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2017广东惠州市高考英语完形填空课外自练（1）就答案（解析） 完形填空 ChiChi, the Chihuahua is the Hero Pet of the Year. At 13 pounds, ChiChi might be most at home in a handbag. “He’s so 1 that I can take him up with one hand, ”says Mary Lane of her energetic pet. “Most people see him and think he’s 2 . ”But last October, the Chihuahua 3 to be more than just a pretty face. Mary and her husband, Rick, were 4 on the beach one afternoon while on vacation in North Carolina. As usual, ChiChi was 5 on his blanket in his own little beach chair. “We had our 6 buried in books, ”recalls Rick, “when suddenly the 7 became extremely disturbed. His 8 was different from anything we had heard before. And he would not let us 9 him. ”ChiChi ran back and forth in front of his 10 , pulling at his leash as if to run down the beach. The Lanes sat up to see two elderly 11 in the ocean, about 10 feet off shore. One was on her back, her 12 tipping under the waves. The other was 13 trying to keep her friend’s head above the surface. The Lanes 14 across the sand and into the surf. Rick swam to the woman in danger of drowning, while Mary held fast to the other one and 15 her up on the beach. “Then I went back to help Rick, ”Mary recalls. “The sand dropped off steeply, and a riptide(激流)was 16 the woman under. She was completely disoriented(不知所措的). ”Still recovering from recent knee surgery, the woman had been unable to 17 or push herself up. | 
