Bravery in the eye of the storm

河北乐亭第一中学 胡金莹

A tornado was approaching and we had to go into emergency tornado procedures. I was helping to gather items for a project 1. ________ it happened. When the sirens （警报器） occurred I 2. ________ （immediately/gradually） ran as fast as I could back to the classroom.

Never did I imagine needing to put our tornado drills to use.I asked my students to line up against the wall and crouch down（蹲下）with their knees touching the ground, hands on the backs of their heads.Their hearts were 3. ________（jumping/beating） so fast that they couldn't catch their breath. They looked up at me with 4. ________（frightened/hopeless）eyes as they asked if their families and friends were going to be okay. Never did I imagine other teachers and I had to try our best to comfort our students, 5. ________（convince/inform） them of their safety, and promise them everything would be all right. However, we truly didn't know what the 6. ________（loss/outcome） would be.

In the disaster, I was surprised and happy at how my students handled themselves. In the midst of a very scary, emotional, and dangerous situation, my students handled themselves with the 7. ________（rude/positive） attitudes. Never in my life have I seen my students 8. ________directions so precisely, and without hesitation. Even though some tears were shed, my students were 9. ________（brave/wise） because they trusted that they were able to be calm enough. They were brave beyond their ages, so I feel grateful forever.

Tomorrow will bring a new set of challenges and I hope they can still 10. ________（make out/deal with） them excellently.

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Fill in each blank with only one word or select the right items given in the bracket according to the context.

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I asked my students to line up against the wall and crouch down with their knees touching the ground, hands on the backs of their heads. 我让我的学生们排好队蹲在墙根下，双膝着地，用手抱住后脑。

【信息提取】“with + 宾语+宾语补足语”构成with的复合结构,在句中表状态或说明背景情况,常作伴随、方式、原因、条件等状语。 它的具体结构如下：（1） with＋宾语＋名词；（2）with +宾语+ 介词短语；（3）with + 宾语+ 形容词 （强调名词的特性或状态）；（4） with + 宾语+副词；（5） with + 宾语+ -ed 分词 （强调名词是-ed分词动作的承受者或动作已经发生）；（6）with + 宾语+ -ing分词 （强调名词是-ing分词的动作的发出者或某动作、状态正在进行）；（7） with + 宾语+ to do（不定式动作尚未发生）。

The woman doctor in Wuhan died when fighting against the novel coronavirus with her son yet a baby. 武汉女医生在抗击新冠肺炎时去世，她的儿子还是一个婴儿。

The boy saw off his best friend with tears in his eyes. 男孩含着眼泪为他最好的朋友送行。

In the hot summer, many people prefer to sleep with the windows open. 在炎热的夏天，很多人愿意开着窗户睡觉。

The man who lied to his wife sat in the room with his head down. 这个对妻子说谎的男人低着头坐在屋里。

With so many people caring about him, the patient recovered soon. 因为有很多人关心他，所以这个病人很快就恢复了。

We decided not to go to the cinema with so many things to do. 因为有很多事情要做，所以我们决定不去电影院了。

【句式仿写】来自全国各地的人们驰援武汉，我们一定会击败病魔。