二、词汇运用。
Elle Davis went hiking in the mountain alone one day.
She climbed up to the top of a steep slope(陡坡). When she arrived at the top, she noticed something near her left foot. She was afraid and then looked 1.
carefully
(careful). "It's a dog and it's dead," she said to 2.
herself
(she). Then she found that the dog's eyes 3.
were
(be) open. The thin and dirty dog was alive and was looking at her.
She said "Hi" softly to show that she was 4.
friendly
(friend). The weak dog moved a little. Elle dropped some water into the dog's mouth. It tried hard, but could not stand up. 5.
Its
(it) left front leg was broken. Elle took out her smartphone and called her husband, Jason, but nobody answered. She 6.
knew
(know) that the dog would die if she didn't carry it down from the top of the slope. So, she thought she had better 7.
take
(take) the dog to the animal hospital without Jason.
Elle carefully put her arms under the dog's body. It was so weak, and it was heavy, but she finally took it down the mountain. There was still a long way to walk to the hospital.
Jason got her message at last. He jumped into the car and drove 8.
to pick
(pick) up Elle. They took the dog to see the doctor together.
The dog got a lot 9.
better
(well) after a week, and it moved to Elle's home. It is a new member of Elle's family. And Elle hopes it 10.
will live
(live) happily with them in the future.