One morning, Ann’s neighbour Tracy found a lost dog wandering around the local elementary school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on it. Ann said that she could 1 it only for the day.
Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND fliers and put them in mailboxes. 2 , Ann bought some pet food in the dollar store nearby, and 3 her two sons not to fall in love with it. At the time, Ann’s son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was 4 from a heart operation, was 21 years old.
Four days later Ann was still 5 the dog, whom they had started to call Riley. When she arrived home from work, the dog 6 itself against the screen door and barked madly at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley 7 into the boys’ room where Ann 8 that Jack was suffering a heart attack. Riley ran over to Jack, and as soon as Ann bent over to help him, the dog went 9 .
“If it hadn’t come to get me, the 10 said Jack would have died,” Ann reported to a local newspaper. At this point, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to 11 it.
The next morning Tracy got a call. A man named Peter 12 his dog and called the number on the flier. Tracy started 13 , and told him, “That dog 14 my friend’s son.”
Peter drove to Ann’s house to pick up his dog and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window. After a few moments Peter said, “Maybe Odie was supposed to 15 you; maybe you should keep it.”
1.A.accept B.assist
C.watch D.train
2.A.However B.Therefore
C.Thankfully D.Meanwhile
3.A.challenged B.warned
C.command D.revised
4.A.escaping B.removing
C.recovering D.dying
5.A.bringing up B.looking after
C.thinking of D.worrying about
6.A.rested B.supported
C.recovered D.threw
7.A.stared B.passed
C.rushed D.followed
8.A.believed B.found
C.heard D.remembered
9.A.silent B.wild
C.crazy D.bad
10.A.reporter B.doctor
C.writer D.owner
11.A.reward B.hide
C.comfort D.keep
12.A.appreciated B.missed
C.recognised D.concerned
13.A.arguing B.complaining
C.crying D.shouting
14.A.saved B.trusted
C.needed D.understood
15.A.search B.find
C.join D.drag
