CHAPTER ONE
The Fight
It hit me and I fell, cutting my head on the door. I was in
great pain, and suddenly for the first time in my life, I was
so angry that forgot my fear of John Reed.
"You [-----1-----], cruel boy!" I shouted at him. "Why did you
hit me? I haven't done anything to you. You don't even read
those books, anyway. You are nothing but a stupid pig! You are
as bad as a [-----2-----]!"
"What! What!" he screamed. "How dare you say these things to
me? Do you hear this, sisters? I'll tell Mamma, but first..."
He ran to attack me, but now he was fighting with an angry
girl. In those moments I really thought he was as bad as a
murderer. I felt the blood running down my face, and the pain
gave me strength. I [-----3-----] him as hard as I could,
kicking and biting. My strength surprised him, and he shouted
for help. His sisters ran and told their mother. She called
Bessie and Miss Abbott, her maid. They pulled us apart and I
heard them say,"What a wild little animal! She attacked Master
John!"
Mrs. Reed said calmly, "Take her away to the red room and lock
her in there." And so they took me upstairs.
Vocabulary Focus
as……as 和……一样，例如：She is as beautiful as an angel.(
她像天使一样美丽。)
答案：
1.awful
2.murderer
3.fought
