One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __36__ she realized that she was lost. Sitting on a rock and __37__ what to do, she began crying. After a while, she__38__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __39__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __40__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __41__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __42__. The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __43__ that his Mistress（女主人）was in er. He jumped __44__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn't find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __45__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __46__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __47__ into the air, the dog __48__ through the woods until he found the __49__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __50__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __51__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __52__. When she opened her eyes and 53 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 54 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 55 . That night Laddy had a Hero's supper: a huge meal of steak. 小题1: A．before B．since C．while D．as 小题2: A．wondering B．forgetting C．remembering D．regretting 小题3: A．preferred B．expected C．failed D．decided 小题4: A．When B．Until C．If D．Because 小题5: A．carelessly B．cautiously C．hopelessly D．unwillingly 小题6: A．trees B．bushes C．woods D．grasses 小题7: A．stream B．rock C．tree D．house 小题8: A．found B．sensed C．heard D．smelt 小题9: A．at B．through C．in D．onto 小题10: A．terrible B．strange C．pleasant D．familiar 小题11: A．missed B．discovered C．followed D．ignored 小题12: A．calmly B．loudly C．merrily D．gently 小题13: A．searched B．wandered C．looked D．traveled 小题14: A．window B．girl C．house D．hero 小题15: A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．delight 小题16: A．jumped B．climbed C．walked D．flew 小题17: A．awake B．abandoned C．available D．asleep 小题18: A．spotted B．watched C．observed D．saw 小题19: A．disturbed B．comforted C．rescued D．scared 小题20: A．pain B．shock C．sorrow D．relief(解脱、放松、如释重负)