阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Jiang Zhaopeng, an 18-year-old medical student from Shandong City Service Technician College in Yantai, faced a life-or-death test on Saturday — not in an exam hall, ____1____ in the backseat of a taxi.

May 10th, 2025 is the first day of this year’s spring college entrance exam. At about 8:10 a.m., Jiang ____2____ (head) to the testing place with his classmate in a taxi when suddenly Jiang’s classmate fell down, showing signs of a heart attack.

“I thought he was just tired at first,” Jiang said. “But then I realized he was in a ____3____ (danger) condition, because he seemed to stop breathing.”

Depending on first aid ____4____ (skill) learned in school, Jiang took action at once. He ____5____ (lay) his classmate flat in the backseat of the taxi and began performing CPR (心肺复苏). At the same time, Jiang asked the driver Wang Tao to drive ____6____ (quick) to the hospital.

Only after making sure his classmate was under professional care did Jiang rush to take the exam, but it was too late ____7____ (take) the 9 a.m. Chinese language test. Although this was ____8____ important chance to continue higher education, he said he had no regrets about his ____9____ (decide). “Exams can be retaken, but a life cannot,” he said.

Jiang’s story drew widespread praise from all over the country. Four days later, a make-up exam ____10____ (organize) for Jiang. Jiang and Wang have received official praise and have also been recommended as candidates (候选人) for the “China Good Person List” for the second quarter of 2025.

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解析：选but。but。此处考查 “not...but...” 固定结构，意为 “不是…… 而是……”，表转折关系。句意：他面临的生死考验不是在考场，而是在出租车后座，符合逻辑。

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解析：选was heading。was heading。此处考查 “be doing...when...” 固定句型，意为 “正在做某事时，突然发生另一件事”。结合时间状语 “At about 8:10 a.m.”，用过去进行时 was heading，强调当时正前往考点的动作。

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解析：选dangerous。dangerous。空格后为名词 “condition”，需用形容词修饰。danger 的形容词形式为 dangerous，意为 “危险的”，符合 “同学似乎停止呼吸” 的危急语境。

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解析：选skills。skills。skill 为可数名词，此处指 “在学校学到的多项急救技能”，并非单一技能，故用复数形式 skills。

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解析：选laid。laid。文章叙述过去发生的事情，整体时态为一般过去时。lay 表示 “放置” 时，过去式为 laid，需注意与 lie（躺）的过去式 lay 区分，此处表示 “让同学平躺”，用 laid。

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解析：选quickly。quickly。空格处修饰动词 “drive”，需用副词形式。quick 的副词为 quickly，意为 “快速地”，符合 “紧急送医” 的语境。

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解析：选to take。to take。考查 “it is/was too late to do sth.” 固定句型，意为 “做某事已经太迟了”，此处用不定式 to take 作真正主语，it 为形式主语。

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解析：选an。an。空格后 “important chance” 为可数名词单数，且 important 以元音音素 /ɪ/ 开头，故用不定冠词 an 表泛指 “一个重要的机会”。

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解析：选decision。decision。空格前为形容词性物主代词 “his”，需用名词形式。decide 的名词为 decision，此处指 “他的决定”，用单数形式即可。

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解析：选was organized。was organized。主语 “a make-up exam” 与谓语动词 “organize” 为被动关系，即 “补考被安排”。结合时态（过去发生），用 was organized。