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It was two days before Christmas and young Maggie Dotson was already being told that her Christmas wish would not be coming true. Paxton, she was   _________, would not be coming back.

Before that December day a/an  _________baby deer had been abandoned in the woods behind the Dotson’s home. So _________was the little deer that he hadn’t the strength to run from Maggie’s father when he   _________him. _________ he carried the little deer towards their home, Maggie rushed outside and _________rubbed the little deer’s nose; it licked (舔) Maggie’s hand, which made her laugh. Mr. Dotson smiled and just shook his head. He proceeded to carry the little deer to the _________.

In what seemed like a few seconds to Mr. Dotson, Maggie rushed to the house and came back carrying a medical bag, and a _________of lettuce (莴苣) she had _________from the refrigerator. Maggie handed her father the bag, and then placed the lettuce by the little deer’s mouth — but he wasn’t   _________.

As Mr. Dotson placed a _________around the little deer’s injured hoof (蹄), Maggie became excited as the little deer began to bite on the lettuce. It was dark outside and the temperature was quite   _________. Maggie insisted that her father return with carrots and warm blankets for him. He promised he   _________.

After he _________the light in the garage, Maggie turned to her father and said, “I’m going to name him Paxton, Daddy.

With time and   _________, Maggie finally gained the little deer’s _________. In fact, he was soon eating carrots right out of her hand. And when the holidays were over and Maggie was back in school, she never left _________feeding Paxton first thing every morning.

Mr. Dotson could see the _________ that his daughter felt for the little deer. That scared him, _________, because he knew Maggie would never be able to say   _________. So when his hoof had finally healed, Mr. Dotson came home early one afternoon to set him free.

1.A. askedB. advisedC. toldD. meant

2.A. lostB. injuredC. escapedD. freed

3.A. weakB. sickC. tiredD. frightened

4.A. threatenedB. scratchedC. witnessedD. approached

5.A. BeforeB. SinceC. WhileD. As

6.A. gentlyB. slightlyC. toughlyD. voluntarily

7.A. houseB. garageC. woodsD. backyard

8.A. rowB. mouthfulC. handfulD. basket

9.A. stoleB. grabbedC. threwD. kept

10.A. absorbedB. engagedC. satisfiedD. interested

11.A. ingredientB. labelC. restrictionD. bandage

12.A. freezingB. warmC. hotD. normal

13.A. couldB. wouldC. shouldD. might

14.A. turned upB. turned onC. turned offD. turned out

15.A. persistenceB. recognitionC. sequenceD. sacrifice

16.A. appetiteB. securityC. awarenessD. trust

17.A. exceptB. withoutC. afterD. until

18.A. beautyB. bridgeC. bondD. bitterness

19.A. thereforeB. thusC. stillD. though

20.A. goodbyeB. good nightC. helloD. apology