Mr. and Mrs. Brown were going abroad for their holiday. They had a lovely dog called Blackie, but they could not take it abroad with them, so they had to look for a good place to leave it while they were away, and at last they found a place which looked after dogs very well while their owners were away. They left Blackie there just before they started for their holiday.
At the end of their holiday, they came back to Sydney very late at night, and as they thought that the place where Blackie was staying might be closed at that late hour, they decided to wait until the next morning.
So the next morning Mr. Brown got into his car and drove off happily to meet Blackie. When he got home with the dog, he said to his wife, “Do you know, dear, I don’t think Blackie enjoyed his stay at that place very much. He barked(吠，叫) all the way home in the car as if he wanted to tell me something.”
Mrs. Brown looked at the dog carefully and then answered, “You are quite right, dear. He was certainly trying to tell you something. But he wasn’t trying to tell you that he hadn’t enjoyed his stay at that place. He was only trying to tell you that you were bringing the wrong dog home.”
1.Mr. and Mrs. Brown wouldn’t take Blackie to go abroad because __________.
A. they didn’t like it
B. it wasn’t allowed to do
C. it didn’t want to be abroad
D. it had to look after the house
2.Mr. and Mrs. Brown came back __________ at the end of their holiday.
A. late at night B. early in the morning
C. in the daytime D. in the afternoon
3.Mr. and Mrs. Brown stayed __________ before they went to get Blackie back.
A. at home B. in the car
C. outside the house D. in the open air
4.The dog barked on the way because it __________.
A. was hungry
B. was ill
C. didn’t enjoy its stay
D. didn’t know Mr. Brown
5.The best title for this passage is ___________.
A. The Clever Dog Blackie B. Is the Dog Blackie
C. A Happy Traveling D. A Lucky Dog
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There are many ways to help improve your memory, so you shouldn’t feel ___________ in study.
My first ___________ is that if you want to remember something well, you have to go over it regularly(有规律地). You might go over the material two days after you learn it, then a week later, then two weeks later, and then a month later. After a month you will ___________ that you can easily remember the material.
My second advice is to use a red pen to _____________ lines under the important sentences in your book. This will help you in two ways. First, it will help you concentrate(集中) on the most important parts when you learn the __________. It is always easier to remember only the important sentences. Second, this will make reviewing easier. When you open your book, the underlined parts will _________ you the most important things immediately. In this way, you don’t have to go over all the materials again.
Another piece of advice is to review all the information in your ___________ just before you go to sleep. Your brain is working ____________ you are sleeping. If you think about the information before you go to sleep, you might be able to remember it better. Another good __________ for memorizing information is in the morning because you have just rested and your brain is fresh and clear. So you might also ___________ memorize the important information in the morning.
1.A. easy B. upset C. excited D. useful
2.A. choice B. answer C. advice D. action
3.A. forget B. mention C. imagine D. find
4.A. draw B. write C. think D. make
5.A. word B. knowledge C. advice D. number
6.A. show B. lead C. take D. decide
7.A. book B. idea C. dream D. mind
8.A. before B. while C. after D. until
9.A. result B. way C. time D. idea
10.A. lead to B. send to C. come to D. try to
---The mountains are greener and greener and the water is clearer and clearer.
---Sure. Lots of things _________ by our government every year.
A. were done B. are done C. have done D. will do
---Have you ever been to the Tang City in Xiangyang?
---Yes, of course. It’s one of the _________ places in our city.
A. beautiful B. more beautiful
C. most beautiful D. much more beautiful
---Do all the members in our team know the time of competition?
---No. I’ll tell them as soon as possible __________ we can prepare for it earlier.
A. as if B. even if
C. so that D. as for
---Is there anything in the fridge?
---Yes. __________ some apples and a watermelon.
A. There is B. There are
C. There will be D. There were
