译林版八年级英语下学期专练：完形填空

八年级英语下学期期末复习挑战满分百题斩（牛津译林版）

第9斩完形填空（10空）精练精析20篇（期末真题+名校模拟）

（2025•广东・广州市黄埔区戎光实验学校八年级开学考试）Onceuponatime,akingwenttoa

village.Heplacedalargestoneinthemiddleofthemainroadand]somegoldcoinsunderthe

stone.Thenhestoodbehindatreeandwatched.

Atfirsthesawamilkmanwithhiscart（手推车）.Heknockedintothestoneandthe2wasall

overtheground.atOh,no!Myboysneeditforbreakfast!Whatafoolheistoputthisstonehere?”heshouted.

Hepickedhimselfupandwentaway3.

Thekingwatchedallday.Manypeopletrippedover（绊彳到）thestoneandactedsimilarly.However,he

foundthat4triedtomoveit.Thekingthought,<6Isthereanyonetryingtokeeptheirneighborsfrom

5?”

Justthen,ayounggirl,thedaughterofalocalfarmer,camealong.Shehadbeenworkingalldayand

wasvery6.Butwhenshesawthestone,shesaidtoherself,"Peoplemayknockintoitandgethurt,

rilmoveitoutoftheway.”

Finally,thegirlsucceededinpushingthestonetothesideoftheroad.Tohersurprise,shesawthecoins

underthestone.She7andfoundnobody.Justthen,thekingsteppedoutfrombehindthetree."Oh,

sir!”thegirlsaid,“Isthisgoldyours?Ifnot,wesurelymustfindthe8,forhewillcertainlymiss

it.”

Thekingsaid,“Youareso9!Mydear,thegoldismine,butnowthegoldisyours.Youarethe

onlypersonthatthinksaboutothers.Peopleshouldn'tjustcomplainand10otherstosolvetheir

problems.^^

1.A.hidB.droppedC.lostD.pulled

2.A.waterB.wineC.teaD.milk

3.A.happilyB.surprisedlyC.angrilyD.confidently

4.A.nobodyB.somebodyC.anybodyD.everybody

5.A.safetyB.dangerC.challengeD.help

6.A.excitedB.relaxedC.tiredD.bored

7.A.lookedforB.lookedafterC.lookedaroundD.lookedout

8.A.driverB.farmerC.milkmanD.owner

9.A.attractiveB.beautifulC.kindD.intelligent

10.A.promiseB.wantC.teachD.train

（2025・广东・广州市番禺执信中学八年级期中）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯

的要求，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。

Ateacheraskedherstudentstoplayagame.Theteachertoldeachchildtobringa11witha

fewpotatoes.Eachpotatowasgivenanameofapersonthatthechildhates,sothenumberofpotatoesthat

achildwouldputintothebagwould12thenumberofpeoplethechildhates.

Somechildrenhadtwopotatoes;somehadthreeandtheothersevenhadfivepotatoes.Theteacherthen

toldthemto13wherevertheygoforaweek.

Asthedayswentby,thechildrenstartedtocomplainabouttheunpleasant14comingfrom

therottenpotatoes.Andthestudentswithfivepotatoesalsohadtocarry15bags.

Afteraweek,theteacherasked,“Howdidyou16?”Thechildrenstartedcomplainingabout

the17theyhadtogothrough.Forexample,whentheycarriedtheheavyandsmellypotatoes

everywheretheywent,peoplealwayscoveredtheirnosesandmovedawayfromthem18.

Thentheteachersaid,"Thisisthe19situationwhenyoucarryyourhateforsomebodyinsideyour

heart.Thesmellofhatewill20yourheartandyouwillcarryitwithyouwhereveryougo."Ifyou

cannotthesmellofrottenpotatoesforjustoneweek,canyouimaginewhatitisliketohavethesmellofhate

inyourheartforyourlifetime?

11.A.packetB.basketC.boxD.bag

12.A.carryonB.putonC.dependonD.goon

13.A.carryB.fillC.leaveD.lift

14.A.smellB.colorC.smokeD.taste

15.A.nicerB.heavierC.dirtierD.smaller

16.A.thinkB.lookC.feelD.complain

17.A.funB.tripC.timeD.trouble

18.A.quicklyB,happilyC.earlyD.carefully

19.A.dangerousB.sameC.differentD.safe

20.A.protectB.touchC.polluteD.open

（2025・广东深圳•八年级期中）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的

最佳选项。

OnesunnySunday,Idecidedtogoforawalkwithmyhusband.Iwaswearingaspecialdiamondring

thatday.Itwasmyfirstbirthdaygiftfrommygrandmother.

Aswewerewalkinginthepark,Ilookeddownatmyhandandfoundthe21onmyringwas

missing.Iwasreally22,soIwentbacktolookforit.Iknewhowsmallthechancewasoffinding

it,butIstillwantedtohaveatry.

AsIwasfixingmyeyesontheground,I23anoldgentlemanbyaccident.

"What'sthematter,love?^^heaskednicely.

“SorrythatIranintoyou,^^Isaid."24Ilostsomething.Tmreallywomed.^^Iexplainedabout

themissingdiamond.

“That'snotgoingtobe25tofindit,“hesaid."Itakeawalkhereeveryday.Iwillkeepmy

eyesopenforit."Ithankedhim,expecting26.However,afewdayslater,myhusbandandImet

theoldmanagaininthepark.

“Guesswhat,“hesaid."Ifoundyourdiamond!”

Icouldn'tbelieve27Isawwhenthegentlemanhandedthediamondbacktome.Theoldman

couldhaveeasilykeptthediamondor28it,asifsworthseveralthousanddollars.Buthedidn't.

Nowthankstothisman,I'llspendmoretimetryingtodosomethingequallynicefor29people.

AllIhavetodoistolook30myringandremindmyselfthattherearestillkindandgeneroussouls

outthere.

21.A.letterB.postC.giftD.diamond

22.A.cheerfulB.upsetC.excitedD.funny

23.A.ranintoB.ranafterC.ranawayD.ranout

24.A.soB.thoughC.butD.because

25.A.difficultB.simpleC.relaxD.easy

26.A.nothingB.somethingC.everythingD.anything

27.A.howB.whatC.whenD.who

28.A.lentB.borrowedC.soldD.bought

29.A.otherB.anotherC.theotherD.others

30.A.upB.inc.outD.at

（2020・山东・乳山市教学研究中心八年级期中）阅读下面短文，从每小题A、B、C中选出一个能填

入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。

FourgoodfriendsMouse,Craw,TurtleandDeerlivedintheforest.Everydaytheymetatthelakeand

toldeachotherinterestingstories.

Oneday,Deerdidnotcometothelaketodrinkwater,theotherthreewere31aboutthedeer.

“Isawahunter（猎人）intheforestthismorning.saidCrow."I'mafraidDeermightbehurt.^^

“Flyovertheforest,Crow."saidMouse."Pleasesee32youcanfindourfriendDeer.^^

IttookhimafewminutesbeforeCrowsawDeercaughtinatrap（陷阱）madeofropes.Heflew

33rightawaytoasktheothertwoforhelp.Whentheyarrived,MouseandCrowbegantobreak

theropes.TurtlekepttalkingtoDeertohelpherfeel34.

Justthen,thehuntercametocheckhistrap.''Everyone,leavenow,“saidTurtle.

DeeratonceranawaywithMouse.Turtlejustliftedupafootwhenthehuntergotclose.

“Mytrapisempty（空了saidthehunter."35aturtleisbetterthannothing.Iwilleatturtle

souptonight.TheHunter36Turtleandstartedforhome.

“NowweallmusthelpourfriendTurtle,9,saidDeer.

Deerlaydownontheway.Sheseemed37.CrowflewandlandedonDeer'shead.Whenthe

huntersawDeer,heputtheTurtledowntogetDeer.38thehunterleftTurtle,Mouseranupand

helpedTurtlehideintheforest.Deerjumpedupandranoff.

ThehunterwentbacktogetTurtle,buthefoundnothingleft."Howscaryitis!Thereismagichere,^^

hesaidtohimself39.Thenherushedoutoftheforestandnevercamebackagain.

Therewasmagicintheforestthatday.Thatmagicwascalled40.

31.A.excitedB.interestedC.worried

32.A.ifB.whatC.that

33.A.overB.upc.back

34.A.betterB.bestC.good

35.A.AndB.ButC.Because

36.A.leftB.threwdownC.pickedup

37.A.deadB.happyC.excited

38.A.AlthoughB.SinceC.Assoonas

39.A.quietlyB.ingreatfearC.happily

40.A.friendshipB.friendC.surprise

（2025・广东•平远县教师发展中心八年级期末）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四

个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

Ireturnedhometospendtheholidaywithmymomhappily.Iwouldliketositonthesofa,watchingTV

andtalkingwithher41midnight.

However,thingswerenotasIexpected.NotlongafterIarrivedhome,oneofherfriendsaskedherto

gotoapartyandshelefthomeatonce.Shecamebacklatethatnight.Ididn't42shelovedme.

Duringthefollowingdays,Ididn'tspeaktoher.43shespoketome,Isaidnothing.Butlater

Ibegantofeelsad.SometimesIreallywantedto44sorrytoher,butIcouldn'tspeakout.SoI

helped45somehousework.Frommakingthebedtocleaningthehouse,IdideverythingIcould

whenmymother46athome.Whenshereturned,shefelt47.

Onthelastday,mymotherdrovemetothetrainstation.Atfirstwesaidnothing,48shesaid,

“Sorryforthatnight.Youknowthatyouarethemost49tome."Icouldn'tsayawordandItried

nottocry.Beforegettingonthe50,1finallysaidsorrytoher.Shecried.ButIknewshewashappy.

41.A.beforeB.untilC.unlessD.though

42.A.explainB.compareC.thinkD.hope

43.A.WhenB.WhereC.WhyD.How

44.A.speakB.talkC.tellD.say

45.A.toB.forC.withD.of

46.A.didB.wasC.didn'tD.wasn't

47.A.sadB.nervousC.happyD.lonely

48.A.orB.soC.butD.then

49.A.difficultB.importantC.excitedD.different

50.A.busB.planeC.subwayD.train

（2025・河北・卢龙县教育和体育局教研室八年级期末）Mr.Blackisa51.Heworksina

middleschool.Heisalwayskindandfriendlytoothers.Itwashis52birthdayyesterday.Hedidn't

tell53aboutit.Hethoughtallhis54werebusyandhedidn'twanthisstudentstogive

himany55either.Afterschoolhecametoarestaurant56havesomedeliciousfoodto

celebratehisbirthday.Hetoldthewaiter57himabirthdaycake,aroastchicken（烤鸡）andabottle

oforange.Hewaitedforalongtime,58thewaiterdidn'tbringhimthefoodorthedrink.Hehad

toaskthewaiteraboutit.

“Oh,I'msorry,sir,"saidthewaiter,“Iforgotit.PleasewaitforafewmoreminutesandI'llbringthem

toyousoon.9,

Atlasthisfoodwasserved.Mr.Blackfoundonelegofthechickenwasshorterthantheother.He

59thewaiteragainandaskedhimthereason.

Thewaiterlookedattheroastchickenandsaid,“Itdoesn'tmatter60youdon'twantittodance”.

51.A.workerB.teacherC.studentD.cleaner

52.A.twentyB.twenty-twoC.twenty-secondD.thirty

53.A.anythingB.somethingC.anybodyD.somebody

54.A.friendsB.sisterC.parentsD.brother

55.A.booksB.foodC.chickenD.presents

56.A.toB.inC.atD.for

57.A.totakeB.tobringC.tosellD.tomake

58.A.andB.soC.butD.as

59.A.promisedB.wasangrywithC.stoppedD.served

60.A.untilB.whenC.ifD.that

（2025•广东•广州四十七中八年级期中）Doyouliketogocamping?Haveyouevergotlostinthe

wild?Evenexperiencedcampers61getlost.Toavoidgettinglost,stayonmarkedroads.Takea

notepadandapencilwithyouforwritingnotes.Useacompasssothatyoucanknowwhat62you

aregoingto.

Ifyoudogetlost,don'tscare.Gettingintoascareisthe63thingyoucando.Peoplewho

scarehavebeenknowntowalkinbigcircles.Theydon't64this,ofcourse.Theymakethemselves

so65thattheycan'tgetbacktotherightroad.

Ifitislate,andothersknowyouareout66.staywhereyouare.Someonewillcometo

67yousoon.Ifitisearly,andyouwanttotrytofindyourwayback,leavemarkstoshowwhere

youhavebeen.Putsomestonesonthe68youhavetaken.Ifyouhaveapenandanotepadinyour

pack,writeanoteandputitonatree.Writedownthetime,thedate,thefactthatyouarelostandthedirection

youarenowtaking.

Ifyouarelostatnight,buildtwocampfiresclosetogether.Twocolumnsofsmokesidebysidearea

signalfor69.Ifothercampersseethesmokesignal,theywillcometofindyou.

Atthesametime,putonalltheclothesfromyourbagtokeep70.Bepatientandwaituntilhelp

arrives.

61.A.neverB.seldomC.oftenD.sometimes

62.A.directionB.placeC.timeD.space

63.A.bestB.easiestC.worstD.closest

64.A.changeB.realizeC.thinkD.remember

65.A.busyB.excitedC.relaxedD.tired

66.A.lonelyB.aloneC.aliveD.afraid

67.A.waitforB.lookforC.askforD.payfor

68.A.roadB.riverC.bridgeD.wall

69.A.funB.questionC.surpriseD.help

70.A.braveB.strongC.warmD.cold

（2025•山东•枣庄市山亭区教育和体育局教研室八年级期中）ItwasSunday.Ihadonelastpatient

tosee.Shewasanoldwoman.Iwalkedinandsawfromherchart（图表）thatshewasingoodcondition.I

wasalmostdoneworkingfortheday.

Thewomanwassittingonthebed,tryingtoputonhersocks.Sheasked71Icouldhelpher.

Then,Istartedamonologue（长篇大论）：“Howareyoufeeling?Youlookworried.Thenursesaidyourson

is72youtoday.Ibetyoureallylookforwardtoseeing

She73mewithaseriousvoice:"Sitdown,doctor.Thisismystory,not74

Iwassurprised.Isatdownandhelpedherwiththe75.Shebegantotellmethatheronlyson

livedaroundthecornerfromher,76shehadnotseenhimforfiveyears.Shebelievedherhealth

problemswereworse77missingherson.Afterhearingherstory,Iaskediftherewasanythingelse

Icoulddo.Sheshookherheadandsmiled.Allshehadwantedmetodowasto78.

ForyearsIhavemetmanypatients.Theyhavetheirownstories.Eachstoryis79.Someareclear;

othersarenot.Somearetrue;othersarenot.Yetallthosethingsdonotreally80.Forthestoryteller,

theimportantthingisthatthestoryisheard.

71.A.whileB.ifC.asD.that

72.A.findingB.visitingC.checkingD.leaving

73.A.stoppedB.taughtC.providedD.helped

74.A.myB.mineC.yourD.yours

75.A.chartB.bedC.socksD.words

76.A.butB.soC.orD.and

77.A.asforB.exceptforC.becauseofD.insteadof

78.A.learnB.listenC.thinkD.laugh

79.A.differentB.excellentC.famousD.common

80.A.careB.mindC.matterD.show

（2025・广东・新丰县教育局教研室八年级期中）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、

B、C和D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Tomwasthesonofafarmowner.Whenhewasfifteen,hisdadaskedhimtoworkonthe81for

oneyearwhenhewasfree.Tomwas82withhisfather^idea.t4Thatisn'tmyjob.Ihavetoomuch

83todo."Hearingthis,hisfathersaid,“Ipromisetogiveyouthebestpresentifyoucanfinishone

year'swork."Tomthoughtforawhileand84.StartingoneSaturday,theboy85early

andworkedhardtillevening.Timepassedveryquickly.Tom'scrops（庄稼）grewwell.Onthelastdayofthe

86,thefathersaid,'Tmhappytoseethatyouhaveworkedveryhardallthetime.Now,pleasetell

mewhatyouwant."Theboysmiled87andshowedhisfatherabigpieceofbreadthatwasmade

fromhiswheat（小麦）.Thenhesaid,"Tvealreadygotthebest88:Nopain,nogain（不劳不获）.I

thinkthisiswhatyou89metoknow.^^Hisfatherwasquite90tohearthat.

81.A.farmB.schoolC.homeD.factory

82.A.happyB.unhappyC.excitedD.interested

83.A.jobsB.homeworkC.thingsD.chores

84.A.agreedB.disagreedC.talkedD.said

85.A.gotoffB.gotonC.gotupD.wenttobed

86.A.monthB.yearC.weekD.term

87.A.sadlyB.heavilyC.angrilyD.happily

88.A.cropB.wheatC.bookD.gift

89.A.promisedB.wantedC.changedD.decided

90.A.upsetB.angryC.pleasedD.sad

（2025•江苏•江阴市教师发展中心八年级期中）Theotherdaymydaughterfinallyhadadayoffwork.

Wedecidedtogooutinthe91forthetimetogether.Itwasanenjoyableexperience.Thenasurprising

thinghappened.

Sheturnedandasked,“Hey,Dad,canI92theboat?^^Ihadalookoffearinmyeyes93

theboatcanbedrivenataveryhighspeedandcanbeturned94veryquickly.However,Igavethe

drivingseattoherandbegan95herhowtocontroltheboat.ItoldhertostaycalmasIhadcompletely

believedinher.

Itcanbebothscaring（可怕的）andexcitingwhenyourchildtriesdoingsomething.Evenififsasmall

thing,youstillfeelliketheyaregrowinguptoofastandit'soutofyour96.Timesgoesbysoquickly,

soit's97tospendtimewithyourkids,withyourfamily.Itisanamazingfeelingtoexperienceas

theirconfidencegrows.

Ineverysituationifyourelax,takeyourtime,andshowconfidence,youwillhaveagreattime.Wenotonly

hada98morningontheboat,butalsoinvitedourlittleneighborwhowas8yearsoldandputhimin

the99rightbetweenus.AsIdroveattopspeed,makingsuddenturnsandjumpingoverthewaves,

allIcouldhearwasmyneighbor100andscreamingatthetopofhisvoicebecausehewashaving

suchagreattime.

91.A.planeB.trainC.carD.boat

92.A.driveB.touchC.carryD.buy

93.A.ifB.butC.sinceD.until

94.A.offB.downC.overD.out

95.A.teachingB.supportingC.warningD.asking

96.A.senseB.controlC.stateD.sight

97.A.earlyB.quickC.importantD.easy

98.A.dangerousB.wonderfulC.freeD.cold

99.A.queueB.bedC.floorD.seat

100.A.laughingB.speakingC.dancingD.singing

（2025・广东,广州市第七十五中学八年级期中）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从A、B、C、D中选出

最佳选项。

DennyCrookwasafamousphotographer.Hetravelledallovertheworld,takingpicturesformagazines

andnewspapers,andwonmanyprizes.

'Tildoanythingtogetagoodphoto,"heoftensaid."I'llgoanywhereatanytimeevenitis

101Andhetoldthe102,hehadphotosofearthquakes,forestfires,floodsandeven

wars.Ifsomethinginterestinghappened,Dennywenttophotoit.

Hewasamarriedmanandhiswifeoftenaskedhimtotakeherwithhim,buthealwaysrefused."Til

travelformywork,notfor103Jhetoldher."Youwon'tenjoyyourselfandIwon'thave

104tolookafteryou.Sometimesthere'snotevenanywheretostay,andIhavetosleepoutside.I

oftendon'thaveagood105orabathfordays.Youwon'tlikeit.”

“Denny,I'mnotachild,“hiswifedidn'tagree.a4Icanlookaftermyself.Pleasetakemewithyouthe

nexttimeyougooverseas.^^Dennydidnotsayanything,buthe106aboutit,andwhenhewas

askedtogotoAfricahesaidtohiswife,"YoucancometoAfricawithmeifyouwantto.Fvegottotake

photosofwild107there.Itshouldbeinterestingandnottoouncomfortable.^^Hiswifewasvery

108、andatfirstshehadaveryenjoyabletime.ThenDennywentoutto109somelions

tophoto.Hiswifewentwithhim,butbeforelongtheybecameseparated（分开）.Shewalkeddownone

roadwhilehewalkeddowntheother.

Suddenly,Dennyheardhercrying.Heranbackandsawherrunningtowardhim.Ahugelionwas

110her.

QuicklyDennytookhiscameraoutofitscaseandpointeditathiswifeandthelion.Thenheshouted,t4Slow

down,woman!Ican'tgetyoubothinthepicture!?,

101.A.dangerousB.naturalC.convenientD.impossible

102.A.lieB.reasonC.newsD.truth

103.A.wealthB.prizeC.pleasureD.luck

104.A.moneyB.timeC.interestD.ability

105.A.mealB.picnicC.roomD.party

106.A.smiledB.forgotC.askedD.thought

107.A.landB.flowersC.animalsD.people

108.A.angryB.excitedC.surprisedD.brave

109.A.findB.feedC.driveD.shoot

110.A.lookingaroundB.runningafter

C.gettingoutofD.walkingacross

（2025•江苏・无锡市滨湖区教育研究发展中心八年级期中）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在

每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Onedayateacherenteredtheclassroomandaskedherstudentstotakeatest.Thestudentstooktheir

seatsandwaitedforthetesttobegin.Theteacherputatestpaperoneachstudent5sdeskwiththepaperfacing

111.Shethenaskedthemtoturnthepaperoverandbegin.

Thestudentswere112toseenoquestions,butjustablackdot（圆点）inthe113ofthe

page.Theteachersaid,4<Ijustwantyoutowritedownwhatyouseeonthispaper.”

Thestudentsdidn'tknowwhattheteachermeant,114theydidastheyweretold.Attheendof

class,theteachertooktheirtestpapersandstartedreadingtheir115aloud.

Eachstudenttriedto116theblackdot-itssize,andwhereitwasonthepaper.Aftertheteacher

finishedreading,theclasswassilent.

Shecontinued."Don'tworryaboutyourscores.ButIwantyouto117aboutsomething.Allof

youjustkeptlookingattheblackdotinthepaperandwroteaboutit,butnoonewroteabouttheH8

areaaroundthedot.”

"Imagine（想象）thatthispaperstandsforyourlife.Thewhiteareaisallofyourlifeexperiences——the

blackdotisjustthebadthingsyou'vegonethrough.Life119uswithmanythings——lovedones,

enjoyablemoments,andevenmiracles（奇迹）fromtimetotime.Andyetweoftenjustkeepoureyeson

something120.Ourproblemsanddifficultiescanmakeusgiveup.”

“Fromnowon,Iwantyoutothinkaboutthebigpicturemoreoften.Don'tjustkeepyoureyesonblackdots

inyourlife.Remember:Howluckyyouaresometimes!?,

111.A.outB.inC.downD.up

112.A.tiredB.surprisedC.excitedD.worried

113.A.topB.bottomc.centerD.corner

114.A.butB.soc.whileD.since

115.A.poemsB.songsc.questionsD.answers

116.A.describeB.discussc.designD.decorate

117.A.writeB.thinkc.readD.hear

118.A.tinyB.blackc.cleanD.white

119.A.feedsB.recommendsc.providesD.introduces

120.A.strangeB.badc.goodD.unusual

（2025•江苏•苏州市振华中学校八年级期中）Afarmerhadsomepuppies（小狗）.Hepaintedasign

advertisingthepuppiesonthewall.

Hefeltastrongpullonhiscoat⑵hewaspainting.Helookeddownintotheeyesofalittle

boy."Mister,“hesaid:"Iwantto122oneofyourpuppies.”

“Well,thepuppiescostmuch.^^saidthefarmer.

Theboy123hisheadforawhile.Thenhelookedupagainatthefarmerandsaid:i6Ihaveonly

89cents.Isthatenough124totakealook?^^

“SureJsaidthefarmer.Heletoutawhistle.64Here,Dolly!”Hecalled.

OutfromthedoghouseranDolly,followedbyfourlittleballsoffur.Thelittleboypressedhisface

againstthefence（篱笆）.Hiseyesdancedwithjoy.

Asthedogsmadetheirwaytothefence,thelittleboynoticedsomethingelseshakinginsidethe

doghouse.Slowly125littlefurballappeared,thisonelookedmuchsmaller.Itbeganwobbling（摇摇

晃晃）towardstheothers,doingitsbesttocatchup.

“Iwantthatone,^^thelittleboysaid,quickly126tothesmallerone.

Thefarmersaidgently,uSon,youdon'twantthatpuppy.Hewill127beabletorunandplay

withyouliketheseotherdogswould.,,

Withthat,thelittleboy128backfromthefence,reachingdownandbeganrollinguponelegof

histrousers.Heshoweda