Question

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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