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完形填空After their business trip, John and Mary returned, eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their home town feeling glad to be back, they noticed2 , and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a3 in flames. Mary said, “Oh, well, it isn’t our fire, let’s go home.”But John4 closer and screamed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be5 work yet, maybe there is something we could do. ” It has nothing to do with us, Mary6. But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror-stricken to see the whole house in7 . A woman on the lawn was screaming, “The children! Get the children!” John8 her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the9,” cried the woman, “down the hall and to the left. ”In spite of Mary’s disagreement John10 for the basement which was full of smoke and11 hot. He found the door and two children.12he left he could hear some more sobbing. He13 the two badly frightened children into14 arms and started back asking how many more children were down there. They told him15more and Mary grasped his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s16 ! That house will fall down any second. ”36 he ran into the smoke-filled hallway and at last he found both children. As he climbed up the 17stairs, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely18 about the little bodies next to him, and at last when they came out into the19 and fresh air, he found that he had just20his own children. The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.1.A.directionB.mistakeC.smokeD.danger2.A.plantB.homeC.storeD.kitchen3.A.ranB.walkedC.rodeD.drove4.A.offB.atC.toD.on5.A.whisperedB.disagreedC.noddedD.required6.A.flamesB.piecesC.ruinsD.silence7.A.pushedB.greetedC.seizedD.stopped8.A.hallB.departmentC.houseD.basement9.A.wentB.rushedC.askedD.reached10.A.heavilyB.terriblyC.partlyD.slightly11.A.AsB.IfC.SinceD.Unless12.A.fortedB.protectedC.recognizedD.delivered13.A.cheeringB.freezingC.sufferingD.waiting14.A.manyB.severalC.twoD.three15.A.foolishB.dangerousC.practicalD.painful16.A.ButB.SoC.InsteadD.Therefore17.A.wideB.dirtyC.finalD.endless18.A.particularB.familiarC.interestingD.fortunate19.A.carB.crowdC.sunlightD.arms20.A.foundB.rescuedC.lostD.Missed