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　　Fred sometimes liked to go to a bar to have a drink before he went home after work. (1) some tables and chairs in the bar, but it was too early for most people when Fred was there. So he (2) anyone to talk to.

　　Then one evening he (3) the bar and saw the bar owner (4) at a table, but he couldn't see (5) in the other chair. He went over and saw that the man was playing chess against a dog. The dog stood on the

chair when it was (6) to move.

　　Fred watched when the two played their game. When it (7) , Fred went up to the man and said,“ (8) the dog is!” “Well,” answered the owner, “he (9) very clever. You see, I always (10) the game.”

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A dog has a piece of meat in his mouth. He’s going to eat it at home. As he is walking on a bridge, he looks down and sees himself in the river. That dog looks like him and he has a piece of meat in his mouth, too. The dog thinks it’s another dog. So he says to himself, “I want to eat more meat. I must make him run away from here and get the meat in his mouth. Then I can have two pieces.” He opens his mouth to bark. That dog in the water barks at him. Suddenly, his meat goes down into the water. The dog is so angry, he jumps into the water to catch the other dog.

1.How many dogs are there in the river?

A．None.            B．one.              C．Two.              D．We don’t know.

2.The dog in the water         .

A．is more hungry

B．is very angry at him

C．is very kind

D．is not a real dog at all

3.What does the story tell us?

A．The greedy(贪心的) dog gets nothing at last.

B．The dog is a clever one.

C．A dog always wants two pieces of meat.

D．The dog can get two pieces of meat.

Mr. White looks out of the window. There is a little boy on the other side of the street. The boy  1  a piece of bread out of a bag and begins to eat it. There is a very thin dog  2  the street, too. The boy says to it, “Come on. I’m going to give you  3  bread.” The dog is very hungry and goes to him. But the boy  4  give it any bread. He kicks(踢)  5  god. It runs away, and the boy laughs.

Then Mr. White comes out of  6  home and says to the boy, “I’m going to give you a shilling(先令).” The boy is  7  and says, “Good.”

“Come here!” Mr. White says. The boy goes to him,  8  Mr. White doesn’t give him a shilling. He hits him  9  his stick(手杖).

The boy  10  and says, “Why do you hit me? I don’t ask you for any money.”

Mr. White says, “you know the god doesn’t ask you for any bread, but you kick it.”

Tom and Ann have a dog and a cat. The dog is Tom’s. It’s black. Its name is Peter. The cat is Ann’s. Its name is Gunder.
Tom and Ann are playing with their dog and cat in the room. They put two boxes there. They want to let the dog and cat jump up on boxes. “Jump!” Tom says to the dog. “Jump, Peter! But Peter doesn’t jump. It runs in the room and jumps in Tom. Ann puts the cat on a box. “Stay there, Gunder!” Ann says. But Gunder jumps down and goers away.
“It’s not easy.” Tom says. “No, it isn’t.” Ann says.
What do Tom and Ann have?
A. Tom has a dog. Ann has a rabbit.    B. Tom has a cat. Ann has a dog.
C. Tom has a dog. Ann has a cat.      D. Tom has a box. Ann has a mouse.
2. What do they want the dog and cat to do?
They want them ______________
A. to play each other        B. to jump up on the boxes
C. to play with them        D. to jump down and go away

Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well.

Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say if a person wants to be successful he has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.

Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks(手艺). They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.

Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rain in summer may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.

1.If a person without lots of money wants to buy a car, he or she has to ______.

A．treat the dog well                       B．live with lots of dogs

C．work like a dog                         D．become sick as a dog

2.The saying you can never teach an old dog new tricks tells us older people ______.

A．have more ways to do things               B．do things more slowly

C．dislike to learn new things                 D．know wonderful tricks

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?

A．Many dogs are loved and treated well by people in America.

B．“Every dog has its day” means dogs are the most successful animal.

C．“It rains cats and dogs” has the same meaning as “It rains heavily”.

D．There are many expressions with the word dog in English.