17.A Friend in Need
Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together.Like pairs of dogs you (16)C find in most any neighborhood,these two loved each other and played (17)A so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their own houses.
One evening,Brownie's family (18)D that Brownie hadn't returned home.They went looking for him with no (19)B.Brownie didn't appear the next day,and,despite their (20)C to find him,by the next week he was still missing.
Curiously,Spotty (21)A at Brownie's house alone,barking.Busy with their own lives,they just ignored(不理睬)the (22)A little neighbor dog.
One morning Spotty (23)B to take"no"for an answer.Spotty followed Ted about,barking strongly,then running towards a nearby wood,as if to say"(24)D me!It's urgent!"
Finally,Ted followed the anxious Spotty.The little dog led the man to a (25)C spot a half mile from the house.There Ted found his beloved Brownie (26)A,one of his hind legs stuck in a steel leg hold trap.Horrified Ted now wished he'd taken Spotty's earlier requirement (27)B.Then Ted noticed something quite remarkable.
Spotty had done more than simply (28)D Brownie's human owner to his trapped friend.In a circle around the (29)A dog,Ted found some dog food-which was later (30)C as the remains of every meal Spotty had been fed that (31)D.
Spotty had been visiting Brownie (32)B,in n single-minded quest to keep his friend alive by offering his own comfort.Spotty had obviously stayed with Brownie to protect him from being hurt,snuggling(依偎)with him at nigh to keep him (33)C and touching him gently with its nose to keep his spirits up.
Brownie's leg was treated by a veterinarian(兽医)and he re-covered.For many,years afterward,the two (34)A watched the faithful friends frolicking(嬉戏) (35)D chasing each other down that well-worn path between their houses.
16.A.must | B.should | C.can | D.need |
17.A.together | B.wildly | C.separately | D.happily |
18.A.watched | B.heard | C.feared | D.noticed |
19.A.hope | B.success | C.failure | D.information |
20.A.wishes | B.demands | C.efforts | D.worries |
21.A.showed up | B.showed off | C.turned out | D.turned off |
22.A nervous | B.eager | C.angry | D.clever |
23.A.decided | B.refused | C.wanted | D.pretended |
24.A.Love | B.Hit | C.Forgive | D.Follow |
25.A.beautiful | B.distant | C.wild | D.clean |
26.A.alive | B.dead | C.brave | D.sleepy |
27.A.immediately | B.seriously | C.directly | D.honestly |
28.A.asked | B.ordered | C.informed | D.led |
29.A.injured | B.defeated | C.frightened | D.worried |
30.A.regarded | B.determined | C.recognized | D.showed |
31.A.month | B.day | C.evening | D.week |
32.A.particularly | B.regularly | C.usually | D.especially |
33.A.fearless | B.well | C.warm | D.hopeful |
34.A.families | B.parents | C.neighbors | D.friends |
35.A.but | B.or | C.so | D.and |