1. (2022·佳木斯模拟) 完形填空

It was the first night of a tiring seven-day 250km race across the Gobi Desert a year ago. Mr. Leonard1a little dog going around his camp trying to2herself.

"Cute, but I'm not giving you any," Leonard thought. Like all3, he had packed just enough for the whole4. He'd been running competitively for three years, and he had a 5to win.

The next day, at the starting line, the dog6him again. He waved her away,7she might be stepped on by the runners.8, the dog followed him all the way until the day's race9. That night the dog snuggled (偎依) up to Leonard and even10to get a little food from him. By then, he was determined to11her Gobi.

The pair went on to finish the seven-day race, with Gobi12a distance of 125km on her own, and winning Leonard over, enough for him to make a13— he would take her home to Edinburgh. "Seeing Gobi on the race14my attitude to things. It made me think more about stopping and helping her,15just focusing on winning, " said Leonard, who finished second. "It also made my running more 16, giving me a lot of pleasure. "

As Leonard was preparing to get Gobi home, she was17. With a group of 20 local volunteers coming to his18, he finally found her. After that, Leonard never let Gobi out of his19. Now Gobi's favorite activity is still running, and she20does at least 8km a day with Leonard up the hills.