AndiDavise，49，regularlycrossedthetrailthroughthePhoenixMountainsPreservewithafewotherhikersbeforesunrise．Thismorning，however，shemetnobodyandheardonlythesoundsofanimals．

Sometimelater，Andigottothesteepslope（陆坡），sheclimbeduptothetopbyusingherhands．Whenshefinallyreachedthetop，shenoticedadarkshapeseveralinchesfromherleftfoot．Shewasfrightenedandthenlookedcarefully．“It'sadogandit'sdead．“shesaidtoherself．Ittookherafewsecondstorealizethatthedog'seyeswereopen．Athin，dirtybulldogwaslookingather．

Shegreetedinalowandsoftvoicetoshowshewasfriendly．Thebulldogshookwhenheheardhervoice．

Andiinchedcloseranddroppedsomewaterintothedog'smouth．Hetriedtostandupbutfailed．Somethingwaswrongwithhisleftfrontleg．Andipulledoutherphonetocontactherhusband，Jason，buthedidn'trespond．Sheknewthatifshedidn'tcarrythedogdownthemountain，hewoulddie．

Shecarefullyputherarmsunderthedog'sbody．Hewassoweakthathefellintoherchest．

Andihadgreattroublegoingdownthesteep，rockymountainsidewiththe50-poundanimalinherarms．Evenherarmsandbackstartedaching，shedidn'tgiveup．Thetripuphadtaken30minuteswhilegoingbackdowntooktwicethat．

Andi'shusbandreceivedhermessagesatlast．Heandtheirson，Justin，jumpedintothecaranddrovetopickupAndi．

Laterthatmorning，anX-rayshowedthatthebulldogwasbadlyhurt，hewaslikelytolosehisleftleg．

Afewdayslater，theDavisesreturnedtotheanimalhospital．“Thefirstthinghedidwastogivemeakiss，thenhewentrighttomyson．“Andisaid．TheynamedthedogElijahandbroughthimhomethatday．

38．HowdidAndigettothetopofthemountain？___

A．Herhusbandsenther． B．Anotherhikerhelpedher．

C．Sheclimbedbyherself． D．Shereachedtherebycar．

39．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“respond'，inParagraph4mean？___

A．Pull． B．Contact． C．Speak． D．Answer．

40．Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorder？___

a．Audifoundadyingdogonthetop．

b．Andiclimbedupthesleepslope．

c．TheDavisesbroughtthedoghome．

d．Andihadmuchtroubleca