①Theskywasclearandthesunwasshiningbrightlybeforethedeadlydisasterofthetyphoon.BernadetteTenegra,a44-year-oldhighschoolteacher,wasinher1whichwasonthebankofariver.TheTenegrafamily2togetherintheirsheltertokeepawayfromthestorm.Theythoughtthatthepowerfulstormwoulddieoutsoonasitdid3.Sotheywerejusthangingonthere.Butthingsdidn’thappen4theyhadthought,thewaterrosewithafrighteningspeedandtheir5housefelldown,sweepingawaytheoccupants(居住者)，includingTenegra’shusbandandherotherdaughter.Theywereabletostruggleto6,butthe6-year-oldTenegrawas7againstthestrongwindandwater,alongwithsharpdeadlydebris(残骸).Bernadettemadeherwaytothechildandwasholdingherandkept8hertokeepon.“Icrawled(爬)overtoher,andItriedtopullherup.Butshewastoo9andwasn’tabletomakeit.Itseemedshehadalready10,”Tenegrasaid,crying.“Iscreamedbutitdidn’twork."Themothersaid11thatshewouldneverforgetthelastwordsofherdaughterbefore12,“Ma,justletgo,justletgo.Save13Iloveyouforever.“Yolanda”,thesupertyphoondestroyedagreatnumberofhousesandbuildings.The6-year-oldTenegra14herlife.Shehasjustseenasmallpartofthiswonderfulworld15thatshortlifetime,whilethewholeworldwitnessedallthebeautyofher.1.A.familyB.schoolC.buildingD.home2.A.marchedB.stayedC-arrangedD.collected3.A.inthepastB.inthedayC.intheendD.inthefuture4.A.whileB.beforeC.asD.since5.A.woodenB.goldenC.hiddenD.modem6.A.strengthB.warmthC.safetyD.difficulty7.A.fightingB.beatingC.touchingD.preventing8.A.invitingB.orderingC.trainingD.telling9.A.sleepyB.weakC.impatientD.careless10.A.givenhackB.givenawayC.givenupD.givenoff11.A.excitedlyB.sadlyC.angrilyD.confidently12.A.arrivalB.breakC.choiceD.death13.A.myselfB.yourselfC.himselfD.herself14.A.lostB.savedC.spentD.changed15.A.aboveB.belowC.duringD.beyon②Dadlosthisjobafterarguingwiththeboss,andwhenChristmascamethatyear,wehadnomoney1.OnChristmasEve,Dadtookmeoutintothepark.Ihadablanketwrappedaroundme,soI2toshareitwithDad,buthesaidnothanks.We3atthesky.Thoseshiningstarswereoneofthe4treatsforpeoplelikeuswholivedoutinthewildness.Richcitypeople,he’dsay,livein5flats,buttheirairwassopollutedthatthey6notevenseethestars.“7yourfavoritestar.”Dadsaidthatnight.HetoldmeIcouldhaveitforkeeping.HesaiditwasmyChristmas8.“Youcan’tgivemeastar,”Isaid,“9ownsthestars.”“That’sright,”Dadsaid,“Butyoucansupposeitisyours.Andwhenyoudothat,itisyours.”I10myhead,lookedatthestars,andtriedtofigureoutwhichwasthebestone.Then,Ifoundone.“Iwantthatone.”Isaid.Dadsmiled.“That’sVenus（金星）,”hesaid,“Venuswasonlyaplanet.Shelookedbiggerandbrighterbecauseshewasmuch11thanthestars.PooroldVenusdidn’tevenmakeher12light.Sheshoneonlyfromreflected（反射）light.”“Ilikeitanyway,”Isaid,“IhadlovedVenuseven13thatChristmas.Youcouldseeitintheearlyevening,andifyougotupearly,youcouldstillseeitinthemorning,afterallthestarshaddisappeared.”Dadsaid,“Ok,it’sChristmas.I14yourdecision.Youcanhaveitifyouwant.”AndhegavemeVenus.WealllaughedaboutthekidswhobelievedintheSantamyth（圣诞传说）andgotnothingforChristmasbutabunchofcheapplastictoys.“Manyyearslater,whenallthejunktheygotisbrokenandlongforgotten,”Dadsaid,“youwill15haveyourstar.1.A.atfirstB.atonceC.atallD.atleast2.A.askedB.providedC.requiredD.offered3.A.lookedupB.lookedforC.lookoutD.lookafter4.A.strangeB.specialC.importantD.impossible5.A.fantasticB.uglyC.oldD.poor6.A.neededB.couldC.shouldD.hadbetter7.A.pickupB.takeoutC.putoutD.p...
