【LightningflashedthroughthedarknessoverDonaldLubeck’sbedroomskylight．The80-year-oldretiredworkerwasshakenbyablastofthunder．Itwas11p．m．Thestormhadmoveddirectlyoverhistwo-storywoodhomeintheruraltowno】

　　LightningflashedthroughthedarknessoverDonaldLubeck’sbedroomskylight．The80-year-oldretiredworkerwasshakenbyablastofthunder．Itwas11p．m．Thestormhadmoveddirectlyoverhistwo-storywoodhomeintheruraltownofBelchertownMassachusetts．Thenheheardthesmokealarmbeeping．Lubeckpaddeddownthestairsbarefootandopenedthedoortothebasementandflamesexplodedout．

　　Lubeckfledbackupstairstocall119fromhisbedroombutthephonedidn’twork．Lubeckrealizedhewastrapped．“Istartedpanicking”hesays．

　　Hisdaughterandyounggranddaughterswholivedwithhimwereawayforthenight．NoonewillevenknowI’mhomehethought．HishousewasthreemilesoffthemainroadandsowellhiddenbypinesthatLubeckknewcallingforhelpwouldbefruitless．

　　UpahillaboutathirdofamileawaylivedLubeck’sclosestneighborsJeremieWentworthandhiswife．Wentworthhadbeenlyingdownlisteningtotheradiowhenitoccurredtohimthatthesoundwasmorelikeasmokedetector．Hejumpedoutofbedgrabbedacordlessphoneandaflashlightandheadeddownthehillsidetowardthenoise．

　　Hedialed119“Isanyonethere?”hecalledoutasheapproachedthehouse．WentworthknewthatLubecklivedinthehouse．

　　Thenheheard“Helpme!I’m trapped!”comingfromthebalconyoffLubeck’sbedroom．

　　“Iraninandyelled‘Donwhereareyou?’ThenIhadtorunoutsidetocatchmybreath．”

　　Afteronemoreattemptinsidethehousehegaveupandcircledaroundback．Buttherewasnowaytogettohim．“Ishinedtheflashlightintothewoodsnexttoanoldshedandnoticedaadder”saysWentworth．HedraggeditovertothebalconyandpulledLubeckdownjustasthesecondfloorofthehousecollapsed．

　　WentworthandLubeckdon’trunintoeachotherregularlybutLubecknowknowsthatifheeverneedshelpWentworthwillbethere．

　　Lubeckstillchokesupwhenhetellsthestory．“Iwasalone”hesays．“ThenIheardthemostbeautifulsoundinmylife．ItwasJeremie．”

　　【小题1】AccordingtothetextLubeck ．

　　A．stayedcalminthefireB．couldn’tfindasafewayoutC．livedonthefirstfloorD．calledforhelpinthefire【小题2】HowdidWentworthhelpLube