Mom:    Daniel, I need to talk to you about your behavior. Dad and I realize there is probably an explanation for why the house is so dirty, but you shouldn’t have run out of the room and closed the door so hard like that.

Daniel:     Mom, I’m sorry, but I was so angry! You want me to act like an adult but you and dad treat me like a child. Why didn’t you just ask me what had happened?

Mom:    Well, I know that grown-ups are supposed to make good decisions but sometimes we make mistakes. We were angry too. None of us stopped to think and we should have. Can you explain to me now why the house was a mess and what you did with the money we left?

Daniel: Spot was sick, Mom. Eric and I didn’t want to call you and dad on your vacation, so I used the money you left and some of my own to take him to the vet. We stayed there and waited for him all day. That is why we didn’t have time to clean the house.

1. Who is Spot?

2. Where were Daniel’s parents when Spot was sick?

3. Why did Daniel’s mother talk with him?

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Sandy and Sue are going to school. They are walking along the street. “Look!” Sandy says. “There’s a man near that gate. He’s standing. Who is it?

“It’s Mr. Jones, the postman,” Sue says, “He’s standing in front of Mrs. Mopp’s house.”

“Mrs. Mopp’s house!” Sandy says. “Oh, dear!”

Mrs. Mopp is not a nice lady. She is very tall and very ugly（丑陋的）. And her house is not a nice house. It is very big and very dark. Her gate is closed and Mr. Jones can’t open it.

“Listen!” Sandy says. “Can you hear Mrs. Mopp’s dog?”

“Yes,” Sue answers. “He’s barking（叫）.”

Mrs. Mopp’s dog is very big. His name is Boxer. His face is ugly and his teeth are long and sharp（尖）. He is a nice dog, but he doesn’t like Mr. Jones, the postman.

根据短文内容和首字母提示完成各句所缺单词：

1.Sandy and Sue are s______.

2. On the way to s____ Sandy and Sue see Mr. Jones, the postman.

3. Mrs. Mopp is not at h____ now.

4.Boxer is a d____ name.

5.Boxer d_____ like Mr. Jones at all.

A hot dog is one of the most popular American food. It was named after frankfurter, a German food. You may hear “hot dog” ___16___ in other ways. People sometimes __17___ “hot dog” to express pleasure(快乐). For example, a friend may ask ___18___ you would like to go to the cinema. You might say, “Great. I’d love to. ” Or, you could say,”__19____! I’d love to go.” People ___20__ use the expression to describe someone who is a “show-off”, who tries to show everyone else how ___21__ he is. You often hear such a(n) ___22__ called a “hot dog”. He may be a basketball player, for example, who __23____ the ball with one hand making a(n) __24__ catch seem more difficult. You know he is a “hot dog” because when he makes such a catch, he bows(鞠躬) to crowd, hoping to __25___ their cheers.

1.A. cooked      B. eaten        C. picked           D. used

2.A. speak       B. tell          C. talk              D. say

3.A. where       B. how         C. if               D. when

4.A. Excuse me   B. Don’t worry   C. Never mind       D. Hot dog

5.A. ever        B. yet           C. also             D. still

6.A. kind        B. hopeful       C. great            D. careful

7.A. person      B. dog          C. hand             D. action

8.A. catches      B. plays         C. throws           D. passes

9.A. funny       B. easy         C. exciting           D. good

10.A. lose        B. win           C. avoid            D. explain

Mom:    Daniel, I need to talk to you about your behavior. Dad and I realize there is probably an explanation for why the house is so dirty, but you shouldn’t have run out of the room and closed the door so hard like that.
Daniel:     Mom, I’m sorry, but I was so angry! You want me to act like an adult but you and dad treat me like a child. Why didn’t you just ask me what had happened?
Mom:    Well, I know that grown-ups are supposed to make good decisions but sometimes we make mistakes. We were angry too. None of us stopped to think and we should have. Can you explain to me now why the house was a mess and what you did with the money we left?
Daniel: Spot was sick, Mom. Eric and I didn’t want to call you and dad on your vacation, so I used the money you left and some of my own to take him to the vet. We stayed there and waited for him all day. That is why we didn’t have time to clean the house.
【小题1】 Who is Spot?