A Dog’s Day in Court
We used to live about a quarter mile from a train crossing. Our dog, Lenny, had a very annoying habit: he howled (嚎叫) whenever a train whistled for the crossing, due to his very _______hearing. Outside or in the house, he howled and howled _______the train went by. When the wind was _______, he would even howl for the crossings farther down the _______. We learned to _______the noise, mainly because we loved our pet so much.
Early one morning while we were eating breakfast, we heard a long ,very high sound of a train’s _______efforts followed by a terrible crash. We _______out and discovered a twisted car jammed on the cowcatcher (排障器) of the massive locomotive (火车头). Unfortunately, the driver of the car had died_______.
Back in the house, we called the local rescue workers. But we all immediately said to each other, “Lenny didn’t howl. The whistle could not have blown!”
At the _______, my brother recognized what was left of the car ________that of his friend’s father and knew the sad news would now have to be ________to the family. When the rescue team arrived, my brother told them, “The engineer couldn’t have blown the ________because our dog did not howl. And he always does!”
The story of Lenny’s howling ________rapidly around our small town as everyone ________in the sorrow of the wife and family. Left without the ________, the family of nine was in a difficult situation. One of the county’s best-known lawyers ________to pursue a claim against, by now, the infamous (声名狼藉的) Soo Line Cooperation for the sake of the widow and children. The lawyer hired an investigator and recording technician, who, for days, at all hours, visited our home listening for oncoming trains and ________recording Lenny’s howl. Lenny never ________to respond with his howl to the sharp sound of an approaching (靠近地) train.
The taped evidence, ________in court, along with the testimony (证词) of my family members, convinced the judge and jury. The settlement ________to the family secured their home and future. County court records give evidence of the success of a “dog’s day in court!(法庭)”
1.A.sensitive B.public C.dull D.enough
2.A.unless B.until C.before D.although
3.A.soft B.right C.small D.sharp
4.A.car B.train C.house D.track
5.A.keep up with B.give in to C.put up with D.live up to
6.A.speeding B.approaching C.operating D.braking
7.A.headed B.marched C.dashed D.started
8.A.peacefully B.naturally C.eventually D.immediately
9.A.agency B.corner C.scene D.entrance
10.A.as B.for C.like D.by
11.A.introduced B.conveyed C.declared D.leaked
12.A.sign B.whistle C.howl D.wind
13.A.spread B.disappeared C.flowed D.delivered
14.A.suffered B.abandoned C.shared D.struggled
15.A.assistant B.master C.breadwinner D.host
16.A.happened B.decided C.refused D.demanded
17.A.lively B.occasionally C.secretly D.honestly
18.A.failed B.bothered C.refused D.managed
19.A.bought B.exposed C.borrowed D.presented
20.A.donated B.awarded C.fetched D.distributed
— Honey, I regret to say I can’t go to the get-together tonight. I’m tired out.
— Oh, come on! _________.
A. Don’t pull my leg B. Don’t be a wet blanket
C. Don’t be a black sheep D. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
At the end of last year, a gas explosion happened in a coal mine in Chifeng Inner Mongolia, _____ at least 30 people, some of _____ were local people.
A.having killed; them B.killed; who C.killing; whom D.killing; them
The poor studying conditions the students are looking forward to _____ have attracted the local government’s attention.
A.see improved B.seeing improved C.saw improving D.seeing
—I’d like to book a room for tonight.
— Sorry, sir, but we don’t have any rooms______ right now.
A.unable B.comfortable C.suitable D.available
If you happen to go to that river, you’ll find it more dangerous than commonly _______.
A.supposing B.to have supposed C.being supposed D.supposed
