That day I was later for school, so Mom offered me a   36 . I sat beside her in our car, daydreaming about my  37 . I’d be graduating from high school in a few months. I’d leave high school behind and do whatever I wanted. What  38 I do? Go to college? Or get a job in an office where I could  39 my way up?
Mom interrupted my thoughts.“Kassandra, do you  40  that?’’She asked just as we were  41  the railroad tracks. She stopped the car on the other side and   42  the window. “It looks like a child.’’  43 ,I saw a small boy walking by himeself. The warning lights on the train tracks flashed  44 .The boy stayed where he was right in the middle of the   45 .The whistle sounded. There’s no  46  that train can stop in time!The boy jumped up and down and   47  at the engineer.
I took off running. My shoes flopped(松动) against my feet as I   48 , so I kicked them off. I ran faster. Stones crunched(发出刺耳的碎裂声) and flew under my   49  feet. The ground shook. God, let me get to him! The train was almost on top of him. I   50 the boy in my arms. Keep running! But something   51  
me. I fell backward, away from the train. I pulled the boy with me onto safe ground. The train barreled(高速行驶)past. The noise was  52 . The wheels were so close that I could have reached out and touched one.
Once the train was out of  53 , I stood up. Mom ran up and hugged me. “Kassandra, I didn’t think you were going to  54 it !’’
I got ready for bed that night  55 looking forward to school the next day. I wanted to enjoy every moment in life.

A．help B．favor C．hand D．ride

A．love B．future C．job D．university

A．would B．should C．could D．might

A．walk B．struggle C．feel D．work

A．see B．hear C．watch D．find

A．passing B．repairing C．crossing D．building

A．brought down B．rolled out C．pointed out D．looked out

A．At length B．Frankly speaking C．After all D．Sure enough

A．red B．yellow C．green D．black

A．streets B．train C．tracks D．roads

A．possibility B．problem C．way D．doubt

A．shot B．waved C．shouted D．laughed

A．ran B．drove C．thought D．walked

A．big B．bare C．fast D．quick

A．drew B．held C．led D．caught

A．attracted B．knocked C．struck D．pushed

A．deafening B．sounding C．exciting D．loud

A．fashion B．mind C．sight D．date

A．fetch B．do C．make D．get

A．thus B．already C．never D．still