请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    "SPELL CHAMPION，"Scott told his older sister.

    "C﹣h﹣a﹣m﹣p﹣i﹣o﹣n."

    Unsure about it，Scott still cheered，"You'll （1）　　 the spelling bee！"

    Lucy thanked，happy but （2）　 　，wondering if her dog，Senator，who she got for her 11^th birthday and never away from her for a week，would be looked after well.

"We'll keep him perfectly，" said Scott，dreaming of getting his own pet if he could （3）　　 himself.

    The loudspeaker in the railway station announced the upcoming departure（出发）.Dad wished Lucy good luck， "If you make the （4）　　，we'll come to see you."

    "See you in a w﹣e﹣a﹣k."

    "W﹣e﹣e﹣k，"Lucy （5）　 Scott and said，"Bye！"

    Each morning Scott woke up early to feed Senator，leaving a note to （6）　 Dad，after that Scott continued to sleep.Scott even gave Senator a timely bath，during which he hoped Dad could notice how responsible（负责任的） he was with unwilling Senator.

    Halfway Lucy （7）　 　 back to tell her failure in the second round（轮次） and asked， "How's Senator doing？"

    "Excellent！" Scott bragged.

    But when Lucy returned，she found it （8）　　"He only started feeling sick this morning."Scott felt （9）　but confused（困惑的），for he'd been a strict direction﹣follower.

    They came to the veterinarian's（动物诊所）.After the examination，Lucy was angry， "A terrible （10）　　！How could Senator have such a rapid two pounds in weight？"

    Dad said， "I only fed him two scoops of dog food every morning."

    Scott （11）　　， "Dad!You fed him again？Didn't you read my note？It says I've fed him！"

    It took Lucy a moment to understand before asking Scott how to spell fed.

    "F﹣e﹣e﹣d？Scott!Fed is spelled f﹣e﹣d.But your note says f﹣e﹣e﹣d，telling Dad to feed the dog！"

    "So Senator was fed twice？" Dad asked，"But why did he （12）　　 seem hungry？"

    "All's fish that comes to his net！" Lucy looked down at Senator who was wagging his tail. "Let's see how you like eating Doggie Diet for a month！"

    Senator's tail drooped.

    Scott said sorry， "I just wanted to be responsible so I could get a dog for my next （13）　 　．"

    "It's OK.I'll teach you how to spell to （14）　　 myself for next year's spelling bee." Lucy handed Scott the red leash to walk Senator.

    "You have a few months to practise before you get one for your birthday." Dad added.

    Scott burst into laughter and reached down to pet Senator （15）　　．

    "Having a little brother isn't so bad，" Lucy told Senator， "if you show him who's b﹣o﹣s﹣s！"

（1）A.attend	B.finish	C.win	D.cancel
（2）A.relaxed	B.worried	C.surprised	D.bored
（3）A.prove	B.teach	C.serve	D.devote
（4）A.finals	B.plans	C.changes	D.tasks
（5）A.punished	B.warned	C.improved	D.corrected
（6）A.wake	B.respect	C.praise	D.remind
（7）A.flew	B.moved	C.called	D.went
（8）A.wrong	B.opposite	C.common	D.same
（9）A.lucky	B.crazy	C.guilty	D.silly
（10）A.stomachache	B.headache	C.toothache	D.backache
（11）A.nodded	B.smiled	C.cheered	D.screamed
（12）A.never	B.always	C.sometimes	D.seldom
（13）A.interview	B.term	C.competition	D.birthday
（14）A.train	B.enjoy	C.explain	D.recommend
（15）A.bravely	B.excitedly	C.politely	D.patiently