2. What made Basenjis so special?

　 A. They were funny enough to make people laugh.

　 B. One of them barked at a dog show in London.

　 C. They were a true friend of man.

　 D. They were born quiet dogs.

1. Basenjis were first found　　　 .

　 A. in Africa, Europe and America 　 B. in both Africa and America

　 C. in central Africa D. in North Africa

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　　 The basenji is a central African hunting dog. It comes from a country called Chad, which is north of the Central African Republic. The basenji was well-known as the “silent dog” because for centuries no basenjis has ever been known to bark (吠). Then at a dog show in London in 1953, a basenji actually barked.

　　 As well as being clever, basenjis are known for their natural courage and are still popular hunting dogs in Africa. But in America people keep them mainly because they are gentle and full of fun. The basenji has an unusual habit, it washes itself all over like a cat. It is a middle-sized dog, 16 or 17 inches high from the shoulder. It weighs about 20 pounds. A basenji’s coat is short and silky. It may be brown, white, or gold , or a mixture of these three colours.

5. In the story , ______ made a mistake.

　 A. both the actress and the painter　　　 B. neither the actress nor the painter

　 C. the painter　　　　 　　　　　　　　D. the actress

4. After the painter got the tickets from the actress, he ______.

　 A. sold them for £3　　　　　　 　　　B. went to watch the musical show

　 C. paid £3 for them　　　　　　　　 D. was very thankful to her

3. The actress gave the painter two tickets, hoping he would______.

　 A. be pleased　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ask less money for his work

　 C. charge more money for his work　　 D. say a good word for her musical show

2. The woman’s flat was situated ______.

　 A. near the city　　　　　　　　　　　 B. near her home

　 C. in the middle of the city　　　　　　　 D. by the side of the country road

1. In the article, “Miss Hall” was the name of ______.

　 A. a place where people sang and danced　　　　　　 B. an unmarried woman

　 C. a hall　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　D. a street

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　　 A beautiful and very successful actress was the star of a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn’t want to have to go back there every night, so she rented (租用) an expensive flat in the centre of the city, bought some beautiful furniture (家具) and hired a man to paint the rooms in new colours.

　　 It was very difficult to get tickets for her show because everybody wanted to see it, so she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better and more willingly for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter’s bill. At the bottom of it were the words “Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance,£3,” with this note： “After 5 p.m. I get fifteen shillings an hour instead of ten shillings.”

6. I was surprised when the coffee pot was taken away because I ______.

　 A. hadn’t finished drinking my coffee　　　　 B. was expecting another cup of coffee

　 C. meant that I didn’t want any more　　　　 D. was never misunderstood