Last November, Nick heard a disorder at a party. A group of people had ____ outside, pointing at something floating in the Bay. As he ran to ____， he soon saw what was wrong: Two kids in a boat were caught in the ____ and being pulled out to sea.
Tim and Jack had climbed into a boat anchored nearby and had rowed out to ____ a football. Reaching beyond the calm waters, the ____ fitted to the boat caught the wind and pulled it into open water. They tried to row back. But they were no ____ for the wind and turned around in circles. Nick dashed to the farthest of land. The boat was already just a ____ on the sea. He knew that the ____ boat would soon be overtaken by the huge waves, and that it was 2 degrees. Nick jumped into the ____ cold water. Every 90 yards, he raised his head to assess his ____. At one point, he considered turning back before managing to yell to them, “Take down the umbrella！”
Tim battled with the ropes holding the umbrella. Finally he loosened the ropes and ____ the umbrella. Then Nick caught up, but soon waves crashed over the boat, which began to sink. Nick ____ it would be faster to pull them toward the nearest bank. They ____ wore life jackets , which Nick held in one hand, swimming ____.“Are we there？” they asked repeatedly. “Yes，” Nick ____ them each time. It was 30 minutes before they got to the bank and stayed as close as possible for ____. Worn out, Nick had hardly arrived when he ____.It was an hour later when he found himself in a hospital that he came to. Asked what it took him to make the ____ move, he replied:
It is ____ to step out of the comfort zone. Being an onlooker is a cautious existence, but ____ we should never be stuck in. Stand by or stand up.
| 小题1: | | A．played | B．gathered | | C．laughed | D．cried |
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| 小题2: | | A．investigate | B．find | | C．ask | D．join |
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| 小题3: | | A．sands | B．rain | | C．waves | D．sun |
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| 小题4: | | A．kick | B．borrow | | C．buy | D．recover |
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| 小题5: | | A．life jacket | B．umbrella | | C．rope | D．anchor |
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| 小题6: | | A．match | B．strength | | C．power | D．force |
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| 小题8: | | A．lost | B．delicate | | C．old | D．damaged |
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| 小题9: | | A．bitterly | B．absolutely | | C．fairly | D．helplessly |
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| 小题10: | | A．progress | B．weather | | C．strength | D．energy |
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| 小题11: | | A．threw | B．opened | | C．closed | D．freed |
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| 小题12: | | A．decided | B．said | | C．declared | D．recognized |
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| 小题13: | | A．awkwardly | B．carefully | | C．slowly | D．easily |
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| 小题14: | | A．hopefully | B．cautiously | | C．continuously | D．desperately |
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| 小题15: | | A．told | B．comforted | | C．discouraged | D．supported |
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| 小题16: | | A．food | B．pleasure | | C．warmth | D．help |
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| 小题17: | | A．passed out | B．passed away | | C．passed off | D．passed by |
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| 小题18: | | A．warm | B．generous | | C．proud | D．brave |
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| 小题19: | | A．easy | B．tough | | C．interesting | D．dull |
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