阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　The worker I hired to repair my house had just finished a difficult first day on the job．A broken wheel made him an hour late; his ladder(梯子)fell down when he was painting the roof and now his old truck wouldn' t start．With each problem he shouted angrily, more at himself than at his things．As I drove him home, the man didn't say a word．

　　I tried talking to the man to kill time．I managed to find out that he had come up from Blue Hills in Victoria with his family six months ago to find a job．This was his first job since moving here．I now knew why his price was lower than any other worker I could find in the local newspaper．He really needed the job．His clothes told me as much．

　　On arriving, much to my surprise, he invited me in to meet his family．As we walked through his front garden he suddenly stopped at a small tree and placed his hands on it．Then, when he opened the door he completely changed．Instead of his troubled face, there was now a warm smile, hugs for his two children and a kiss for his wife．

　　The following day, I asked him about the tree．

　　"That's my trouble tree, " he answered．"Work troubles aren't welcome at home with my wife and the children．So I hang them on that tree every night when I come home．Then in the morning I pick them up again．"

　　"And you know what else?" he said smiling, "The next morning I find that there aren't as many as I remember hanging up the night before．"

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阅读理解，请认真阅读下列短文，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D选项四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　I didn't like dogs before, but I am happy to have one now．Do you know why?

　　About two years ago, my wife, Cathy, got a little dog with a face only the dog's mother could love．We named her Gertie．

　　My wife sent her to be trained(训练)in a school．But this didn't go as planned．After only 2 weeks, she was made to leave the school．She had to spend every night with us in our bed-snoring so loudly that I couldn't get a good sleep．In the morning, my wife always let me walk Gertie．When I was free, Gertie always played with me．

　　Then, about six months after Gertie arrived, I felt that something in my heart was changing, and I was unable to stop it．I began to smile at people when I saw them in the street．I started calling my children, and to my surprise, they started calling me, too．I even tried to talk with my grandchildren over the phone．My wife and I both think that it is Gertie who has changed me．

　　Gertie is now nearly two years old and I love it very much．

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