二、完形填空 (共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

It was a cold winter’s night. It was getting late and I was tired so I went to bed.

At about two in the morning my phone began to ring. It was from Mum. I started to feel frightened, because she only   16   if something was wrong. I lived in the same flat as Mum,   17   I rushed down to see what was wrong.

The door would not open. Everything was running through my mind including Mum could be dying and I could not get into her flat. I went around to her bedroom window and could see Mum on the floor. She had heard me and   18   to unlock the door painfully.

Then I entered the flat and what I saw was terrible. I could see Mum’s leg was badly broken and it was completely   19   the wrong way. I rang the ambulance(救护车) and while we were waiting I tried to make Mum comfortable.

The ambulance finally arrived and I   20   it. It was a cold freezing night. The roads were empty and   21  . It seemed that everything was going in a slow way.

We arrived at the hospital and rushed into A&E. The doctor told me that Mum would need an   22   the next day. After Mum fell asleep, I went home to get some sleep.

When I rang the hospital the next morning, Mum had gone to the operating room. Everything was racing through my head. Is she OK? Will she be safe? Would she   23   it through the operation? Finally that day she was fine. My mum is a very   24   lady and I am so proud of her.

From this I have learned that you should never take family for granted(想当然)，  25   everyday, every moment you have with them because in my mind family is the most important thing you will ever be a part of, so never, ever forget what you have.

16. A. waited B.wondered C. rang  D. cared

17. A. but B. so  C. unless D. because

18. A.afforded  B. offered C. allowed D. managed

19. A. meeting B. facing  C. receiving D. allowing

20. A. followed B. missed  C. ordered  D.passed

21. A. safe  B. clean C. quiet D. free

22. A. experience B. excitement C. experiment D. operation

23. A. test B. make C. push D. cut

24. A. brave B. lonely C. weak D. serious

25. A. trust B. expect C. find  D. enjoy