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UPS deliveryman Ryan Arens was making his rounds near a pond, when he heard a strange sound. It was December, and about 15 feet from the frozen bank was the _________ of that sound — a brown-and-white wire-haired hound(猎犬)had fallen through the thin layer of ice. An elderly man was already on the _________, determined to save her. He was trying to _________ the pond and was striking the ice with a rock to create a(n) _________ to the dog, but seemed to be struggling.

Arens, 44, thought he _________ a better chance. “Animals are my weakness,” he said, explaining _________ he chose to take off his overcoat, even though the temperature was minus 15 and _________ the rescue task.

After breaking the ice using the man’s rock, Arens jumped into the icy water. He surfaced in time to see the dog going under. Arens swam about five feet toward the dog, grabbed hold of her collar, and _________ her out of the water and onto the ice. He then put the dog into the boat and slid it back to the bank, where _________ bystanders carried the dog to the home of the rowboat’s owner, a retired vet. __________ in the house himself, Arens jumped into a warm shower with the dog. A few more minutes in the pond, the vet told Arens, and the dog would have likely __________.

The next day, Arens was again making his __________ in the neighborhood when the dog’s owner came __________ to thank him for saving Sadie. “Would you like to meet her?” he asked. Then he opened the door of his pickup, and Sadie jumped out. She went __________ toward Arens, leaping around him and kissing him. Arens said that special delivery was the __________ of his UPS career.

1.
A.speedB.sourceC.causeD.volume
2.
A.sceneB.wayC.roadD.air
3.
A.bridgedB.emptiedC.enteredD.crossed
4.
A.solutionB.approachC.pathD.entrance
5.
A.deservedB.tookC.enhancedD.stood
6.
A.whyB.whenC.howD.whether
7.
A.broke inB.took overC.brought aboutD.drew upon
8.
A.threwB.passedC.shippedD.pulled
9.
A.dynamicB.indifferentC.anxiousD.curious
10.
A.UnlessB.OnceC.SinceD.Until
11.
A.fledB.returnedC.survivedD.died
12.
A.livingB.roundsC.tripD.activities
13.
A.overB.acrossC.offD.about
14.
A.directlyB.abruptlyC.casuallyD.friendly
15.
A.exceptionB.cautionC.highlightD.advance

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