Squaw Peak, with its breathtaking scenery, has attracted numerous hikers. But _________ exists among its steep, slippery cliffs.
Henry Grant was well _________ of the possible risk, so he _________ a good ten feet from the edge. He watched 15 or so other hikers _________ the scenery; one hiker, dressed in pink, was looking over the edge of the cliff with her husband. Suddenly, he heard a(n) _________ loud cry: “Paula! Paula!”. Grant _________ around. The woman in pink was _________ to be seen. Several hikers immediately started looking for her, but their _________ was blocked by trees. Grant decided to lend a hand. He went off the trail alone, _________ he wouldn’t be too late.
After 15 minutes of pushing past bushes and slipping down, Grant spotted Paula crumpling (瘫倒) on a small flat rock. He called 911 to __________ her location and then crawled on all fours up a tight, narrow path, and finally __________ Paula. She was alive but clearly hurt and unconscious. Her head, arms, and legs were bleeding. Later __________ showed that she had suffered multiple fractures (骨折). Securing himself against a tree, Grant __________ put her hand in his and kept talking patiently to her to __________ her from the pain.
About 45 minutes later, first responders arrived. They carried Paula on a stretcher (担架) to a waiting ATV and sent her to a hospital.
Paula, who has fully __________, stated in a post on Instagram, “Henry has participated in building the rest of my life.”
1.A.injury | B.danger | C.pain | D.fortune |
2.A.proud | B.innocent | C.ignorant | D.aware |
3.A.stayed | B.jumped | C.walked | D.lived |
4.A.impress | B.disturb | C.enjoy | D.prefer |
5.A.fantastic | B.desperate | C.disappointed | D.enthusiastic |
6.A.extended | B.wheeled | C.facilitated | D.guaranteed |
7.A.anywhere | B.somewhere | C.nowhere | D.elsewhere |
8.A.sight | B.position | C.route | D.location |
9.A.predicting | B.imagining | C.deciding | D.hoping |
10.A.report | B.find | C.determine | D.check |
11.A.found | B.grasped | C.saved | D.reached |
12.A.examinations | B.operations | C.measures | D.means |
13.A.nervously | B.tightly | C.gently | D.silently |
14.A.free | B.comfort | C.distract | D.spare |
15.A.improved | B.recovered | C.returned | D.survived |