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Too often we have to say goodbye to our pets, but sometimes our beloved animals have to experience saying goodbye to us.Mollie the dog recently __1__this heartbreaking moment.According to The Dodo, last month, Mollie's __2__， Ryan Jessen, suffered a brain hemorrhage (腦出血)．The 33yearold was brought to the __3__， where doctors realized he could not be __4__.Thankfully, Ryan's family and friends had time to say __5__， but soon they realized someone was __6__.
Ryan's family informed the hospital how __7__ Mollie meant to Ryan and, __8__， how much the dying man meant to his __9__ dog.Not wanting to deny Ryan a final __10__ with his best friend, the hospital agreed to let Mollie come in for a bedside __11__.
Michelle Jessen, Ryan's sister, captured (拍攝) the bittersweet reunion on video and __12__ the story on Facebook.“The hospital did the __13__ thing for us and allowed us to bring my brother's dog in to ‘say goodbye’ so she'd __14__ why her master never came home.If you knew my brother, he really__15__ his sweet dog，” she wrote in the post along with the video.
The video has made some animal lovers online __16__， with over 6 million views since it was posted on Dec.1.While Ryan's life came to an abrupt end, his spirit will __17__ in the adoring dog he put so much love and care into and she __18__ as a comfort to his sad family.“We are sincerely touched and encouraged by others' stories, their sharing in our __19__ and the kindness of so many people，” Ryan's sister added in her post.“Don't worry about the dog! We're __20__ her! She's part of the family.”
語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。瑞安突然腦出血，無法救治。他的家人得到醫(yī)院的允許讓瑞安深愛的小狗和瑞安做最后的道別。
1．A.waited for B．went through
C．looked forward to D．cared about
解析：選B 根據(jù)上文“...sometimes our beloved animals have to experience saying goodbye to us”可知，有時我們深愛的動物也會經(jīng)歷和我們說再見(的時刻)。再結(jié)合下文的敘述可知，名字為Mollie的小狗最近就經(jīng)歷了這樣令人心碎的時刻。
2．A.owner B．teacher
C．neighbor D．doctor
解析：選A 根據(jù)第三段中的“why her master never came home”可知，Ryan Jessen是小狗Mollie的主人。
3．A.park B．garden
C．hospital D．factory
解析：選C 根據(jù)上文“Ryan Jessen, suffered a brain hemorrhage.”及下文“where doctors realized...”及第二段中的“Ryan's family informed the hospital...”可知，Ryan Jessen患腦出血。醫(yī)生意識到……Ryan的家人告訴醫(yī)院．..由此可知，Ryan Jessen被送到了醫(yī)院。
4．A.trusted B．changed
C．forgotten D．saved
解析：選D 根據(jù)第二段中的“...the dying man...”及最后一段中的“...Ryan's life came to an abrupt end”可知，Ryan Jessen的生命突然走到了終點。由此可知，醫(yī)生意識到Ryan Jessen無法得救了。
5．A.hi B．yes
C．no D．goodbye
解析：選D 根據(jù)第二段中的“...the dying man ...”可知，Ryan Jessen是個將死之人。再根據(jù)第一段中的“... say goodbye to ...”及第三段中的“bring my brother's dog in to‘say goodbye’”可知，幸運的是，Ryan的家人和朋友有時間與他道別。
6．A.struggling B．missing
C．following D．crying
解析：選B 根據(jù)第二段中的“the hospital agreed to let Mollie come in ...”可知，醫(yī)院允許讓Ryan的小狗Mollie前來與他道別。故可知，Ryan的家人和朋友都有時間和他道別，但是他們很快就意識到Ryan的小狗Mollie卻不在。
7．A.serious B．much
C．strange D．terrible
解析：選B 小狗Mollie對Ryan來說有多么重要。下文“how much the dying man meant to his ________ dog”也給出了提示。
