七、短文填空(10分)
We confirmed that Jim was 1. ______(
locked
) in the hut(小屋). We spent two nights digging 2. ______(
a
) hole under the hut. We came up under Jim’s bed. He was very 3. ______(
surprised
) to see us. We promised Jim to save him when we were ready.
Tom wanted to make an adventure(冒险). He wrote a letter to Uncle Silas telling him somebody was planning to steal Jim. I put the letter under the front door. We waited 4. ______(
for
) the chance to save Jim.
The next night, some men were in Uncle Silas’s living room — all with guns! We jumped out of the bedroom window and climbed into the hut. “Come on, Jim!” Tom whispered. “Huck, you go 5. ______(
first
). Then you, Jim. I’ll go last.”
We heard somebody 6. ______(
shouting
), “The thieves have 7. ______(
stolen
) Jim!” We quickly climbed out and ran towards the fence(栅栏).
We kept running like our feet were on fire. We made it to the fence. I jumped over the fence and Jim followed me. Tom was right behind us. 8. ______(
Unluckily
), he caught his trousers on a nail(钉子). He pulled 9. ______(
them
) free but the men heard the noise. They started shooting. We ran to the river and jumped into the canoe(独木舟).
“It was a great adventure,” Tom said. “And look! I got a bullet(子弹) in my leg!” His leg was 10. ______(
bleeding
) but he considered it as part of the adventure.
