It was black in the evening. Andy, a 12-year-old boy was unwilling to go outside. But his mother, Lilly, was worried about his father and 36 he go.
About an hour ago, the husband said he had to 37 his car outside their house. ___38 enough, it seemed that the wife hadn’t heard a single 39 for a long time.
“Go and have a look. What on earth is he doing?” she said to Andy.
The boy walked out and called into the darkness “Dad?”
“Andy?” 40 was his father, who spoke slowly, in a strange way. Actually, his voice sounded 41 .
That evening, when the man had to get 42 the car to fix it, he used a forklift to lift the car. 43 , the man didn’t place the blocks in front of the car’ s front tires to keep it from 44 forward off the forks, which was exactly 45 it did afterwards.
Little Andy saw his dad’s feet 46 out from beneath the car. 47 to take a full breath, his father sank into a sleepy, half-alive 48 .
“Keep calm, mum. Everything will be all right.” The boy 49 the scared mother.
He climbed on and tried to do something to help. Finally, the car started to come off the ground and hung in the 50 .
After a few minutes, the policemen were sent for. Luckily, the father, who 51 under the car, could still breathe, alive.
It wasn’t 52 his dad was carried into an ambulance heading for the hospital that the little boy 53 and couldn’t help crying.
Andy says one satisfying change has come out of the 54 : he is able to spend more time with his dad, who hasn’t touched a car 55 his car fell on him.
A.stated B.demanded C.declared D.announced
A.clean B.buy C.fix D.sell
A.Strangely B.Interestingly C.Fortunately D.Naturally
A.word B.voice C.noise D.sound
A.He B.This C.There D.It
A.usual B.different C.calm D.upset
A.into B.onto C.beneath D.above
A.Somehow B.Anyhow C.Somewhat D.Anyway
A.sinking B.rolling C.driving D.running
A.what B.how C.why D.which
A.bringing B.moving C.sticking D.taking
A.Unable B.Unlikely C.Likely D.Able
A.circumstance B.environment C.state D.position
A.encouraged B.comforted C.required D.persuaded
A.shade B.sky C.wind D.air
A.slept B.sat C.stood D.lay
A.until B.unless C.when D.while
A.broke out B.broke down C.broke up D.broke off
A.matter B.affair C.accident D.event
A.after B.before C.when D.since