When I was a baby, I entertained you and made you laugh．Whenever I was “bad”, you'd shake your finger at me and ask, “How could you?”--but then you'd give up, and roll me over for a belly scratch and I believed that life could not be any more perfect．
My housetraining was a long process, because you were terribly busy, but we worked on that together. We went for long walks, runs in the park and car rides. We stopped for ice cream. I took long naps in the sun waiting for you to come home at the end of the day.
Gradually, you began spending more time at work and on your career, and more time searching for a human mate．Eventually, you fell in love．She, now your wife, is not a dog person, but I still welcomed her into our home．I was happy because you were happy．Then the human babies came along and I shared your excitement, I was fascinated by their pinkness, how they smelled, and I wanted to mother them too．
Your wife was afraid I would bite them．But nevertheless, as they began to grow, I became their friend．Now, you have a new job in another city and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow pets．You've made the right decision for your “family”, but there was a time when I was your only family．
I was excited about the car ride until we arrived at the dog pound．It smelled of dogs and cats, of fear, of hopelessness．You filled out the paperwork and said, “I know you will find a good home for her”．They shrugged and gave you a pained look．The children were in tears as they waved me goodbye．And “How could you?” were the only three words that swept over my mind．
Is it better to live with hope or without hope? At first, whenever anyone passed my pen （围栏）, I rushed to the front, hoping it was you, that you had changed your mind and that this was all a bad dream．
My beloved master, I will think of you and wait for you forever．I hope you receive more faithfulness from your family than you showed to me．

1. 1.

   Who tells this story?

   1. A.
      A dog．
   2. B.
      A child．
   3. C.
      A dog's owner．
   4. D.
      A dog trainer
2. 2.

   Why did the dog's owner take his dog to the pound?

   1. A.
      He had a newborn baby．
   2. B.
      His wife did not like the dog．
   3. C.
      He was moving into a new building．
   4. D.
      He thought the dog too troublesome．
3. 3.

   Which is true about the dog when it lived at the pound?

   1. A.
      It hoped to be adopted by another family
   2. B.
      It continued to love its former owner．
   3. C.
      It did not trust humans any more．
   4. D.
      It was excited about the pound．
4. 4.

   What is the theme of the story?

   1. A.
      Be ready for changes．
   2. B.
      Never expect too much．
   3. C.
      Never complain about your life．
   4. D.
      Be faithful to those who love you

第二部分：语言知识及运用   第一节完形填空 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
As waiters, we deal with customers every day and when something goes wrong, somehow we have the ability to keep on going．It’s our responsibility to  16  the customer．   
I remember my first waiter job was at a fine restaurant. One afternoon，the manager informed all the cooks and waiters that a VIP group were coming for lunch. The group were  17  VIPs in the city’s fashion industry．
After the group arrived and got  18  comfortably, drinks were ordered. Normally, the head waiter would be in charge of wine service. However, the manager asked me to serve that afternoon. I had never done wine service, nor had l ever served a group of twelve．
I arranged 12 wine glasses on the tray and went to the table. As I set one of the glasses in front of the first customer, somehow I had  19  my grip and six glasses fell on top of a young woman, and then to the floor and lay in pieces. I felt frightened and my face turned red. I apologized many times to the woman and to the rest of the group． 
Quickly, the manager  20  my aid and helped in the clean-up and sent out their drinks right away. I didn’t understand why, but the group were forgiving me and the young woman  21  informed me it was OK.
My manager pulled me to the side and said, “If you know why an accident happened, learn from it and move on. You still have a table to serve and you can’t show your  22 or your disappointment. Mistakes and accidents do happen. Keep your  23  up and be confident. The glasses are replaceable.”
I understood why he was truly a well-respected restaurant manager within the neighborhood. His  24  relationship with the group made the situation  25  and the group forgave me for that．
16．A. welcome         B. feed                       C. invite                    D. please
17．A. let in as             B. made up of          C. added up to              D. recognized as
18．A. introduced         B. satisfied               C. seated                      D. dressed
19．A. got                    B. caught             C. forgot                   D. lost
20．A. took over        B. came to             C. gave up                     D. rushed against
21．A. repeatedly          B. regretfully       C. impatiently            D. angrily
22．A. apology            B. excitement           C. nervousness        D. carelessness
23．A. nose               B. face                       C. head                    D. hand
24．A. new                     B. famous                 C. terrible                    D. close
25．A. calm                B. comfortable       C. special                  D. possible

第二部分：语言知识及运用   第一节完形填空 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

As waiters, we deal with customers every day and when something goes wrong, somehow we have the ability to keep on going．It’s our responsibility to  16  the customer．   

I remember my first waiter job was at a fine restaurant. One afternoon，the manager informed all the cooks and waiters that a VIP group were coming for lunch. The group were  17  VIPs in the city’s fashion industry．

After the group arrived and got  18  comfortably, drinks were ordered. Normally, the head waiter would be in charge of wine service. However, the manager asked me to serve that afternoon. I had never done wine service, nor had l ever served a group of twelve．

I arranged 12 wine glasses on the tray and went to the table. As I set one of the glasses in front of the first customer, somehow I had  19  my grip and six glasses fell on top of a young woman, and then to the floor and lay in pieces. I felt frightened and my face turned red. I apologized many times to the woman and to the rest of the group． 

Quickly, the manager  20  my aid and helped in the clean-up and sent out their drinks right away. I didn’t understand why, but the group were forgiving me and the young woman  21  informed me it was OK.

My manager pulled me to the side and said, “If you know why an accident happened, learn from it and move on. You still have a table to serve and you can’t show your  22 or your disappointment. Mistakes and accidents do happen. Keep your  23  up and be confident. The glasses are replaceable.”

I understood why he was truly a well-respected restaurant manager within the neighborhood. His  24  relationship with the group made the situation  25  and the group forgave me for that．

16．A. welcome         B. feed                       C. invite                    D. please

17．A. let in as             B. made up of          C. added up to              D. recognized as

18．A. introduced         B. satisfied               C. seated                      D. dressed

19．A. got                    B. caught             C. forgot                   D. lost

20．A. took over        B. came to             C. gave up                     D. rushed against

21．A. repeatedly          B. regretfully       C. impatiently            D. angrily

22．A. apology            B. excitement           C. nervousness        D. carelessness

23．A. nose               B. face                       C. head                    D. hand

24．A. new                     B. famous                 C. terrible                    D. close

25．A. calm                B. comfortable       C. special                  D. possible

第二部分：语言知识及运用    第一节 完形填空 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

As waiters, we deal with customers every day and when something goes wrong, somehow we have the ability to keep on going．It’s our responsibility to  16  the customer．   

I remember my first waiter job was at a fine restaurant. One afternoon，the manager informed all the cooks and waiters that a VIP group were coming for lunch. The group were  17  VIPs in the city’s fashion industry．

After the group arrived and got  18  comfortably, drinks were ordered. Normally, the head waiter would be in charge of wine service. However, the manager asked me to serve that afternoon. I had never done wine service, nor had l ever served a group of twelve．

I arranged 12 wine glasses on the tray and went to the table. As I set one of the glasses in front of the first customer, somehow I had  19  my grip and six glasses fell on top of a young woman, and then to the floor and lay in pieces. I felt frightened and my face turned red. I apologized many times to the woman and to the rest of the group． 

Quickly, the manager  20  my aid and helped in the clean-up and sent out their drinks right away. I didn’t understand why, but the group were forgiving me and the young woman  21  informed me it was OK.

My manager pulled me to the side and said, “If you know why an accident happened, learn from it and move on. You still have a table to serve and you can’t show your  22 or your disappointment. Mistakes and accidents do happen. Keep your  23  up and be confident. The glasses are replaceable.”

I understood why he was truly a well-respected restaurant manager within the neighborhood. His  24  relationship with the group made the situation  25  and the group forgave me for that．

16．A. welcome           B. feed                        C. invite                     D. please

17．A. let in as              B. made up of           C. added up to              D. recognized as

18．A. introduced          B. satisfied                C. seated                      D. dressed

19．A. got                     B. caught               C. forgot                    D. lost

20．A. took over          B. came to               C. gave up                     D. rushed against

21．A. repeatedly           B. regretfully         C. impatiently             D. angrily

22．A. apology              B. excitement            C. nervousness          D. carelessness

23．A. nose                 B. face                        C. head                     D. hand

24．A. new                      B. famous                  C. terrible                    D. close

25．A. calm                  B. comfortable         C. special                   D. possible