Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）：
　　① The husband didn't want to buy new cabinets because they were very expensive.
　　② The wife was angry, so she went to her mother's home. cn.juren.com
　　③ White the wife was away, the husband decided to give his wife a pleasant surprise.

④ The husband had a fire while the wife was away.
　　⑤ The fire burnt all the new cabinets that had just been installed.

惊喜
　　我朋友有很长一段时间一直想在厨房添置一些厨柜，但她丈夫坚持说这是铺张浪费。她去娘家过了两周，回到家来，发现厨房里新添置了漂亮的厨柜，这令她喜出望外。
　　几天后，邻居来拜访我朋友。欣赏了新厨柜后，邻居说：你不在家的时候，你丈夫弄失了火。我们都深感庆幸只是厨房遭了殃。
练习参考答案：
①T②F③F④T⑤F

高考英语阅读范例--聪明狗
　　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

高考英语阅读范例--母亲的脚
Mothers Feet
　　To prevent our dog, Lacy, from pestering visitors to our house, my mother often massaged her as she lounged beneath the kitchen table, her favorite resting spot. One day a contractor came over to talk about a home-improvement project. As he and my mother sat across the table discussing the renovations, my mother slipped off her shoes and mindlessly soothed Lacy with her feet. My mother had been talking for about a half-hour when to her great embarrassment she heard Lacy bark outside the front door.

Notes:
　　(1) prevent （from）v.避免；阻止
　　(2) pester v.使苦恼；困扰
　　(3) massage v.按摩；揉捏
　　(4) lounge v.懒洋洋地坐着或站着
　　(5) contractor n.承包商
　　(6) improvement n.改进；改善
　　(7) renovation n.修复；修理
　　(8) slip off滑脱；掉
　　(9) mindlessly adv.不注意地
　　(10) soothe v.抚慰；使镇静
　　(11) embarrassment n.局促；不安

Exercises:
根据短文回答问题：
　　① What kind of a dog was Lacy?
　　② What did the mother often do to make visitors feel at home?
　　③ Who came one day? What for?
　　④ How long had the mother been talking when she felt greatly embarrassed?
　　⑤ Why did she feel embarrassed?

十句问路口语在手走遍天下都不愁
　　1. Take the one-way street. 走这条单行道。
　　One-way street就是单行道. 尤其在 Downtown 地区， 以亚特兰大和纽奥良为例， 其复杂的程度可以用进的去，出不来来形容， 实在不是个愉快的开车经验。