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1EXERCISEDirections:CirclethebestanswerfromthefourchoiceslabeledA,B,CandD,foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage.Whenwewereallsittingroundthetable,Billtolduswhathadhappened.“Ifit1forRusty,”hebegan,bendingdowntostrokehisdog,“I2asleepwhenthedamburst.Atabouthalfpastone,Iwokeup:Rustywasonmybed,barking.Thenhejumpeddownandrantothedoor.Therainhadstopped,butIcouldhearthenoiseoftherushingwater.IknewthatifI3anylonger,I4nochanceofescaping;butifI5uptotheothersideofthedam,I6safe.Ijumpedintomyboots,tookmycoatandranoutwithRusty.Afewminuteslater,whenwewereoutofdangerthedamseemedtoexplodewithanoiselikethunder….Justthink!SupposeRusty7meup?....Anyway,Iwalkedthroughtheforestandarrivedjustbeforeyoucame.Bytheway,Molly,I8gratefulifyou9somethingforRustytoeat.Hemustbehungry.”`Mollywassittingbythefirenow,strokingthedog.“Ofcourse!”sheanswered.“NothingistoogoodforRusty!Ifyou’llcomethisway,”shesaidtothedog,asifhe10animportantguest,“I’llfindabeautifulboneforyou.”Rustyjumpedupandfollowedhertoacupboard,wagginghistail.“Whydidn’tyouleavethedamyesterday,Bill?”Iasked.“Ithoughtitwaspossibletosaveit;andI11itifI12justonemantohelpme,inspiteoftherain.”Hepaused.“Butnoonewassent,”headdedinanangrywhisper.“IfI13sofaraway,I14sooner,”Isaid.“Iknow,”saidBill.“Youcameassoonasyoucould,Joe.”“ButIbeggedyoutoleavethedam,”saidFrank.“Youwouldn’tlistentome.You15thatdamunlessI16youontheheadanddraggedyouaway!Ithoughtyouknewbest.Butifyouwilltrytodotheworkoftwomen,youmustexpecttrouble!”“Ifit17again,I18sofoolish,”Billsaid.ButIwassurethat,ifitall19again,Bill20inexactlythesameway.1.A.hadbeenB.hadn’tbeenC.wasn’tD.hasn’tbeen2.A.wouldhavebeenB.havebeenC.wereD.couldhavebeen3.A.shouldstayB.havestayedC.stayedD.stay4.A.willhaveB.couldhaveC.wouldhaveD.had25.A.couldrunB.hadrunC.mightrunD.canrun6.A.canbeB.maybeC.willbeD.wouldbe7.A.won’twakeB.didn’twakeC.hadwokenD.hadn’twoken8.A.wouldbeB.wouldhavebeenC.shouldhavebeenD.shallbe9.A.findB.canfindC.couldfindD.shouldfind10.A.hadbeenB.wereC.wasD.shouldbe11.A.cansaveB.couldhavesavedC.hadtosaveD.wouldsave12.A.hadhadB.havehadC.wouldhaveD.shouldhave13.A.hadworkedB.havebeenworkingC.workedD.hadnotbeenworking14.A.wouldhavecomeB.havecomeC.couldcomeD.mightcome15.A.shouldbeabletoleaveB.couldn’thaveleftC.mightleaveD.wouldn’thaveleft16.A.wouldhitB.hadhitC.shouldhitD.mighthit17.A.wouldhaveeverhappenedB.mighteverhappenC.shouldeverhappenD.hadeverhappened18.A.won’tbeB.shallbeC.cannotbeD.maybe19.A.shouldhappenB.happenedC.wouldhappenD.mighthappen20.A.willbehaveB.wouldbehaveC.shouldbehaveD.shallbehave