题目内容：

    One day, my husband, David, and I were taking our dog Joey for his evening walk. We were on our way home, ________ toward a bridge, when I heard some loud noises ahead.

As we went near, I could see a(n) ________ sitting on the ground. It was a young man, crying and shouting, with his whole body shaking. I ________ and suddenly realized the ________ of the situation. High-speed trains ran over the bridge and it was a well-known spot for those who wanted to take their own ________.

David and I ________ glances. There was no one around. I knew I would never be able to ________ myself if his death was reported the next day and I’d done nothing. I moved ________ toward the man and asked him if I could sit down, and then ________ myself onto the ground opposite him. I tried a few ________ questions: “What’s your name? How old are you? What do you do?” His answers were ________. “Tommy. 23. Computers.”

“Are you OK?” I asked. “No, I’m not!” he ________ back. He lost control of his ________ —tears one moment; anger the next. I tried my best to make a ________. I even retold the story of Neil Laybourn, who had ________ a man down from Waterloo Bridge in London 10 years ago.

“They’re great friends now.” I said. “Who knows? That could be us.” I was saying anything to calm him down, to show him I was a person who cared, and his life still ________. Then I heard the sound of a train in the distance and knew this was it: the moment he could ________ himself out there.

Time slowed down. There was ________. I told him my name, Joey’s name, where I lived, how I was a mother of three. When the train passed, I let out a ________. By this time, Tommy’s cries were slowing down and he was stroking (抚摸) Joey. “He is a(n) ________ little thing, isn’t he?” he said.

1.A.running B.bending C.heading D.leading

2.A.object B.shadow C.body D.figure

3.A.froze B.yelled C.exploded D.hesitated

4.A.difficulty B.seriousness C.importance D.reality

5.A.life B.way C.time D.place

6.A.took B.shot C.stole D.exchanged

7.A.go with B.live with C.conflict with D.deal with

8.A.hopefully B.slowly C.casually D.quickly

9.A.applied B.landed C.dragged D.lowered

10.A.harsh B.tricky C.private D.gentle

11.A.single B.abundant C.simple D.honest

12.A.shouted B.whispered C.answered D.turned

13.A.emotions B.mind C.temper D.behaviours

14.A.contribution B.difference C.connection D.suggestion

15.A.brought B.reached C.forced D.talked

16.A.existed B.continued C.mattered D.suffered

17.A.throw B.push C.drop D.squeeze

18.A.everything B.nothing C.something D.anything

19.A.cry B.sound C.murmur D.sigh

20.A.brave B.sweet C.clumsy D.ugly