Waitingoutsidehisclassroom,14-year-oldWasanastaredidlyattheheavyrain.Thenhisgazefelluponthehillatthebackoftheclassroom.He(36)___enormousamountsofrainwaterflowingdownthehill,andthewaterwasalsobubbling(
Waitingoutsidehisclassroom,14-year-oldWasanastaredidlyattheheavyrain.Thenhisgazefelluponthehillatthebackoftheclassroom.He(36)___enormousamountsofrainwaterflowingdownthehill,andthewaterwasalsobubbling(冒泡)atthebaseofaboulder(大圆石)onthehill.Wasanafeltitlookedso(37)___afterstaringatthewaterforawhile.
Thenit(38)___him-thescenewasalarminglysimilartotheslideshewasshownduringDisasterManagementclasses.(39)___acomingdisaster,Wasanashouted,"Run,run,don'tstayhere!Therocksonthehillaregoingtofallonus!"Chaos (40)___asthestudentsrantotheopenareausedasanemergencygatheringpoint.After(41)___thesitewherethewaterwasbubblingupfromtheground,PrincipalNihalGurusingheknewtheschoolwasingreat(42)___.Theybegantoclimbthehillandtriedtochangethedirectionoftheflow,(43)___theyweretoolate:tenminuteslater,massiverocksrusheddownthehillwithsandandmud.Therewaslittletheycoulddoastheywatchedtheearth(44)___anentireschoolblock.
Returninghomelaterwiththemuddyuniformthatday,Wasanawas(45)___byhismother.Hetriedto(46)___thathehadsaved200schoolmatesbutshedidn'tbelievehim.
Hismotherfinallyrealizedthatitwas(47)___ whenshesawaTVreportaboutthedisaster.Filledwith(48)___,shehuggedWasanaandmurmuredthathewasindeedahero.
Noonewashurtinthe(49)___,thankstoWasana'squickactionandacuteobservation.Therepairs,(50)___27,000,includedanewretainingwallonthehillto(51)___futurelandslides(泥石流)."Thefinancialdamageisnothing(52)___towhatwouldhavehappenedhadtherebeenchildrenintheclassrooms,"Gurusinghesays.
Lookingback,Wasanasaidhedidn'tthinktwiceabouttheridicule(嘲笑)thatwouldhave(53)___ifhehadbeen(54)___aboutthelandslide."Itwouldbeworse(55)___Ididn'tdoanythingwhenIalreadyknewitwasgoingtohappen,"hesays.
36.A.heardB.noticedC.admittedD.imagined37.A.distantB.closeC.obviousD.familiar38.A.interestedB.disappointedC.hit