Maybeyoudon’tthinkanimalshavec

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Maybe you don’t think animals have certain mental powers which human beings do not have．But the truth is that some of them have instincts，and besides this，I am sure they can feel certain things we humans cannot．A personal experience showed me this．
Some years ago，I had a dog named Howard．From the time when he was a puppy，he was timid，so we named him Howard，sounding like “coward”！He was especially afraid of thunderstorms．At the first flash of lightning or crash of thunder，he would run whining into his house and hide under a table．
I often went for a walk with Howard．Once，as we were walking along a road，it began to rain．I quickly ran to a bus stop for shelter．The bus stop had a roof supported by metal poles．Soon after I had got there，Howard caught my trousers in his teeth and tried to pull me away．At first I was puzzled and a little angry at his behavior．But I decided to humor him and walked away from the shelter into the rain and started to go home．
When I was about two hundred metres from the shelter，there came a flash of lightning and soon after，there was thunder which nearly deafened me．Howard stopped walking and began whining．Thinking he was afraid，I bent to pick him up．As I straightened up，I glanced at the bus shelter we had just left．I was shocked to see that two of the poles were bent and the roof was lying on the ground，broken．The shelter had been struck by the bolt of lightning！
The author named his dog Howard mainly because of_______．

A．his timid characteristic

B．one of the author’s friends Howard

C．his loud sound

D．his strange behaviors

The reason why the author was puzzled and angry with the dog was that_______．

A．Howard had a strange behavior

B．Howard should be afraid of the metal poles

C．Howard should know the approaching of the terrible lightning

D．Howard bit his trousers in his teeth

Which of the following is true according to the passage？

A．Dogs are cleverer and better than men．

B．Dogs are usually afraid of thunderstorms．

C．Some animals can feel certain things humans cannot．

D．Dogs are naturally born heroes．

What can be inferred about the bus shelter from the passage？

A．It was about 200 meters from the author’s home．

B．It was destroyed in a rainy day．

C．Its roof was supported by wood poles．

D．It could produce blinding flash of lightning．

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C. They are active and successful in the new community.
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C. A new serf-image.                                    D. Strange environment.
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A. to stay inside to protect themselves
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Bargaining is an art at Xiu Shui Market in Beijing. The following tips can help you get good offers for most things you buy, especially for clothing.
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C. When there’re few buyers.                       D. On festival seasons.
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58. A. an appointment with someone                    B. an agreement in business
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59. From the tips we can learn that the seller’s offer may be affected by________
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Jim Manis, chief officer of the organization helping to manage cellphone donations, said it was receiving up to 10,000 text messages per second. The foundation said more than $11 million has been donated.
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The American Red Cross said it has received more than $ 9 million in donations from more than 900,000 mobile phone users.
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A. “Yele” to 501501 to donate $10
B. “Haiti” to 90999 to donate $10
C. “Yele” or “Haiti” to 501501 to donate $ 5
D. “Haiti” to the American Red Cross to donate $ 5
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A. Facebook and Twitter are two relief organizations from the USA.
B. Many American politicians force Americans to give donations to Haiti.
C. The American Red Cross expected to receive much more donations.
D. Carriers have promised not to take a share from the donation.
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A. U.S. Texting Raises $11 Million for Haiti Earthquake
B. An Unexpected Terrible Earthquake Hit Haiti
C. The American Red Cross Offers Help to Haiti
D. Wireless Carriers Donate $11 Million to Haiti

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