Ⅲ. 填入恰当的单词并完成任务。
The Brave Homing Pigeon

Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, 1862.
The captain sighed. This was 1. (thick) fog he had ever seen. They were over 330 kilometres from the closest land, 2. he didn't know where to go. The ship was on its way to Europe. Just around ten hours ago they left New York, but now the engine 3. (stop) working. Clearly, they needed help!
The captain remembered the homing pigeons. He ran to 4. (they), wrote a message for help, and tied it to Big Blue's leg. Big Blue flew up and then returned almost right away.
The captain became 5. (worried) than before. "You are our last hope, little guy," said the captain as he tied a note to Army, the smaller and 6. (young) of the two pigeons. The captain threw him into the air. Army flew around and around, higher and higher. Soon, the bird was out of sight. "That's 7. good sign," said the captain with more hope.
Almost 340 kilometres away, Billy heard fast-moving wings and saw the bird with the note. He read the note and ran as 8. (fast) as he could to the company office. There, he learnt Army had flown in fog and over the sea, for over four hours.
Thanks 9. Army, people sent help to the ship. The captain later explained, "Army really is the 10. (amazing) bird!"
11. Can you give another title for the text?

1. the thickest
2. and
3. stopped
4. them
5. more worried
6. younger
7. a
8. fast
9. to
10. most amazing
11. 示例：The Hero Pigeon Army（答案不唯一，贴合主旨即可）

本题考查八年级英语形容词比较级/最高级、动词时态、固定搭配、连词等核心语法点，逐空解析如下：
1. 由限定范围"he had ever seen"（他曾见过的所有雾）可知要用形容词最高级，thick的最高级形式为the thickest。
2. 前后两个分句是顺承并列关系：他们距离最近的陆地超过330公里，也不知道该往哪里航行，填入并列连词and。
3. 故事背景为1862年，描述过去发生的动作，动词stop要使用一般过去时stopped。
4. 介词to后要接人称代词宾格，they的宾格形式为them，指代前文提到的信鸽。
5. 后文出现than提示用比较级，多音节形容词worried的比较级为more worried。
6. 限定范围是两只信鸽，和前文的the smaller并列，要使用形容词比较级younger。
7. 此处语义为“一个好兆头”，good以辅音音素开头，填入不定冠词a。
8. 固定结构as+副词原级+as表示“和……一样”，此处用原级fast。
9. 固定短语thanks to意为“多亏、由于”，是固定搭配。
10. 定冠词the提示此处要表达“最令人惊叹的”，用amazing的最高级形式most amazing。
11. 全文讲述名为Army的信鸽冒险送信、拯救遇险船只的故事，给出贴合主旨的合理标题即可。