The back door of the ambulance(救護車) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front,
jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the __36 __
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter Ally. The
little girl had __37 __ food stuck in her throat and could hardly
breathe.
The driver, Mr. white, __38 __ his siren (報警器) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the
nearest hospital, fighting against __39 __. The cars ahead of him
pulled out of the way as he drove through the __40 __. From the back of
the __41 __the parents were shouting at him to __ 42__, since
Ally had almost stopped __43 __. In front of him he saw some traffic lights,
with the red “STOP” light shining. Mr. White knew that he had no time to __
44__, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking __45 __his
left and right as he did so.
Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The
driver had the windows __46__, since the car was air-conditioned, and he
was playing his radio. He did not __47 __the ambulance. The lights were
green, so he drove straight __48 __into the path of the ambulance.
Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too
late. It hit the taxi. Everybody was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White
looked to see __ 49__little Ally was. He was astonished to see relief
instead of __50 __on the faces of the parents.
“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is __51 __
again.”
“It must have been the ___52 __.” said her
husband. “It __53 __ the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was
turning to __54 __ , and she was crying in a loud but healthy __55 __.
They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the
accident, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.
1. A．worried B．a(chǎn)ngry C．happy D．surprised
2. A．little B．some C．no D．few
3. A．opened on B．turned on C．turned off D．sped up
4. A．police B．life C．lights D．time
5. A．empty street B．busy traffic C．large crowds D．deserted
place
6. A．street B．cars C．traffic D．a(chǎn)mbulance
7. A．hurry B．slow C．stop D．drive
8. A．breathing B．looking C．whispering D．talking
9. A．think B．ignore C．lose D．miss
10. A．a(chǎn)t B．from C．forward D．to
11. A．open B．clean C．up D．down
12. A．hear B．see C．find D．notice
13. A．a(chǎn)way B．on C．off D．out
14. A．how B．what C．where D．who
15. A．pleasure B．a(chǎn)nger C．fear D．surprise
16. A．crying B．breathing C．smiling D．speaking
17. A．light B．policeman C．car D．crash
18. A．took B．picked C．knocked D．made
19. A．usual B．common C．ordinary D．normal
20. A．sound B．voice C．tone D．noise
