A dog owner claimed that his pet, when given money, would go to the news stall to buy a paper. His friend insisted on a demonstration and handed the dog some money - The dog trotted off, but an hour later he had still not returned with the paper. "How much did you give him?" asked the owner. "Five dollars. "Well, that explains it. When you give him five dollars, he goes to a movie." Notes: (1) claim v.声称 (2) when given money是 when he was given money 的省略 (3) news stall n.售报亭 (4) insist on 坚持 (5) demonstration n.演示 (6) trot off 小步跑开 Exercises: 根据短文选择正确答案: ① What could the dog do, according the owner, when it was given money? A. It could trot. B. It could understand the news. C. It could go to the news stall to buy a paper. D. It could tell the news on a paper. ② Why did his friend insist on a demonstration? A. Because he had a doubt about it. B. Because he wanted to see whether this dog was as good as his . C. Because he had too much money to know how to spend it. D. Because he liked this game. ③ How much money should the man give the dog to make him buy a paper? A. One dollar B. Two dollars C. Five dollars D. It didn't say. ④ How long did the two men wait for the dog to return? A. Half an hour B. One hour C. One and a half hour D. Two hours ⑤ Where did the dog go, according to the owner? A. To the news stall. B. To the owner's house. C. To the cinema D. It was missing. 14.聪明狗 一位养狗人宣称:要是给了爱犬钱,它便会到卖报亭买份报纸来。他的朋友坚持要来个演示,并给了狗一些钱。狗一溜小跑着去了。但一个小时过去了,仍不见它带报纸回来。 “你给了它多少钱?”狗的主人问。 “五元。” “这就是了。你给它五元钱时,它就去看电影。” 练习参考答案: ①C②A③D④B⑤C
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