完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
The terrible story of the whale(鲸鱼)
As soon as he finished his homework, Eric jumped on his bicycle and rode off in the direction of the beach. While he was ______ along, he thought about the whales. He hoped he would see them again today. After he got to the beach, Eric ______ his bicycle behind a bush so that no one could see it from the road. Then he ran down to the beach. _____ it was only four in the afternoon, the sky was already getting dark. Eric Frowned(皱眉). If it ______, he wouldn’t be able to see the whales because they would stay in deeper water. He hurried along the beach ______ the rocks. They were the best places to watch the whales because of their ______. Before Eric reached the rocks he felt a drop of water on his head. “Oh no!” he thought. “Now the whales will stay in the deep water and I won’t be able to ______ them!” But just then he saw a large shape on the beach. It was a young whale! The whale was too close to the shore(海岸) and got stuck(搁浅) on the ______! At first the whale didn’t move at all and Eric thought it was ______! Then he saw its tail move weakly. Eric turned and ran in the rain as fast as he could back to his bicycle. He had to get ______! If they didn’t get the whale back in the water soon, it would die and Eric couldn’t let that happen.

A．riding B．running C．getting D．walking

A．sent B．hid C．took D．got

A．As B．Since C．Because D．Although

A．shone B．showed C．rained D．blew

A．into B．off C．to D．from

A．length B．size C．height D．shape

A．see B．kill C．catch D．save

A．rock B．beach C．road D．bicycle

A．dead B．pretty C．lovely D．alive

A．care B．water C．medicine D．help