3 . Recep Mirzan from Turkey and a white swan are as close as a family. They haven't been ________ for nearly four decades. The story of their amazing________has melted the hearts of millions.
Mirzan was in a car when he spotted a ________ swan in an empty field in 1984. He had no idea that he was about to ________ his best friend. Mirzan ________ realized that leaving the bird there meant its ________, as predators would have most likely eaten it, so he stopped the ________, took it home and started nursing it back to health.
After the female swan ________ ,it didn't try to fly away. ________ ,it befriended the other animals on Mirzan's farm in the Karaagac region, and decided to ________ Mirzan named her Garip. Here, she has ________ the changes of Mirzan's farm for the last 37 years!
“She seems to ________ me completely. She comes when I call her. Since 1984,she has never left me, ________ during the river floods,” Mirzan said. “She used to be ________ ,but she has grown old now, which makes me think she should be ________ more carefully from now on. Science has ________ swans can generally live for 20-25 years, but to my ________, Garip has lived much longer than the average lifespan.”
To take more ________ care of the swan, he moved Garip's coop from the ________ to his yard. During the day, she is busy ________ her human friend around, either during his daily chores, or on his evening walks. Mirzan regards Garip as his child.
1. A.different | B.controllable | C.separate | D.unfortunate |
2. A.honesty | B.friendship | C.struggle | D.success |
3. A.caged | B.hidden | C.deserted | D.wounded |
4. A.beat | B.meet | C.challenge | D.interview |
5. A.quickly | B.occasionally | C.frequently | D.rarely |
6. A.choice | B.profit | C.death | D.failure |
7. A.bird | B.plan | C.pedestrian | D.car |
8. A.changed | B.recovered | C.appeared | D.traveled |
9. A.Instead | B.Also | C.Otherwise | D.Therefore |
10. A.stick around | B.move on | C.hang out | D.hold up |
11. A.witnessed | B.made | C.demanded | D.accepted |
12. A.encourage | B.understand | C.remember | D.approve |
13. 14. A.sensitive | B.intelligent | C.strong | D.considerate |
15. A.supported | B.motivated | C.examined | D.attended |
16. A.expected | B.suspected | C.meant | D.proved |
17. A.interest | B.relief | C.puzzle | D.regret |
18. A.normal | B.similar | C.convenient | D.flexible |
19. A.farm | B.tree | C.river | D.garden |
20. A.guiding | B.helping | C.comforting | D.following |