The Secret Soldier

    A young soldier， Robert Shurtliff， lay dying in a hospital bed． He was too   （1）　　   to speak or move． Two men stood over him．

    "I think this young man has   （2）　　 ， " one man said．

    "I'll take his jacket and boots， " said the other．

    Robert gathered all of his strength to   （3）　　 ， "I…I'm alive． "

    The doctor came running over as Robert fell into a coma（昏迷）． "We can   （4）　　   him， " he said as he examined the young soldier， "Oh， my! He's a   （5）　　 ! "

    It was true． The young soldier， Robert Shurtliff， was really Deborah Sampson．   （6）　　   who was she？

    Deborah Sampson had grown up in Massachusetts， living as a servant． She   （7）　　   of having great adventures （冒险）．   （8）　　   the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775， women were not allowed to serve in the army． But Deborah   （9）　　   herself as a man and became a solider． She called herself Robert Shurtliff．

    One day， during an attack， Deborah was shot in the neck and   （10）　　． Another soldier lifted Deborah into his horse and rode her to the   （11）　　． A doctor treated the wound on her back and asked if   （12）　　   had any other injuries． Deborah lied and said no． She was afraid that if the doctor examined her leg， he would discover her   （13）　　． Using a pocket knife， Deborah got the bullet（子弹）out of her own leg． She   （14）　　   to fight as a soldier．

    After the war ended， Deborah got married and had children． But she still longed for   （15）　　． So she put on her soldier's uniform and travelled around the country telling of her life as young， brave soldier， Robert Shurtliff．

（1）A． busy	B． weak	C． surprised	D． strong
（2）A． got up	B． lost heart	C． passed away	D． got lost
（3）A． whisper	B． cry	C． shout	D． laugh
（4）A． accept	B． kill	C． support	D． save
（5）A． soldier	B． mother	C． woman	D． father
（6）A． Though	B． But	C． Or	D． However
（7）A． died	B． talked	C． heard	D． dreamed
（8）A． When	B． While	C． Until	D． Since
（9）A． worked	B． dressed	C． acted	D． lived
（10）A． arm	B． hand	C． leg	D． stomach
（11）A． hospital	B． library	C． studio	D． bedroom
（12）A． she	B． he	C． it	D． they
（13）A． appearance	B． ability	C． beauty	D． secret
（14）A． failed	B． continued	C． agreed	D． planned
（15）A． home	B． fashion	C． peace	D． adventure