Unit 4 Earthquakes课时作业

Using language

第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Geoff Hoffman, discovered that his dog, Bridget, was lost after his home was broken into on Dec. 20. That night, Hoffman __1__ asked his friends including his Facebook followers to help him __2__ the dog. "She is my source of joy, so she is very __3__ to me，" Hoffman said.

　　The next day, Hoffman, who served in Afghanistan for eight years, had to __4__ the US. "I told myself that I would never __5__ looking for Bridget unless two situations appeared: She came back home __6__ I knew with certainty that she was __7__，" he said.

　　After Bridget went missing, Hoffman called the local police. He asked the police __8__ they could share his story with the public. They __9__. Then Hoffman __10__ more than 100 cards __11__ Bridget's photo and advertised a "large reward (赏金)" for her __12__. Hoffman also created a Facebook group called Bring Bridget Back in the hope of gathering more information for his __13__.

　　On the morning of Christmas Eve, Hoffman's efforts __14__. "One of my Facebook followers left a __15__ for me. He said he had seen Bridget，" Hoffman said. "She was __16__ by the side of the road as if she had fallen asleep." Hoffman was very __17__ and then immediately made contact (联系) with the man. Perhaps Bridget hadn't __18__ for days, so she looked very weak.

　　Hoffman said he was moved by the __19__ of strangers. It was a very special Christmas. "I was full of __20__ when I saw Bridget，" Hoffman said.

　　【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了在好心人的帮助下，Geoff Hoffman找到丢失的狗的故事。

1．A.finally B．immediately