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 of 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's 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. as B. since C. while D. before
2.A. forgetting B. wondering C. remembering D. regretting
3.A. decided B. expected C. failed D. preferred
4.A. If B. Until C. When D. Because
5.A. cautiously B. carelessly C. hopelessly D. unwillingly
6.A. trees B. woods C. bushes D. grasses
7.A. house B. rock C. tree D. stream
8.A. found B. heard C. sensed D. smelt
9.A. at B. through C. in D. onto
10.A. familiar B. strange C. pleasant D. terrible
11.A. missed B. discovered C. ignored D. followed
12.A. calmly B. loudly C. merrily D. gently
13.A. searched B. wandered C. looked D. travelled
14.A. window B. girl C. house D. hero
15.A. satisfaction B. disappointment C. embarrassment D. delight
16.A. climbed B. jumped C. walked D. flew
17.A. awake B. abandoned C. asleep D. available
18.A. said B. watched C. observed D. saw
19.A. disturbed B. rescued C. comforted D. scared
20.A. pain B. shock C. relief D. sorrow
Jack a great talker. It’s high time that he __ something instead of just talking.
A. will do B. has done C. do D. did
Sorry, I’m busy now. If I ___ time, I would certainly go for an outing with you
A. have had B. had had C. had D. have.
___ the right kind of training, these teenage soccer players may one day grow into other international stars.
A. Giving B. Having given C.To give D. Given
I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good ___.
A. to be breathed B. to breathe C. breathing D. being breathed
___ the project as planned, we’ll have to work two more hours a day.
A. Completing B. Complete C. Completed D. To complete