One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __31__ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and __32__ what to do, she began crying. After a while, she__33__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __34__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __35__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __36__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __37__.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __38__ that his Mistress was in danger. He jumped __39__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn't find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __40__ scent as he lowered his head. He __41__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __42__ into the air, the dog __43__ through the woods until he found the __44__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __45__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __46__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __47__.
When she opened her eyes and   48   her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you   49   me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of     50  . That night Laddy had a Hero's supper: a huge meal of steak.

A．before B．since C．while D．as

A．wondering B．forgetting C．remembering D．regretting

A．preferred B．expected C．failed D．decided

A．When B．Until C．If D．Because

A．carelessly B．cautiously C．hopelessly D．unwillingly

A．trees B．bushes C．woods D．grasses

A．stream B．rock C．tree D．house

A．found B．sensed C．heard D．smelt

A．at B．through C．in D．onto

A．terrible B．strange C．pleasant D．familiar

A．missed B．discovered C．followed D．ignored

A．calmly B．loudly C．merrily D．gently

A．searched B．wandered C．looked D．traveled

A．window B．girl C．house D．hero

A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．delight

A．jumped B．climbed C．walked D．flew

A．awake B．abandoned C．available D．asleep

A．spotted B．watched C．observed D．saw

A．disturbed B．comforted C．rescued D．scared

A．pain B．shock C．sorrow D．relief