As I got out of my car near a store, I noticed a small sign stuck to the very bottom of the pole. It stood out because it appeared to be a  21 .

At first I thought it had fallen, but at closer look I saw it had been very securely (牢牢地） fastened with several inches of sticking tape  (胶带) ，I was  22  who would attract people’s attention in this way to sell a  23  and then I saw more such signs, a little girl and a lady.  24  I approached them and waited until the little girl wound another yard of tape around the last sign.

"Excuse me, but why are you placing the house for sale signs so close to the  25 ?” I asked.

"She is not selling the house. Look  26! ” the lady said with a smile. I bent down adjusting my position until I could finally read the small print.

"We miss you! Come home!" I read out loud. "Then look at the  27”  the lady said. I was really 28  my hands and knees and saw in the picture a girl and a  29  in front yard before standing up with a puzzled look.

"Her dog, Grace, is lost," the lady explained.

'But most people would hang a lost  30  where people could actually see it ,” I said.

"Well, you saw it." the young girl responded.

The innocent answer made me hesitate (犹豫）to  31  further explanation. Thankfully, the lady continued to explain , “ I have told her that it may be  32  to find her dog because you can see the store has many signs posted. But she wanted her dog find her. Thus the picture of the house, her and the dog … I didn’t want to 33  until she felt she did everything she could.” She said

I got  34  . The signs were there for the dog to see. If you want to learn the meaning of  35 , get down to a child’s level. One week later Grace came home. Amazing!

21. A. chance             B. belief              C. mistake               D. cheat

22. A. shouting           B. wondering           C. seeking               D. testing

23. A. house             B. picture              C. stored.                D. tape

24. A. Continuously       B. Curiously            C. Carefully              D. Stupidly

25. A. store              B. pole                C. ground                D. car

26. A. harder             B. closer              C. lower                  D. further

27. A. design             B. picture             C. material                D. explanation

28. A. on                B. with               C. off                     D. by

29. A. house             B. mother             C. dog                    D. shop

30. A. poster             B. sign               C. mark                   D. notice

31. A. send for           B. ask for             C. call for                  D. look for

32. A. easy              B. pleasant            C. hard                    D. hopeful

33. A. put up             B. give up            C. mix up                  D. clear up

34. A. this               B. those              C. these                   D. it

35. A. care               B. respect            C life                     D. faith

根据句意及所给的首字母或中文提示，在空格处填入一个适当的单词。

1．If you want to go abroad, you must a ________ for the visa．

2．A_______ from all over the world will come to attend the Games every four years．

3．I don’t know if it was lost or stolen; a________ , it’s gone．

4．He went through the forest under the p_________ of his dog．

5．I can't give you the book; I've p_________ it to Susan．

6．The man __________ （承认） that he murdered a little girl and may be sentenced to death．

7．She conducted her business very __________（成功）．

8．Pressure is a major problem of _______（现代的）life ,so we need to learn to deal with it．

9．I would ________（感激） it if you could keep it a secret．

10．English is not the________ （本土的）language for almost half of our overseas visitors．

Question: I have a one-year-old female bulldog, who has recently taken to biting my shoes when we are in the park and I’m on the mobile. She can be slightly aggressive and I’m starting to get worried and a bit annoyed. How do I stop her? ----Susan, London.

Answer: You need to get this problem under control before it could escalate (恶化). I always advise owners not to talk on the mobile phone when they go for a walk with their dogs, because they should be focusing on this time with their pets, but I know people have busy lives and need to make phone calls.

The behavior she is showing is either controlling or playfulness, but they both result from the same issue ---- you are not paying attention to her. If you must make phone calls while on a walk, try to still engage with your dog by speaking towards her, playing some sorts of game and so on. If that doesn’t work, you’ll have to try more of a training approach.

You will need a training line and some treats. Start your walk in the usual way, make a phone call, and when your dog starts displaying the undesired behavior, simply stop walking --- otherwise she will see it as a game. When she is calm and looking at you, or if she sits, give her a treat; then continue walking. If she starts up again, pick up the lead, gently pull it, and tell her “no”.  Then ask her to sit and give her a treat if she does.

The aim of this is to try to get her to forget how much fun it is biting your shoes. Do little sessions every day --- and try not to answer the phone if you know it’s going to be a long conversation. Be patient and good luck!

Remember that if an animal shows signs of distress or discomfort, an early visit to the vet is always recommended.

1.What is Susan complaining about in her question?

A．She doesn’t know how to make phone calls while walking a dog.

B．She has no idea how to get along well with her dog.

C．She gets worried that her dog is getting annoyed.

D．She finds her dog is getting a little aggressive.

2.The probable reason why the pet dog bites its owner’s shoes is that ______.

A．the owner isn’t paying attention to her

B．the owner often makes trouble for the dog

C．the owner plays some dull games with her

D．the owner doesn’t like the pet dog any more

3.The solution to dealing with the distress or discomfort of pets is to _____.

A．talk with them regularly

B．take them to see the vet

C．play games with them

D．let them bite your shoes

4.How can Susan get her pet dog to forget the fun from biting her shoes?

A．By playing some sort of game with the pet dog.

B．By punishing the pet dog strictly.

C．By training her not to do so.

D．By leaving her at home.

My problems started after I went to a boarding(寄宿) school. I was only 14, and at first I misses my family a lot. I often called them and cried on the phone. But after two weeks, I found I enjoyed being with my classmates at school. I had many friends who were boys. I thought of them as my best friends – but only friends. I never guessed my friendships with boys would become a problem.

Then, three months later, my friends told me that some teachers and girls said I was hanging out with boys all day long in order to get attention from them. Seven months after that, the head teacher Mr. Wang asked the class to choose some students to join the Student Union. I thought I could win for I was doing well in school. I’d already won prizes for the best math and English exams. A week later, the list came out and it didn’t include me. I was sad.

Mr. Wang came to me and said, “Don’t be sad. I know you’re excellent! Maybe you are a little distant from the girls in our class. They don’t know much about you, so some of them didn’t choose you. It doesn’t matter. Do your best to get along well with everyone and I think you’ll make it next time.”

1.What was the writer’s problem when she first entered the boarding school?

A．She didn’t like her new school.

B．She didn’t get along well with her classmates.

C．She missed her family very much.

D．She didn’t like her new teacher.

2.Many of the writer’s friends in her new school were _______.

A．teachers          B．boys             C．girls              D．women

3.Why did the writer fail to join the Student Union?

A．Her teachers didn’t like her.              B．She was a poor student.

C．Some girls didn’t choose her.             D．She likes showing off herself.

4.The underlined word “distant” means “______” in English.

A．estranged(疏远的)                      B．aggressive(好斗的)

C．warm-hearted                          D．rude

5.Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?

A．The writer won prizes for the best science and English exams.

B．The writer didn’t realize that her friendships with boys would cause problems.

C．The writer was sad because she failed to join the Student Union.

D．The teacher thought she was an excellent student.

When my daughter, Sophie, was admitted to a college we were very happy, but a little worried about becoming empty nesters. I knew I had to do something to help myself adapt, starting with the summer before she left.
Sophie had a pack of colorful T-shirts. I knew she wouldn’t wear them any more, so I decided to make a quilt out of them for her bed at college. It focused my energy, and also let me relive some memories. I tried to work on the quilt when Sophie wasn’t at home----which turned out to be often. She was very busy with her friends. Even when she was around, her door was shut more than usual. I felt a bit hurt. After all, we didn’t have much time together before she went to college, I was already missing her, and she hadn’t ever left yet.
When we arrived at the college, a wave of emotion flooded me. I tried to hold it back, but Sophie saw it in my face. She took a big red book from her bag. “I made this for you, Mom,” she said. Then I knew why she had been staying behind a closed door that summer. It was an album of photographs documenting the life of our family over the last 17 years.
I broke into tears. Some of it was sadness at having to let her go, but some of it was joy. I knew that our connection was more powerful than ever, and that we’d always be connected by the strongest of threads, the love that went into every stitch of her quilt and every photo of my album.
In Sophie’s dormitory I unfolded the quilt on her bed. For a moment she was speechless. Then she threw her arms around me. “Mom, I love you,” she said. One of her new friends was calling her outside. Sophie turned, and I let her go.
【小题1】
What do we learn about Sophie from the passage?