1【填空题】Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words frorm the word bank.
terrified B. raced down C. impromptu D. intervene E. underestimated F. symptoms G. paralyzed H. popped up I. drowning J. appraised
I looked back at the boy. His head _1_, then a wave crashed over him and he disappeared for a moment; I had to _2_.
I _3_ the situation and realized –the jetty! The boy was close to it; maybe I could help from there. I _4_ the beach, out onto the jetty, and it hit me: Water! My palms got sweaty and my stomach felt sick, _5_ of my fear. I stopped short.
The people in the water had _6_ the waves and weren’t making any progress. I was the only one who saw that going out on the jetty was the fastest way to reach the _7_ boy. Yet in the midst of this tragedy, I was extremely _8_. I tried to remember the lifeguard training I’d had as a teenager.
I was _9_ with fear, but I forced myself to move forward with this _10_ rescue. I don’t want this. Surely someone else can save him before I have to.
正确答案：
第一空：H
第二空：D
第三空：J
第四空：B
第五空：F
第六空：E
第七空：I
第八空：A
第九空：G
第十空：C
