SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND—A British teaching union famous for strange ideas has supported a plan to employ dogs as classroom assistants.

At the yearly conference of the Professional Association of Teachers in Southport, northwest England, one person suggested properly trained dogs be able to keep order in primary schools. They can round up lost children and protect those who experience unfortunate “accidents”. Wendy Dyble, a Sheetland Islands woman who teaches children up to age seven, made it clear to her fellow friends that she was not “barking mad”. They obviously believed her, supporting her idea by 16 votes to 13, with a total of 63 abstentions（弃权）.

She said big dogs could help round up children, keep them in line, lick up the milk they spill on the floor and provide the extra eyes that a teacher needs to keep order. “A big dog would also be helpful for stopping flights and look for lost property, like gym shoes or dolls,” Dyble said at the conference. “The dog will also be useful in sniffing out(find out) smells that children do not own up to,” she added. “It would be nice for the teacher not to have to go round sniffing each child to find the criminal.”

The idea was welcomed by the Dog Defense League but less by bigger teaching unions. A spokesman for Education Secretary, David Blunkett, who is blind, said his guide dog was always popular with pupils when he visited schools. The Professional Association of Teachers, with around 35,000 members, is the smallest teaching union in Britain. It has an honor for occasional strange ideas.

Earlier this week, its yearly conference here suggested stopping exams because they lead to stress and introducing selection at the age of 12 based on physical coordination（调整）and manual（手工的）skill.

According to the writer’s opinion, to employ dogs as classroom assistants ________.

A. is not a good idea                          

B. can improve the relation between children and animals

C. is beyond ordinary people’s imagination    

D. can make some teachers lose jobs

What Dyble said at the conference ________.

A. gained some support from the members        

B. frightened everyone present

C. interested everyone present                 

D. caused some trouble to trained dogs

The last paragraph of this passage ________.

A. has nothing to do with the topic of this passage   

B. shows there are too many exams in British school

C. provides further facts about the teaching union    

D. shows the writer’s anger to the union

I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be _____ to it.

　　A. connected    B. fastened    C. bound    D. stuck

My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job，when I was six years old，wasthe diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young，so he taught meto do it efficiently，telling me to     to Re-shine the shoes if the customer wasn’t.

Working in the restaurant was a cause of greatbecause I was also working for the good of the family. But my fatherthat I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team. Ito be punctual，hard-working，and polite to the.

I waspaid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that hegive me $10 a week. He said，“OK. How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? Andthe times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?” HeI owed him about $40 a week.

I remember returning to Seattle after being in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted to Captain at that time. And full of pride，I walked into my parents’ restaurant，but thething Dad said was，“How about yourup tonight?” I couldn’tmy ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t as far as Dad was concerned，I was just member of the team. I reached for the mop. Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to ais above all. It has nothing to do with that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army.

A．cleaning shining      C．removing  D．keeping

A．why       what   C．when D．how

A．offer      refuse C．love  D．learn

A．interested  annoyed       C．relaxed     D．satisfied

A．fun pride  C．trouble     D．effort

A．got it right kept it a rule C．made it clear    D．took it for granted

A．had tended       C．hated D．managed

A．family        workers  C．customers      D．friends

A．never         always   C．seldom     D．ever

A．must         should   C．might       D．could

A．at  before C．around      D．for

A．worked out    found out     C．put out    D．thought out

A．alone         away    C．outside     D．off

A．usual         last       C．next  D．first

A．washing       taking    C．cleaning     D．moving

A．ignore         follow   C．believe       D．understand

A．happen        care     C．go     D．matter

A．no       other  C．some D．another

A．team          family    C．leader D．restaurant

A．why          whether    C．when       D．how

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Being yourself refers to not trying to copy anyone or do what isn’t your nature. Then what does it take to be yourself？First, you must know yourself inside. Looking inside is the key to knowing your positive aspects. If you yourself aren’t clear about who “YOU” are and what your personal analysis is, you’ll come to a dead end. It’s essential to be comfortable with yourself and think positively.
Once you’ve done a self analysis, it’s time to focus on this material world. Think about what you basically want to do and achieve in life. Make it clear to yourself what you like and do not like and what your passion (激情) is in your life. If you dislike something, don’t try to like it just because your best friend is fond of it. Focusing on your passion and interests will keep you positive.
Honesty is the best policy for being yourself. Be honest and express what you feel but make sure that you do not hurt others. Wherever you can speak out freely without holding anything back, it is best to be honest. That adds character to your personality and is essential for being yourself in a relationship as well.
Be confident but don’t be overconfident. You have to believe in what you do and what you want. If you hesitate, getting up and giving it your best shot with full confidence is what matters. Moreover, you should have faith in yourself. If you know who you are, it would not matter much what the whole world thinks of you. But that won’t mean that you have unrealistic expectations from yourself.
Understanding how to be yourself does not at all mean that you focus only on your inner self. I mean that your external (外在的) appearance also matters a lot. If you are poorly dressed or wearing your dad’s old T-shirt, no one would come and talk to you. So one needs to dress well and look good. Unless people come and talk to you, they would not know what kind of person you are. In a word, you need to have a combination of inner beauty and a smart appearance.

A woman whose sports car was stolen with her dog in it put up notices all over the area that made it clear getting back her pet was more important than her car．

“Whoever did this can keep my car．Please let Benjerman come home,” the notice said．

It is not known whether the thief showed any pity, but almost 30 hours after the 1 pm theft Friday, Kimberly Atkins of Dover and Benjerman，a 12-year-old black retriever（猎犬），were reunited after police located them in Barrington．

“He’s hungry, he’s dirty, but he’s very happy to be home，”Atkins said．

The car was found at about 5 pm Saturday off Route 125 in a swampy area frequented by off-the-road cars and dirt bikes．However, the police couldn’t control Benjerman，and they had to call Atkins to come and get him．

Atkins said the thief cared for Benjerman a little by providing him with some dry cat food．She believed Benjerman ended up drinking some muddy water in the area．

She said they have been together for nearly 11 years after she took him back from a society shelter in Dallas, Texas．

 Before Benjerman was found，Atkins and several friends put up notices all over the city and in Somersworth．They also contacted animal shelters，throughout southern New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

The notice stated there was a reward，and also that the dog needed medication．Any caller could remain anonymous（匿名的）．

Atkins had parked the car outside a hardware store with the keys inside and gone in to rent a carpet cleaner.

¨It was l0 minutes and I came out and my car was gone along with Benjerman in broad daylight，” Atkins said．The car thief threw Atkins’ wallet and other personal items out of the car before escaping from the scene．

What would be the best title for the passage?

A．A car with a dog was stolen

B．Lucky dog was returned to his owner

C．Stealing cars：a most important social problem

D．Woman wants dog back more than stolen car

Which of the following shows the correct order of what happened?

a．Notices were put up saying there was a reward．

b．Atkins saw Benjerman again．

c．Police found Atkins’car．

d．Atkins took Benjerman back from a society shelter． 

e．Atkins hired a carpet cleaner in a hardware store．

A．d,e,a, b,c             B．d,e,a,c,b              C．e,a,d,b,c                 D．e,a,c,d,b

We can infer from the passage          ．

A．the dog was treated extremely badly by the thief

B．car stolen accidents happen frequently nowadays

C．the dog was found because of the reward

D．the thief stole the car easily

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Benjerman was sent back immediately after Atkins put up the notices．

B．Atkins and her friends made a great effort to look for Benierman．

C．The thief gave the dog back but kept the sports car．  

D．The dog was back at 1 pm on a Friday．