Mackenzie Hughes had just returned from school and was waiting for her older brothers to arrive home. She was home alone
1 a man started knocking on the front door, turning the handle and trying to
2 .
She’s 12 years old and she was
3 . So she dialed 9-1-1 and reached the operator Rachelle Berry. After a brief talk, Berry
4 what was happening. “OK, hang on, OK? Can you get in a
5 ?” Berry asked. Mackenzie told Berry that her phone --- it wasn’t cordless (無繩的) --- wouldn’t reach into the cupboard. “Will the phone reach under your bed?” Berry asked
6 . “No,” Mackenzie said.
“Can you hide under a
7 and pull your bedspread over you?” That’s
8 what Mackenzie did. She hid under her blanket, holding the phone and listening to Berry’s voice.
Berry talked quietly, which
9 Mackenzie. It helped, too, when Berry told her to think of something
10 . “Try not to cry,” Berry told Mackenzie during the call. “ I know it’s
11 . Do you have something you can hold onto?” Mackenzie struggled to
12 tears. She couldn’t
13 anything without showing her hiding spot. “ It’s OK,” Berry said. “You’ve got me here with you.”
“He’s in my room,” Mackenzie
14 . “Now be quiet, OK? Just don’t talk,” Berry said. For much of the call, Berry dropped her voice to a whisper,
15 the
intruder (闖入者) might hear her voice over the phone.
16 , the man came into her room, then left.
Berry told Mackenzie that the
17 were on their way. Minutes later, they arrived and
18 one man in the backyard and another man in a getaway car.
On Thursday morning, the Emergency Communications Bureau gave Mackenzie its Hero Award for her
19 . Berry also received high praise. And then it was off to school for Mackenzie. But first Berry had something to
20 to the middle-schooler: a cordless phone.
小題1: | A.until | B.before | C.because | D.when |
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小題2: | A.get in | B.get away | C.get around | D.get through |
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小題3: | A.a(chǎn)nnoyed | B.scared | C.curious | D.surprised |
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小題4: | A.remembered | B.realized | C.reviewed | D.recalled |
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小題5: | A.bedroom | B.kitchen | C.cupboard | D.bathroom |
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小題6: | A.a(chǎn)nxiously | B.calmly | C.carefully | D.happily |
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小題7: | A.sofa | B.bed | C.table | D.blanket |
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小題8: | A.ever | B.never | C.just | D.still |
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小題9: | A.worried | B.helped | C.moved | D.upset |
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小題10: | A.interesting | B.strange | C.wrong | D.valuable |
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小題11: | A.hard | B.important | C.useful | D.possible |
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小題12: | A.hold onto | B.hold down | C.hold back | D.hold up |
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小題13: | A.discover | B.imagine | C.reach | D.invent |
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小題14: | A.cried | B.shouted | C.whispered | D.replied |
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小題15: | A.a(chǎn)ssuming | B.believing | C.fearing | D.confirming |
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小題16: | A.Obviously | B.Fortunately | C.Probably | D.Certainly |
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小題17: | A.parents | B.brothers | C.police | D.neighbors |
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小題18: | A.met | B.killed | C.a(chǎn)rrested | D.found |
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小題19: | A.contribution | B.success | C.kindness | D.bravery |
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小題20: | A.lend | B.present | C.show | D.mail |
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