C Read part of the novel The Call of the Wild and complete it with the sentences in the box. Write the correct letters in the blanks.
a Suddenly, Curly was buried under them.
b She wasn't moving at all.
c With no warning, the big dog jumped onto Curly and bit her.
d Buck happily joined the big dogs.
e From that moment on, Buck hated Spitz.
f In this place, he met some very big dogs.
Buck's first day on the Dyea beach was terrible. Every hour was filled with shock and surprise. There was no peace, rest or safety. All was confusion and action. At every moment, he felt he was in danger.
(
f
) They looked like wolves! These dogs liked to fight. Buck never saw dogs fight like these ones. His first experience with the dogs taught him an important lesson. Curly, a smaller dog, was the victim.
Curly, in her friendly way, tried to talk to one of the big dogs. (
c
) The big dog didn't just look like a wolf—he fought like a wolf too!
Then, thirty or forty big dogs ran over and surrounded the two in a silent circle. They closed in on her and made scary sounds. (
a
) It all happened so quickly that Buck was surprised. He saw a big dog named Spitz stick out his tongue and laugh.
Soon, three men came and made the big dogs run away. When they were gone, Buck saw Curly lying on the ground. (
b
)
Afterwards, Buck often had trouble sleeping. He kept thinking about this fight. He thought about Spitz sticking out his tongue and laughing. (
e
)