1 . Cindy, my dog, was six years old when my son Tony was born. And she was immediately very protective over him. We lived near a busy road. As my son was too young, we were super vigilant for fear that he should go out of the front door.
Cindy knew that our son wasn’t allowed to go through the front door without us, so whenever Tony touched the front door handle, she would push him back. One morning, around 4 am, our son somehow managed to “escape” through his bedroom window, and Cindy had to follow.
At 5 am, the police woke us knocking on the door. They said, “Your son was nearly killed but the dog saved him.” They then repeated what the truck driver had said.
He told them that he was driving along in the dark and in the distance he could see something “light coloured” moving on the road. As he got closer, he could see a dog at the side of the road barking at it. At the last moment, he realized that it was a child and was about to change the direction. The dog was still barking, glancing(扫视) between the truck and the child. While the driver was braking(刹车), the dog ran out into the road, jumped at the child’s back and threw him out of the path of the truck. At the same time, the truck hit the dog and she was killed.
The driver said that he’d never believe what he saw unless it was with his own eyes. He thought that the dog definitely knew the danger, which was why she was barking so anxiously. He said “that dog just saved that kid’s life and it knew what it was doing.”
That was 39 years ago and I still miss Cindy every day.
1. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “vigilant”?| A．Careful. | B．Desperate. |
| C．Upset. | D．Confident. |
| A．An on-duty policeman. |
| B．A frightened dog. |
| C．A moving light. |
| D．A small child. |
| A．Serious and fierce. |
| B．Brave and loyal. |
| C．Helpful and mild. |
| D．Quiet and cute. |
| A．A Terrible Accident |
| B．A Dangerous Escape |
| C．A Barking Hero |
| D．A Careless Driver |
