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lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson’s bedroom skylight (天窗). Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder  41  he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly   42  his two-story wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.

Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to  43  ; he opened the door to the basement (地下室), and flames  44  out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. “I felt  45  because the room had a separate outdoor stairway,” he explains.

But the phone didn’t work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was  46  by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped.

Sibson’s house was three kilometers  47  the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be  48  .

Up a hill nearby lived Sibson’s neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm  49  his ears. He jumped out of bed, took his  50  and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the  51  . That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.

Huggons dialed 911, and the operator warned him not to  52  the house. But Huggons said, “There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson  53  and die in that fire.”111]

“Anyone there?” Huggons called out. Then he heard “Help! I’m trapped!” coming from the second-floor balcony (陽台). He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his  54  .

After one more  55  inside the house, Huggons gave up and  56  around back.

The wind parted the smoke just  57  for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was no way to get to him. He  58  the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder. He took it over to the balcony and  59  Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.

Sibson is still  60  when he tells the story. “I was alone that night,” he says. “Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life. It was Huggons.”

41. A. before                 B. while                 C. since                 D. until

42. A. on                    B. in                    C. through             D. over

43. A. hide                   B. wait                  C. check                D. escape

44. A. moved                       B. gave                         C. went                 D. exploded

45. A. safe                   B. worried                    C. glad                  D. tired

46. A. burned                       B. stopped                    C. shocked       D. covered

47. A. beside                B. off                   C. across               D. along

48. A. limited                B. false                  C. fruitless              D. regretful

49. A. struck               B. missed                C. touched              D. passed

50. A. coat                  B. key                   C. basin                 D. phone

51. A. noise                B. road                  C. smoke        D. danger

52. A. search               B. enter                 C. leave         D. damage

53. A. call                  B. roll                  C. scream       D. sigh

54. A. breath                B. attention                   C. ladder          D. flashlight

55. A. stay                 B. chance                      C. thought         D. attempt

56. A. climbed              B. circled                C. looked         D. jumped

57. A. clear                          B. open                  C. enough       D. fit

58. A. led                             B. put                         C. drove           D. shone

59. A. persuaded                  B. kicked                C. pulled          D. forced

60. A. nervous                            B. surprised              C. proud          D. thankful

【回答】

41---45. ADCDA              46---50. BBCAD        51---55. ABCAD        56---60. BCDCD

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