题目内容：

A Michigan man, named Bob, was alone when he left his farmhouse on New Year’s Eve to collect firewood. Expecting a journey of only several meters, Bob was just ___________  long johns (秋裤), a shirt and slippers (拖鞋) when he went outside, ___________  the temperature being around -4℃. ___________, he fell down and broke his neck. He_______ for help but his nearest neighbor is about a quarter mile _________ and it was 10:30 pm.

_______ , Bob’s Kelsey, a five-year-old Golden Retriever (金毛寻回犬) came. She kept Bob warm by _______ on top of him, and kept him ___________  by licking (舔) his hands and face. She kept barking for ___________  but never left his side. Bob said: “With Kelsey keeping ____________  with me, I knew I had to ____________  this and that it was my choice to stay alive.”

By morning Bob’s voice was gone, but Kelsey didn’t  ______________  shouting still. Bob’s neighbor  ________ discovered him after hearing Kelsey’s shouts and called 911. When Bob arrived in hospital, his temperature was________  21 ℃. Normal body temperature is 37 ℃, so Bob was ____________  to find out that he didn’t have any injury________ cold. “I’m sure it was because of Kelsey’s __________ to keep me warm and aware,” said Bob.

And to the surprise of doctors, Bob made a quick ____________  from his neck injury. “I think animals can help and his ____________  hero did keep Bob alive and really make a big ____________ ,” said Chaim Colen, MD, Neurosurgeon (神经外科医生) at McLaren.

1.A. removing    B. decorating    C. wearing    D. collecting

2.A. in charge of    B. in spite of    C. in search of    D. in case of

3.A. However    B. Anyho    C. Otherwise    D. Instead

4.A. explained    B. screamed    C. ordered    D. complained

5.A. around    B. forward    C. nearby    D. away

6.A. Probably    B. Generally    C. Fortunately    D. Especially

7.A. waiting    B. lying    C. laying    D. watching

8.A. asleep    B. alone    C. alike    D. awake

9.A. help    B. comfort    C. escape    D. action

10.A. pace    B. track    C. promise    D. company

11.A. give up    B. live through    C. find out    D. turn down

12.A. stop    B. imagine    C. continu    D. try

13.A. gradually    B. immediately    C. suddenly    D. finally

14.A. beyond    B. within    C. below    D. above

15.A. surprised    B. serious    C. satisfied    D. nervous

16.A. as a means of    B. as a kind of    C. as a result of    D. as a matter of

17.A. curiosity    B. effort    C. skill    D. ambition

18.A. contribution    B. development    C. change    D. recovery

19.A. little    B. proud    C. famous    D. hopeful

20.A. requirement    B. excuse    C. difference    D. expression