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Unit 5 First Aid
单元话题语法填空练习
(2023春·甘肃酒泉·高二统考期末)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Traveling on an airplane can be a very tiring task even in the best of circumstances.
A teenage boy with Down syndrome (唐氏综合征) who was traveling with his family had become upset and would not return to his seat, in spite of the cabin crew’s warnings over the loudspeaker that it was almost time to land. In terms of such 1 situation, the pilot was forced to circle above the airport 2 (temporary), delaying (延迟) the landing and angering people on the already tense flight.
Though the boy’s elderly parents and adult brothers and sisters tried to persuade him to get off the floor and back into his seat, he was 3 (oppose) to their advice resolutely. They seemed to be 4 despair. Subsequently, Murphy, 42 — who had been a teacher for about 20 years-glanced at the boy, stood up and quickly headed to the back of the plane.
She found the boy in the passage between rows of seats, lying on his belly (腹部). So she also lay down on her stomach to face him. She began chatting calmly with him, 5 (ask) his name, his favorite book, and his favorite characters. He told her he felt sick and she tried to comfort him. Minutes later, he allowed her to hold his hand — and then together they got properly back into the airplane seats. Murphy asked for sick bags. and held them as the boy threw up (呕吐) several times. As she helped him clean up, she repeatedly told him everything would be okay and that they’d get through it together.
Thanks to his timely assistance, the plane was finally able to land safely on the ground. 6 one might expect, no one was impatient to step off the flight with parcels. Instead, calmed passengers — obviously following Murphy’s amazing example — allowed the boy and his family 7 (depart) first, smiling at them as they passed. His parents said they couldn’t thank Murphy enough for what 8 (do) by her already, and a doctor sitting nearby also let her kn