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    Jackie Heinricher's love affair with bamboo started in her backyard. "As a child, I remember playing
among the golden bamboo my dad had planted, and when there was a slight wind, the bamboos sounded
really musical."
     A fisheries biologist, Heinricher, 47, planned to work in the salmon industry in Seattle, where she lived with her husband, Guy Thornburgh, but she found it too competitive. Then her garden gave her the idea for a business: she'd plant 20 bamboo forests on their sevenacre farm.
     Heinricher started BooShoot Gardens in 1998. She realized early on what is just now beginning to be
known to the rest of the world. It can be used to make fishing poles, skateboards, buildings, furniture,
floors, and even clothing. An added bonus: Bamboo absorbs four times as much carbon dioxide as a
group of hardwood trees and releases 35 percent more oxygen.
     First she had to find a way to massproduce the plants-a tough task, since bamboo flowers create seed only once every 50 to 100 years. And dividing a bamboo plant frequently kills it.
     Heinricher appealed to Randy Burr, a tissue culture expert, to help her. "People kept telling us we'd
never figure it out," says Heinricher. "Others had worked on it for 27 years! I believed in what we were
doing, though, so I just kept going."
     She was right to feel a sense of urgency. Bamboo forests are being rapidly used up, and a United
Nations report showed that even though bamboo is highly renewable,as many as half of the world's species are threatened with dying out. Heinricher knew that bamboo could make a significant impact on carbon
emissions (排放) and world economies, but only if huge numbers could be produced. And that's just what she and Burr figured out after nine years of experiments-a way to grow millions of plants. By placing
cuttings in test tubes with salts, vitamins, plant hormones, and seaweed gel, they got the plants to grow and then raised them in soil in greenhouses.
     Not long after it, Burr's lab hit financial difficulties. Heinricher had no experience running a tissue culture operation, but she wasn't prepared to quit. So she bought the lab.
     Today Heinricher heads up a profitable multimilliondollar company, working on species from all over
the world and selling them to wholesalers. "If you want to farm bamboo, it's hard to do without the young
plants, and that's what we have," she says proudly.
1. What was the main problem with planting bamboo widely?
A. They didn't have enough young bamboo.
B. They were short of money and experience.
C. They didn't have a big enough farm to do it.
D. They were not understood by other people.
2. What does Heinricher think of bamboo?
A. Fragile and affordable.
B. Productive and flexible.
C. Useful and earthfriendly.
D. Strong and profitable.
3. The underlined word "renewable" in Paragraph 6 probably means "________".
A. able to be replaced naturally
B. able to be raised difficultly
C. able to be shaped easily
D. able to be recycled conveniently
4. What do you learn from the passage?
A. Heinricher's love for bamboo led to her experiments in the lab.
B. Heinricher's determination helped her to succeed in her work.
C. Heinricher struggled to prevent bamboo from disappearing.
D. Heinricher finally succeeded in realizing her childhood dream.
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    When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I
could__1__ tough subjects and really Iearn something. One such course was World
Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he__2_ in class.
     When l took the first exam ,I was __3__ to find a 77 , C-plus , on my test paper, __4__ Fnglish was
my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne , who listened to my arguments but remained __5__ .
      I decided to try harder,although I didn't know what that __6__ because school had always been easy
for me. I read the books more carefully,but got another 77. Again,I__7__ with Professor Jayne. Again , he
listened patiently but wouldn't change his __8__.
     One more test before the final exam. One more__9__ to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts
and ,for the first time,__10__the meaning of the word" thorough". But my_11_did no good and everything
_12__as before.
      The last hurdLe (障碍) was the final. No matter what _13_ got,it wouldn't cancel three C-pluses. I
might as well kiss the _14_ goodbye.
      I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the
final , I even  _15_ myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I'd have __16_ with a test.
      A week later,l was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne's office. He _17_ to be
expecting me. " If I  gave you the As you__18_,you wouldn't continue to work as hard. "
      I stared at  him._19_ that  his  analysis  and  strategy (策略)were correct. I had worked my head _20  , as I had never done before
      I was speechless when my course grade arrived : A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year
I received my scholarship. I've always remembered Professor Jayne's lesson : you alone must set your own standard of excellence.
(     )1. A. take        
(     )2. A. sought      
(     )3. A. shocked    
(     )4. A. but        
(     )5. A. unchanged  
(     )6. A. reflected  
(     )7. A. quarreled  
(     )8. A. attitude    
(     )9. A. choice      
(     )10. A. memorized  
(     )11 . A. ambition  
(     )12. A. stayed    
(     )13. A. grade      
(     )14. A. scholarship
(     )15. A. helped    
(     )16. A. fun        
(     )17. A. happened  
(     )18. A. valued    
(     )19. A. remembering
(     )20. A. out        
B. discuss        
B. presented      
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B. answer        
B. course        
B. favored        
B. luck          
B. proved        
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B. guessing      
B. over          
C. cover      
C. exchanged  
C. scared      
C. for        
C. unfriendly  
C. improved    
C. bargained  
C. plan        
C. chance      
C. accepted    
C. effort      
C. worked      
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D. seemed            
D. welcomed          
D. realizing          
D. off                
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     When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship.Having been a Straight-A student, I
believed I could_1_tough subjects and really learn something.One such course was World Literature
given by Professor Jayne.I was extremely interested in the ideas he_2_in class.
      When I took the first exam, I was _3_to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, _4_English was
my best subject.I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained_5_.
      I decided to try harder, although I didn't know what that_6_because school had always been easy
for me.I read the books more carefully, but got another 77.Again, I_7_with Professor Jayne.Again, he
listened patiently but wouldn't change his_8_.
     One more test before the final exam.One more_9_to improve my grade.So I redoubled my efforts
and, for the first time,   10   the meaning of the word "thorough". But my   11   did no good and
everything  12    as before.
     The last hurdle (障碍) was the final.No matter what  13   I got, it wouldn't cancel three C-pluses.
I might as well kiss the   14   goodbye.
     I stopped working hard.I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would.The night before the
final, I even  15   myself to a movie.The next day I decided for once I'd have  16   with a test.
     A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne's office.He   17   to
be expecting me."If I gave you the A you    18  , you wouldn't continue to work as hard."
     I stared at him,  19   that his analysis and strategy (策略) were correct.I had worked my head  20  ,
as I had never done before.
      I was speechless when my course grade arrived:A-plus.It was the only A-plus given.The next
year I received my scholarship.I've always remembered Professor Jayne's lesson:you alone must set
your own standard of excellence.
(     )1. A. take          
(     )2. A. sought        
(     )3. A. shocked      
(     )4. A. but          
(     )5. A. unchanged    
(     )6. A. reflected    
(     )7. A. quarreled    
(     )8. A. attitude      
(     )9. A. choice        
(     )10. A. memorized    
(     )11. A. ambition    
(     )12. A. stayed      
(     )13. A. grade        
(     )14. A. scholarship  
(     )15. A. helped      
(     )16. A. fun          
(     )17. A. happened    
(     )18. A. valued      
(     )19. A. remembering  
(     )20. A. out          
B. discuss    
B. presented  
B. worried    
B. so        
B. unpleasant
B. meant      
B. reasoned  
B. mind      
B. step      
B. considered
B. confidence
B. went      
B. answer    
B. course    
B. favored    
B. luck      
B. proved    
B. imagined  
B. guessing  
C. cover        
C. exchanged    
C. scared      
C. for          
C. unfriendly  
C. improved    
C. bargained    
C. plan        
C. chance      
C. accepted    
C. effort      
C. worked      
C. lesson      
C. degree      
C. treated      
C. problems    
C. pretended    
C. expected    
C. supposing    
C. on          
D. get          
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D. affected    
D. chatted      
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D. learned      
D. method      
D. changed      
D. comment      
D. subject      
D. relaxed      
D. tricks      
D. seemed      
D. welcomed    
D. realizing    
D. off          
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     The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found
out. Thomas Macaulay
     Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs Nanette
O'Neill gave an arithmetic__1__to our class. When the papers were__2__,she discovered that
twelve boys had made the same mistakes throughout the test.
     "There is really nothing new about__3__in the exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs O'Neill
__4__even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to__5__after class. I was one
of the twelve.Mrs O'Neill asked__6__questions, and she didn't__7__us either." She wrote on
the blackboard the__8__words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to__9__these words
into our exercisebooks one hundred times.
     I don't__10__about the other eleven boys. Speaking for myself I can say: it was the most important
single__11__of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay's words, they__12__seem to
me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give me a__13__to measure myself rather than others.
__14__of us are asked to make__15__decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle.
But all of us are called__16__daily to make a great many personal decisions.__17__the wallet, found
in the street, be put into a pocket or turned over to the policeman? Should the__18__change received
at the store be forgotten or__19__? Nobody will know except__20__. But you have to live with
yourself, and it is always better to live with someone you respect.
(     )1.A. test  
(     )2.A. examined
(     )3.A. lying 
(     )4.A. didn't  
(     )5.A. come    
(     )6.A. no      
(     )7.A. excuse  
(     )8.A. above  
(     )9.A. repeat  
(     )10.A.worry  
(     )11.A. chance
(     )12.A. even  
(     )13.A. way    
(     )14.A. All    
(     )15.A. quick  
(     )16.A. out    
(     )17.A. Should
(     )18.A. extra  
(     )19.A. paid  
(     )20.A. me    
B. problem
B. completed
B. cheating  
B. did      
B. leave    
B. certain  
B. reject    
B. common    
B. get      
B. know      
B. incident  
B. still    
B. sentence  
B. Few      
B. wise      
B. for      
B. Must      
B. small    
B. remembered
B. you      
C.paper  
C.marked  
C.   guessing
C.would    
C.   remain  
C.   many    
C.   help    
C.following
C.put      
C.   hear    
C.    lesson  
C.   always  
C.choice  
C.Some    
C.   great    
C.up      
C.   Would    
C.some    
C.   shared  
C.    us      
D.lesson    
D.   answered  
D.discussing
D.   wouldn't  
D.   apologize
D.   more      
D.   scold    
D.   unusual  
D.   copy      
D.   talk      
D.   memory    
D.   almost    
D.   reason    
D.None      
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D.upon      
D.   Need      
D.   necessary
D.returned  
D.    then      
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     The mom had died when the rescuers found her after the terrible earthquake.She was
covered by a destroyed house.Through gaps (缝隙) of those ruins,the rescuers could see
her last posture (姿势).It was something like an ancient person who was kowtowing
(叩头),but it just looked strange because she was out of shape by pressure.
     The rescuers confirmed her death by touching her through the gaps of the ruins.They
shouted at the ruins again and again,knocked the bricks using various tools,but no reply
inside.
     Then the rescuing team went to the next building.Suddenly the leader ran back,calling
"Come here." He came to the body,put his hands under the woman,feeling and touching,t
hen shoutedloudly and gladly,"There is someone,a baby,still living."
     Through some efforts,rescuers cleaned up the ruins which blocked her.Under her body
lay her baby,who was covered by a small red quilt (棉被).He was about 3 or 4 months'
old.Since well protected by his mother's body,he was safe.He was in a deep sleep when
the rescuer carried him out,and his lovely and peaceful face warmed everyone around him.
The doctor,along with the rescuing team,took the baby out of the quilt to check if the baby
was all right,and he found there was a mobile phone inthe quilt.The doctor looked at the
screen; a writtenmessage was already there:"My dear baby if you couldlive,don't forget how
much I love you." As a doctor,he experienced much of this type of separation;but at this
moment,he cried.The mobile phone was passed,and every person who saw this message
shed (流出) tears.

阅读理解。
     When a tornado touched down in a small town nearby, many families were left completely destroyed. Afterward all the local newspapers carried many human-interest stories featuring some of the families who suffered the hardest.
     One Sunday, a particular picture especially touched me. A young woman stood in front of an entirely
shattered mobile home, a depressed expression twisting her features. A young boy, seven or eight years
old, stood at her side, eyes downcast. Clutching  (紧握)  at her skirt was a tiny girl who stared into the
camera, eyes wide with confusion and fear.
     The article that went with the picture gave the clothing sizes of each family member. With growing
interest, I noticed that their sizes closely matched ours. This would be a good opportunity to teach my
children to help those less fortunate than themselves. I taped the picture of the young family to our
refrigerator, explaining their difficulty to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Brett, and to three- year-old Meghan.
     " We have so much. And these poor people now have nothing," I said."We'll share what we have with
them."
     I brought three large boxes down from the room upstairs and placed them on the living room floor.
Meghan watched seriously, as the boys and I filled one of the boxes with canned goods and foods.
     While I sorted through our clothes, I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and donate some of
their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys piled up discarded toys and games.
     "I'll help you find something for the little girl when I'm done with this," I said.
     The boys placed the toys they had chosen to donate into one of the boxes while I filled the third box
with clothes. Meghan walked up with Lucy, her worn, faded, much-loved rag doll hugged tightly to her
chest. She paused in front of the box that held the toys, pressed her round little face into Lucy's flat, painted-on-face, gave her a final kiss, then laid her gently on top of the other toys.
     "Oh, Honey," I said."You don't have to give Lucy. You love her so much."
     Meghan nodded seriously, eyes glistening with held-back tears. '"Lucy makes me happy, Mommy.
Maybe she'll make that other little girl happy, too."
     Swallowing hard, I stared at Meghan for a long moment, wondering how I could teach the boys the
lesson she had just taught me. For I suddenly realized that anyone can give their cast-offs away. True
generosity is giving that which you value most.
     Honest benevolence  (善行)  is a three-year-old offering a valuable, though shabby, doll to a little girl
she doesn't know with the hope that it will bring this child as much pleasure as it brought her. I, who had
wanted to teach, had been taught.
     The boys had watched, open-mouthed, as their baby sister placed her favorite doll in the box. Without a word, Brad rose and went to his room. He came back carrying one of his favorite action figures. He
hesitated briefly, clutching the toy, then looked over at Meghan and placed it in the box next to Lucy.
     A slow smile spread across Brett's face. Then he jumped up, eyes twinkling as he ran to fetch some
of his prized Matchbox cars.
     Astonished, I realized that the boys had also recognized what little Meghan's gesture meant.
Swallowing back tears, I pulled all three of them into my arms.
Taking the cue from my little one, I removed my old jacket from the box of clothes. I replaced it with the
new hunter green jacket that I had found on sale last week. I hoped the young woman in the picture would love it as much as I did.
     It's easy to give that which we don't want any more, but harder to let go of things we cherish, isn't it?
However, the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart..
1. Why does the author give a detailed description of a particular picture in the Sunday newspaper?
A. To create an atmosphere of fear and depression brought by the tornado.
B. To appeal to unconcerned people to donate for the poor families.
C. To show the helplessness and hopelessness of the family mentioned in the paper.
D. To stress what touched her and made her decide to help the hopeless family.
2. Why did Brad and Brett also donate their favorite things finally?
A. They were encouraged to donate some valuable things by the mother.
B. Meghan's decision inspired them to donate their favorite things.
C. They also wanted to show generosity by giving away their valuable things.
D. Meghan's gesture reminded them to replace their favorite things with new ones.
3. By " swallowing hard", the writer means that   _   _ .
A. she was deeply puzzled by what the little girl did
B. she had trouble persuading Meghan not to give away Lucy
C. she was greatly moved by Meghan's unexpected decision
D. she was uncertain what consequences Meghan's action would bring about
4. It is suggested in the sentence "the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart" that ______.
A. sincere donation means offering help to others whole-heartedly
B. true giving means giving others what you treasure most
C. true generosity means helping others at the cost of your own benefit
D. honest benevolence means devoting yourself to the career of donation
5. What's the best title for this passage?
A. The Greatest Love                  
B. A Beautiful Heart
C. True Generosity                    
D. A Precious Gift
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     In 1885, a young doctor named Arthur Conan Doyle opened offices in London.
     He wanted to be a successful doctor, but for some reasons he never found enough patients.
To pass the time, he began to write stories and send them to the newspapers.
    Conan Doyle's stories were about a clever detective, Sherlock Holmes.Conan Doyle wrote
that Sherlock Holmes lived in Baker Street in London, and people with problems came to
Sherlock Holmes with their problems, too.He was able to solve mysteries (疑难案件) that the
cleverest policemen in England were unable to figure out (解决).
    Sometimes Sherlock Holmes could solve a mystery without leaving his chair.He listened
carefully to the information his client (委托人) gave and figured out the answer.At other times
he spent days or weeks looking for clues (线索).Sherlock Holmes travelled to different cities
and countries to solve the mysteries.Sometimes he wore_disguises,_pretending to be an old man,
or a sailor.Holmes did anything to find out the answer to the mysteries he was working on.
    Sherlock Holmes is the most famous detective in English literature (文学),but many people don't
understand that he is a fictional (小说的) character, not a real person.The English post offices report
that people still send mail to Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street.Even he gets more than 2,000 letters
every year.
1.Conan Doyle began to write stories perhaps because ________.
A.he wanted to tell something about his patients
B.he wasn't good at medicine
C.he wanted to make less money          
D.most people were strong at that time
2.Conan Doyle got to write very good detective storiesbecause ________.
A.many people asked him to solve their mysteries
B.he got a lot of experience in solving mysteries
C.he was a person with great literary quality and talent (才能)
D.he was able to help those who came to see him with their problems
3.Sherlock Holmes________.
A.was only an ordinary detective
B.never existed (存在) in the world
C.was one of the members of the police in London
D.was a real detective who was named by Conan Doyle
4.The phrase "wore disguises" in the fourth paragraph means" ________".
A.introduced oneself
B.was in old clothes
C.changed one's clothes or one's appearance
D.seemed to be poor and helpless
5.Instead of being a famous doctor,Arthur Conan Doyle came to be successful in writing because ______     _ .               
A.many people wrote letters to him asking about thestories
B.the character he wrote about was thought to be a real person
C.he was finally employed by a police station
D.he earned a lot of money by writing such a story
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     It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night.The morning after the storm, though, was
beautiful:blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.
     My father realised it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him.I was
only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same.I'm_so_glad_I_did.
     On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself
was in fairly good shape.After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel
to the sea.As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance.
     On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby.We couldn't believe it-there
aren't any whales along the coast here.The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay,
in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.
     The little baby whale-actually as big as our boat-was obviously stuck and could not move.The mother
dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves."She's trying to
help her baby, but on the wrong side, "my father said.At this point, my father moved our boat in a
semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently.With our
several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water.Then it swam up right
beside its mum.They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started
heading in the wrong direction.We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay
channel.Slowly, they let us lead them, sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe-and to
give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight
from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.
     In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for
almost an hour and a half.That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day.Nearly four decades later, I
still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.
1. The author says "I'm so glad I did."(in Para. 2)because    .
A. he witnessed the whole process of fishing
B. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea
C. he experienced the rescue of the whales
D. he spent the weekend with his family
2. The harbour survived the storm owing to ________.
A. the shape of the harbour
B. the arms of the bay
C. the still water in the channel
D. the long coast line
3. The mother whale failed to help her baby because ________.
A. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long
B. the whirlpools she had made were not big enough
C. she had no other whales around to turn to for help
D. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction
4. What is the theme of the story?
A. Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness.
B. Fishing provides excitement for children.
C. It's necessary to live in harmony with animals.
D. It's vital to protect the environment.
阅读理解。
     Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30, and at 6:30 she was expected to be
chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her
house. As she opened the door, she nearly tripped over Sheba.
     "Hey, Sheba" she said, "I've got no time for you now, but I'll take you out as soon as I get back from
tennis club." Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking. Obviously, she could hardly
breathe. Immediately Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet (兽医). When she got there,
the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into
his office.
     "Listen, doctor, I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting. Can I leave her with you, and go and get changed?
I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?"
     "Sure." said the doctor.
     Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering
the hallway, the phone by the door began to ring.
     "This is Dr. Sterne," said an anxious voice. "I want you to get out of that house immediately," said the
doctor's voice. "I'm coming round soon, and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside!"
     At that moment, a police car screeched to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into
the house. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived.
     "Where's Sheba? Is she OK?" shouted Joanne.
     "She's fine, Joanne. I took out the thing which was choking her, and she's OK now."
     Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white-faced man, who could
hardly walk. There was blood all over him.
     "My God," said Joanne, "how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?"
     "I think he must be a burglar," said the doctor. "I knew he was there because when I finally removed
what was stuck in Sheba's throat: it turned out to be three human fingers."
1. What was Joanne supposed to do at 6:30?
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A. To walk her dog.
B. To see her doctor.
C. To attend a club meeting.
D. To play tennis with her friends.
2. Joanne wanted to get back to her home again _____.
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A. to phone the police station
B. to dress up for the meeting
C. to catch the badly hurt burglar
D. to wait for her dog to be cured
3. From the passage, we can infer that _____.
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A. Sheba fought against the burglar
B. the police found the burglar had broken in
C. Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting
D. the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog
4. In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is _____.
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A. clever
B. friendly
C. frightening
D. devoted