Sam had a dog, Its name was Tod. it was very helpful, but it ate too much . So he didn't like it. he wanted to __1__ Tod. He __2__ Tod and put it in a small boat . he rowed(划)the boat to the __3__ of a big river. Just as he __4__ the poor animal into the river, the boat began to go down. __5__ the man and Tod __6__ into the river.

　　Tod was able to swim, __7__ Sam couldn't. The dog bit(咬) the rope(绳子) and broke it . it tried its best to swim to __8__ Sam. The man was saved, so he was very thankful (感激的)to the dog, he didn't want to kill the dog __9__. From the on, he gave the dog as __10__ as it wanted.

　　(    )1. A. sell      B. buy       C. beat      D. kill

　　(    )2. A. tied     B. pulled    C. pushed    D. closed

　　(    )3. A. front     B. foot      C. side      D. middle

　　(    )4. A. threw    B. carried   C. sent      D. brought

　　(    )5. A. Neither  B. Nor       C. Each      D. Both

　　(    )6. A. fell      B. dropped   C. lost      D. jumped

　　(    )7. A. because  B. though    C. but       D. when

　　(    )8. A. kill        B. save      C. meet      D. hit

　　(    )9. A. no more  B. any more  C. no longer D. not more

　　(    )10. A. little     B. few       C. many      D. much