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。
An ant is walking by theriver. He looks at the river and says to himself. "1 niceand cool the water looks! I must drink some of it." But when he is drinking,he2 intothe river.
"Oh. Help! Help!"the ant cries.
A dove (鸽子) is siting3 thetree. She hears him and offers him a leaf. "4 up that leaf," she says, "and you willget to the bank."
The ant climbs up ontothe leaf, and the wind blows the leaf to the bank.
"Thank you, Dove.You're so5. Youhave saved my life, and I wish I could do6 foryou. Goodbye!" the ant says and runs home.
"Goodbye!" saysthe dove, "Be7 notto fall into the river again."
After a few days, the doveis building her nest. And a man is raising his gun to kill8 .
The ant sees this, andruns9 to bitethe man's leg. "Ouch! Ouch!" The man10 a terrible pain and drops his gun. The dove fliesaway quickly. So the man picks up his gun and leaves.
The dove comes to the antand says, "Thank you, my little friend. You have saved my life." The littleant is so glad, because he can help the dove.