In1989an8.2earthquakealmostflattenedAmericakillingover30000peopleinlessthanfourminutes.Inthemiddleofcompletedamageanddisorderafatherrushedtotheschoolwherehissonwassupposedtobe 36 thatthebuildingwas 37 .
Aftertheunforeseeableshockhe 38 thepromisehehadmadetohisson:“Nomatter 39 I’llalwaysbethereforyou!”Andtearsbeganto 40 hiseyes.Ashelookedatthepileofruinsitlookedhopelessbuthekeptrememberinghis 41 tohisson.Herushedthereandstarted 42 throughtheruins.
Ashewasdiggingotherhelplessparentsarrived 43 :“It’stoolate!They’realldead!
44 facetherealitythere’snothingyoucando!”Toeachparentherespondedwith 45 :“Areyougoingtohelpmenow?”Noonehelped.Andthenhecontinuedtodigforhissonstonebystone.
Courageouslyhewentonalonebecauseheneededtoknow 46 :“Ismyboy 47 orishedead?”Hedugfor8hours...12hours...24hours...36hours...thenin 48 hourhepulledbackalargestoneandheardhisson’s 49 .Hecreamedhisson’sname“ARMAND!”Heheardback“Dad!It’smeDad!Itoldtheotherkidsnottoworry.Itoldthemthatifyouwerealiveyou’d 50 meand 51 yousavedmethey’dhesaved.Youpromised‘NomatterwhathappensI’llalwaysbethereforyou!’YoudiditDad!”
“What’sgoingoninthere?”thefatherasked.
“Thereare14ofus 52 53 33Dad.We’rescaredhungrythirstyandthankfulyou’rehere. Whenthebuildingcollapseditmade 54 anditsavedus.”
“Comeoutboy!”
“NoDad!Lettheotherkidsoutfirst 55 Iknowyou’llgetme!NomatterwhathappensIknowyou’llalwaysbethereforme!”
A.onlydiscovering B.onlytodiscover
C.onlyrealizing D.onlytorealize
A.asflatasapancake B.ashighasamountain
C.asstrongasanox D.asweakasakitten
A.memorized B.forgot C.kept D.remembered
A.what B.whathappen C.which D.who
A.fill B.fillin C.come D.burst
A.picture B.promise C.present D.encourage