Tom goes everywhere with Catherine Green, a 54-year-old secretary. He moves around her office at work and goes shopping with her. "Most people don't seem to mind Tom," says Catherine, who thinks he is wonderful. "He's my fourth child," she says. She may think of him and treat him that way as her son. He moves around buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes, but in fact Tom is a dog.

Catherine and Tom live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides a high level of care for its people. This level of care costs money.

People in Sweden pay taxes on everything, so aren't surprised to find that owning a dog means more taxes. Some people are paying as much as 500 Swedish kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dog, which is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill. However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to offer health and even life premium for their dog.

In Sweden dog owners must pay for any damage their dog does. A Swedish Kennel Club official explains what this means: if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car, you, as the owner, have to pay for any damage done to the car, even if your dog has been killed in the accident.

1.Catherine pays taxes for Tom because ________.

A. Tom follows her everywhere

B. Tom is her child

C. Tom is her dog

D. Tom often falls ill

2.The money paid as dog taxes is used to ________.

A. keep a high level of care for the people

B. pay for damage done by dogs

C. provide medical care for dogs

D. buy insurance for dog owners

3.The underlined world "premium" possibly means ________.

A. payment for risks B. medical check

C. entertainment expense D. protection fee

4.If a dog causes a car accident and gets killed, who should pay for the damage done to the car?

A. The owner of the car.

B. The owner of the dog.

C. The insurance company.

D. The government.

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Tina was afraid of the dark. She always went to bed with the light on. She was afraid that the ________ would come and eat her. Her daddy always ________ her closet(壁橱) and under her bed for monsters.

One night, Tina was awakened in the middle of the night by some strange ________ coming from her window. She opened her eyes and saw a huge 3-eyed monster ________ to get into her room through the window. She was too scared to even ________ for help.

The monster was able to ________ the window and get in. Tina was ________ why her parents didn't wake up from all the noise. Tina's heart was ________ so fast with the monster going straight to her bed. ________, the monster said in a low voice:“Hello there little girl, I hope I didn't ________ you. My name is Mongus. I was wondering if I can get some ________ and cookies.”Tina couldn't believe her ________.

“So, you are not here to ________ me?” She asked. Obviously amused, the monster laughed ________: “Eat you? No, no. You shouldn't be scared of me because I am a ________ monster. Can I have what I want now? Please.” Tina got up and went to the ________ where she got some milk and cookies. Later, Mongus left the room the same way he came in.

In the morning, Tina woke up to her father's voice, “Little sweet, time for school.” Tina told her father the ________ and how the window got broken. Her father ________ her that the whole thing was just a dream ________ the window wasn't broken. “So Mongus isn't coming back? ” Tina asked. “It is all up to you honey. You can ________ Mongus anytime you like, all you have to do is dream about him again.”

1.A. wolfB. monsterC. enemyD. bear

2.A. hidB. enteredC. sleptD. checked

3.A. noisesB. boysC. voicesD. parents

4.A. explainingB. agreeingC. tryingD. begging

5.A. hopeB. shoutC. waitD. look

6.A. breakB. avoidC. fixD. move

7.A. blamingB. consideringC. wonderingD. guessing

8.A. beatingB. hittingC. runningD. jumping

9.A. SoB. LaterC. ThenD. Meanwhile

10.A. catchB. seeC. hurtD. frighten

11.A. prizesB. milkC. candiesD. surprise

12.A. promisesB. wordsC. eyesD. ears

13.A. eatB. jokeC. cheatD. kill

14.A. unnaturallyB. loudly

C. weaklyD. terribly

15.A. uglyB. livelyC. friendlyD. lonely

16.A. shopB. kitchenC. gardenD. bedroom

17.A. storyB. lieC. eventD. dream

18.A. remindedB. questionedC. comfortedD. informed

19.A. whenB. ifC. althoughD. as

20.A. hold upB. hold backC. bring upD. bring back

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