I was on holiday in Cornwall (a county in Southwest England) in August. Suddenly, while walking in a car park with a friend, I felt really 1 . I was having a serious heart attack, and immediately I 2 . I almost died, there and then, age 47.

　　As my friend was trying to 3 what was happening, a stranger 4 out of the car park 5 , having seen me on the ground, and asked my friend if I was OK. The stranger and his passenger got out of the car and came over to where I was 6 . They at once 7 what had happened and 8 .

　　The driver and his passenger were both 9 experts. They were consultants from Plymouth’s A&E (Accident and Emergency) Department at Derriford Hospital. I was also in 10 . The driver happened to have the only piece of 11 that could bring me back to life — a portable defibrillator (電擊器) — in his 12 . After three-and-a-half minutes of being 13 , he had me conscious and I was immediately taken to a nearby hospital.

　　I later learnt from my doctor that he 14 the hospital most days to check on my 15 . Apparently, my chances of surviving 16 the intervention (干預(yù)) of this stranger and his particular equipment were zero.

　　Since returning home to Bristol I tracked him down and had a(n) 17 chat with him by phone. I told him how much I 18 what he had done. He said he required nothing in return, and explained why he had a defibrillator that day: he is also the chairman of a South West charity raising money to provide 19 equipment to volunteers.

　　This 20 with a stranger didn’t just change my life — it gave me my life. Now I’m also hoping to help others in trouble.

　　1. A. confused B. uncomfortable

　　C. awkward D. anxious

　　2. A. showed up B. turned around

　　C. fell down D. set off

　　3. A. give up B. set down

　　C. figure out D. give away

　　4. A. cycling B. looking

　　C. walking D. driving

　　5. A. shouted B. jumped

　　C. entered D. stopped

　　6. A. resting B. parking

　　C. lying D. standing

　　7. A. realized B. remembered

　　C. accepted D. followed

　　8. A. took over B. took off

　　C. went on D. went away

　　9. A. social B. medical

　　C. political D. economic

　　10. A. doubt B. luck

　　C. surprise D. confusion

　　11. A. advice B. news

　　C. equipment D. information

　　12. A. house B. department

　　C. office D. car

　　13. A. slow B. foolish

　　C. sad D. dead

　　14. A. rang B. helped

　　C. bothered D. passed

　　15. A. recovery B. consciousness

　　C. accident D. injuries

　　16. A. by B. without

　　【答案】

　　C. at D. after

　　17. A. honest B. different

　　C. calm D. emotional

　　18. A. ignored B. considered

　　C. appreciated D. enjoyed

　　19. A. long-lost B. life-saving

　　C. labor-saving D. high-tech

　　20. A. incident B. problem

　　C. challenge D. trade

　　【答案】

　　1-10 BCCDD DABBA

　　11-20 CDDAA BDCBA