“Come back, Coco!” shouted Tom as he ran after the brown dog. “You’re not ____1____ yet!”

The dog raced across the field behind Tom’s house, heading for some trees. Coco ____2____ his weekly bath and tried to catch every chance to run away.

“If he gets into the woods, he’ll need another ____3____,” said Tom. “How I wish Molly were here to ____4____.” Just then, a girl rushed up. As the two friends headed forward , they heard Coco barking (吠叫).

“Coco doesn’t usually bark ____5____ there’s trouble,” said Tom in a worried voice. Molly and Tom ____6____. They soon found Coco barking loudly at a small bird on the ground. It moved one wing rapidly, trying to fly away. Molly ____7____ put the bird in her hands and tried to calm it down. “I think its wing is broken. Let’s take it to your house,” said Molly.

Back at the house they set the wing to keep it still. From that day on, the two took turns ____8____ the bird. They became quite fond of the little bird as each day it grew ____9____.

A few weeks later, the bird looked perfectly fine. They both _____10_____ that it was time to let it go. And they took it to the trees where they had first found it. The bird hopped onto a branch. Coco barked once, and the bird flew off into the green trees.

“Well, Coco, it’s bath time again,” said Tom. “But we’ll make sure you don’t get out until you’re dry.”

1.1.

A dry

B old

C thirsty

D healthy

解析：选A。形容词辨析，选项含义：A. 干燥的；B. 年老的；C. 口渴的；D. 健康的。前文提到 “weekly bath”（每周洗澡），结合语境 “没擦干就逃跑”，故选 A。

2.2.

A doubted

B followed

C hated

D changed

解析：选C。动词辨析，选项含义：A. 怀疑；B. 跟随；C. 讨厌；D. 改变。后文 “try to catch every chance to run away”（总想逃跑）说明可可 “讨厌洗澡”，故选 C。

3.3.

A owner

B bath

C friend

D dog

解析：选B。名词辨析，选项含义：A. 主人；B. 沐浴；C. 朋友；D. 狗。前文核心场景是 “洗澡”，跑进树林会弄脏，需再洗一次，故选 B。

4.4.

A talk

B teach

C help

D stay

解析：选C。动词辨析，选项含义：A. 交谈；B. 教导；C. 帮助；D. 停留。汤姆追狗需要帮手，结合后文女孩赶来一同行动，可知是希望 “帮忙”，故选 C。

5.5.

A unless

B because

C though

D when

解析：选A。连词辨析，选项含义：A. 除非；B. 因为；C. 尽管；D. 当…… 时。语境为 “平时不叫，有麻烦才叫”，“unless” 表 “除非（=if not）”，符合逻辑，故选 A。

6.6.

A entered

B looked

C hurried

D jumped

解析：选C。动词辨析，选项含义：A. 进入；B. 看；C. 匆忙赶去；D. 跳跃。前文提到 “有麻烦”，汤姆担忧，所以二人 “赶紧跑过去”，故选 C。

7.7.

A exactly

B finally

C suddenly

D carefully

解析：选D。副词辨析，选项含义：A. 精确地；B. 最终；C. 突然；D. 小心地。小鸟受伤，需 “小心地” 捧起，避免二次伤害，故选 D。

8.8.

A waiting for

B looking after

C talking about

D taking away

解析：选B。动词短语辨析，选项含义：A. 等待；B. 照顾；C. 谈论；D. 拿走。小鸟受伤后需要 “照顾”，后文 “grew stronger” 也印证了照料的结果，故选 B。

9.9.

A stronger

B taller

C thinner

D wiser

解析：选A。形容词比较级辨析，选项含义：A. 更强壮的；B. 更高的；C. 更瘦的；D. 更聪明的。受伤后悉心照料，应是 “变得更强壮”，符合康复逻辑，故选 A。

10.10.

A asked

B forgot

C wished

D agreed

解析：选D。动词辨析，选项含义：A. 询问；B. 忘记；C. 希望；D. 同意。小鸟完全康复，二人达成共识 “该放生了”，故选 D。