Rico is a dog that lives in Germany. His owners trained him from a young age to find his toys. When they say the name of a certain toy,Rico can find it. In fact,he seems to know the names of 200 toys!

   Some researchers (研究者) in Germany wanted to test Rico. They put his toys in a room and then told him to go into the room and find a certain toy. Since nobody was in the room with Rico,he had no help from anyone finding the right toy. The researchers did this test forty times. Rico found the right toy thirty-seven times.

   Then the researchers tried something else. They put seven of Rico's toys in the room and one new toy that Rico had never seen before. Then they told Rico to go into the room and get the new toy. This new toy had a name Rico had never heard before. Rico found the right toy seven out of ten times!

   Researchers cannot really say that Rico knows words or language. However,these tests seem to show that Rico can think about what he hears and think about what he knows. In fact,Rico seems to think and remember things as well as a three-year-old child.

   From these tests,animal researchers know one thing for sure. Rico has given them a lot to think about.

() 1. What is Rico good at?

   A. Putting things in order.

   B. Catching things.

   C. Counting things.

   D. Finding things.

() 2. What did researchers ask Rico to do at first?

   A. Bring a certain toy out of a room.

   B. Name toys and put them away.

   C. Choose a toy that he liked playing with.

   D. Put his toys into his room.

() 3. How many times did Rico go into the room to find a new toy that he did not know?

   A. Seven. B. Ten.

   C. Forty. D. Thirty-seven.

() 4. Why were researchers surprised by what they saw? Because .

   A. Rico always knew which toys were his and which were not

   B. Rico seems to remember things as well as a teenager

   C. Rico showed that he understood language

   D. Rico worked very hard without help from his owner

() 5. A good title for the passage is .

   A. German Dogs Are the Smartest Dogs

   B. Rico Surprises Researchers

   C. How Dogs Use Language

   D. The Best Toys for Dogs

   

   Several years ago,I was at a train station in Amsterdam. I saw a young homeless man 1 people for money so he could buy breakfast. Most of the 2 simply took no notice of the young man or gave him a dirty look. There was one exception (例外) though: an older,well-dressed lady. When the young homeless man moved 3 this elegant lady,she turned and looked straight into his eyes and 4 asked ,“How much do you need?” I couldn’t hear what the young man said but watched 5 the old woman pulled several bills (纸币) from her wallet and 6 them in the young man's hands.

   I don't know whether the young man actually used this money for breakfast or for some other purposes. What I do know is that I saw two completely different reactions (反应) to the same 7 . I saw people who were either afraid or annoyed or distrustful (猜疑的) . And then I saw this old lady who 8 the homeless man as her brother. I decided then and there that,even though we have to be 9 in this world,I would rather be like her.

   Every day may bring us many chances for 10 .The key is to do it or not.

() 1. A. asking   B. calling   C. disturbing   D. kidnapping

() 2. A. guests   B. audience   C. neighbors   D. travellers

() 3. A. from   B. after   C. before   D. over

() 4. A. softly   B. sadly   C. loudly   D. hopefully

() 5. A. because   B. unless   C. as   D. although

() 6. A. checked   B. put   C. covered   D. threw

() 7. A. location   B. survey   C. situation   D. program

() 8. A. ordered   B. treated   C. required   D. recommended

() 9. A. famous   B. creative   C. careful   D. successful

() 10. A. richness   B. happiness   C. fitness   D. kindness

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