An Old Dog's New Trick

    There was an old dog in the middle of the street who seemed lost．You could tell he had loving owners（1）　　 he looked well﹣fed and he had no street sense．The Basset Hound was standing in a busy street，and everyone was（2）　　．A man was able to get the dog out of the（3）　　with a ham sandwich that he had prepared for his lunch．The dog had no collar（项圈）． I said I（4）　　 take him to the police station． When I did， the police told me they did not deal with（5）　　．They said I would have to take him lo the pound （猫狗收容所）twenty miles away． I told them I was（6）　　and I was really busy．I asked whether they could（7）　　the dog until I got off work．I would take him home if（8）　　 claimed （认领） him by then． They（9）　　．

    When I got home at six， I called the police station． I was very（10）　　to learn that the owners had picked up their dog．The police said they wanted my name and address to send me a（n）（11）　　 note． I gave my information， but I（12）　　expected to hear from them．

    （13）　　，I was making dinner and heard a knock on the door．It was the Mower man holding a large， beautiful arrangement． The card read，"I may be old，fat，and hard of hearing，but you were a（14）　　lady to save my life．My small owners are happy that I wasn't killed．With much love，Barney the Basset Hound．" I got flowers from a（15）　　! They were a perfect decoration for my table．

（1）A．if	B． unless	C． though	D． because
（2）A． refused	B． stopped	C． attacked	D． protected
（3）A． road	B． house	C． station	D． restaurant
（4）A． shall	B． can	C． will	D． would
（5）A． plants	B． flowers	C． animals	D． birds
（6）A． playing	B． working	C． running	D． jogging
（7）A． hide	B． clean	C． brush	D． keep
（8）A． nobody	B． anybody	C． somebody	D． everybody
（9）A． added	B． agreed	C． warned	D． complained
（10）A． angry	B． worried	C． glad	D． curious
（11）A． thank﹣you	B． application	C． invitation	D． recommendation
（12）A． sometimes	B． always	C． never	D． often
（13）A． Moreover	B． Later	C． Usually	D．Suddenly
（14）A． lazy	B． wealthy	C． common	D． wonderful
（15）A． dog	B． friend	C． master	D． policeman