Lighting flashed through the darkness over Sibson’s bedroom skylight(天窗).Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder ___ he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly ___ his two-story wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.
Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to ____; he opened the door to the basement（地下室）,and flames ___ out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. “I felt ___ because the room had a separate outdoor stairway,” he explains.
But the phone didn’t work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was ___ by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped（困住）.
Sibson’s house was three kilometers ___ the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be ___
Up a hill nearby lived Sibson’s neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm ___ his ears. He jumped out bed took his ___ and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the ___.That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.
Huggons dialed 911, and the operator warned him not to ___ the house. But Huggons said, “There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson ___ and die in that fire.”
“Anyone there?” Huggons called out. Then he heard “Help! I’m trapped!” coming from the second floor balcony（阳台）. He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his ___.
After one more ___ inside the house, Huggons gave up and ___ around back.
The wind parted the smoke just ___ for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was no way to get to him. He ___ the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder. He took it over to the balcony and ___ Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.
Sibson is still ___ when he tells the story, “I was alone that night,” he says. “Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life. It was Huggons.”

A．until B．while C．since D．before

A．over B．in C．through D．on

A．hide B．wait C．check D．escape

A．moved B．gave C．went D．exploded

A．worried B．safe C．glad D．tired

A．burned B．stopped C．shocked D．covered

A．beside B．across C．off D．along

A．limited B．fruitless C．false D．regretful

A．stuck B．missed C．touched D．passed

A．coat B．key C．basin D．phone

A．road B．noise C．smoke D．danger

A．enter B．search C．leave D．damage

A．call B．roll C．scream D．sigh

A．flashlight B．attention C．ladder D．breath

A．attempt B．chance C．thought D．stay

A．climbed B．circled C．looked D．jumped

A．enough B．open C．clear D．fit

A．led B．put C．shone D．drove

A．persuaded B．kicked C．forced D．pulled

A．nervous B．surprised C．thankful D．proud