2 . Viktor Usov has just been reunited with his cat Sasha after the cat was discovered wandering on the streets about 1,400 miles away from home. Usov said he had _______ let Sasha play outside one night five years ago, only to have him disappear. He once assumed the _______ result that he might have lost Sasha.
Last week, however, Sasha was taken in as a healthy pet in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Upon _______ his microchip, the staff at the Santa Fe Animal Shelter were _______ to find that his owner lived so far away. After they _______ to get in contact with Usov, he confirmed that the cat was his _______ cat. Usov told reporters, “When I got the _______, I was crazy, but not that surprised. I know this cat loves the _______.” Still, Usov was delighted to see his cat in Portland just _______ after he was found in Santa Fe. “When he ________, I’ll look after him better,” he said.
Sasha was ________ back earlier this week. “Our ________ is about caring for people on life’s journey and connecting them with their loved ones. We were honored to be in a ________ to get Sasha back to his family,” a spokesperson for American Airlines told the shelter.
Murad Kirdar at the shelter hoped Sasha’s story would be a great ________ for other pet owners to get their pets microchipped — an effective way to ________ identification. By doing so their hairy friends could always make their way home, no matter how far they are from home.
1. A.recently | B.simply | C.especially | D.apparently |
2. A.best | B.worst | C.luckiest | D.easiest |
3. A.scanning | B.fixing | C.gaining | D.removing |
4. A.disappointed | B.delighted | C.shocked | D.anxious |
5. A.failed | B.arranged | C.managed | D.expected |
6. A.lost | B.energetic | C.poor | D.injured |
7. A.certificate | B.chance | C.call | D.request |
8. A.life | B.exercise | C.nature | D.adventure |
9. A.weeks | B.days | C.months | D.years |
10. A.disappears | B.recovers | C.returns | D.ages |
11. A.shipped | B.flown | C.driven | D.mailed |
12. A.duty | B.system | C.attitude | D.reaction |
13. A.hurry | B.scene | C.dilemma | D.position |
14. A.practice | B.strength | C.challenge | D.encouragement |
15. A.support | B.recognize | C.appreciate | D.destroy |