Unit 4 earthquakes reading 课时作业

　　Ⅰ.单句语法填空(不多于3个单词)

　　1. After the crash, an ambulance took the ________(injure) to hospital immediately.

　　2. Julia is very stubborn so it is ________(use) trying to persuade her to change her mind.

　　3. Years of fighting has left the village in ________ (ruin)．

　　4. He has been ________busy ________ find time to answer the readers' letters.

　　5. ________(hear) the news, the woman burst into ________(laugh)．

　　6. All the people present at the meeting felt ________ at the ________ news.(shock)

　　7．The scientist knew nothing about the matter, because he was always ________(bury) himself ________ his study.

　　8. Jack made his leg ________(injure) when ________(play) football on the playground.

　　9. They gave the plan ________ the end.

　　10. I agree with most of what you said, but I don't agree with ________.

　　Ⅱ. 完形填空

　　In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, ___1___ that the building was ___2___.

　　After the unforgettably shock, he ___3___ the promise he had made to his son: "No matter ___4___， I'll always be there for you！" And tears began to ___5___ his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his ___6___ to his son. He rushed there and started ___7___ the ruins.

　　As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, ___8___： "It's too late! They're all dead! ___9___， face reality, there's nothing you can do！" To each parent he responded with ___10___："Are you going to help me now？" No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.

　　Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know ___11___： "Is my boy ___12___ or is he dead？" He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in ___13___ hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son's ___14___. He screamed his son's name, "ARMAND！" He heard back, "Dad！？！ It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you ___15___ me and ___16___ you saved me, they'd be saved. You promised, 'No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you！' You did it, Dad！"

　　"What's going on in there？" the father asked.

"There are 14 of us ___17___ ___18___ 33, Dad. We're scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When the building collapsed, it made ___19___， and it saved us."