonlight shining over the canyon(峡谷) walls. I was all wet and knew I was 2. I started to think about what I could do to end up faster. But I didn't want to be engulfed by quicksand. That would be the 3 way to go.
An hour later, another beam of light 4 across my eyes. A flashlight! I shouted for help. A man shouted back as he ran to me. He said that his name was Tim and that Jess had 5 rescuers. And the other team members were an hour behind him.
When the three others 6, they set up a pulley(滑轮) system to pull me out, tying a strong rope around a stone. Two of the rescuers held me under each 7 as Tim wrapped a rope around my knees. The fourth rescuer worked the pulley. With each 8, it felt as if my legs were being cut off. Tim dug into the 9 and got a hand around my legs and started pulling up. I felt a great pain, but I could feel my legs moving. "Keep going!" I shouted.
Pulling again and again, my legs were 10. The rescuers drew me to the side of the canyon because I couldn't walk. I couldn't even feel my legs. It was too dark and 11 for a plane to land, so they got me into a sleeping bag and gave me medicine. Then we 12 there for the night.
When I woke up at 6 a. m. , snow 13 the top of my sleeping bag, and snowflakes were still coming down. Around noon, the snow stopped, and the rescuers called in a plane.
My legs were swollen(肿胀的) to the size of my thigh(大腿), 14 when I got to the hospital, X-rays showed no fractures or breaks. I had sat in the quicksand for 12 hours and thought for sure I would 15. But I didn't.
( )1. A. hot
B. dark
C. warm
D. bright
( )2. A. dying
B. lying
C. crying
D. calling
( )3. A. easiest
B. best
C. fastest
D. worst
( )4. A. failed
B. appeared
C. left
D. stopped
( )5. A. taught
B. contacted
C. watched
D. helped
( )6. A. stopped
B. left
C. arrived
D. talked
( )7. A. leg
B. arm
C. eye
D. ear
( )8. A. pull
B. push
C. drop
D. fall
( )9. A. water
B. wood
C. sand
D. grass
( )10. A. burnt
B. broken
C. hurt
D. freed
( )11. A. cloudy
B. snowy
C. rainy
D. windy
( )12. A. enjoyed
B. stayed
C. played
D. worked
( )13. A. covered
B. hit
C. faced
D. reached
( )14. A. or
B. so
C. but
D. and
( )15. A. jump
B. live
C. rest
D. die