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One day when Jamie came home after school, his mother had a worried look on her face. He knew she was thinking of the __1____. “It’s bad out there. Black clouds are coming from the sea,” Jamie said. “Yes. I’m thinking of those fishing boats at sea,” she said. At that moment, the __2__ went out. Jamie and his mother were in the dark. “The coastline (海岸) will be in the dark,” Jamie’s mother said. She got more worried. “ __3__ always come in threes. I ___4_____ my best glasses this morning, and my sister has a cold.”
“Now, don’t worry, mum. They’re _____5____ to come through this all right.” But Jamie really worried about those fishing boats himself. The fishing boats would _ _____6____ the cove (海湾) in the dark. Jamie took flares (火焰信号弹) and rushed into the wind. He started to climb the hills near the coastline. He ______7___ himself up hand over hand. At last he reached the top.
He ___8__ three times. On the fourth try he fired off one of the flares. It rose and cut into the black sky in bright light. Then he saw an answering flare up at sea. Jamie fired off two more. He saw another answering flare up, then another, then another. The answering flares from the fishing boats showed they __9__ the entrance to the cove but then changed their way and were now sailing into the cove. They were almost home. Jamie helped ___10___ the fishermen of the village.
1. A. wind B. clouds C. rain D. weather
2. A. doors B. two people C. fire D. lights
3. A. Messages B. Accidents C. Troubles D. Questions
4. A. got B. broke C. had D. picked up
5. A. sure B. lucky C. safe D. ready
6. A. lose B. miss C. leave D. forget
7. A. pushed B. pulled C. carried D. climbed
8. A. tried B. made C. took D. finished
9. A. found B. left C. passed D. were going into
10. A. answer B. save C. find out D. look for