1 . It was the first night of a tiring seven-day 250km race across the Gobi Desert a year ago. Mr. Leonard___________a little dog going around his camp trying to ___________herself.
“Cute, but I’m not giving you any,” Leonard thought. Like all ___________, he had packed just enough for the whole ___________. He’d been running competitively for three years, and he had a___________ to win.
The next day, at the starting line, the dog ___________ him again. He waved her away, worried that she might be stepped on by the runners. ___________, the dog followed him all the way until the day’s race ___________. That night the dog snuggled (偎依) up to Leonard and even___________ to get a little food from him. By then, he was determined to name her Gobi.
The pair went on to finish the seven-day race, with Gobi____________ a distance of 125km on her own, and winning Leonard over, enough for him to make a____________ — he would take her home to Edinburgh. “Seeing Gobi on the race ____________my attitude to things. It made me think more about stopping and helping her, rather than just focusing on winning, ” said Leonard, who finished second. “It also made my running more enjoyable , giving me a lot of pleasure.”
As Leonard was preparing to get Gobi home, she was missing. With a group of 20 local volunteers coming to his ____________ , he finally found her. After that, Leonard never let Gobi out of his____________. Now Gobi’s favorite activity is still running, and she__________ does at least 8km a day with Leonard up the hills.
1. A.treated | B.spotted | C.adopted | D.recognized |
2. A.feed | B.water | C.entertain | D.accommodate |
3. A.hikers | B.climbers | C.explorers | D.competitors |
4. A.night | B.course | C.day | D.camp |
5. A.desire | B.chance | C.right | D.tendency |
6. A.bothered | B.stopped | C.approached | D.welcomed |
7. A.Nevertheless | B.Meanwhile | C.Therefore | D.Otherwise |
8. A.set out | B.break down | C.straighten up | D.wound up |
9. A.expected | B.managed | C.afforded | D.begged |
10. A.keeping | B.setting | C.covering | D.extending |
11. A.decision | B.choice | C.comment | D.difference |
12. A.advocated | B.acknowledged | C.challenged | D.changed |
13. A.rescue | B.mind | C.assistance | D.defense |
14. A.reach | B.way | C.hand | D.sight |
15. A.gradually | B.routinely | C.eventually | D.occasionally |