Tom was very proud of his dog Blackie. Whenever he got the chance. he would ask his dog to please his friends with some tricks (技法).

    One day Tom went to visit his friend Jack who was sick at home with a bad cold. “How are you feeling?” asked Tom. “Worse than yesterday,” answered Jack, “I have a terrible cough, and there is not a drop of medicine in the house.” “Don't worry, Jack. I'll send Blackie to the drugstore (药房) for some medicine. He'll be back in a minute, before you know it.” Tom put a five-dollar note in Blackie's mouth and the dog ran down the street. “And keep the change.” Tom shouted after him.

    “Oh, Tom, don't be silly. You know that dog won't be back with any medicine,” said Jack. “Oh yes, he will.” answered Tom. Half an hour later, however, Blackie had not returned. Tom was feeling worried and felt angry at his friend's little smile.

    “Something has happened to him, I'm sure,” said Tom,” “He obeyed me as a rule.” Just then Jack saw Blackie at a distance. He hurried to open the door and let him in. Jack was shocked to see a bottle of medicine in the dog's mouth.

    “Good boy.” said Tom. “But what took you so long?” Blackie ran over to the window. barking (吠) and wagging (摇) his tail. Tom looked out of the door and saw a bone outside.

1．What was Jack's trouble?

    A. He had got a bad cold and a terrible cough.

    B. There was no medicine in the house.

    C. He began to feel bad that morning.

    D. Both A and B.

2．Jack felt ________ when Blackie was late.

    A. bad

    B. surprised

    C. happy

    D. amused

3．The reason why Blackie came back so late was that ________.

    A. he forgot the way back

    B. he was delayed by the traffic

    C. the drug store was too far

    D. he did something for himself

4．Why did Blackie barked at the bone on the ground?

    A. Because he was very excited to see it.

    B. Because he wanted to express his thanks to his master for it

    C. Because he wanted to tell his master the reason of his delay

    D. Because he wanted to have it.

5．What did the story mainly imply?

    A. Tom liked to show off his dog.

    B. Dogs are made to obey their master's orders

    C. Dogs are always dogs, however clever as human beings.

    D. Dogs are as clever as human beings.

阅读理解

Tom was very proud of his dog Blackie. Whenever he got the chance. he would ask his dog to please his friends with some tricks (技法).

    One day Tom went to visit his friend Jack who was sick at home with a bad cold. “How are you feeling?” asked Tom. “Worse than yesterday,” answered Jack, “I have a terrible cough, and there is not a drop of medicine in the house.” “Don't worry, Jack. I'll send Blackie to the drugstore (药房) for some medicine. He'll be back in a minute, before you know it.” Tom put a five-dollar note in Blackie's mouth and the dog ran down the street. “And keep the change.” Tom shouted after him.

    “Oh, Tom, don't be silly. You know that dog won't be back with any medicine,” said Jack. “Oh yes, he will.” answered Tom. Half an hour later, however, Blackie had not returned. Tom was feeling worried and felt angry at his friend's little smile.

    “Something has happened to him, I'm sure,” said Tom,” “He obeyed me as a rule.” Just then Jack saw Blackie at a distance. He hurried to open the door and let him in. Jack was shocked to see a bottle of medicine in the dog's mouth.

    “Good boy.” said Tom. “But what took you so long?” Blackie ran over to the window. barking (吠) and wagging (摇) his tail. Tom looked out of the door and saw a bone outside.

1．What was Jack's trouble?

    A. He had got a bad cold and a terrible cough.

    B. There was no medicine in the house.

    C. He began to feel bad that morning.

    D. Both A and B.

2．Jack felt ________ when Blackie was late.

    A. bad

    B. surprised

    C. happy

    D. amused

3．The reason why Blackie came back so late was that ________.

    A. he forgot the way back

    B. he was delayed by the traffic

    C. the drug store was too far

    D. he did something for himself

4．Why did Blackie barked at the bone on the ground?

    A. Because he was very excited to see it.

    B. Because he wanted to express his thanks to his master for it

    C. Because he wanted to tell his master the reason of his delay

    D. Because he wanted to have it.

5．What did the story mainly imply?

    A. Tom liked to show off his dog.

    B. Dogs are made to obey their master's orders

    C. Dogs are always dogs, however clever as human beings.

    D. Dogs are as clever as human beings.

阅读理解

　　Ramon was very proud of his dog Blackie. Whenever he got the chance, he would ask his dog to give amusement to his friends.

　　One day Ramon went to visit his friend Frank who was sick at home with a bad cold. “How are you feeling?”asked Ramon. “Worse than yesterday,” replied Frank. “I have a terrible cough, and there's not a drop of medicine in the house.”

　　“Cheer up, Frank. I'll send Blackie to the chemist's shop for some medicine. He'll be back in a minute, before you know it.” Ramon put a five-dollar note in Blackie's mouth and the dog ran down the street. “And keep the change,” Ramon shouted after him.

　　“Oh, Ramon, don't be silly. You know that dog won't be back with any medicine.” “Oh yes, he will,” replied Ramon. Half an hour later, however, Blackie had not returned. Ramon began to worry, and felt angry at his friend's little smile.

　　“Something has happened to him, I'm sure,”said Ramon. “He obeyed me as a rule.” Just then Frank saw Blackie at a distance. He hurried to open the door and let him in. Frank was shocked to see a bottle of medicine in the dog's mouth.

　　“Good boy,” said Ramon. “But what took you so long?”Blackie wagged(摇) his tail and led Ramon to the window. Ramon looked out and saw a bone outside.

(1) What was Frank's trouble?

[　　]

A．He had got a bad cold and terrible cough.

B．There was no medicine in the house.

C．He began to feel bad that morning.

D．Both A and B.

(2) When Blackie was late Frank felt ________.

[　　]

(3) Blackie came back very late because ________.

[　　]

A．he forgot the way back

B．the chemist's shop was far

C．he was delayed by some children

D．he did something for himself

(4) Blackie led Ramon to the window in order to ________.

[　　]

A．ask his master to fetch the bone for him

B．express his thanks to his master for the bone

C．tell his master the reason of his delay

D．give his master a pleasant surprise

(5) What did the story mainly imply?

[　　]

A．Ramon liked to show off his dog.

B．Dogs always obey their masters.

C．Dogs are as clever as human beings.

D．Dogs are always dogs, however clever they are.

阅读理解

　　Tom was very proud of his dog Blackie. Whenever he got the chance, he would ask his dog to please his friends with some tricks (技法).

　　One day Tom went to visit his friend Jack who was sick at home with a bad cold. “How are you feeling?” asked Tom. “Worse than yesterday,” answered Jack, “I have a terrible cough, and there is not a drop of medicine in the house.”“Don't worry, Jack. I'll send Blackie to the drugstore (药房) for some medicine. He'll be back in a minute, before you know it.” Tom put a five dollar note in Blackie's mouth and the dog ran down the street. “And keep the change.” Tom shouted after him.

　　“Oh, Tom, don't be silly. You know that dog won't be back with any medicine.” said Jack. “Oh yes, he will,” answered Tom. Half an hour later, however, Blackie had not returned. Tom was feeling worried and felt angry at his friend's little smile.

　　“Something has happened to him, I'm sure.” Said Tom. “He obeyed me as a rule.” Just then Jack saw Blackie at a distance. He hurried to open the door and let him in. Jack was shocked to see a bottle of medicine in the dog's mouth.

　　“Good boy.” Said Tom, “But what took you so long?” Blackie ran over to the window, barking (吠) and wagging (摇) his tail. Tom looked out of the door and saw a bone outside.

1．What was Jack's trouble?

[　　]

A．He had got a bad cold and a terrible cough.

B．There was no medicine in the house.

C．He began to feel bad that mooring.

D．Both A and B.

2．Jack felt ________ when Blackie was late.

[　　]

3．The reason why Blackie came back so late was that ________.

[　　]

A．he forgot the way back

B．he was delayed (耽误) by the traffic

C．the drug store was too far

D．be did something for himself

4．Why did Blackie barked at the bone on the ground?

[　　]

A．Because he was very excited to see it.

B．Because he wanted to express his thanks to his master for it.

C．Because he wanted to tell his master the reason of his delay.

D．Because be wanted to have it.

5．What did the story mainly imply (暗含)?

[　　]

A．Tom liked to show off (炫耀) his dog.

B．Dogs are made to obey their master's orders.

C．Dogs are always dogs, however clever as human beings.

D．Dogs are as clever as human beings.

Has anyone noticed how, with the passage of time, one’s relationship with one’s grown-up daughters and sons becomes changed? I’ve been aware of this for some time but I’m not quite sure how to deal with it.

Take the kitchen sink for example.

Following a family get-together at my place, I walked into the kitchen to find Kate, my daughter carefully cleaning the sink.

“Don’t do that; what are you doing that for?” I said, unhappy about the hidden criticism.

“Mum,” she said, “you really ought to put your glasses on when you clean the sink. Behind the tap here was black!”

But it’s not just things like kitchen sinks. Another time Kate arrived to pick me up to lunch. She looked at me and then asked, “Mum, why do you use brown eyebrow pencil when your hair is grey?”

A sudden memory of her, aged 14, going to her first mixed party flooded back. She had come in to say goodbye. For a moment I thought she’d been an accident. Both eyes were black. I remember suggesting that perhaps a little less eye make-up might be more effective.

Now I told her, “My hair used to be brown.”

“It looks absurd.”

“Mrs. Menzies had dark eyebrows with grey hair.”

“Yes, but you’re not Mrs. Menzies, are you?” she said triumphantly, as if that proved her point.

But a recent event made me realize that something really must be done.

She had returned some for a few weeks before getting married. One evening I went out on a dinner date. By the time my companion left me at the front door, it was about 2am. As I stepped in, an angry figure in a white nightgown stopped me.

“Well, what time of night is this to be coming home?” she shouted. “Where have you been? I’ve been worried sick!”

Shades of the past come back to disturb me. But what should I do about all this? Nothing, probably. Maybe, after all, it’s only a stage young people are going through.

The daughter thought her mother didn’t clean the kitchen sink well because of her        .

       A．laziness    B．carelessness      C．unhappiness     D．poor-quality glasses

From the passage we know the daughter         .

       A．didn’t want to help with the sink

       B．didn’t like brown eyebrow pencils

       C．had an accident when she went to her first party

       D．shouted at her mum because she came home late

How does the mother feel after all these have happened?

       A．Shocked.  B．Proud.      C．Envious.   D．Confused.

The author writes the stories to prove that         .

      A．their relationship became stronger 

       B．their roles changed as time passed

       C．her daughter very much cared about her

       D．her daughter got upset as she grew up