In front of the large Shibuya train station in Tokyo, there is a life-size bronze statue （雕像） of a dog. Even though the statue is very   21   when compared to the huge neon signs (霓红灯广告) shining around it, it isn’t   22   to find. It has been used as a(n)   23   point since 1934 and today you will find hundreds of people waiting there for their friends to   24 .

       Hachiko, an Akita   25, was born in 1923 and brought to Tokyo in 1924. His   26, Eisaburo Uyeno and he were close   27   right from the start. Each day Hachiko would   28  with his owner, a professor at the Imperial University, to Shibuya train station where the professor left for   29. When he came back, the professor would always   30   the dog waiting patiently (耐心地) for him. Sadly, the professor   31   suddenly at work in 1925   32   he could return home.

         33   Hachiko was still a young dog, the bond (关系) between him and his owner was very   34   and he continued to wait at the   35   every day. Sometimes, he would   36   there for days at a time, and some people believed that he kept returning   37   the food he was given by the salespeople on the street. He   38   familiar to commuters (上下班往返者) over time. In 1934, a statue of him was   39   outside the station. In 1935, Hachiko died at the place he   40   saw his friend alive.

21. A. old           B. short              C. small                D. simple

22. A. difficult B. boring       C. easy          D. far

23. A. acting         B. talking            C. missing       D. meeting

24. A. disappear     B. arrive           C. call            D. know

25. A. boy          B. student        C. dog                 D. man

26. A. owner B. teacher            C. father              D. manager

27. A. neighbors     B. friends         C. relatives     D. workers

28 A. go      B. play         C. run               D. ride

29. A. study         B. swimming       C. work        D. shopping

30. A. raise    B. hope           C. touch       D. find

31. A. fell           B. hurt               C. died            D. crashed

32. A. when         B. before             C. since             D. after

33. A. If       B. Although       C. Unless               D. Until

34. A. big           B. wide             C. strong        D. weak

35. A. yard         B. house             C. school        D. station

36. A. stay      B. remember       C. start         D. leave

37. A. by       B. according to    C. without      D. because of

38. A. changed  B. became         C. wished      D. liked

39 A. set up    B. set out             C. set off       D. set down

40. A. never         B. later           C. last           D. recently