“Well, we’re in our new house. Let’s get a new pet to get along with it,” Mrs. Brown said to her husband.
“That sounds like a pretty good idea,” he answered. “Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper?”
“Let’s go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can both go,” she said.
The next morning the Browns met Mr. Snow at the animal shelter. “We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes,” Mr. Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions.”
After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn’t need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark(吠) and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr. Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn’t checked her yet. So Mr. Snow told them to return on Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter again. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has had all of her shots(预防针). She will be healthy.” The Browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.
【小题1】From the reading we learn that _______.

A．the Browns have never had a pet before.

B．the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper.

C．Shadow is a small and healthy dog.

D．Mr Brown didn’t quite agree with his wife.

【小题2】The word shelter in the reading means _______.

A．a place to sell small dogs

B．a place to keep homeless animals

C．a place to study animals

D．a place to sell books on pet care

【小题3】Mr Snow asked the Browns some questions to _______.

A．see if they had moved to a new house

B．find out how rich the Browns were

C．know where they’d keep their new pet

D．make sure they’d take care of pets

【小题4】The Browns thinks that a small dog _______.

A．doesn’t need any room to keep

B．can help them watch their house

C．eats less food than a bigger one

D．usually has a beautiful name

【小题5】It’s clear that _______.

A．Shadow will not be easy to get ill

B．the Browns were not satisfied with Shadow

C．Mr Snow didn’t check Shadow at all

D．Shadow likes barking a lot

Mr. Green and his wife had a dog. When they went out, they always left the dog inside the house. One evening they wanted to go to the cinema, so they left the dog in the house and locked the door and their garden gate. They went off in their car.
When the film was finished, they went home. They opened the gate and put the car away. When they came to the front door, they found that the glass in the door was broken. The door was not locked and it was open. A robber! They went in and quickly looked in all the rooms to see if the robber had taken their things. However, everything was in the right place and nothing at all was missing.
The dog was sleeping in the sitting-room. The wife was angry with the dog.“Why didn’t you guard(保卫)the house?”she said. The dog was pleased to see Mr. and Mrs. Green. It began to wag(摇)its tail and then it went to a comer of the room and picked up something in its mouth. It went to the wife and dropped the thing at her feet. When she went to pick it up, she was very surprised. Can you guess what the dog’s present was ?It was a man’s finger!
The end of the story is this. Mr. Green telephoned the police and told them everything. Three days later the police caught the robber. They found him easily.
【小题1】That evening Mr. Green and his wife __________.

A．took their dog to see a film

B．left the dog alone at home

C．went home before the film was finished

D．locked the door and could not open it

【小题2】The robber stole(偷)__________.

A．everything from the house

B．something expensive from the house

C．nothing from the house

D．a car from the house

【小题3】Why was the woman angry with the dog? _________

A．Because she thought it had made the room dirty.

B．Because she thought it had broken the glass.

C．Because it wouldn’t go to the cinema with her.

D．Because she thought it hadn’t guarded the house.

【小题4】The robber was caught easily because __________.

A．the police knew him

B．the police happened to meet him

C．Mr. Green know where he lived

D．he had one of his fingers

【小题5】Mr. Green and his wife would _________.

A．like their dog more than before

B．drive the dog away from their home

C．let the dog bring home more presents

D．ask the police to take the dog away

Cross Income(总收入)=$26000;  Income Tax(收入税)= $6000 
Net Income (纯收入) =$20000.
(Net Income =" Gross" Income — Income Tax)
The circle shows how Mr. and Mrs. Brown and their two children spend their family income. Mr. Brown is the only wage earner (靠工资为生的人). Mrs. Brown is a housewife. The children are too young to do any part-time work.
【小题1】How many people earn money for the family? ___________

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

【小题2】How much of the net income is spent on housing? ______________

A．$2000

B．$3000

C．$4000

D．$5000

【小题3】$3000 is Tespent on _____________.

A．telephone Power Rates	B．Food
C．Motor Vehicle（交通 ）	D．Clothing and Incidentals

【小题4】If the Brown family decided to sell their car, how much extra money wouldn’t they have to spend?_____________

A．$28000

B．$2000

C．$26000

D．$4000