题目内容：

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 _____it. He _____ Tod and put it in a small boat. He rowed the boat to the _______of a big river. Just as he ______the poor animal into the river, the boat began to go down. ______the man and Tod _______ into the river. 

Tod was able to swim,  _____Sam couldn't. The dog bit the rope (绳子) and broke (破坏) it. It tried its best to swim ______Sam to save him. The man was saved, so he was very thankful to the dog and he didn't want to kill the dog _____. From then on, he gave the dog as_____food 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. swam    C. lost    D. jumped

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

8.A. with    B. towards    C. over    D. into

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

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