Thanks to the rescue service’s timely arrival, we are still __________ after the terrible natural disaster.

A. livingB. liveC. alive D. lively

These amazing animals prove that love lives on four legs.

A little girl's lifeline

Three-year-old Alida Knobloch and her 27kg golden dog, Mr. Gibbs, are almost together all the time There is a special love between them. Alida, who suffered from serious lung disease (肺病) when she was 10 months old, is unable to breathe on her own for about 45 minutes. So Mr. Gibbs has been with her everywhere, carrying 4.5kg of oxygen tanks (氧气罐) for her .

A pig that calms kids

When Lois Brady, a famous doctor in America, visits special-needs students in San Francisco schools, she often brings along Buttercup, a black pig from Vietnam. The pig is very calm and friendly and has been trained to offer comfort (安慰) to patients as well.

A Lion's big heart

With paws (爪子) the size of dinner plates, bright black eyes and a golden mane (鬃), Jupiter, a 13-year-old 250kg lion, was brought to the rescue (援救) center by Anna. In the past two years, Anna has developed a very close relationship with Jupiter.

1.The best title to explain the main idea of the text is “_________”

A. Hero pets B Small pets

C. Kids' friends D Special visits

2.Which of the following do you think is the right match?

A. Alida →a lion B. Buttercup →a pig

C. Lois →a sick girl D. Jupiter → a doctor

3.How long has Mr,Gibbs been with Alida?

A. For about 45 minutes B. For about 10 months

C. For over 3 years D. For over 2 years

4.In which of the following pictures can you find Anna?

5.Which of the sentences is Not true according to the passage?

A. Alida has suffered from serious lung disease since she was 10 months old

B. The black pig can calm the kids and offer comfort to them.

C. Mr. Gibbs is a loyal(忠诚的) dog which loves its owner.

D. Anna brought Jupiter to the rescue center for fun.

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SANYA, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia Airline flight MH370 is thought missing. Contact with the flight was l___1.at 1:20 a.m. Beijing time on Saturday. The flight was carrying 227 passengers(乘客), i___2.154 Chinese. A Boeing 777-200 aircraft of Malaysia Airlines left Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 12:41 a.m. Beijing time on Saturday and was expected to l___3. in Beijing at 6:30 a.m., after a 3,700-km trip.

An emergency response team（紧急应变工作队）s__4. out early on Sunday morning from South China's Sanya Port in Hainan Province. The rescue（救援）ship "South China Sea Rescue 101" will j___5.Rescue 115. They will meet at the sea area where Malaysia Airline flight MH370 may have c__6. At the same time, another ship, "Tai Shun Hai," of China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company arrived at the possible crash area at 9 a.m. on Sunday and started s__7.. Sanya Port is about 700 sea m__8. from the possible crash area. It will t___9. about two days for the rescue ship to reach the water. The work will be even t__10. as there is no exact（精确的）location of the possible crash area.

    So far, there have been no news. No news is good news.