A man and his wife had a dog to keep their house. When they went out, they always left the dog inside the house.

　 One evening they wanted　 1　 to the cinema,　 2　 they left the dog in the house and locked the door and their　 3 . They　 4　 their car.

When the film finished, they came back home. They opened the gate and put the car　 5 . But when they came to the front door, they found that part of the glass　 6　 the door was broken. The door was unlocked and　 7 . A robber! They went in and quickly looked in all the rooms to see　 8 things the robber had taken. But everything was in the　 9　 place and nothing at all　 10 .

　 The dog　 11　 in the sitting room on the floor. The lady was　 12　 the dog. “Why didn’t you keep the house?” she said. The dog was　 13　 to see its owners. It began to wag its tail (摇尾巴) and then it went to a corner of the room and picked up something in its mouth. It went to the lady and　 14　 the thing at her feet. When the lady went to pick it up, she gave a scream (尖叫). Can you guess what the dog’s present was?

It was … a … man’s　 15 !

(1)　 A. go　　　　　　 B. to go　　　　　　　　 C. going　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gone

(2)　 A. so　　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　 C. then　　　　　　　　　 D. because

(3)　 A. garden’s gate　　 B. gardens’ gate　　　 C. gardens gate　　　 D. garden gate

(4)　 A. got off　　　　　　 B. got on　　　　　　　　　　 C. got into　　　　 D. went on

(5)　 A. up　　　　　　　　　 B. down 　　　　　　　　　　 C. away　　　　　　　 D. into

(6)　 A. at　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　 D. to

(7)　 A. half-open　　　　 B. half-opens　　　　　 C. half-opened　　　　　　　 D. half-opening

(8)　 A. the　　　　　　 B. all　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what

(9)　 A. right　　　　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　 C. wrong　　　　 D. just

(10) A. to miss　　　 B. to be missing　　　 C. was missed　　　　　　　　 D. was missing

(11) A. was slept　　 　　 B. felt asleep　　　　　 C. was sleeping　　　 D. fell sleeping

(12) A. afraid of　　　　　　　　　 B. angry with　　　　 C. worried about　　　 D. surprised at

(13) A. sad　　　　　　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　 C. quick　　　　　　　 D. clever

(14) A. pulled　　　　　　　 B. threw　　　　　 C. dropped　　　　　　 D. took

(15) A. finger　　　　　　　　 B. fingers　　　　　　 C. heart　　　　　　 D. teeth

A man and his wife had a dog to keep their house．When they went out，they always left the dog inside the house．

One evening they wanted ___1___ to the cinema，___2___ they left the dog in the house and locked the door and their ___3___．They ___4___ their car．When the film finished，they came back home．They opened the gate and put the car ___5___．But when they came to the front door，they found that part of the glass ___6___ the door was broken．The door was unlocked and ___7___．A robber! They went in and quickly looked in all the rooms to see ___8___ things the robber had taken．But everything was in the ___9___ place and nothing at all ___10___．

The dog ___11___ in the sitting room on the floor．The lady was ___12___  the dog．“Why didn't you keep the house?” she said．The dog was ___13___ to see its owners．It began to wag its tail（摇尾巴）and then it went to a corner of the room and picked up something in its mouth．It went to the lady and ___14___ the thing at her feet．When the lady went to pick it up，she gave a scream（尖叫）．Can you guess what the dog's present was?

It was…a…man's ___15___!

1．A．go                    B．to go                 C．going               D．gone

2．A．so                   B．but                  C．then               D．because

3．A．garden's gate            B．gardens' gate          C．gardens gate         D．garden gate

4．A．got off                B．got on                C．got into             D．went on

5．A．up                   B．down                C．away              D．into

6．A．at                    B．with                 C．on                  D．to

7．A．half-open                B．half-opens              C．half-opened           D．half-opening

8．A．the                   B．all                   C．that                 D．what

9．A．right                  B．left                  C．wrong              D．just

10．A．to miss              B．to be missing           C．was missed         D．was missing

11．A．was slept             B．felt asleep             C．was sleeping         D．fell sleeping

12．A．afraid of             B．angry with             C．worried about        D．surprised at

13．A．sad                B．pleased               C．quick             D．clever

14．A．pulled                B．threw                C．dropped             D．took

15．A．finger               B．fingers               C．heart               D．teeth

It was a cold winter afternoon before Christmas. My parents and I sat on the bench in Washington, D.C.’Union Station, waiting for the train. Inside the waiting hall were many people.
A boy sat nearby. His worn jacket, pale face, dirty hands all seemed to tell me that he was homeless.
“He must be cold and hungry. Maybe I should help him,” I said to myself.
Just at that moment, a well-dressed young couple walked towards him.
“Excuse me,” the man bent down. “My wife and I bought two meal boxes but one was enough for us. We hate to waste good food. Can you help us out and put this to use?” he handed the boy a meal box.
The boy thanked them and opened the box with joy and care. Suddenly he stopped. In the direction to which he looked, I saw an old man in rags-in a worn sweater, worn trousers and open shoes, entering the hall.
Putting the meal box aside, the boy stood and helped the old to his seat. He took off his jacket and covered it on the old man’s shoulders, saying, “A gentleman brought me this warm meal but I just finished eating. I hate to waste good food. Can you help me out?” He placed the still-warm meal box in the old man’s hands without waiting for an answer.
“Sure, son, but if only you share that sandwich with me. It’s too much for a man at my age. ”
We were all touched. Dad went away and soon returned with cups of hot chocolate and a big pizza. Mum and dad went up to those rags, “Excuse me…”
I rushed into a KFC and took out my pocket money. It was so cold that afternoon but I felt much warmer than I had ever thought possible.
【小题1】Who gave the boy a meal box?

I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company（公司）. “What is it?” I wondered. I turned it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-written address. Immediately my mind traveled many years back.
I was nine years old, walking down the cold and wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on my shoulder. That day, I came to the company finally, the owner, Mr. Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers if they wanted any magazines.
Shaking off the rain like a wet dog, I went into Mr. Rader’s office. After a quick look he took me over to the fireplace. Noticing the hole in the top of my shoe, he said, “Come with me!” pulling me into his car. We stopped in front of a shoe shop. Inside, a salesman fitted me with the finest pair of shoes I had ever seen. I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up in them. “We’d like a pair of new socks, too.” Mr. Rader said.
Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a car, wrote something on it and handed it to me. With tearful eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said kindly, “Jimmy, I want you to know I love you.” I said good-bye, and for the first time I sensed a piece of hope that things would be better. With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a difference.
【小题1】The writer went to Queen City Casket Company to         .