My two-year-old daughter Kate wanted a dog. But I was too busy to buy one. One day, Kate ran in, shouting, “Mom! Come to see my dog!” Her face was red with __36__.
I followed her to the bush and found a __37__! He was hurt. Seeing me, he stood up __38__!
I could see his teeth! God! My mouth felt __39__. “Don’t be afraid. That’s mom. She loves you, too.” Kate said. Then he became friendly. It was __40__!
I __41__to find my husband and told him about the wolf. We should have killed the wolf, __42__Kate loved him. Besides, he was gentle to Kate. So we called the vet(兽医）finally.
Kate named the wolf Ralph __43__ she carried food to him every day. Later, Ralph got well. They played together in the daytime. At night, Ralph would return to the mountains. Sometimes he __44__but came back several days later.
On Kate’s first day of school, we could see Ralph’s __45__. After the school bus left, Ralph lay by the side of the road and __46__. When Kate returned, he got happy again. This __47__throughout Kate’s school years.
Twelve __48__passed.
One day we heard that a she-wolf was killed. The other wolf was hurt and ran away. We were__49__about Ralph. That night, Ralph returned with a wound(伤口). Sixteen-year-old Kate held his head and __50__him. We hope he could come through. However, he __51__.
Kate cried. I noticed something strange in the bush-----two little yellow eyes! Ralph’s __52__! Before he died, Ralph __53__his child to us ! He knew he would be __54__here, as he had been. Ralph, Ralph... I was __50__.
“Don’t be afraid, little...Ralphie. That’s mom. She loves you, too.”
| 小题1: | | A．encouragement | B．entertainment | C．excitement | D．agreement |
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| 小题3: | | A．suddenly | B．finally | C．slowly | D．patiently |
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| 小题4: | | A．hurt | B．dry | C．warmly | D．cold |
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| 小题5: | | A．wonderful | B．unhappy | C．unbelievable | D．normal |
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| 小题6: | | A．prepared | B．rushed | C．pretended | D．wanted |
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| 小题7: | | A．however | B．so | C．though | D．but |
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| 小题9: | | A．disappeared | B．turned | C．passed | D．came |
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| 小题10: | | A．sadness | B．dream | C．understanding | D．anger |
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| 小题11: | | A．slept | B．left | C．sang | D．waited |
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| 小题12: | | A．stopped | B．joined | C．lived | D．continued |
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| 小题13: | | A．years | B．weeks | C．months | D．days |
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| 小题14: | | A．surprised | B．hopeful | C．worried | D．careful |
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| 小题15: | | A．comforted | B．beat | C．washed | D．struck |
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| 小题16: | | A．succeeded | B．died | C．cried | D．woke |
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| 小题17: | | A．mother | B．father | C．child | D．wife |
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| 小题18: | | A．posted | B．brought | C．gave | D．threw |
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| 小题19: | | A．happily | B．safe | C．warm | D．friendly |
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| 小题20: | | A．confused | B．frightened | C．disappointed | D．moved |
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