In December 2023, a dog found a small sea turtle on a beach in Wales, the UK. People named the little turtle Rhossi. He is one of the____1____(rare) sea turtles in the world. Rhossi is from the Gulf of Mexico, but he made it 5,000___2____(mile) from home.

The seawater there was too cold for him, so he became very weak. Luckily, the team at the Anglesey Sea Zoo took him in and____3____(look) after him well. Within two years, he____4____(grow) from two pounds to nearly fifty pounds. At last, the experts felt he____5____(be) strong enough to fly back to Texas. On August 10, 2026, Rhossi arrived in Houston and was placed in a deep tank (缸)____6____(help) him get used to his new home.

Many people followed Rhossi’s story online. “Great to see the little one come back!” one person wrote. “Though his return ____7____ the sea will take a little longer, people are working hard to get him ready,” the Houston Zoo said. Rhossi’s long journey shows the____8____(important) of working together and being kind. Now this lucky turtle is____9____(swim) well in Texas, and one day soon he will return to the sea____10____(final).

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解析：选rarest。rarest 考查形容词最高级。根据“one of the...sea turtles”，可知此处是“one of the+最高级+复数名词”结构，表示“最……之一”，故填rarest。

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解析：选miles。miles 考查名词复数。根据数字“5,000”，可知后面要接可数名词复数，故填miles。

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解析：选looked。looked 考查时态。根据前文“In December 2023”和并列谓语“took him in”，可知整件事发生在过去，考查一般过去时，故填looked。

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解析：选grew。grew 考查时态。根据“Within two years”和全文的过去语境，此处也用一般过去时；grow是不规则动词，故填grew。

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解析：选was。was 考查宾语从句的时态一致。主句experts felt是过去时，后面的宾语从句 he ____ strong enough也要用过去的时态；主语he是单数，所以填 was。

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解析：选to help。to help 考查非谓语。根据句意“搬进深水池是为了帮它适应新家”，可知这里用动词不定式表目的，故填to help。

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解析：选to。to 考查介词。这里 his return 是名词短语，return to the sea 表示“返回大海”。所以填介词 to。

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解析：选importance。importance 考查词类转换。根据定冠词the，可知后面要接名词，important的名词形式为importance，故填importance。

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解析：选swimming。swimming 考查现在进行时。句首Now是现在进行时的提示词；结构为am/is/are+现在分词。swim为重读闭音节单词，双写末尾辅音字母m再加-ing，故填swimming。

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解析：选finally。finally 考查副词。根据句意“总有一天它会回到大海”，可知修饰动词return用副词，final的副词形式为finally。故填finally。