I ran across an old photo of him the other day, thinking of some old things. He’s been dead for 25 years. His name was Rex.
1_____ was his favorite recreation(娱乐). He had so much 2_____ in the water as any person I have known. You didn’t have to throw a stick in the water to 3_____ him to go in. Of course, he would bring back a stick to you if you 4 _____ throw one in.
That 5 ____ me of that night, 6_____ he brought back a small box that he found somewhere--- how 7_____ nobody ever knew. Since it was Rex, it 8_____ easily have been half  a race. The box wasn’t a god one. It was just a 9______ old piece that somebody 10______. Still it was something he wanted, probably 11_____ there was some difficulty in transportation（运输）. And that he thought could test his courage. We first knew about his achievement when, deep in the night, we 12 _____ him trying to get the box up onto the porch(门厅). It sounded 13_____ two or three people were trying to tear the house 14 _____. We came downstairs and turned on the 15_____ light. Rex was on the top step trying to pull the thing up, but it had 16_____somehow. And he was just holding his own(坚持着). I suppose he would have held his own 17_____ dawn if we hadn’t helped him. The next day we carried the box miles away and threw it out. If we had thrown it out in a 18____ place, he would have brought it home again, as a small token(象征)of his strength in such matters. 19____, he had been taught to carry heavy wooden objects about and he was 20_____ of his skill.
1.

A．Fighting

B．Swimming

C．Barking

D．Running

2.

A．fun

B．trouble

C．danger

D．difficulty

3.

A．stop

B．make

C．get

D．have

4.

A．will

B．do

C．did

D．would

5.

A．reminds

B．warns

C．tells

D．suggests

6.

A．which

B．while

C．as

D．when

7.

A．Far

B．long

C．old

D．heavy

8.

A．could

B．can

C．should

D．would

9.

A．priceless

B．worthless

C．valuable

D．important

10.

A．kept

B．forgot

C．deserted（遗弃）

D．remained

11.

A．because

B．only if

C．even if

D．in case

12.

A．saw

B．heard

C．watched

D．caught

13.

A．like

B．that

C．as if

D．at least

14.

A．up

B．in

C．away

D．down

15.

A．hall

B．kitchen

C．bedroom

D．porch

16.

A．rolled

B．stopped

C．caught

D．broken

17.

A．at

B．before

C．till

D．during

18.

A．distant

B．nearby

C．silent

D．busy

19.

A．In all

B．As a result

C．At last

D．After all

A．proud B．tired C．ashamed D．doubtful