I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from 31 and danger of a big city, and where teenagers like me 32 leaving to find something bigger and better.
All that 33 one summer night. My friend Lisa, Kim and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house. As they kept 34 alcohol to me, I was pretty drunk. I asked Tyler to take me home. With some 35 , we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. Kim, my friend 36 we were five years old, was killed in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Kim, who was 37 more drunk than me, got into her car and 38 towards the highway to go home. She was driving on the wrong side of the road and never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see her 39 to avoid the car. They hit head on. Kim died immediately, and the driver was thrown 40 the truck windshield (挡风玻璃) and died a week later.
Whenever I 41 back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my 42 to drink so much that night, otherwise things would be different. I know Kim 43 the choice to drink and drive that night , but a part of me will always feel 44 for what happened.
I may not change the 45 with my story, but I do hope that I can make people 46 the responsibility that they have to themselves and others by 47 it. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours 48 . Every choice is like a stone dropped into 49 water—each ripple (波纹) represents someone who your choice 50 . That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?
31. A. death B. fashion C. crime D. challenge
32. A. succeeded in B. dreamed of C. applied for D. approved of
33. A. happened B. continued C. changed D. remained
34. A. sending B. delivering C. taking D. handing
35. A. pleasure B. difficulty C. hope D. method
36. A. before B. until C. when D. since
37. A. constantly B. frequently C. clearly D. equally
38. A. headed B. walked C. pushed D. fled
39. A. in trouble B. in time C. in danger D. in place
40. A. above B. below C. into D. through
41. A. look B. hold C. keep D. get
42. A. desire B. fault C. right D. chance
43. A. faced B. avoided C. regretted D. made
44. A. responsible B. disappointed C. embarrassed D. sensitive
45. A. town B. party C. world D. environment
46. A. explain B. escape C. limit D. realize
47. A. remembering B. sharing C. declaring D. stopping
48. A. alone B. finally C. apart D. perhaps
49. A clean B. deep C. still D. fresh
50. A. affects B. inspires C. attracts D. benefits