My husband and I had just opened up a pet sitting business earlier that year. Our customers had slowly risen from three to thirty a month. We were busy through those hot summer months, driving between visits. Our work was strictly done at the pet owner’s home. It was almost too busy for the two of us, but we were making good money!
We asked pet owners new to our business to phone two weeks ahead so we had enough time to meet the owners and pets at their homes and make any following meetings before the owner leaves.
One day, we decided to take on a new customer just two days before they would leave. We met the family, filled in a form, and spent some time with their dog, Hercules. He playfully jumped on us and touched our hands and arms using his tongue. The family laughed as he did this, showing us that he was very loving.
Two days later I appeared at the house, alone. I came up to Hercules and said hello happily. I filled up his water bowl and cleaned any messes he made. Meanwhile, he was so lovely sitting beside. I thought this would be the good picture to send to the owners as usual. After the light and “click” sound went off, Hercules rushed at me. I didn’t know what had just happened until I noticed the drops of blood. I ran out and did the only thing—calling my husband.
Then I went to neighbors for help. My husband arrived after ten minutes. The helpful neighbor and my husband led Hercules back into his pen(圈). Then my husband and I took off to the hospital.
I must have looked like I was shot when I walked into the hospital. The nurses quickly moved me to a room. I asked the doctor in a weak but playful manner, “Am I going to die?” He replied, “Finally.”
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Mr. and Mrs. King have lived in our town for nearly twenty years. They have a bookshop by the bus station. They’re __1__ to everybody and have a lot of friends. They often __2__ the poor students and sell them some books cheaply. So there’re many young men in their shop. Of course people __3_ them and their friends often call on (拜访) them and _4__ them. We can always hear their rooms are full of __5__ and quarrel.

It was a Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. King were going to have a picnic on the island the next __6__. It was a little far from our town. So they had to _7__ earlier than usual to catch a six o’clock train. After _8__ a few friends came to see them while they were cooking some _9 and drinks for the picnic. Mr. king and his wife had to stop _10__ them. They talked a lot and few of them looked at the _11__ on the wall. Mr. and Mrs. King were anxious (焦急) but they couldn’t tell the visitors about it. The woman thought for a few _12__ and had an idea. She said to her __13__, “Oh, it’s eleven o’clock! You’d better stop talking, dear! Our guests are anxious to _14__!

Mr. king heard this and stood up and said _15_ to the visitors and they left soon.

1.                A．had            B．friendly         C．cold D．careful

2.                A．help           B．hurt           C．hit   D．watch

3.                A．know          B．understand      C．meet D．like

4.                A．play with        B．fight with        C．talk with  D．catch up with

5.                A．cry            B．shout          C．noise D．laugh

6.                A．morning        B．afternoon       C．evening  D．laugh

7.                A．go to work      B．get up          C．go to sleep    D．open the shop

8.                A．breakfast       B．lunch          C．supper   D．meal

9.                A．clothes         B．bags           C．books    D．food

10.               A．receive        B．to receive       C．receiving  D．to accept

11.               A．phone         B．photo          C．clock D．picture

12.               A．minutes        B．days           C．weeks D．months

13.               A．visitor          B．husband        C．brother   D．father

14.               A．go home        B．go to bed       C．go shopping    D．have a rest

15.               A．hello          B．goodbye        C．sorry D．nothing

Mr North is now old and very forgetful. One summer day, he decided to   1   his grandchildren to a seaside town for a holiday. The town was about a three hours train ride   2  . In order to make the holiday more   3   for his grandchildren, he kept the name of the town a  4  . But when they arrived at the station, the door man had forgotten the   5   of the town himself.  6  a friend of  7  was at the station at that time. He helped to take care of the  8  while Mr North went back home to find out   9   he was going.

Mr North was   10   to see Mr North again so soon. But she wins pleased when she understood   11   he come back. She wrote the name of the   12   on a piece of paper and sent her hushed off. Then some   13   later, she was greatly surprised to see Mr North outside 14  . What was the matter now? Mr North had forgotten   15   he had left the children.

1.     A. take      B. give       C. have         D. make

2.     A. farther    B. away       C. over         D. off

3.     A. interested  B. careful     C. interesting    D. excited

4.     A. report     B. present    C. lesson        D. secret

5.     A. people     B. road      C. way          D. name

6.     A. Luckily    B. Surely     C. Finally        D. Usually

7.     A. his        B. him       C. himself        D. wife

8.     A. Tickets    B. children    C. train          D. name

9.     A. when      B. where     C. how          D. whether

10.     A. happy     B. angry      C. surprised      D. sorry

11.     A. as         B. because    C. why          D. how

12.     A. friend      B. town      C. station        D. children

13.     A. months     B. weeks      C. minutes      D. days

14.     A. soon       B. more       C. again         D. too

15.     A. who        B. where     C. when          D. whether

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When I was in Grade Three, I was chosen to the heroine in the school play.

For weeks my mother helped me  1  my lines(台词), But once on stage.  Every word disappeared   2  my head.  My teacher asked me to change   3 and be the narrator.

Although I didn’t tell my mother  4 had happened that day, she   5 my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.

It was a lovely  6 day.  It was warm.  In the yard all the flowers came out.  We could see lots of dandelions dancing among the colorful flowers.  How beautiful they were! I watched my mother carelessly bend down by some flowers.  “I think I am going to   7 all the useless grass. ” She said.

“But I like dandelions,” I said, “All flowers are   8  — even dandelions”.

My mother looked at me   9 .  “Yes, every flower shines in its own way, doesn’t it?” she said.  I nodded.  “So that is  10  of people, too. ” She added.

She had guessed my   11 .  I started to cry and told her the truth.

“You will be a great narrator. ” She said.  Then she told me   12 I loved to read stories to her when I was in Grade 1.

Over the next few   13 I learned to take pride in the role.  The big day finally   14 .  A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me.  “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, passing me a dandelion.  After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps   15 person who would keep such a common dandelion.

1.                A．write          B．practice        C．train D．provide

2.                A．from           B．in             C．on   D．over

3.                A．names         B．character       C．roles D．lines

4.                A．which          B．when          C．that  D．what

5.                A．sensed         B．touched        C．reached  D．heard

6.                A．spring          B．summer        C．autumn   D．winter

7.                A．use up         B．eat up          C．dig up    D．drink up

8.                A．perfect         B．lively           C．attractive D．natural

9.                A．sadly           B．carelessly       C．surprisingly    D．happily

10.               A．kind           B．good           C．true  D．suitable

11.               A．worry          B．stress          C．nervousness    D．pain

12.               A．how           B．how much      C．how many D．how long

13.               A．days           B．weeks          C．months    D．years

14.               A．went          B．came          C．ran   D．appeared

15.               A．the only        B．the best        C．the last    D．the worst