Evening came．It was time for Mr. Bell to close his shop．He was checking his money．His son Tom，who was 15，had just gone outside to buy a newspaper．Just then，a big man walked ___1___ the shop．He had a gun in his hand．

When Tom came back，he could hear the man asking his father for ___2___．Tom could see the gun in the man's hand，but the man didn't ___3___ or hear Tom．

Tom hurried up the street．He looked for the police，___4___ he didn't see any．Then Tom saw an old baseball bat lying in the street．“Maybe this will help，” he thought．He ran ___5___ with it．

His father was just giving some of the money to the man．The man was watching Tom's father．Tom knew he could not ___6___ any longer．“Now is the time．I must do it now．” Tom went up to the man and knocked him down ___7___ the bat．

Tom and his father then ran outside．This time they got the ___8___ and told them what ___9___．The police ___10___ went to the shop and caught the man．

1．A．out of                B．around              C．into             D．down

2．A．paper                 B．water                C．money            D．food

3．A．know                B．catch              C．meet                  D．see

4．A．but                  B．so                 C．for               D．or

5．A．back                 B．over                C．away              D．past

6．A．hold          B．wait                C．rest               D．watch

7．A．by                   B．from                C．without             D．with

8．A．neighbors              B．police               C．friends            D．children

9．A．happened              B．happens                  C．has happened         D．is happening

10．A．quick               B．quickly              C．fast                D．fastly

There are many idioms（习语）in English that are about animals．Today let's chat a little about some of the idioms about dogs that make English language fun and colorful．

We love dogs；they are our best friends．When you first started to learn English，your teacher might teach you a number of phrases about dogs，such as：“you are a lucky dog，” “I'm dog tired，” “every dog has its day，” or “our team was the underdog but won the first place at last．”

When I first got into high school。my English teacher used the idiom “dog-ear”，which interested me very much．This word can be used as a noun，a verb，and an adjective as well．As a noun，it means a turned-down（折叠的）corner of a page as a bookmark（书签）．As a verb，it means someone makes a bookmark by turning down the corner of a page in the book．And，as an adjective，the word describes an old book with many broken pages．Examples：

John made a dog-ear（noun）of the page he was reading before closing the book．

Jane was reading a book；when the telephone rang，she dg-eared（verb）the page before answering the phone．

In the old room，the children found some dog-eared（adjective）books left there for more than 30 years．

The idiom “dog-ear” gives a lively image of a page being turned down like a curled（卷起来的）dog ear，but some dogs don't have curled ears；rather，they have pointed（竖起来的）ears．

1．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A．Idioms about colors．                               B．Idioms about history．

C．Idioms about animals．                               D．Idioms about dogs．

2．How many idioms about dogs are mentioned（提及）in this passage?

A．3．                       B．4．                       C．5．                        D．6．

3．Which of the following statements is NOT true about the meaning of the idiom “dog ear”?

A．It means a turned-down corner of a page as a bookmark．

B．It means someone makes a bookmark by turning down the corner of a page in the book．

C．It means an old book with many broken pages．

D．It means something is short and small like a dog's ear．