One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __ __ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and ____ what to do, she began crying. After a while, she____ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. ____ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and ____ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the ____. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a ____.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy ____ that his Mistress(女主人)was in danger. He jumped ____ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn't find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a ____ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He ____ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking ____ into the air, the dog ____ through the woods until he found the ____ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his ____ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He ____ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was ____.
When she opened her eyes and her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “You me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of . That night Laddy had a Hero's supper: a huge meal of steak.
1.A. before B. since C. while D. as
2.A. wondering B. forgetting C. remembering D. regretting
3.A. preferred B. expected C. failed D. decided
4.A. When B. Until C. If D. Because
5.A. carelessly B. cautiously C. hopelessly D. unwillingly
6.A. trees B. bushes C. woods D. grasses
7.A. stream B. rock C. tree D. house
8.A. found B. sensed C. heard D. smelt
9.A. at B. through C. in D. onto
10.A. terrible B. strange C. pleasant D. familiar
11.A. missed B. discovered C. followed D. ignored
12.A. calmly B. loudly C. merrily D. gently
13.A. searched B. wandered C. looked D. traveled
14.A.window B. girl C. house D. hero
15.A. satisfaction B. disappointment C. embarrassment D. delight
16.A. jumped B. climbed C. walked D. flew
17.A. awake B. abandoned C. available D. asleep
18.A. spotted B. watched C. observed D. saw
19.A. disturbed B. comforted C. rescued D. scared
20.A. pain B. shock C. sorrow D.relief
It is hard to say what kind of person he is.Sometimes he is very friendly; at other times he ___ be very cold.
A.can B.must C.will D.shall
In my opinion, ___ matters is not one’s looks, but one’s inner thoughts.
A.that B.it C.what D.which
Not far from the school there was a garden, _____ owner sat in it playing chess with his grandson every afternoon.
A. its B. whose C. which D. that
So involved with computers ____ that the leaders at the summer computer camps often had to force them to break for sports.
A.has the children become B.did the children become
C.has become the children D.became the children
--Are you going somewhere during the winter vacation?
--Yes, I’ve found a nice beach ________ I can enjoy swimming even in February.
A.that B.when C.where D.which