Six-year-old Cindy loved to play in the street with her friends.This made her parents
16 .They did everything to keep her off the street.17 ,day after day they found her out there.Thankfully,the street wasn’t very 18 .But it was often traveled by soldiers and sometimes they would 19 very fast.
Every time he drove by the lifeless animal that had 20 in the road,Steven would
think of his daughter.And so he 21 trying to teach her the 22 — with little success.Then one day as Steven was driving home,he saw something that helped 23 an idea,which became a(n) 24 by the time he got home.He walked over to where Cindy was playing.“Come on,sweetheart,” he said.“You and Daddy are going for a 25 .”
They drove back along the way he had just traveled,finally 26 just behind a mound
(堆) of something.“What is it,Daddy?” Cindy asked as they got out of the car.
“Look 27 ,but don’t touch it,” Steven said.“Can’t you tell what it is?”
She studied it for a few minutes,unsure of its 28 until she picked out its familiar
ears.“A rabbit!What 29 ” Cindy asked.“It was playing in the road,and a car came along and ...” “...and squished (压扁) it?” Cindy 30 .
“That’s right,” Steven said.“It got squished because it was playing in the road.”
“Yuck!” Cindy said.For the first time,Steven saw
31 in his daughter’s eyes.
The next evening,when Steven drove by a group of children playing in the street,he
32 what Cindy was shouting from the sidewalk.
“Come on,you guys!Stop playing in the street 33 you’ll get squished!”
So,if your message isn’t getting through to others no matter how many times you 34
it,you should try something 35 .This is Steven’s lesson.16.A.disappointed B.worried C.interested
D.puzzled
17.A.Thus B.Still C.Then D.Also 18.A.flat
B.dirty C.wide D.busy
19.A.drive B.race C.run D.move 20.A.wandered B.lived
C.competed
D.gathered 21.A.enjoyed B.remembered C.minded D.continued 22.A.accident
B.experience
C.lesson
D.practice
23.A.discover B.create C.decide
D.cause
24.A.action B.dream
C.thought D.opinion
25.A.walk B.ride C.talk D.visit 26.A.stopping B.passing C.staying
D.hiding
27.A.quietly B.quickly C.closely D.happily
28.A.weight
B.color C.identity D.shape
29.A.mattered B.meant
C.happened
D.cared
30.A.held on B.broke in C.looked around D.turned away 31.A.sadness
B.regret C.anger
D.understanding
32.A.realized B.watched C.heard D.felt 33.A.or
B.and C.but D.yet
34.A.reply B.repeat C.try D.check