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. travelled
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
After the snowstorm broke out, what should be immediately done is to provide ________ for those people who lost their homes.
A. occupation B. equipment C. furniture D. accommodation
Meeting President Xi was a precious moment for the villagers, ________they will treasure forever.
A. one B. it C. that D. this
As the report said, the shopping center was a ________ failure and soon closed.
A. financial B. typical C. physical D. mental
—I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have been so rude to you.
—You ________ something not very nice to me, but that’s OK.
A. have said B. had said C. did say D. were saying
The mother, ________ in the kitchen, totally forgot the medicine on the table within the child’s reach.
A. occupying B. occupied C. being occupiedD. to be occupied
