A 7-year-old boy from Tennessee is being hailed (称赞) a hero after he saved his baby sister from a【C1】________that destroyed thei

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问题     A 7-year-old boy from Tennessee is being hailed (称赞) a hero after he saved his baby sister from a【C1】________that destroyed their house.
    On December 8, the Davidsons were enjoying a typical【C2】________in their New Tazewell home. Nicole and Chris【C3】________their three children dinner and later put them into bed. As usual, the family were all【C4】________by 8: 30 pm.
    But at about 11: 30 pm, Nicole was【C5】________by the smell of smoke. Within minutes, their home was up in【C6】________.
    Nicole and Chris were both former firefighters, so they were able to act【C7】________in the scary situation. Chris【C8】________a fire extinguisher (灭火器) to buy his wife enough【C9】________to get their children.
    Nicole first grabbed Eli and two-year-old Elijah because they were【C10】________the fire. However, she was【C11】________to get to the bedroom of 22-month-old Erin. The smoke and fire had gotten so thick that there was no way to【C12】________her from inside the house.
    They went outside with their two sons, and Chris【C13】________to save Erin himself. However, there was nothing for him to【C14】________on to reach up the window. So, he【C15】________Eli into Erin’s bedroom window so that the young boy could【C16】________the sleeping baby. Eli then bravely grabbed Erin from the【C17】________, handed her out of the window, and【C18】________from the flames himself.
    By the time the firefighters arrived, the【C19】________was completely destroyed. Thanks to Eli’s【C20】________, the entire family is safe and sound.
【C13】

选项 A、filed
B、attempted
C、forgot
D、hesitated

答案B

解析 考查动词辨析。句意:他们带着两个儿子出去,克里斯试图独自一人救艾琳。filed意为 “把……归档,提出 (申请书、议案等) ”;attempted意为“试图”;forgot意为“忘记”;hesitated意为“犹豫”。根据后文的内容可知,克里斯试图自己一人去救艾琳,后来失败了。故选B。
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