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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

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Bill Shaver took a fishing trip in Missouri. On the way back home， he had to 1 for a bathroom break at a rest stop， with his car 2 and the driver’s side door open.

When Bill returned to his car， he found that he had a special 3 . A pup jumped into the car and was 4 him when he returned. The female pup was obviously 5 ， so Bill gave her the only thing he had left to eat and she finished it 6 .

Bill made sure the pup had no 7 looking for her in the rest stop area. Then， he took a picture of her and sent it to his 8 ， Angela， letting her know that the pup was coming home with him. The couple had often taken care of 9 animals， so Angela instantly agreed to 10 the dog. After a few hours， Bill and his 11 partner were back home. Angela gave her a good meal and 12 her a bed on the floor in their room.

They named her “River”， because she met Bill near a river. The day after Bill brought her home， River started 13 her new surroundings and soon 14 to it. She was also taken to the veterinarian （兽医）. There was nothing 15 ， and， after taking some 16 ， it didn’t take long before River became fully 17 .

River now loves her new life， and she certainly loves all the loving 18 she receives. And her entire life was 19 when she decided to catch a 20 with a stranger.

1. A. look B. pay C. stop D. ask

2. A. unlocked B. broken C. stuck D. cleaned

3. A. customer B. driver C. kid D. companion

4. A. listening to B. waiting for C. shouting at D. fighting with

5. A. hungry B. anxious C. thirsty D. angry

6. A. gradually B. successfully C. hopefully D. immediately

7. A. partner B. family C. enemy D. stranger

8. A. friend B. colleague C. wife D. daughter

9. A. weak B. lovely C. abandoned D. small

10. A. give away B. take in C. bring in D. put aside

11. A. new B. good C. funny D. sad

12. A. bought B. rented C. lent D. made

13. A. exploring B. searching C. leaving D. admiring

14. A. saw B. turned C. kept D. adapted

15. A. strange B. wrong C. life-threatening D. time-saving

16. A. baths B. medicine C. pictures D. exercise

17. A. happy B. conscious C. fit D. satisfied

18. A. attention B. words C. food D. thanks

19. A. disturbed B. changed C. ruined D. directed

20. A. bus B. breath C. fish D. ride

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How far would you go to make a good impression at a new job？ A college student in Alabama walked 22 kilometers in the 1 to get to his new job.

Walter Carr’s 2 broke down the night before starting a new job at Bellhops， a moving company. Although he tried several times， Carr 3 to find a ride. Knowing he could not 4 to miss the job， he decided to walk and 5 how long it would take to walk to the job in Pelham—32 kilometers away. He left at midnight so that he could 6 it to the customer’s house on time.

Carr had reportedly walked about 22 kilometers 7 the local police started to help the young man. After hearing his 8 ， they took him to breakfast. Then， they give him a 9 to the home of the customer Jenny Lamey， whom he was 10 to help move that morning， before the rest of the 11 arrived.

“I asked Carr if he wanted to go 12 and rest until everyone else arrived，” said Lamey in a Facebook post. “He   13 and said he could go ahead and get started.” So， the family and Carr began 14 up the home， chatting along the way.

He told Lamey that he and his mother 15 from New Orleans to Birmingham after losing their 16 in Hurricane Katrina， an extremely destructive and deadly one that 17 the Gulf Coast of the US in 2005.

“I just can’t tell you how 18 I was by Carr and his journey. He is modest， kind， cheerful， hardworking and 19 .” Lamey shared the story of Carr on Facebook. It spread 20 ， moving many others all over the world.

1. A. forest B. dark C. distance D. hurricane

2. A. car B. door C. phone D. house

3. A. failed B. happened C. decided D. promised

4. A. expect B. offer C. afford D. manage

5. A. write down B. set aside C. think about D. figure out

6. A. give B. make C. guide D. connect

7. A. unless B. though C. before D. since

8. A. introduction B. opinion C. excuse D. story

9. A. ride B. signal C. map D. chance

10. A. allowed B. required C. forced D. advised

11. A. customers B. policemen C. helpers D. students

12. A. ahead B. outside C. upstairs D. away

13. A. waited B. explained C. stopped D. refused

14. A. fixing B. packing C. checking D. cleaning

15. A. moved B. flew C. drove D. traveled

16. A. way B. home C. mind D. furniture

17. A. approached B. rebuilt C. destroyed D. hit

18. A. amazed B. encouraged C. touched D. delighted

19. A. humorous B. patient C. generous D. strong-minded