奇速英语

“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.”