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阅读下列短文,从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Andi Davise, 49, regularly crossed the trail through the Phoenix Mountains Preserve with a few other hikers before sunrise. This morning, however, she met ______ and heard only the sounds of animals.
Some time later, Andi got to the steep slope(陡坡), she climbed up to the top by using her hands. When she finally reached the ______ , she noticed a dark shape several inches from her left foot. She was______ and then looked carefully. “It’s a dog and it’s dead,” she said to ______ . It took her a few seconds to realize that the dog’s eyes were ______ . A thin, dirty bull dog was looking at her.
She greeted in a low and soft voice to show she was ______ . The bull dog shook when he heard her voice.
Andi inched closer and dropped some water into the dog’s mouth. He tried to stand up but
______ . Something was wrong with his ______ front leg. Andi pulled out her phone to contact her husband, Jason, but he didn’t ______ . She knew that if she didn’t carry the dog ______ the mountain, he would die.
She carefully put her arms under the dog’s body. He was so ______ that he fell into her chest.
Andi had great trouble going down the steep, rocky mountainside with the 50-pound animal in her arms. Even her arms and back started aching, she didn’t ______ . The trip up had taken 30 minutes while going back down took twice that.
Andi’s ______ received her messages at last. He and their son, Justin, jumped into the car and drove to pick up Andi.
Later that morning, an X-ray showed that the bull dog was ______ hurt, he was likely to lose his left leg.
A few days later, the Davises ______ to the animal hospital. “The first thing he did was to give me a kiss, then he went right to my son.” Andi said. They named the dog Elijah and brought him home that day.
1.A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody
2.A. top B. foot C. front D. behind
3.A. happy B. excited C. frightened D. interested
4.A. me B. herself C. itself D. it
5.A. closed B. small C. big D. open
6.A. unfriendly B. friendly C. sad D. open
7.A. failed B. fail C. failure D. failing
8.A. right B. left C. each D. either
9.A. say B. tell C. speak D. answer
10.A. up B. climb C. over D. down
11.A. weak B. strong C. fat D. thin
12.A. go on B. give up C. run away D. go back
13.A. son B. mother C. husband D. father
14.A. ill B. bad C. a little D. badly
15.A. went B. came C. returned D. left
— My friend has achieved his goal after years of hard work.
— Great! ______.
A.One tree can’t make a forest
B. Where there is a will, there is a wa
C. Many hands make light work
D. A friend in need is a friend indeed
— Are you willing to live on Mars one day?
— ______. It sounds exciting, but it still worries me.
A. Of course. B. I’m not sure.
C. Why not? D. Are you joking?
— I seem to be lost. Could you tell me ______________?
— Sure. You can take bus No.5 to get there
A. where is Ge Garden
B. how long it will take me to the Yangzhou-Taizhou Airport
C. how I can get to the Slender West Lake
D. how far is my trip to the museum in Yangzhou
— Sam, what will the weather be like tomorrow?
— Sorry, Mum. I didn’t watch the weather forecast just now. I ______ a football match.
A. was watching B. am watching
C. would watch D. will watch
— I plan to go to Hainan for a holiday.
— But I doubt whether we could ______ it.
A. allow B. offer C. afford D. cost