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The back door of the ambulance(救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his
seat, and started the engine. Inside were the1 parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother
holding their baby daughter Ally. The little girl had 2 food stuck in her throat and could hardly
breathe.
The
driver, Mr. White, 3 his siren (报警器) and
flashing light, and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting
against4.
The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the 5from
the back of the 6 the
parents were shouting at him to 7 ,
since Ally had almost stopped breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic
lights, with the red "STOP" light shining. Mr. White knew that he had
no time to 8 ,
so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking to his left and right as
he did so.
Coming towards him from his right was a taxi.
The driver had the windows 9,
since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not10the
ambulance. The lights were green, so he drove straight on into the path of the
ambulance.
Mr.
White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too late. It hit the taxi.
Everybody was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked to see how little
Ally was. He was astonished to see relief instead of 11on
the faces of the parents.
"Look!" cried Mrs. Green. "She
is 12again."
"It must have been the crash." said
her husband. "It 13 the food out of her throat." The baby's
color was turning to14 ,
and she was crying in a loud but healthy 15.
They
were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident, the taxi, and the lines
of cars all around them.
