The Benjamin family has something to be thankful. Their son, Benjamin, awoke from a month-long coma (昏迷) to eat a Thanksgiving meal with his family after being ___1___ last month.

Benjamin was walking home with his ___2___ and two other friends when a man named Saelee tried to rob Benjamin’s girlfriend. Benjamin immediately rushed to defend her.

That was when the robber took out a handgun, and began shooting at the ___3___. He attempted to shoot all of them. Suddenly, a bullet hit Benjamin in the head. Benjamin was taken directly to ___4___. However, the situation was terrible. Doctors told Benjamin’s parents that he had only a 25 percent chance of ___5___. “They said at first that they weren’t going to operate ___6___ he was too severely injured,” the father Nick Benjamin said. “Then they said they would attempt it, which they ___7___ wouldn’t. They did it only because he is young and has a chance at surviving. They weren’t ___8___ if he was going to make it or not.”

In a miraculous turn of events, Benjamin did ___9___. His first words? “Hi Mom.” The surprises didn’t ___10___there. On Thanksgiving Day, Benjamin astonished his family by taking his first steps. “It’s very ___11___. It’s pretty rare,” Passah’s nurse said. “He’s a pretty good fighter, I think.” “I was ___12___. I didn’t really know what to say, it was very ___13___,” Nick, Benjamin’s brother, added. Benjamin cannot remember the ___14___, but the rest of his memory seems to be intact (完好无损), and he is expected to make a ___15___ recovery.

1.1.

A targeted

B shot

C figured

D tricked

解析：选B。B 后文提到 “a bullet hit Benjamin in the head”（一颗子弹击中了本杰明的头部）。选项需体现 Benjamin 受伤的原因，“shot”（被枪击）直接对应 “中子弹” 的情节；A. targeted（被针对）、C. figured（被认为）、D. tricked（被欺骗）均无法匹配 “中枪” 的核心事件，排除。故选B。

2.2.

A father

B mother

C girlfriend

D brother

解析：选C。C 后文明确提到 “rob Benjamin’s girlfriend”（抢劫本杰明的女友）。此处需填与 Benjamin 同行的人，“girlfriend”（女友）直接对应抢劫对象；A. father（父亲）、B. mother（母亲）、D. brother（兄弟）均未在同行场景中提及，排除。故选C。

3.3.

A family

B pair

C class

D group

解析：选D。D 前文提到 “Benjamin was walking home with his girlfriend and two other friends”（本杰明和女友及另外两个朋友一起回家），共 4 人。“group”（群体）可指代 “4 人同行的团队”；A. family（家人）不符合 “朋友 + 女友” 的组合；B. pair（一对）仅指 2 人，数量不符；C. class（班级）未在文中提及，排除。故选D。

4.4.

A hospital

B home

C supermarket

D school

解析：选A。A 前文提到 “a bullet hit Benjamin in the head”（中枪），后文提到 “Doctors told Benjamin’s parents”（医生告知父母）。中枪后需紧急送医，“hospital”（医院）是唯一符合医疗场景的选项；B. home（家）、C. supermarket（超市）、D. school（学校）均无法提供急救。故选A。

5.5.

A breathing

B impressing

C surviving

D disappearing

解析：选C。C 后文提到 “has a chance at surviving”（有存活的机会），与前文 “only a 25 percent chance”（只有 25% 的概率）呼应。医生讨论的是中枪后的 “存活概率”，“surviving”（存活）符合语境；A. breathing（呼吸）只是生存的基础，并非核心概率；B. impressing（留下印象）、D. disappearing（消失）与 “医疗评估” 无关，故排除。故选C。

6.6.

A if

B while

C because

D though

解析：选C。C 前半句 “they weren’t going to operate”（不打算手术），后半句 “he was too severely injured”（他伤得太重）。后半句是前半句的 “原因”，“because”（因为）表因果关系；A. if（如果，表条件）、B. while（当… 时，表时间）、D. though（尽管，表转折）均逻辑不符，排除。故选C。

7.7.

A rightly

B actually

C normally

D particularly

解析：选C。C 后文提到 “They did it only because he is young”（只因为他年轻才尝试手术），暗示 “常规情况下不会做”。“normally”（通常）体现 “常规操作”，即 “通常不会尝试这样的手术”；A. rightly（正确地）、B. actually（实际上）、D. particularly（特别地）均无法体现 “常规与例外” 的对比，排除。故选C。

8.8.

A clear

B sure

C doubtful

D aware

解析：选B。B 后文 “if he was going to make it or not”（是否能挺过来），说明医生的不确定性。“weren’t sure”（不确定）是固定搭配，符合 “无法判断结果” 的语境；A. clear（清晰的）需搭配 “it is clear that”；C. doubtful（怀疑的）需用 “doubtful whether”，且语义重复；D. aware（意识到的）与 “结果判断” 无关，排除。故选B。

9.9.

A pull through

B break down

C pick up

D come out

解析：选A。A 前文 “miraculous turn of events”（奇迹般的转折），后文 “His first words? ‘Hi Mom.’”（能说话了）。“pull through”（康复、渡过难关）符合 “从昏迷中好转” 的情节；B. break down（崩溃）、C. pick up（捡起）、D. come out（出现）均与 “康复” 无关，排除。故选A。

10.10.

A continue

B end

C begin

D copy

解析：选B。B 后文提到 “On Thanksgiving Day, Benjamin astonished his family by taking his first steps”（感恩节 Benjamin 迈出第一步，再次惊喜）。此处指 “惊喜没有结束”，“end”（结束）符合 “后续还有新惊喜” 的逻辑；A. continue（继续）、C. begin（开始）、D. copy（复制）均与 “惊喜延续” 的语境相反，排除。故选B。

11.11.

A amazing

B interesting

C confusing

D satisfying

解析：选A。A 前文提到中枪昏迷一个月后 “能说话、能走路”，护士评价 “pretty rare”（非常罕见）。“amazing”（令人惊讶的）符合 “罕见奇迹” 的语境；B. interesting（有趣的）、C. confusing（困惑的）、D. satisfying（满意的）均无法体现 “奇迹般的罕见性”，排除。故选A。

12.12.

A careless

B harmless

C speechless

D hopeless

解析：选C。C 后文 “I didn’t really know what to say”（不知道该说什么）。“speechless”（说不出话的）直接对应 “不知道说什么” 的状态；A. careless（粗心的）、B. harmless（无害的）、D. hopeless（无望的）均与 “无法言语” 无关，排除。故选C。

13.13.

A unexpected

B unusual

C unhappy

D unknown

解析：选A。A 前文提到 “miraculous turn”（奇迹转折）、“astonished his family”（让家人震惊），均体现 “意外性”。“unexpected”（出乎意料的）符合 “奇迹般、让人震惊” 的语境；B. unusual（不寻常的）侧重 “罕见”，但未体现 “震惊感”；C. unhappy（不开心的）、D. unknown（未知的）与 “家人的情绪反应” 无关，排除。故选A。

14.14.

A death

B attack

C trouble

D disease

解析：选B。B 前文详细描述了 “被抢劫、中枪” 的事件，即 “袭击事件”。“attack”（袭击）指代 “抢劫 + 枪击” 的整个事件；A. death（死亡）未发生；C. trouble（麻烦）过于宽泛，不具体；D. disease（疾病）与 “枪击” 无关，排除。故选B。

15.15.

A empty

B full

C close

D open

解析：选B。B前文提到 “the rest of his memory seems to be intact”（其余记忆完好无损），暗示恢复情况良好。“full recovery”（完全康复）是固定搭配，符合 “记忆完好、能走路说话” 的良好状态；A. empty（空的）、C. close（接近的）、D. open（开放的）均无法搭配 “recovery” 表达 “完全好转”，排除。故选B。