Years ago while lying in my hammock(吊床)and drinking JD from the bottle, I noticed my dog dragging something under the fence. Upon inspection, to my disappointment, I realized it was the next door neighbor’s 10 – year – old daughter’s rabbit. For years I had watched her come home from school and head straight out to its cage, free it and play with it in the yard. I knew that day would be no different and fearing for our dog, I had to think fast.

The rabbit was quite dirty, as if it had put up quite a struggle, so I washed it, combed it with the dog brush and blew it dry with the leaf blower. Upon finishing its grooming I jumped the fence and replaced it back in its cage hoping its death would be written off as “natural caused”.

Back to the hammock and JD. Within the hour the neighbor’s Volvo pulled in as usual and out popped the little girl, and as usual she headed straight for the cage. Only this time she stopped about six feet away and screamed: “D—A—D—D—Y!!!”.

Her father, panic stricken, stood looking at the cage. Being the good neighbor that I am, I rushed to fence and asked if there was anything I could do.

Her father less than calmly shouted, “What kind of sick individual would dig up a little girl’s rabbit and put it back in its cage?”

1.The girl was shocked because           .

    A.the rabbit was killed by someone

    B.the rabbit was too clean

    C.the dead rabbit was cleaned and put back into the cage

    D.the rabbit was asleep in the cage

2.That day the girl ran to the cage           .

    A.because her rabbit was there

    B.because she had a habit of going there to see her rabbit

    C.because she wanted to see her rabbit again

    D.because the rabbit was dead

3.We can infer that the rabbit            .

    A.was alive before the writer saw his dog dragging it

    B.was already dead before the writer saw his dog dragging it

    C.was in the cage playing with the dog

    D.was at the fence seeking out for food before it was killed by the dog

4.According to the story, the writer           .

    A.was helpful to his neighbor      B.did a smart thing

    C.was honest                       D.made a mistake

 

It was a beautiful Sunday morning, and Maggie and I were returning from our walk through the woods.We were only a couple of blocks from home when I spotted a cell phone and a credit card sitting on the road.We took them home.We always find amazing things on the street and she looks upon them as a movable feast-a chicken wing here or a barbecue rib (肋骨)there.

I found another cell phone a few years back, too, and called a number in its phone book.I explained the situation to the guy who answered.He said it was his sister's and that he'd come to pick it up, which he did.

And that was that.No verbal thank-you, no written thank-you, no “here's a box of chocolates” thank-you.

I didn't have time to call anyone on my latest found cell phone.I was pouring myself coffee when it started to shake and dance across the kitchen counter.

“Who's this?” someone asked when I picked up.

“Who's this?” I countered(反问).“Sarah?”

She was surprised at my knowing her name until she realized her name was on the credit card.“Could you send them to me?” she asked.

She lives in Arlington, which is 2 miles from my house.

“Hmm, no, ”I replied, adding that I thought she could come to get them, and that if I wasn't at home, they would be in my mailbox.

A day later, when I was out for a run, someone got them back.There wasn't even a piece of paper put in the mailbox with “Thanks” on it.In this age of e-mail and cell phone, there's really no excuse.Years ago, I found something more precious than a $100 bill on the street:a driver's license.I saw  that its owner lived a couple of blocks from me, so I called him up.He asked whether I could slip the license through his front door.

“I guess I could, ”I replied.

And that was that.

1.What is the relationship between Maggie and the writer?

A.Wife and husband       B.Daughter and father

C.Teacher and student    D.Master and pet dog

2..How many experiences are mentioned by the writer to return things to the losers?

A.3    B.4    C.5 D.6

3.How did the writer know Sarah's telephone number?

A.From her telephone's phone book      B.From her credit card

C.From her e-mail                    D.From her driver's license

4.The writer wants to tell us through the unusual stories,

A.we should return the things we picked to the losers

B.people don't know how to appreciate others in the age of e-mail and cell phone

C.people would learn to appreciate persons who provide help for you

D.the advance of society makes people lose some virtues

 

 

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