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A friend in need

　　 Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you　 1 　find in any neigh borhood, these two 　2　 each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their own houses.

　　　 ()ne evening, Brownie'sfamily 　3　 　that Brownie hadn't returned home. They went looking for him with no　 4　 Brownie didn't appear the next day, and despite(尽管)their　 5 　to find him, by the next week he was still missing.

　　　 Curiously,Spotty　 6 　at Brownie's house alone,barking. Busy with their own lives, Brownie's family just ignored the　 7　 little neighbor dog.

　　 Finally, one morning Spotty 　8　 to take"no'for an answer any longer. He followed Ted about,barking strongly, then　 running towards a nearby wood, as if to say," 　9　 　me! It's　 urgent !"

　　　 Then Ted followed the anxious Spotty. The little dog led　 the man to a 　10　 spot a half mile from'the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie 　11　 , but. one of his hind legs stuck in a steel leg-hold trap. Horrified, Ted now wished he'd taken Spotty's earlier requirement　 12 　Then Ted noticed something quite remarkable. Spotty had done more than simply　 13　 Brownie's owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the 　14 　dog, Ted found some dog food,which was later 　15　 as the remains of every meal Spotty had been fed that　 16　 !

　　　 Spotty had been visiting Brownie　 17　 in a single-minded quest to keep his friend alive by offering his own comfort. Spot- ty had obviously　 18　 with Brownie to protect him from being hurt,snuggling(依偎)with him at night to keep him warm and touching him gently with its nose to keep his　 19 　up.

Brownie's leg was treated by a veterinarian and he recovered. For many years afterward, the two　 20　 　watched the faithful friends frolicking(嬉戏)and chasing each other down that wellworn path between their houses.

20. A. to hang about　　　　　　 B. to hang around

C. hanging up　　　　　　　　 D. hanging out

答案：D　 指导：这里hangout是指“居住；停留”。又如：He hangsoutinanoldhouse．他住在一所旧房子里。最后一句话的意思是：我不想和平时的朋友呆在一起，因为我只想见我的Owern.

19. A. sickroom　 13. office　　 C. bedroom　　　 D. dormitory

答案：C　 指导：由文中内容可以直接判断是在bedroom里。

18. A. stared　　 B. looked　　　 C. glanced　　　 D. glared

答案：A　 指导：stare at凝视，盯住；gianceat匆匆看一下；glareat怒视；这里选stareat显然说明我看着墙发呆。

17. A. stand up　　　　　　　　　 B. get over

C. go home　　　　　　　　　 D. eat out

答案：C　 指导：由文中内容可以得知。

16. A. luckiest　　　　　　　　　 B. worst

C. happiest　　　　　　　　　 D. most lonely

答案：B　 指导：由文中内容可以判断，我对这一事的反应，说明我是最不幸的人。

15. A. thought　　 B. reaction　　 C. action　　 D. luck

答案：B　 指导：reaction表示“反应”。因为我很震惊，显然指我当时的反应。

14. A. doctor　　 B. friend　　　 C. seat-belt　 D. luck

答案：C　 指导：seat-belt座椅安全带，因为事故发生在车里，所以跟seat-belt有关。

13. A. passenger　 B. driver　　　 C. front　　 　D. spare

答案：A　 指导：passenger seat旅客席，driver seat驾驶席。

12. A. understood　　　　　　　　 B. doubted

C. wondered　　　　　　　　　 D. no idea

答案：D　 指导：Ihave no idea＝Idon'tknow．wonder＝want to know．根据文章内容应选D.