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A London family were enjoying an unusual holiday in Iceland (冰島) last month when things went
very wrong. Anne and Ben Harding and their two children, Claire, 13, and Sam, 11, 1 died in
freezing water.
The accident happened while the Harding family were 2 a glacier (冰河) in a popular Icelandic
beautiful place. 3 were walking along the edge of the ice when suddenly they fell 4 the ice into
the freezing water. His father Ben heard a cry for help and ran towards 5 . "I found my wife and
children in the ice water. And then my wife Anne just 6 below the surface (表面). It was terrible."
Ben 7 his children from the water, but when he went to save his wife, he fell in, too, as he was
trying to 8 in the ice. 9 , when he was in the water, he went all out to catch hold of Anne and
pulled her 10 out of water. "Her face was blue. 11 was really frightening (恐怖的)".
Anne spent three days in hospital there before the family 12 . And what are their plans for their
next holiday?
( )1. A. nearly B. hardly C. fully D. helplessly
( )2. A. swimming B. visiting C. reaching D. exploring
( )3. A. The children B. Anne
C. The Harding family D. Anne and children
( )4. A. through B. off C. down D. to
( )5. A. the bank of the river B. the edge of the glacier
C. the end of the glacier D. the end of the river
( )6. A. dropped B. swam C. sank D. cried
( )7. A. pushed B. pulled C. saved D. helped
( )8. A. help Anne B. jump into the water
C. swim towards Anne D. jump across the hole
( )9. A. Luckily B. Strangely C. Excitedly D. Clearly
( )10. A. arm B. leg C. head D. face
( )11. A. That B. It C. She D. I
( )12. A. returned to Iceland B. returned from England
C. returned to England D. returned from Europe
