In1989an8.2earthquakealmostflattenedAmericakillingover30,000peopleinlessthanfourminutes.Inthemiddleofcompletedamageanddisorderafatherrushedtotheschoolwherehissonwassupposedtobe__16__tofindtha
In1989an8.2earthquakealmostflattenedAmericakillingover30,000peopleinlessthanfourminutes.Inthemiddleofcompletedamageanddisorderafatherrushedtotheschoolwherehissonwassupposedtobe__16__tofindthatthebuildingwas__17__.
Aftertheunforgettableshockhe__18__thepromisehehadmadetohisson:“Nomatter__19__,I'llalwaysbethereforyou!”Andtearsbeganto__20__hiseyes.Ashelookedatthepileofruinsitlookedhopelessbuthekeptrememberinghis__21__tohisson.Herushedthereandstarted__22__theruins.
Ashewasdiggingotherhelplessparentsarrived__23__:“It'stoolate!They'realldead!__24__,facereality.There'snothingyoucando!”Toeachparentherespondedwith__25__:“Areyougoingtohelpmenow?”Noonehelped.Andthenhecontinuedtodigforhissonstonebystone.
Courageouslyhewentonalonebecauseheneededtoknow__26__:“Ismyboy__27__orishedead?”Hedugfor8hours…12hours…24hours…36hours…Theninthe38thhourhe__28__alargestoneandheardhisson's__29__.Hescreamedhisson'sname“ARMAND!”Heheardback“Dad!It'smeDad!Itoldtheotherkidsnottoworry.Itoldthemthatifyouwerealiveyou__30__meand__31__yousavedmethey'dbesaved.Youpromised‘NomatterwhathappensI'llalwaysbethereforyou!’YoudiditDad!”
“What'sgoingonthere?”Thefatherasked.
“Thereare14ofus__32__outof33Dad.We'rescaredhungrythirstyandthankfulyou'rehere.Whenthebuildingcollapseditmade__33__,anditsavedus.”
“Come__34__,boy!”
“NoDad!Lettheotherkidscomeoutfirst__35__Iknowyou'llgetme!NomatterwhathappensIknowyou'llalwaysbethereforme!”
16.A.just B.only C.ever D.still
17.A.asflatasapancake B.ashighasamountain
C.asstrongasanox D.asweakasakitten
18.A.memorized B.forgot
C.kept D.remembered
19.A.what B.whathappen
C.which D.who
20.A.fill B.fillin C.come D.burst
21.A.picture B.promise
C.present D.encourage
22.A.digging B.diggingthrough
C.diggingout D.digginginto
23.A.tosay B.said
C.andsaying D.saying
24.A.Comeout B.Comeagain
C