Rico is a dog who lives in Germany(德国). His owners trained him from a young age to find his toys. When they say the name of a certain toy, Rico can find it. In fact, he seems to know the names of 200 toys!

   Some researchers in Germany wanted to test Rico. They put his toys in a room and then told him to go in the room and find a certain toy. Since nobody was in the room with Rico, he had no help from anyone finding the right toy. The researchers did this test forty times. Rico found the right toy thirty-seven times!

   Then the researchers tried something else. They put seven of Rico’s toys in the room together with one new toy that Rico had never seen before. Then they told Rico to go into the room and get the new toy. This new toy had a name Rico had never heard before. Rico found the right toy seven out of ten times!

   Researchers cannot really say that Rico knows words or language. However, these tests seem to show that Rico can think about what he hears and think about what he knows. In fact, Rico seems to think and remember things as well as a three-year-old child.

From these tests, animal researchers know one thing for sure. Rico has given them a lot to think about.

1.From the passage we know that Rico is good at ______.

A. catching toys     B. counting toys    C. finding toys    D. putting toys in order

2. At first researchers asked Rico to ______.

A. bring a certain toy out of a room       B. choose a toy that he liked best

C. name toys and put them away         D. put his toys into his room

3.Rico went into the room _______ times to find a new toy he did not know.

A. seven          B. thirty-seven      C. ten         D. forty

4. The best title for the passage is ________.

A. German dogs are the smartest         B. An unusual dog

C. How dogs use language              D. The best toys for Rico

Rico is a dog who lives in Germany(德国). His owners trained him from a young age to find his toys. When they say the name of a certain toy, Rico can find it. In fact, he seems to know the names of 200 toys!
Some researchers in Germany wanted to test Rico. They put his toys in a room and then told him to go in the room and find a certain toy. Since nobody was in the room with Rico, he had no help from anyone finding the right toy. The researchers did this test forty times. Rico found the right toy thirty-seven times!
Then the researchers tried something else. They put seven of Rico’s toys in the room together with one new toy that Rico had never seen before. Then they told Rico to go into the room and get the new toy. This new toy had a name Rico had never heard before. Rico found the right toy seven out of ten times!
Researchers cannot really say that Rico knows words or language. However, these tests seem to show that Rico can think about what he hears and think about what he knows. In fact, Rico seems to think and remember things as well as a three-year-old child.
From these tests, animal researchers know one thing for sure. Rico has given them a lot to think about

1. 1.

   From the passage we know that Rico is good at ______

   1. A.
      catching toys
   2. B.
      counting toys
   3. C.
      finding toys
   4. D.
      putting toys in order
2. 2.

   At first researchers asked Rico to ______

   1. A.
      bring a certain toy out of a room
   2. B.
      choose a toy that he liked best
   3. C.
      name toys and put them away
   4. D.
      put his toys into his room
3. 3.

   Rico went into the room _______ times to find a new toy he did not know

   1. A.
      seven
   2. B.
      thirty-seven
   3. C.
      ten
   4. D.
      forty
4. 4.

   The best title for the passage is ________

   1. A.
      German dogs are the smartest
   2. B.
      An unusual dog
   3. C.
      How dogs use language
   4. D.
      The best toys for Rico

A man once had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany. In his dream he was walking in the forest when two men ran out and tried to throw him to the ground. He ran off as fast as he could, but they followed him. He reached a place where he saw two roads in front of him, one to the right and the other to the left. Which road should he take? He heard the two men behind him, getting nearer, and at the same time he heard a voice in his ear. It told him to go to the right, and he did so. He ran on and soon came to a small hotel. He was received there kindly and given a room, and he was saved from the two men. That was the dream.
Twenty years later he was really in the Black Forest and, as happened in the dream long ago, two men ran out and tried to throw him down. He ran off, and came to a place with two roads, like in the dream. He remembered the dream and took the road to the right. He soon reached a small hotel, was taken in, and so was safe. His dream of twenty years before had saved his life.
【小题1】The Black Forest is __________.

John was a bookseller. He didn’t like paying for anything. One day he let a big box of books fall on his foot. “Go to the doctor,” said his wife. “No,” he said, “I’ll wait until the doctor comes into the shop next time. Then I’ll ask about my foot. If I go to see him, I’ll have to pay him.”
The next day the doctor came into the shop and bought some books. When John was getting them ready, he told the doctor about his bad foot . The doctor looked at it. “Yes,” said the doctor, “you must put that foot in hot water every night.” “Thank you,” said the bookseller, “and now sir, here are your books.” “How much?” said the doctor. “Two pounds,” answered John. “Good,” said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you anything.” “Why?” asked John in surprise. “I told you about your foot . I want two pounds for that . Good-bye.”
(   ) 1. What was John? He was ______.
A. a doctor        B. a shop assistant        C. a bookseller        D. a farmer
(   ) 2. John hurt his foot because ______.
A. he didn’t like paying anything               B. a big box of books fell on his foot
C. he wanted to ask the doctor about his foot      D. a box of food fell on his foot
(   ) 3. ______ told him to go to the doctor.
A. His wife        B. A man              C. Nobody         D. His friend
(   ) 4. When the doctor came the next day, he ______.
A. bought nothing                   B. didn’t give John any advice on his foot  
C. bought some books                 D. told John to go to hospital
(   ) 5. At last the doctor paid ______ for his books.
A. two pounds      B. nothing     C. less than two pounds     D. a little money

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It was Christmas Day．Tina was alone in the great city house．Her parents went to the hospital because their oldest boy was ill．

"What a boring Christmas!" Tina thought to herself． At that moment，she?? 1.?? music in the street． She ran to the window and saw a little boy?? 2. ．He was singing and beating a drum．Tina saw that he wore no? 3.? ．

"Are you cold?" asked Tina．

The little boy smiled，but she couldn't hear?? 4.?? he said．So she told him to come in． He was a little nervous，but the carpet (地毯) felt warm to? 5.?? poor feet．He told Tina that his name was Guido．And he was very poor，? 6.? poor that he had to go singing from house to house for some money to buy his dinner．

???? "My mama is away，and I am ? 7.?? a sad Christmas．But I'll try to make it nice?? 8.? you，" said Tina．They played games and Guido sang to her．Then they had a big dinner． Guido was very happy．

That night，Tina told her mother， " Now I know something．Whenever you?? 9.?? sad and lonely，find somebody?? 10.?? and lonelier than yourself and cheer them up．It will make you feel all right． "