I work with volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue(救援) and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley. Try to help wounded, homeless or sick _____. To keep them alive is never certain. _____, when it works, it is simply beautiful.

I got a rescue call from a woman in Mutton town. She had found a young owl(猫头鹰) on the ground. When I _____, I saw a 2 to 3-week-old owl. It had already been placed in a carrier for safety.

I examined the chick(雏鸟) and it seemed _____. If I could find its nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck. My next work was to build a nest and _____ it in a tree.

The homeowner was very _____. He gave me an old basket. I put some branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I placed the chick in the nest, and it became _____ soon.

Now all that was needed were the parents, _____ they had flown away. I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. It could make the parents notice_____ chick; they ______ encourage the chick to start calling too. I gave the owner as much information as possible. Then I headed home to see what ______ the night might bring.

A nervous night to be sure, but sometimes the spirits of nature ______ us all! The next morning I got the good news from the owner. She ______ to say that the parents had found their kid. I drove over and saw the chick in the nest ______ healthy and active. And it was having lunch with its parents. They had done their ______ and would probably continue to do so.

1.A. people B. birds C. fish D. animals

2.A. However B. Besides C. Anyway D. Therefore

3.A. resulted B. arrived C. failed D. succeeded

4.A. happy B. sick C. fine D. busy

5.A. fix B. cut C. give D. throw

6.A. thankful B. careful C. useful D. helpful

7.A. careless B. quiet C. noisy D. weak

8.A. but B. or C. and D. so

9.A. your B. their C. his D. her

10.A. need B. must C. might D. should

11.A. advice B. idea C. story D. news

12.A. smile on B. care for C. laugh at D. listen to

13.A. asked B. ordered C. called D. told

14.A. smelling B. looking C. sounding D. feeling

15.A. work B. homework C. plan D. duty

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请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Teddy' s Bear

The story of how the teddy bear was invented is an interesting one. In 1902, American president (总统),Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt was hunting (打猎) in the forest____several of his friends. Almost everyone had successfully shot an animal, but the president____not. Nobody wanted to make the president look____, so they tied an American black bear to a____They wanted the president to shoot____

The president was very surprised to see the bear tied to a tree. He felt it was____to shoot the bear, because it couldn't run away. He____to shoot it, and the story of his decision went all over the country____was moved by the president's beliefs (信念). There was____a cartoon showing the president refusing to shoot a cute bear.

It was this cartoon and the story behind the president's hunting trip that gave Morris an idea to make a new____He made a small, soft bear and____it in his shop window. Next to the bear he made a sign that read, "Teddy's Bear". The new toy was a big success and it____Morris with the money to create a toy company.

Teddy bears have been____since they were first made. A teddy bear would be the first choice____people think about children's toys. Theodore Roosevelt's famous____on a hunting trip in 1902 brought millions of soft, stuffed bears. They are being loved by people across the world.

1.A.for B.with C.by D.without

2.A.did B.should C.would D.had

3.A.sad B.happy C.friendly D.fine

4.A.wall B.chair C.rock D.tree

5.A.it B.him C.them D.her

6.A.difficult B.unfair C.dangerous D.exciting

7.A.wanted B.decided C.refused D.went

8.A.Everybody B.Nobody C.Both D.Neither

9.A.only B.hardly C.even D.still

10.A.company B.toy C.shop D.present

11.A.collected B.showed C.found D.hid

12.A.gave B.filled C.met D.provided

13.A.colorful B.expensive C.popular D.boring

14.A.since B.when C.until D.unless

15.A.decision B.speech C.sign D.skill

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