It was a cold, wet day on June 6, 2016, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to 41 Wasana stared at the 42 .Then his eyes fell upon the 18-metre-high hill that 43 at the back of the classroom.
He 44 large amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and water was also bubbling(冒泡) at the base of a rock on the hill. For a few 45 , Wasana stared the water, wondering why it looked so 46 .Then it hit him—what he was 47 to the video he was shown during Disaster Management classes. Fearing a 48 disaster, he shouted 49 at the students waiting outside their classrooms. “Run, run, don’t stay here! The 50 on the hill is going to fall on us! ”
Chaos(混乱) broke out 51 the students ran to the open area, emergency gathering point(紧急聚集处). When some teachers 52 Wasana, he showed them the water gushing from the hill, and they started leading the students to safer ground.
Just then Principal Gurusinghe drove into the school. Wasana ran over to tell him what was happening. After examing the site(现场), Grrusinghe knew the school was in 53 . The enormous rock at the top of the hill could come fall down 54 .
55 a group of teachers and older students, Gurusinghe climbed the hill and tried to make the water flow away from the rock. They were too 56 . Ten minutes later, they heard a loud 57 as the huge rock rushed down the hill. There was little Gurusinghe and his group could do as they watched the earth 58 their classrooms. Thanks to Wasana’s 59 action, 60 was hurt in the accident(事件).
41. A. arrive B. rest C. revise D. talk
42. A. book B. sun C. rain D. hill
43. A. placed B. stood C. hid D. faced
44. A. noticed B. felt C. knew D. heard
45. A. years B. minutes C. hours D. days
46. A. energetic B. difficult C. serious D. strange
47. A. similar B. familiar C. near D. close
48. A. going B. staring C. coming D. leaving
49. A. happily B. loudly C. rudely D. angrily
50. A. rock B. sand C. tree D. water
51. A. until B. if C. as D. although
52. A. questioned B. respected C. instructed D. tested
53. A. safety B. damage C. danger D. need
54. A. a period of time B. at any time C. at one time D. for some time
55. A. Organizing B. Leading C. Asking D. Helping
56. A. late B. early C. nervous D. careful
57. A. sound B. word C. voice D. shout
58. A. move B. rush C. cover D. wave
59. A. crazy B. quick C. patient D. direct
60. A. someone B. only one C. anyone D. no one