1. Even though it was dirty, the money _______.

A. still went up in value B. was worth nothing

C. didn’t go down in value　　 D. was still ours

4. 选B。由第5段的句子A small dog would bark(吠) and warm them if someone tried to break into their house. 我们可知，一只小狗就可以帮他们看家了。故答案选B。

3. 选D。第4段内容告诉我们：医生想为宠物们找个好家，他想知道Brown夫妇是否能照顾好宠物，否则医生也不放心把宠物交给他们的。

2. 选B。由第3段句子Let’s go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes.可知，shelter是a place to keep homeless animals(无家可归的动物们的避难所)。

1. 选C。文章第5段提到…the Browns decided to get a small dog 以及最后一段动物医生说：Shadow has had all of her shots(预防针). She will be healthy.我们可以知道Shadow是一只健康的小狗。答案选C。

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

[答案及解析]

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

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

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