On the border, a pack of wild dogs circled the soldiers for food. The leader of the pack was a gray- and-white dog called Nubs. He was 11 and hardly able to stand. Marine major Brian Dennis looked 12 and saw that there was a knife wound in his chest.
Dennis couldn't stand seeing the dog 13_.He and his men immediately treated the wound, and gave Nubs medicine.Nubs pulled through but was still in 14 .The next day, the team had to 15 . Ten days later, Dennis' unit was back, and so was Nubs. He was still 16 ,but the men fed him and played with him.
Before long the unit once again left for the front 70 miles away. Nubs, slowly but 17 , followed them far into the trackless wasteland _ 18 the men lost sight of him.Two days later, beyond Dennis' 19 , he saw Nubs just outside the outpost(前哨).The dog had 20 him across 70 miles of frozen desert to meet with the friend who had 21 his life.From then on Nubs and the men 22 in the same place, and ran around in the same ruins(废墟).
Until an order came that they were not 23_ to have pets, Dennis decided to make sure the dog would 24 _ to live the good life.So he quickly raised $4,000 from his family and friends to 25 Nubs to America.
A year later, when Dennis and the dog were 26 in California, at first Nubs didn't 27 the guy.But within minutes, the dog jumped into Dennis' arms, jumping 28 again and again to lick his friend's face.
A little love and concern in the middle of 29 will not save a violent world. But small stories, like the story of a soldier and a clog, hold a 30 of a harmonious(和谐的)world.
A.shaking B.waiting C.barking D.resting
A.lower B.better C.clearer D.closer
A.worry B.suffer C.fear D.starve
A.surprise B.control C.pain D.anger
A.leave B.drill C.fight D.walk
A.dirty B.weak C.thin D.tired
A.suddenly B.happily C.easily D.determinedly
A.unless B.since C.until D.after
A.imagination B.reach C.sight D.ability
A.caught B.tracked C.guarded D.found
A.loved B.started C.saved D.taken
A.traveled B.met C.grew D.slept
A.allowed B.expected C.needed D.required
A.go B.like C.try D.continue
A.lead B.fly C.drive D.show
A.reunited B.interviewed C.watched D.gathered
A.notice B.believe C.recognize D.bother
A.out B.about C.around D.up
A.time B.danger C.war D.space
A.way B.view C.concern D.promise