My partner and I were staying in Beruwela on the Southwest coast of Sri Lanka wh

My partner and I were staying in Beruwela on theSouthwest coast of Sri Lanka when the tsunami(海啸)hit. We   1  from the first floor of our hotel. Atthat time, a wall of water swept in and tore the ground floor apart underneathus.   2  to be moved out to Colombo was veryfrightening because everyone was afraid that another and possibly bigger   3  wouldcome. At one stage we heard that another wave was coming and there was   4 .Surprisingly, a fleet of small vehicles driven by local people arrived outsidethe hotel and we just  5  a minibus.

We were taken up a hill to a place of   6  wherewe were welcomed by a family who told us that we could stay as   7  aswe needed to. Among all this death and   8 , these peoplewere trying to help us! We were shown to the local Mosque where hundreds oflocals were cooking, collecting and distributing food and supplies for thoseless   9 . In the three days we were waiting to leave, wesaw many examples of ordinary Sri Lankans, many of whom had lost friends,   10  andlivelihoods（生计，谋生方式）, trying to help others who were worse off.It was a very moving experience.

We have since been   11  thefamily who took us in and they are saying that what their country needs mosturgently is practical help, doctors, nurses and medicines, helping to   12  roads and rebuilding electricity and water supplies. Thesepeople would have done anything to help us, it is time for the BritishGovernment to do more to help them. 

1.                A．heard          B．watched        C．learnt    D．moved

2.                A．Telling          B．Forcing         C．Waiting   D．Ordering

3.                A．wave          B．flood           C．hurricane D．water

4.                A．panic          B．peace          C．silence   D．violence

5.                A．looked into      B．turned to       C．jumped into   D．broke into

6.                A．safety          B．warmth         C．goodness D．dreams

7.                A．well           B．far             C．soon D．long

8.                A．kindness        B．happiness       C．love D．destruction

9.                A．careful         B．fortunate       C．dependent    D．energetic

10.               A．children        B．experts         C．family D．relatives

11.               A．in honor of      B．by way of       C．in contactwith  D．on behalf of

12.               A．make          B．clear           C．clean D．build

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1.B

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.B

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