The next morning the Browns met Mr. Snow at the animal shelter. “We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes,” Mr. Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions.”
After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn’t need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark(吠) and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr. Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn’t checked her yet. So Mr. Snow told them to return on Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter again. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has had all of her shots(预防针). She will be healthy.” The Browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.

1. 1.

   From the reading we learn that _______.

   1. A.
      the Browns have never had a pet before.
   2. B.
      the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper.
   3. C.
      Shadow is a small and healthy dog.
   4. D.
      Mr Brown didn’t quite agree with his wife.
2. 2.

   The word shelter in the reading means _______.

   1. A.
      a place to sell small dogs
   2. B.
      a place to keep homeless animals
   3. C.
      a place to study animals
   4. D.
      a place to sell books on pet care
3. 3.

   Mr Snow asked the Browns some questions to _______.

   1. A.
      see if they had moved to a new house
   2. B.
      find out how rich the Browns were
   3. C.
      know where they’d keep their new pet
   4. D.
      make sure they’d take care of pets
4. 4.

   The Browns thinks that a small dog _______.

   1. A.
      doesn’t need any room to keep
   2. B.
      can help them watch their house
   3. C.
      eats less food than a bigger one
   4. D.
      usually has a beautiful name
5. 5.

   It’s clear that _______.

   1. A.
      Shadow will not be easy to get ill
   2. B.
      the Browns were not satisfied with Shadow
   3. C.
      Mr Snow didn’t check Shadow at all
   4. D.
      Shadow likes barking a lot

Complete the following sentences with the proper forms of the words given in the box(用所给词的正确形式填空).

stay at home　fall off　to one's surprise　not…until…　find out

write down　help oneself　listen to　instead　enjoy oneself

1．Would you please ________ all the new words on the blackboard on this piece of paper?

2．________ to the cakes, Lucy.

3．I hope you can ________ this weekend.

4．Because it was raining hard yesterday afternoon, we had to ________.

5．I couldn't find my pen. But ________, it is on my desk now________ .

6．Last Sunday, a worker ________ the ladder and hurt himself.

7．Jack didn't go to school today. He went to see a film ________.

8．I can ________ play football ________ I finish my homework.

9．They ________ the speaker very carefully. But they couldn't hear anything.

10．It's hard for me to do Exercise No 2. Can you help me ________ the answer?

Complete the following sentences with the proper forms of the words given in the box(用所给词的正确形式填空).

stay at home　fall off　to one's surprise　not…until…　find out

write down　help oneself　listen to　instead　enjoy oneself

(1) Would you please ________ all the new words on the blackboard on this piece of paper?

(2) ________ to the cakes, Lucy.

(3) I hope you can ________ this weekend.

(4) Because it was raining hard yesterday afternoon, we had to ________.

(5) I couldn't find my pen. But ________, it is on my desk now________ .

(6) Last Sunday, a worker ________ the ladder and hurt himself.

(7) Jack didn't go to school today. He went to see a film ________.

(8) I can ________ play football ________ I finish my homework.

(9) They ________ the speaker very carefully. But they couldn't hear anything.

(10) It's hard for me to do Exercise No 2. Can you help me ________ the answer?

One Saturday afternoon, Sarah went to buy something for her sister and herself. As Sarah was coming out of a   46 , a young lady walked towards her. She said she was Miss Green—a good friend of Sarah’s sister’s. Sarah   47 her. Then she called a taxi to send Sarah home. She told the driver where he should go. Sarah was   48 that it was not in the direction of her home.
“Why?” Sarah asked. The lady smiled.
When they came to a quiet road, a big rough man   49  on the road. He stopped the taxi driver, knocked him down, tied him and threw him out of the taxi. At the same time, Miss Green took out a knife and   50  Sarah. She asked Sarah to keep   51 . The man then started the taxi. “ Oh, God! I’m being kidnapped(绑架),” Sarah said to herself.
She tried to escape, but not succeeded. Suddenly an   52  came to her. She took out a lipstick(口红) from her pocket, wrote “SOS” on the window, and covered the word with her
  53 . A few minutes later, a police car passed and the policemen saw the   54 . When the kidnappers saw the policemen, they stopped the taxi, jumped into the grass, and ran away.
The policemen then picked up Sarah and sent her home. When her parents knew what had happened, they were greatly surprised. But they were also   55  because their daughter had finally come back safely.