II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
（崇明县2014年第一学期期末）
(A)
A friendly dog named Bonnie, who also happens to be deaf, is being praised by her owner for (25)_____(help) him catch a suspected intruder in their home.
Dan Strasser said he heard Bonnie running around the living room at about 6 a.m. Saturday, so he got out of bed to see (26)_____ she was so excited. He said Bonnie didn’t bark or bite like a guard dog, but (27)_____ she behaved was enough to alert him.
When Strasser walked into the living room, he caught the intruder (28)_____(try) to steal his computer. The man took off, but instead of running out of the back door (29)_____ he came in, he accidentally ran into the garage and (30)_____(seize) there.
Strasser grabbed his gun and held the intruder in the garage while his girlfriend called 911. Police showed up and arrested the intruder, whom they later identified (31)_____ Thomas Lowell, who was accused in court
