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课时作业(一) 必修① Unit 1 Friendship
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[2020·广州综合检测一]When Lina was awoken by the sound of thunder, she was alone on the island. The air was cool and bullfrogs croaked (呱呱叫). It was that brief moment when the summer sun had set but the stars hadn't yet appeared. Lina rubbed her eyes and looked around.
“Hello?\” she called.“Celia? Marie?\”
There was no response.
The moon was rising now, shedding light on the island. They had always called it “Forgotten Island\” because only they seemed to remember its existence. It wasn't on any of the maps they could find, and even the forest rangers didn't know about it. Lina loved that the island, hidden in a heavily wooded side stream of the river, was a secret among the three friends — Celia, Marie, and her.
But now Lina was here alone, and it was night. Worse still, it was her own fault.
“Come on, Lina, let Marie row the boat,\” Celia had said. Marie was two years older than Lina, but she was a hopeless rower. That's why Lina refused and rowed the boat to the island. The argument that followed the refusal took the usual form. Celia took Marie's side, as she always did. Lina had exploded and yelled at them to just leave. So they got back in the boat and left.
A bolt of lightning crossed the darkened sky, accompanied by a deafening thunder clap. The storm was here. As the first cold raindrop slid down her neck, Lina's mind returned to her current problem. She was stuck here by herself. She just hoped she didn't become as forgotten as the island. The thought of it sent a chill(寒意) down her back.
Suddenly, Lina spotted something in the water. It was a boat, and inside it were Celia, Marie, and Marie's dad, who was steering through the fast flowing water. As the boat approached, they saw Lina waving and the worried expressions on their faces turned to relief.
In her excitement Lina jumped into the river. Only once she was in the icy water did she remember how fast the water was moving. Luckily a strong arm reach