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 (決心), 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 (說(shuō)) 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.
小題1: | A.laughter | B.whispers | C.whistles | D.screams |
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小題2: | A.Alarmed | B.Shocked | C.Surprised | D.Impressed |
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小題3: | A.helped | B.involved | C.a(chǎn)ttacked | D.a(chǎn)ttached |
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小題5: | A.ordinary | B.normal | C.new | D.old |
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小題6: | A.taken | B.used | C.spent | D.paid |
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小題7: | A.softer | B.stronger | C.weaker | D.louder |
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小題8: | A.body | B.back | C.face | D.shoulder |
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小題9: | A.a(chǎn)s if | B.in case | C.even if | D.if only |
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小題10: | A.risking | B.ruining | C.damaging | D.hurting |
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小題11: | A.energetic | B.a(chǎn)thletic | C.intelligent | D.a(chǎn)ccessible |
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小題12: | A.while | B.until | C.once | D.since |
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小題13: | A.pulled | B.pushed | C.placed | D.put |
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小題14: | A.there | B.then | C.later | D.where |
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小題15: | A.Walking | B.Sighing | C.Sobbing | D.Breathing |
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小題16: | A.found | B.hugged | C.a(chǎn)pproached | D.searched |
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小題17: | A.tell | B.consider | C.observe | D.sense |
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小題18: | A.tree | B.place | C.distance | D.bush |
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小題19: | A.shock | B.a(chǎn)mazement | C.doubt | D.disappointment |
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小題20: | A.stepped | B.paced | C.struggled | D.hid |
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