7.(　　 ) It was not easy to get jobs in the south than in the northeast.

6.(　　 ) London is to the south of England.

5.(　 　) The dig kept the visitor's hat in his mouth means you must put on your hat when you are talking.

　　　　　　　　　　　 ( B )

It was very difficult to find jobs in the northeast of England, and when Jim lost his job, he found it impossible to get a new one. He had spent all his money, so he decided to go down to the south of the country, where he heard that things were better, and that it was easier to find a job. The best way to go there was by train, so he want to the railway station and got into a train which was going to London.

He was the only person in his compartment (火车内小间) when another man came in, carrying a gun and said to him, "Your money or your life!"

"I haven't got a penny (便士)," Jim answered.

"Then why are you shaking so much?" the man with the gun asked.

"Because I thought you were the ticket-collector and I haven't even got a ticket," answered Jim.　

4.(　　 ) The dog was seated in front of the visitor because he wanted to listen to him carefully.

3.(　　 ) Police dogs are clever.

2.(　　 ) My friend takes his police dog to the park once a week.

1.(　　 ) Jim is my friend.

15.(　　 ) The boy said he would clean the young man's shoes for nothing just in order to get more money from him.

　第十四组(3篇)

　　　　　　　　　 ( A )

My friend has a large police dog, Jim　 Police dogs are often clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jim for a long walk in the park. Jim likes these long walks in the park very much.

One Saturday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jim for his walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jim became very worried about his walk in the park. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention. He went on talking. Finally Jim could not stand any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor but this time he held the visitor's hat in his mouth.　

14.(　　 ) The boy refused to clean the second shoe because he asked to be paid two pounds .

13.(　　 ) The young man agreed to clean his shoes, because the boy asked for two pounds.