I was tired.If my whole body ever did fall in，I'd never get out of the quicksand.It had been about five hours since Jess，my partner，left to ask for help.It was snowing heavily and it was getting （1）

B

B

.
   A few hours later，I saw a light.I prayed it was a plane，but it was the moonlight shining over the canyon（峽谷）walls.I was all wet and knew I was （2）

A

A

I started to think about what I could do to end up faster.But I didn't want to drown if I fell backward again.That would be the（3）

D

D

way to go.
   An hour later，another light （4）

B

B

across my eyes.A flashlight!I shouted for help.A man shouted back as he ran to me.He said that his name was Tim and that Jess had （5）

B

B

rescuers.He had hiked up，and the other team members were an hour behind him.
   When the three others（6）

C

C

，they set up a pulley（滑輪）system to pull me out，tying a strong rope around a stone.Two of the rescuers held me under each （7）

B

B

as Tim wrapped a rope around my knee.A fourth rescuer worked the pulley.With each （8）

A

A

，it felt as if my legs were being cut off.Tim dug into the （9）

C

C

and got a hand around my leg and started，pulling up.I felt great pain，but I could feel my leg moving."Keep going!"I shouted.
   Pulling again and again，my leg was （10）

D

D

.My rescuers drew me to the side of the canyon because I couldn't walk.I couldn't even feel my leg.It was too dark and（11）

B

B

for a plane to land，so they got me into a sleeping bag and gave me medicine.Then we （12）

B

B

there for the night.
   When I woke up at 6 am，snow（13）

A

A

the top of my sleeping bag，and snowflakes were still coming down.Around noon，the weather lifted，and my rescuers called in a plane.
   My whole leg was swollen（腫脹的）to the size of my thigh（大腿），（14）

C

C

when I got to the hospital in St.George，X-rays showed no fractures or breaks.I had sat in the quicksand for 12 hours and thought for sure I would （15）

D

D

.But I didn't.

（1）	A．hot	B．dark	C．cold	D．bright
（2）	A．dying	B．lying	C．crying	D．calling
（3）	A．easiest	B．best	C．fastest	D．worst
（4）	A．failed	B．a(chǎn)ppeared	C．left	D．stopped
（5）	A．taught	B．contacted	C．watched	D．helped
（6）	A．stopped	B．left	C．a(chǎn)rrived	D．talked
（7）	A．leg	B．a(chǎn)rm	C．eye	D．ear
（8）	A．pull	B．push	C．drop	D．fall
（9）	A．water	B．woods	C．sand	D．grass
（10）	A．burnt	B．broken	C．hurt	D．freed
（11）	A．cloudy	B．snowy	C．rainy	D．windy
（12）	A．enjoyed	B．stayed	C．played	D．worked
（13）	A．covered	B．hit	C．faced	D．reached
（14）	A．or	B．so	C．but	D．a(chǎn)nd
（15）	A．jump	B．live	C．rest	D．die