As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, __18__，"It's too late! They're all dead！__19__， face reality, there's nothing you can do！" To each parent he responded with one__20__，"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__21__himself，"Is my boy__22__or is he dead？" He dug for 8 hours ...12 hours ... 24 hours ... 36 hours ... then, in__23__hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son's__24__. 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__25__me and __26__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 left__27__33, Dad. We're scared，__28__， thirsty and thankful you're here. When the building collapsed, it made__29__， and it saved us."

　　"Come out, boy！"

　　"No, Dad! Let the other kids out first，__30__I know you'll get me! No matter what happens, I know you'll always be there for me！"

　　11．A.know B．discover C．think D．realize

　　12．A.as flat as a pancake B．as high as a mountain

　　C．as strong as an ox D．as weak as a kitten

　　13．A.memorized B．forgot C．kept D．remembered

　　14．A.what B．how C．which D．who

　　15．A.fill B．flow C．come D．burst

　　16．A.picture B．promise C．present D．encourage

　　17．A.digging B．digging through C．digging out D．digging into

　　18．A.to say B．said C．and saying D．saying

　　19．A.Come out B．Come again C．Come on D．Come off

　　20．A.word B．sound C．row D．line

　　21．A.for B．of C．by D．to

　　22．A.live B．living C．alive D．lively

　　23．A.38 B．the 38 C．38th D．the 38th

　　24．A.breath B．voice C．noise D．tone

　　25．A.will save B．would save C．save D．would have saved

　　26．A.when B．because C．even if D．though

27．A.for B．behind C．out of D．over