通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

One Saturday afternoon, a six-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 was in danger. 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

1.	A．since B． while C．before D．as

 

2.	A．wondering B．forgetting C．remembering D．regretting

 

3.	A．preferred B． expected C．failed D．decided

 

4.	A．Because B．When C．If D．Until

 

5.	A．hopelessly B．carelessly C．cautiously D．unwillingly

6.A. trees                 B. woods           C grasses.        D. bushes

7.	A．stream B．rock C．tree D．house

 

8.	A．heard B．found C．sensed D．smelt

 

9.	A．at B．in C．onto D．through

 

10.	A．familiar B．strange C．terrible D．pleasant

 

11.	A．missed B．discovered C．followed D．ignored

 

12.	A．calmly B．merrily C． gently D．loudly

 

13.	A．wandered B．looked C．searched D．travelled

 

14.	A．girl B．house C． window D．hero

 

15.	A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．delight

 

16.	A．jumped B．climbed C．walked D．flew

 

17.	A．awake B．asleep C． abandoned D．available

 

18.	A．saw B．spotted C．observed D．watched

 

19.	A．disturbed B．comforted C．rescued D．scared

 

20.	A．pain B．shock C． sorrow D．relief