although in 1947 we were still very new to the atomic age, we knew about mushroom clouds. a huge crack (裂缝) spread across the library wall upstairs, sending teachers and __31__ screaming down the hall. had a new world war started? palefaced, our young science teacher quickly__32__us for a fire drill. we huddled (卷缩) in little groups on the beach side of the school grounds and__33__the spreading cloud darken the bright spring sky. rumors flew every which way，__34__two hours would pass before we got the full story. one rumor we heard was that the texas city monsanto chemical plant had__35__； children whose parents__36__there began to cry. i__37__—that was where my father was working that day. the school bell called us back inside, and we were dismissed (解散) to__38__our way home the best way we could. i'd walked a quarter of the threemile trip to my home__39__a car horn frightened me to__40__. my uncle barney__41__alongside me in his old ford. the instant i saw him, i knew my father__42__. otherwise, papa would have__43__for me himself. as if in slow motion from a great distance, uncle barney motioned for me to__44__. numb with grief, i crawled into the back__45__. i barely took notice of the man sitting there, and didn't recognize him until he__46__me. when papa put his strong arms around me, i forgot for a moment that cherokees aren't supposed to__47__. many of my fellow students lost their__48__in the explosion. tragedy would one day come to our__49__， as it inevitably (不可避免地) comes to all, but one day texas city blew up, it miraculously (奇迹般地) passed us by. because he lost his keys on that april morning, as he explained, my father lived for__50__32 years—we were to have a second lifetime forever. 1．a.headmaster b．students c．workers d．books 2．a.organized b．ordered c．made d．asked 3．a.heard b．smelled c．watched d．felt 4．a.when b．as c．as if d．although 5．a.blown up b．been closed c．been opened d．been on fire 6．a.lived b．worked c．studied d．visited 7．a.smiled b．frightened c．froze d．worried 8．a.make b．feel c．push d．find 9．a.when b．while c．as d．for 10．a.decision b．attention c．feeling d．expression 11．a.pulled up b．pulled out c．pulled in d．pulled off 12．a.was there b．was here c．was gone d．was alone 13．a.gone b．come c．left d．stopped 14．a.get off b．get over c．get through d．get in 15．a.seat b．chair c．stool d．bag 16．a.looked at b．helped c．reached for d．called on 17．a.cry b．laugh c．excite d．shout 18．a.teachers b．relatives c．friends d．parents
