It was Monday,Mrs Smith’s dog was hungry,but there was not any meat in the house.

Considering that there was no better way,Mrs Smith took a piece of paper,and wrote the following words on it:”Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently:”Take this paper to the butcher（卖肉者）,and he is going to give you your lunch today.”

Holding the piece of paper in its mouth,the dog ran to the butcher’s shop.It gave the paper to the butcher.The butcher read it carefully ,he was sure that it was really the lady’s handwriting and presently did as he was asked to.The dog was very happy,and ate the meat up immediately.

At midnight the dog came to the shop again.It gave the butcher a piece of paper again.After reading it ,he gave it half a pound of meat once more.

The next day the dog came again exactly at midday.And as usual it brought a piece of paper in the mouth.This time the butcher did not take a look at the paper,and gave the dog its meat,for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers.

But the dog came again at four o’clock.And the same thing happened once again.To the butcher’s more surprise ,it came for the third time at six o’clock,and brought with it a third piece of paper.The butcher felt a bit puzzled.He said to himself,”This is a small dog.Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”

Looking at the piece of paper,he found that there were not any words on it!

1.It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper its master gave it______.

A．might do it much harm

B．could do it much good

C．would give the butcher some meat

D．was worth many pounds

2.The butcher did not give any meat to the dog______.

A．when he found the words on the paper were not very clear

B．because he happened to have sold out all the meat in his shop

C．until he was paid enough by Mrs Smith

D．before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs Smith

3.From its experience,the dog found that______.

A．a piece of paper could bring him half a pound of meat

B．only the paper from Mrs Smith’s words on it could bring it meat

C．the butcher would give it meat whenever he saw it

D．Mrs Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher

4.At the end of the story you’ll find that______.

A．the dog was clever enough to write on the paper

B．the butcher found himself cheated by the smart animal

C．the dog dared not go to the butcher’s any more

D．the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog

 

——Did you see Lucy last night ?She must have left home as she was wondering round the town at midnight .

——The fact that she was wondering round the town at midnight  

       she had left home for good .

A．was not meaning	B．does not mean
C．was not mean	D．would not mean

 

At midnight the enemy attacked _________.

A.without warning B.without notice    C.without permission  D.A or B

It was Monday,Mrs Smith’s dog was hungry,but there was not any meat in the house.
Considering that there was no better way,Mrs Smith took a piece of paper,and wrote the following words on it:”Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently:”Take this paper to the butcher（卖肉者）,and he is going to give you your lunch today.”
Holding the piece of paper in its mouth,the dog ran to the butcher’s shop.It gave the paper to the butcher.The butcher read it carefully ,he was sure that it was really the lady’s handwriting and presently did as he was asked to.The dog was very happy,and ate the meat up immediately.
At midnight the dog came to the shop again.It gave the butcher a piece of paper again.After reading it ,he gave it half a pound of meat once more.
The next day the dog came again exactly at midday.And as usual it brought a piece of paper in the mouth.This time the butcher did not take a look at the paper,and gave the dog its meat,for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers.
But the dog came again at four o’clock.And the same thing happened once again.To the butcher’s more surprise ,it came for the third time at six o’clock,and brought with it a third piece of paper.The butcher felt a bit puzzled.He said to himself,”This is a small dog.Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”
Looking at the piece of paper,he found that there were not any words on it!
【小题1】It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper its master gave it______.

A．might do it much harm

B．could do it much good

C．would give the butcher some meat

D．was worth many pounds

【小题2】The butcher did not give any meat to the dog______.

A．when he found the words on the paper were not very clear

B．because he happened to have sold out all the meat in his shop

C．until he was paid enough by Mrs Smith

D．before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs Smith

【小题3】From its experience,the dog found that______.

A．a piece of paper could bring him half a pound of meat

B．only the paper from Mrs Smith’s words on it could bring it meat

C．the butcher would give it meat whenever he saw it

D．Mrs Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher

【小题4】At the end of the story you’ll find that______.

A．the dog was clever enough to write on the paper

B．the butcher found himself cheated by the smart animal

C．the dog dared not go to the butcher’s any more

D．the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog

I’ve spent most of my career as a traveling salesman, and so I know that    1    is an occupational disease. But one year, my    2    gave me the cure for my homesickness.

It had black bright eyes, a red bow tie and orange feet--- a stuffed penguin (企鹅) that   3    about five inches tall. Attached to its left wing    4    a little sign with the hand-painted declaration “ I Love My Dad!”. I immediately   5    the penguin on my table.

On my next trip, I put the   6    in my suitcase. That night when I called home, my daughter Jeanine was    7    because the penguin had disappeared. “Honey, he’s here with me,” I explained, “ I brought him    8  ”.

   9   , the penguin came with me --- as necessary as my briefcase. And we     10    along the way. In Albuquerque, I checked into a    11   , dropped my bag and ran to a meeting. When I returned, the maid had    12    the bed and stood the penguin on the pillow.

One night, I discovered the penguin    13   , and after a mad phone call, I learned I’d    14    it in my previous hotel room,    15    it had been rescued by a maid. I       16      a hundred miles to get it, and when I arrived at midnight, the penguin was waiting at the front desk. In the hotel lobby (大厅), other tired business travelers were    17      at the reunion of my penguin and me --- I think with a touch of    18   .

Jeanine is in college now, and I don’t travel    19   . The penguin sits on my table, a reminder that love is a wonderful traveling companion. All those years on    20   , it was the one thing I never left home without.

1.A. cold            B. hunger              C. loneliness      D. fever

2.. A. boy               B. daughter        C. friend           D. mother

3.A. stood               B. lay                 C. jumped           D. climbed

4. A. wrote          B. turned          C. was                  D. had

5.. A. threw             B. lost            C. gave             D. placed

6.. A. bear              B. penguin         C. dog                  D. rabbit

7. A. upset              B. happy           C. glad             D. excited

8. A. up             B. off                 C. along            D. down

9. A. From now on    B. In the future   C. In future            D. From then on

10. A. had friends      B. had friend      C. made friends  D. made friend

11.A. school         B. hotel           C. shop             D. supermarket

12. A. given             B. turned              C. made             D. carried

13.A. sleeping           B. going           C. living           D. missing

14.A. forget         B. left            C. ordered              D. sent

15.A. there              B. when            C. where            D. how

16. A. ran               B. walked              C. hurried              D. drove

17.A. surprised          B. frightened          C. looked          D. laughed

18. A. anger         B. envy            C. sadness          D. illness

19.A. as many       B. as seldom      C. so little            D. as much

20.A. the hotel          B. the meeting         C. the road             D. the house