阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案.

　　 A rich merchant was camping alone on a hill. One day it began to rain the rain made the __1__ wet night though and the wind blew all his things __2__ At last he could __3__ stay up on the hill and started going __4__.

　　 As he passed a beautiful house he __5__ a rest. The __6__ of the house was richly furnished __7__ expensive sofas, carpets and curtains. As he was waiting for __8__ a lady dressed __9__ silk walked past him with her nose in the air. Following her were two pretty __10__ proud daughters. They stopped and stared hard at him.

   “Who are you? We don't __11__ tramps (流浪汉) hanging around our house,” one of them shouted __12__ him, “Go away at once.”

    Replied the merchant“__13__ I ask is food and lodging (住宿) for the night.”

“How __14__ here? Go away at once I repeat...We hate __15__ around our house. Go, go!”

    The merchant journeyed on, and reached a dirty little hut (小屋). __16__ entering the shed he saw a couple __17__ their super. __18__ the light was dim and the furniture poor, it had a warm, friendly atmosphere.

   “Can I have __19__ food and rest here for the night?” he asked the inmates.

   “Of course, friend,” said the woman as she pushed forward a chair for him. We're just going to have our supper. Come and __20__ us.”

    Their food was __21__ but they shared it with the stranger. That night they let him sleep on their bed __22__ they themselves used the shed．Early next morning the merchant __23__ good-bye to them but their kindness and hospitality (好客) __24__ a deep impression in his memory.

   When he reached home he quickly ordered a lovely house __25__ for the couple in the woods.

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A．such a man like you

B．such a man as you

C．the same man as you

D．so a man like you

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Luggage

We ask you to keep a medium – sized suitcase per person, but a small holdall can also be taken onto the coach.

Seats

　　Requests for particular seats can be made on most coach breaks（巴士旅游）when booking, but since seats are booked on a first come, first serve basic, early booking is advisable. When bookings are made with us, you will be offered the best seats that are available on the coach at that time.

　　Travel Documents

　　When you have paid your deposit(订金) we will send you all the necessary documents, so that you receive them in good time before the coach break leaving date. Certain documents, for example, air or boat tickets, may have to be reserved and your guide will then give them to you during the break.

　　Special Diets

　　If you require a special diet, you must inform us at the time of booking with a copy of the diet. This will be told to the hotels on your coach break. The hotels for certain coach breaks are tourist class and they may not have the equipment to deal with special diets. Any extra costs must be paid by yourself before leaving the hotel.

　　Accommodation (住宿)

On any coach break there are only a limited number of single rooms. When a single room is available, it may be subject to an extra charge and this will be shown on the brochure page.

Entertainment

　　Some of our hotels arrange extra entertainment which could include music, dancing, films, etc. The nature and frequency of the entertainment presented is decided by the hotel and therefore not guaranteed and could be withdrawn if there is a lack of demand or insufficient numbers in the hotel.

1.If you want to choose certain seats of the coach, you should          .

2.What should you do if you need a special diet?

3.It may be necessary to pay extra for         .

4.Where is the passage mostly taken from?

It was Monday. Mrs Smith’s dog suffered from hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.
　　Considering that there was no better way．Mrs．Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it: “Give my dog half a pound of meat．” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently: “Take this to the butcher, and he's going to give you your lunch today．”
　　Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's．It gave the paper to the butcher．The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to．The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once．
　　At noon, the dog came to the shop again．It gave the butcher a piece of paper again．After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more．
　　The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon．And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth．This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers．
　　But, the dog came again at four o'clock．And the same thing happened once again．To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper．The butcher felt a bit puzzled．He said to himself, “This is a small dog．Why does Mrs．Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”
　　Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!
【小题1】It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs．Smith gave it_______．