“Well, we’re in our new house. Let’s get a new pet to get along with it,” Mrs. Brown said to her husband.
“That sounds like a pretty good idea,” he answered. “Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper?”
“Let’s go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can both go,” she said.
The next morning the Browns met Mr. Snow at the animal shelter. “We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes,” Mr. Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions.”
After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn’t need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark(吠) and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr. Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn’t checked her yet. So Mr. Snow told them to return on Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter again. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has had all of her shots(预防针). She will be healthy.” The Browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.
【小题1】From the reading we learn that _______.

完形填空

My birthday was a few days ago. Now I’m 24 years old and I’m  1  with teaching. I didn’t remember my birthday until the morning of the 1st. It was just like an ordinary day, no presents, no party, no cake... When I was  2   , I always felt sad that almost nobody remembered my birthday, not even my family. But now I don’t    3  any more, especially this year, from my birthday to next day, not much     4 . This month I have several foreign students   5   Chinese with me. I give lessons privately, so I need to do quite a lot of work before each lesson. So far I’m getting more    6   in teaching foreigners Chinese, and I think it’s a very cool job. When I was at  7 , I wanted to follow these native English speakers. They can   8  to foreign countries and get teaching jobs easily almost anywhere even though they’re not real teachers. I complained Chinese people didn’t have as many chances as people from the West. But now things are  9  . As China is becoming stronger, Chinese is becoming more and more    10  and maybe in the future I can get teaching jobs in foreign countries. I’ll study more and get ready.

补全对话（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

A：Mom,              1.               ?

B：What for?

A：I need to buy some yogurt to make a milk shake.

B：OK, here’s the money.

A：          2.               ?

B：The best yogurt? Maybe you can go to Sunshine Supermarket.        3.           ?

A：With Tom. I’m going to call him.

B：Good.

A：       4.               ?

B：No, it isn’t. So you can walk there. Oh,         5.              .

A：A cloth（布）bag? OK, I won’t forget. We shouldn’t use plastic bags any more. They’re bad for the environment(环境).

【小题1】—I’ve decided to pull out the tooth. I can’t stand this pain.
—I’m afraid you’ve made a wrong _________(decide). You’d better see the dentist and take his advice.
【小题2】—Great changes have taken place in Nanjing in the last few years.
—That’s true. I hope there __________(be) a lot more changes to our hometown.
【小题3】 —You’ve played Angry Birds for two hours. Don’t you think it’s boring?
—No, not at all. But I need to rest _______ (I) for a while now.
【小题4】 —The petrol price has risen above eight yuan. I’d prefer riding to_____(drive) from now on.
—Isn’t that good news? You can do some exercise on the way.
【小题5】—Miss Williams, I’m afraid I cannot answer this question.
—Never mind. Even though you answer it ______(correct), just have another try.
【小题6】—Will the second ________(Asia) Youth Games be held in Nanjing next year?
—Yes. The slogan is Youthful Celebration, Passionate Asia.