I. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Japanese tsunami dog and owner reunited
A dog that was rescued after (11) _____ three weeks floating at sea after a huge earthquake and tsunami has been reunited with its owner, (12) _____ recognized the dog when she saw a TV news report on the rescue (13) _____ Friday.
The dog (14) _____ by a Japan Coast Guard crew on a roof drifting some 1.8km off the coast of one of the worst-hit areas along Japan’s north-east coast. The roof that the dog was found (15) _____ is believed to have broken off the house and been washed out to sea by the retreating waters of the devastating tsunami.
The two-year-old dog (16) _____ Ban had an emotional reunion with its owner at an animal care centre where it had been taken to be looked after. Local media reported that Ban immediately jumped up and was very excited (17) _____ the owner appeared. “We’ll never let (18) _____ of her,” said the owner, who wished to remain anonymous.
11. a. spend b. spending c. to spend d. spent
12. a. who b. which c. that d. whom
13. a. in b. for c. at d. on
14. a. finds b. found c. was finding d. was found
15. a. on b. at c. by d. along
16. a. called b. calls c. calling d. call
17. a. who b. which c. where d. when
18. a. to go b. going c. go d. gone
