When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He __1__ her Inky.

　　"I grew up on a hundred­acre farm and had only cats __2__ playmates，" Kruger, the seventy­year­old man, says. "My hearing was damaged by the __3__ of farm equipment, so I learned to connect with __4__. They react to what they see and what you do."

　　Inky was a gentle cat, __5__ the house with five other cats. But on a January night, Inky did __6__ that would set her apart from __7__ cats forever. Kruger had gone down to the basement (地下室) to __8__ the wood stove (炉子) for the night. When he finished, he __9__ to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so, he slipped (滑倒) and __10__ his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs. __11__ in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt __12__ going into shock (休克). He shouted for help, __13__ his wife, Brenda, was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house. __14__ Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.

　　"Go get Brenda，" Kruger said to Inky.

　　Inky __15__ to the bedroom door and scratched (抓，挠) __16__ until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the __17__.Brenda found her husband __18__ the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. "I spent six months __19__ there，" says Kruger, "Although I became lame, I was blessed." Since the accident, Inky has __20__ left Kruger's side.

　　语篇解读：本文叙述的是Glen Kruger听力受损之后，在动物救助中心捡到了一只猫，他把它叫作Inky，在一月的一个晚上，Inky救了它的主人的生命的过程。

　　1．A.gave　　　　　　　　　 B．named

　　C．chose D．remembered

　　解析：选B　这里是说Glen Kruger给他捡到的小猫"起了个名字(named)"叫Inky，所以选B。

　　2．A.like B．except

　　C．as D．among

　　解析：选C　Glen Kruger说他在一个一百英亩的农场上长大，只有猫"作为(as)"他的玩伴，所以选C。

　　3．A.sound B．alarm

C．noise D．voice