A man was sitting in the park watching the ducks on the pond, when a
woman went to him. She had a white dog. She sat down on a bench, took out a
magazine and began to read. The dog was sitting between her and the man. After
it had been sitting quietly for about ten minutes, the dog turned and looked up at
the man.
　　"Excuse me,"the dog said, "but you look like a kind man. Please buy me
from this terrible woman."
　　The man could hardly believe his ears. A dog spoke to him in English!
　　"She is so mean to me, " the dog continued, "She never pets me or plays
with me. She doesn't feed me properly and she often beats me when she's in a
bad mood, which is most of the time.”
　　The man was amazed to hear the dog say all this. He was even more
surprised when the dog added, "And I'm really a very good dog. I'm quite
famous, too. I won a medal in the last war and was twice wounded in action. I've
saved three children- two from drowning and one from a fire."
　　The man decided that he would try to buy the dog from the woman. He
would pay a lot of money if necessary. The dog would soon earn tens of
thousands of dollars on television. It could be the world’s first talking dog.
　　Excuse me,"he said to the woman, "but I love your little dog. Will you sell
him to me? "
　　I'll be glad to sell him," the woman said. "You can have him for ten
dollars."
　　"Ten dollars!” the man said. "Only ten dollars? Why so little?" "Because, "
the woman said, "he always tells lies."

1. The dog explained that it had _____.

A. stopped a fireman from saving three children  
B. never been in the war
C. acted bravely in dangerous situations        
D. refused a medal in the last war

2.The man would like to pay _____ to buy the dog.

A. ten dollars            
B. only a little        
C. a lot of money    
D. nothing

3.The woman was _____.

A. happy to sell her dog                      
B. happy to feed her dog
C. hoping her dog would earn much money      
D. hoping her dog would help the man

                                                        Waiting for Dr. Dirkson  
                                                                    (A play)
THE SCENE: A classroom in a high school.
        (场景) Summer is over. This is the first day of school. The students arrive one by one or in small
                   groups. Everyone stops to read the sign on the door. It says: 
                   PHYSICS 1, DR.F. DIRKSON.
THE CHARACTERS: Five students (Linda, Ben, Rudy, Tony, Molly) and Dr. Dirkson. 
        (人物)
Linda: Dirkson? Dirkson? I don't know that name. Who is he?
Rudy: Don't ask me. He must be a new teacher. I don't remember him teaching in this school last year.
         Do you, Ben?
Ben: No, but here comes Tony. If anyone can tell you about Dr. What's-His-Name, Tony can. He knows
        everything.
Tony: (laughs.) I don't know everything. I only know almost everything. What is your question, please?
Molly: What do you know about this new teacher?
Tony: I don't really know much about Dr. Dirkson. I do hear things, though. I hear lots of things.
Rudy: What do you hear? Is he a good teacher? I'm hoping to go to college. This class is important to me.
Tony: I have a friend who goes to Central High School. I'm almost sure that's where Dr. Dirkson comes 
         from. If it's the same teacher, he is rough. Believe me, he is rough and tough.
Linda: What do you mean 'rough and tough'? I plan to go to college, too. I have to do well in this class.
Tony: What I hear is that Dirkson's exams are very hard. He usually fails about half the class. All the girls.
Linda: (angry) That can't be true. You're making it up, Tony.
Molly: He's just talking like that to make us angry, Linda. Tony, What does Dr. Dirkson look like? Is he
          married?
Tony: I don't think so. But don't get excited, Molly. He isn't going to interest you. He's about seventy-seven
          years old and he uses a walking stick.
Molly: (she is angry) Tony, why do you say that this teacher fails all the girls? Do you think physics is too
          hard for girls? Do you think we can't do it?
Tony: All I'm saying, Molly, is that girls don't make it in Dr. Dirkson's class. Physics is very difficult. It's
          not like art or music or history. It's a science. How many famous women scientists are there? Hardly
          any. You can count them on the fingers of one hand.
Ben: That's not fair(公平), Tony. There are many women who are doctors and engineers and scientists. And
        there are more of them all the time.
Rudy: That's right, Tony. I agree with Ben. Girls can do anything we can do.
Tony: I don't care what anybody says. I'm telling you the truth, Molly. I'm not saying that girls are not
          intelligent (有智力的). They just don't have the right kind of intelligence to understand physics.
          Dr. Dirskson must know that. Take my advice (忠告) and get out of his class before he walks in.
          (A very pretty young woman hurries into the classroom.)
Dr. Dirkson: Good morning. I'm sorry I'm late. I am Dr. Dirkson. 
         (The whole class starts to laugh. Everyone laughs hard. Everyone except Tony.)

A. Tony is able to know about anyone that he doesn't know his name
B. nobody knows more than Tony about a man called What's-His-Name
C. only Tony can know what the man's name is instead of anyone
D. no one can remember people's names as many as Tony can

2. What kind of a boy is Tony? He is the boy that _______.

A. has an unusual memory
B. believes in himself
C. takes pity on the girls
D. likes making up stories

3. Which statement is right?

A. The boys are all for Tony's idea.
B. The girls like to have a man teacher.
C. Dr. Dirkson is rough and tough.
D. Tony has to face the fact.