阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并涂在答题卡上。
One day an ordinary dog appeared in the ticket office at Campiglia, a busy railroad station on Italy’s main line． A ticket agent named Elvio 1the strange dog in a friendly way, so the dog decided to stay． 2that day on, the dog became Elvio’s shadow and was 3Lampo．
Lampo kept Elvio company inside the 4office． When the weather was warm, he would 5himself in the sun on the train platform． When it came time for Elvio to 6home on the train at night, Lampo ran after the train for a long way and then 7gave up and went back to the station．
One night 8Elvio was riding home on the train, he noticed that Lampo was lying at his feet． 9that the conductor would see the dog on the train and 10at him, Elvio pushed Lampo under a seat． Luckily, the conductor did not 11the dog． Lampo came home with Elvio and met his12． Then, after a short visit, Lampo 13the last train and went back to the station． Lampo quickly learned all of the train schedules． He 14ride home from work with Elvio every night and then ride back to the station alone． Every morning, Lampo arrived at Elvio’s house 15to walk his young daughter, Mivna, to school． The faithful dog would then take another train to Campiglia to spend time with his16,then travel again to accompany Mivna home from 17at 11:30．
Soon Lampo began to take the train all over18． Lampo became 19among the men who worked on the railroad, as his journeys became more frequent, complicated and mysterious． No one could 20why he could travel or how he always found the right train back to Campiglia． People decided that Lampo was a unique dog．
One day Lampo was seen lying dead on the tracks． A year later a life-sized statue of Lampo was set up at Campiglia station．
1.A． greeted B． discussed C． helped D． kissed
2.A． Since B． For C． From D． Towards
3.A． honored B． named C． announced D． remembered
4.A． work B． meeting C． reception D． Ticket
5.A． teach B． enjoy C． find D． appreciate
6.A． return B． take C． forget D． leave
7.A． joyfully B． luckily C． sadly D． happily
8.A． after B． before C． until D． as
9.A． Nervous B． Afraid C． Worried D． Astonished
10.A． laugh B． throw C． call D． shout
11.A． observe B． notice C． hear D． accompany
12.A． family B． house C． railroad D． platform
13.A． went B． got C． boarded D． came
14.A． should B． used to C． would D． could
15.A． in short B． in length C． in favor D． in time
16.A． master B． guest C． slave D． friend
17.A． station B． home C． school D． play
18.A． America B． Europe C． Rome D． Italy
19.A． complicated B． famous C． frequent D． popular
20.A． explain B． show C． suggest D． tell
In the dark forest _______, some large enough to hold several English towns．
A． stand many lakes B． lie many lakes
C． many lakes lie D． many lakes lies
In modern tomes, people have to learn to ____________ all kinds of pressures although they are leading a comfortable life．
A． keep with B． start with C． meet with D． live with
– How far apart do they live?
–_________I know , they live in the same neighborhood．
A． As long as B． As far as C． As well as D． As often as
The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain __________ as the plane was making a landing．
A． seat B． seating C． seated D． to be seating
Peter received a letter just now ________ his grandma would come to see him soon．
A．said B．says C．saying D．to say
