阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last week I was driving back to town from the airport during a heavy rainstorm when I saw something rather large 41 of the busy road as the traffic drove past___42__close.
As I got 43 , I found out that it was a turtle, and I hit the __44__. I got out of my car with traffic being 45 _behind me and dashed into the middle of the road. I saw that it was very much 46 but refusing to 47 .
Although I'm an animal lover, I’m not one to touch an animal like a turtle that isn't 48 ,but I wasn’t going to 49 him there. I looked through my car 50 for something with which to 51 the turtle--paper towels, a rag, anything. But there was nothing.
A woman drove in the opposite direction stopped and saw the 52 situation. I asked her if she had anything 53 I could use to pick this rather large turtle up, and she 54 me a white towel. As I 55 my friend, he quickly 56 his head and feet, and I set him down by the river to 57 .
I thanked the woman with the towel who came to my 58 ----and the turtle does, too! I’m also 59 to the drivers behind me. They were 60 for over half an hour but none complained at all!
41. A. in the middle B. on the side C. at the end D. on the corner
42. A. reasonably B increasingly C. strangely D dangerously
43. A. father B. nearer C. nearly D. further
44. A. wheel B. door C. brake D. window
45. A. reduced B. followed C. avoided D. blocked
46. A alive B. gentle C. heavy D. large
47. A. dash B. move C. slip D. run
48. A. cute B. lucky C. mild D. brave
49. A. put B. take C. send D. leave
50. A. slowly B. nervously C. wildly D. occasionally
51. A. turn over B. throw away C. pick up D. put up
52. A hopeless B. difficult C. ridiculous D. different
53. A. at the airport B. on the road C. by the river D. in her car
54. A. sold B. lent C. threw D. showed
55. A. found out B. wrapped up C. came across D. stared at
56. A. raised B. pulled C. withdrew D. lowered
57. A. keep on B. live on C. work on D. decide on
58. A. attention B. mind C. rescue D. memory
59. A. grateful B generous C helpful D. sensitive
60. A. challenged B. prepared C. panicked D. delayed
