题目内容：

Rocky was a 65-pound dog. Rita was his eleven-year-old _______. When Rocky was given to her, Rita immediately liked him. Whenever she was not in school, the two were _______together and within touching distance. The family would often lovingly_______the pair as “R and R”.

   But Rocky had one_______—he feared water very much, which was due to an awful experience he had at the age of seven weeks in his_______home. He was nearly_______by a naughty boy who had been blamed by his father.

   One late afternoon, Rita’s mother_________R and R to a shopping area near a lake. Rita was running along the boardwalk above the surface of the_______, enjoying the beautiful scenery around. It was then that a boy on a bicycle_______Rita. She let out a cry of pain and fell into the lake __________there.

   Rita’s mother was at the entrance of a __________which was a hundred feet away. She rushed to the lake shouting for help. Rocky seemed to __________his fear and jumped into the water to save his owner. Rocky immediately went to Rita and__________her by the shoulder’s clothes. This caused her to__________so that her face was out of the water and she coughed.__________, the water was calm, they were not far from__________, and Rocky quickly reached a depth where his __________were on solid ground. He dragged Rita __________her head was completely out of the water, and then stood __________her, licking (舔) her face.

   Rita and her family believe that it was only the big dog’s____________for the little girl that caused him to take action that might be life-threatening.

1.A. friend    B. guard    C. owner    D. trainer

2.A. sometimes    B. seldom    C. often    D. always

3.A. recognize    B. refer to    C. consider    D. laugh at

4.A. shortcoming    B. habit    C. mistake    D. pain

5.A. comfortable    B. poor    C. previous    D. new

6.A. killed    B. drowned    C. ruined    D. abandoned

7.A. took    B. accompanied    C. followed    D. sent

8.A. ice    B. snow    C. water    D. frost

9.A. beat    B. met    C. hurt    D. hit

10.A. lying    B. swimming    C. pushing    D. floating

11.A. park    B. garden    C. store    D. theater

12.A. overcome    B. ease    C. sense    D. realize

13.A. comforted    B. seized    C. rescued    D. approached

14.A. roll over    B. show off    C. look up    D. turn around

15.A. Unexpectedly    B. Hopefully    C. Fortunately    D. Eventually

16.A. a shelter    B. danger    C. a rock    D. shore

17.A. arms    B. feet    C. legs    D. hands

18.A. until    B. before    C. after    D. once

19.A. for    B. beside    C. with    D. against

20.A. courage    B. devotion    C. sympathy    D. love