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　　The dog, called Prince, was an intelligent animal and a slave to Williams. From morning till night, when Williams was at home, Prince never left his sight, practically (几乎) ignoring all other members of the family. The dog had a number of clearly defined duties, for which Williams had patiently trained him and, like the good pupil he was, Prince lived for the chance to demonstrate (举出实例证明) his abilities. When Williams wanted to put on his boots, he would murmur “Boots” and within seconds the dog would drop them at his feet. At nine every morning ran off to the general store in the village, returning shortly not only with Williams's daily paper but with a half- ounce packet of Williams's favorite tobacco. John Rhiney's Mixed, a gun-dog by breed (牲畜等的种), Prince possessed a large soft mouth specially evolved (进化) for the safe carrying of hunted creatures, so the paper and tobacco came to no harm, never even showing a tooth mark.

　　Williams was a railway man, an engine driver, and he wore a blue uniform smelled of oil and oil fuel. He had to work at odd (临时的) times棥—days” or “nights”. Over the years Prince got to know these periods of work and rest, knew when his master would leave the house and return, and the dog did not waste this knowledge. If Williams overslept, as he often did, Prince barked (狗叫) at the bedroom door until he woke, much to the annoyance (恼怒) of the family. On his return, Willams's slippers were brought to him, the paper and tobacco too if previously undelivered.

　　A curious thing happened to Williams during the snow and ice of last winter. One evening he slipped and fell on the icy pavement (人行道) somewhere between the village and his home. He was so badly shaken that he stayed in bed for three days; and not until he got up and dressed again did he discover that he had lost his wallet containing over fifty pounds. The house was turned upside down in the search, but the wallet was not found. However, two days later-that was five days after the fall Prince dropped the wallet into Williams' hand. Very muddy, stained and wet through, the little case still contained fifty-three pounds, Williams's driving license and a few other papers. Where the dog had found it no one could tell, but he had found it and recognized it probably by the faint oil smell on the worn leather.

1．Which of the following is true about Prince?

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A．The dog had few chances to do his duties

B．The dog protected Williams from the others in the family.

C．Prince behaved as he did through fear of Williams.

D．The dog would de anything for Williams.

2．It can be learned from the passage that gun-dogs ________.

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A．are the fastest runners of all dogs

B．dogs whose teeth are removed when they are young

C．can carry birds, etc. without hurting them

D．breed well, producing many young dogs

3．It upset Williams's wife and family when ________.

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A．Williams had to go to work at night

B．the dog tried to wake up Williams.

C．Williams made them all get up early

D．the dog would not let them see the newspaper

4．Williams did not realize his loss for several days because ________.

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A．he trusted the dog to find the wallet

B．he was unconscious all that time

C．he thought the wallet was in the house

D．he had no occasion to feel in his pockets

5．The dog thought it was Williams's wallet because ________.

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A．he found it where Williams had fallen

B．he had seen it before and recognized it

C．of the mud that was on it

D．the scent of it was familiar to him

It was 4 o’ clock in the morning when I received the phone call.

“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just 31 in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for a (n) 32 and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was 33 .

The doctor described the 34 , which caused the burns. Our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they 35 the charcoal(木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline(petrol). The flames 36 my son’s shirt tail(下摆) and shot from his waist to well over his head.

37 , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped(抓住) my son, and 38 him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in 39 to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars(伤疤).

After he 40 from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容) for 6 months 41 it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking(缩水) and wrinkling(起皱). So, he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns.

When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch, very 42 scar on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not 43 it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”

I 44 this wisdom on to my son. He took my advice to his 45 and returned to school with his head held high——glad he was alive.

By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not 46 , so he made the 47 to give up any plastic surgery.

We all have “scars” that we believe 48 people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.

But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same 49 standards. Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value 50 yourself, and your beauty will shine through.

31. A. brought 　　　　　　　　 B. given　　　　　　　　　　 C. turned　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. showed

32. A. doctor　　　　　　　　　　 B. hospital　　　　　　　　　 C. aircraft　　　　　　　　　 D. ambulance

33. A. serious　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. terrible　　　　　　　　　 C. dangerous　　　　　　　　　　 D. important

34. A. event　　　　　　　　　　　 B. process　　　　　　　　 C. reason　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. accident

35. A. got　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. lit　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. burned　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. moved

36. A. took　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. held　　　　　　　　　　　 C. caught　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. attracted

37. A. Fortunately　　　　　　　　　　 B. Surprisingly　　　　　 C. Happily　　　　　　　　　 D. Slowly

38. A. pushed　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. threw　　　　　　　　　　 C. dropped　　　　　　　　 D. rolled

39. A. shape　　　　　　　　　　 B. place　　　　　　　　　　 C. fact　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. time

40. A. benefited　　　　　　　　 B. recovered　　　　　　　 C. suffered　　　　　　　　 D. relaxed

41. A. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　　　 C. because　　　　　　　　 D. although

42. A. normal　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. violent　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. obvious　　　　　　　　 D. popular

43. A. mention　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. notice　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. laugh　　　　　　　　　　 D. hide

44. A. sent　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. kept　　　　　　　　　　　 C. handed　　　　　　　　　 D. passed

45. A. heart　　　　　　　　　　　 B. life　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. practice　　　　　　　　 D. consideration

46. A. grow　　　　　　　　　　　 B. matter　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. exist　　　　　　　　　　　 D. appear

47. A. mistake　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. effort　　　　　　　　　　　 C. decision　　　　　　　　 D. request

48. A. invite 　　　　　　　　　　 B. cause　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. allow　　　　　　　　　　　 D. remind

49. A. false　　　　　　　　　　　 B. strict　　　　　　　　　　　 C. attractive　　　　　　　 D. general

50. A. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. over　　　　　　　　　　　 C. beyond　　　　　　　　　 D. within

It was 4 o'clock in the morning when I received the phone call．
“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just  41 in with severe burns on his face，neck and arms．We have called for a（n）  42  and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle．” Seattle was 350 miles from his college，so we knew immediately this was  43 ．
The doctor described the  44 ，which caused the burns．At 6 am，our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment．When they   45  the charcoal（木炭），it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline（petrol）．The flames  46 my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head．
  47 ，one of the boys was quick-minded，grasped my son，and  48 him on the grass．While it saved his life，it was not in  49  to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars（伤疤）．
After he  50 from the treatments，the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery（整容）for 6 months  51 it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling．So，he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns．
When I was a child, my mother told my sister，who had a 10-inch, very  52__ scar on her arm，“Nancy，if you ignore the scar，other people will ignore it．It does not mean they will not  53 it，but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you．’’
I  54  this wisdom on to my son．He took my advice to  55 and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive．
By the end of the six-month waiting period，he decided that the scars did not  56 , so he made the  57 to give up any plastic surgery．
We all have “scars” that we believe  58 people to keep away from us．And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked different，or dressed differently，people would like us better． 
But you see，people will only judge you by your looks，or your clothes，if you are judging yourself by these same  59 standards．Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value  60 yourself，and your beauty will shine through．

It was 4 o'clock in the morning when I received the phone call．
“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just  36 in with severe burns on his face，neck and arms．We have called for a（n）  37  and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle．” Seattle was 350 miles from his college，so we knew immediately this was  38 ．
The doctor described the  39 ，which caused the burns．At 6 am，our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment．When they   40  the charcoal（木炭），it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline（petrol）．The flames  41 my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head．
  42 ，one of the boys was quick-minded，grasped my son，and  43 him on the grass．While it saved his life，it was not in  44  to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars（伤疤）．
After he  45 from the treatments，the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery（整容）for 6 months  46 it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling．So，he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns．
When I was a child, my mother told my sister，who had a 10-inch, very 47__ scar on her arm，“Nancy，if you ignore the scar，other people will ignore it．It does not mean they will not  48 it，but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you．’’
I  49 this wisdom on to my son．He took my advice to 50 and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive．
By the end of the six-month waiting period，he decided that the scars did not  51 , sohe made the  52 to give up any plastic surgery．
We all have “scars” that we believe  53 people to keep away from us．And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked different，or dressed differently，people would like us better． 
But you see，people will only judge you by your looks，or your clothes，if you are judging yourself by these same  54 standards．Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value  55 yourself，and your beauty will shine through．