完形填空 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 hundred-acre farm and had only cats ___ 2___ playmates," Kruger, The seventy-year-old 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 in 2009, Inky did ___ 6___ that would set her apart from ___ 7___ cats forever. Kruger had gone down to the basement to ___ 8___ the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he ___ 9___ to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so , he slipped and ___1 0___ his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs. ___1 1___ in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt ___1 2___ going into shock (休克) . He shouted for help , ___1 3___ his wife, Brenda , was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house. ___1 4___ Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs. "Go get Brenda, " Kruger said to Inky. Inky ___1 5___ to the bedroom door and scratched ___1 6___ until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the ___1 7___ Brenda found her husband ___1 8___ the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. "I spent six months ___1 9___ there," says Kruger. "Although I became lame , I was blessed. " Since the accident, Inky has ___2 0___ left Kruger's side. 1. A. gave B. chose C. named D. remembered 2. A. like B. as C. except D. among 3. A. sound B. alarm C. voice D. noise 4. A. animals B. friends C. farmers D. neighbors 5. A. sharing B. visiting C. dividing D. discovering 6. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything 7. A. ordinary B. lovely C. familiar D. outstanding 8. A. shut out B. shut up C. shut down D. shut off 9. A. marched B. flew C. struggled D. climbed 1 0. A. bent B. hit C. shook D. pulled 1 1. A. Falling B. Lying C. Appearing D. Thinking 1 2. A. it B. itself C. him D. himself 1 3. A. and B. but C. or D. so 1 4. A. Thus B. Otherwise C. Then D. Rather 1 5. A. ran B. walked C. returned D. withdrew 1 6. A. rapidly B. suddenly C. madly D. urgently 1 7. A. bedroom B. basement C. yard D. house 1 8. A. at the bottom of B. in the middle of C. at the top of D. in the front of 1 9. A. regretting B. resting C. relaxing D. recovering 20 . A. still B. ever C. never D. already