I could have easily gone through life without getting to know one of the most romantic feelings…love for a dog. For at least ten years my
had been suggesting that we get a dog.There were several reasons why the idea
. We had noticed that, on our block, couples with no children as a rule
one large or two small dogs. So we got one puppy
we too had no children.
He flew into the house with the
of a Formula 1(一级方程式赛车). In several minutes he ran over all the house,
from my shoulder onto the bed, and ended up in the
, where my wife washed him with motherly
. From that day on, the invisible(看不见的)
for the love of the new member of our household began at my home.
He seemed to
that at once. Most of the meals that my wife had
for him with greater care than those for me…he didn’t
look at.
Every evening I went out walking with him. I could not know who was walking whom
one evening, when, tired from work, I
the walk. The dog was very angry and dragged me out.
Last night our dog pulled me by the ear with his teeth,
me up in my dream, and dragged me into the kitchen to make me turn off the
which had disturbed(干扰) his sleep. I meekly(乖乖地)
that I had forgotten to switch off the light, but that was not
. He looked at me like a teacher at a pupil who repeatedly makes
.
Now we finally know who’s the
at home, and for twenty years we had seriously argued whether it was my wife or I.
小题1:A. wife B son C.husband D.daughterA
小题2: | A.came up with | B.came out | C.came up | D.came onC |
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小题3: | A.kept | B.rose | C.carried | D.invitedA |
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小题4: | A.if | B.unless | C.since | D.beforeC |
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小题5: | A.speed | B.shape | C.cost | D.raceA |
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小题6: | A.climbed | B.jumped | C.covered | D.stopped |
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小题7: | A.yard | B.street | C.bathroom | D.kitchen |
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小题8: | A.worry | B.care | C.identity | D.power |
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小题9: | A.signal | B.work | C.war | D.truth |
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小题10: | A.doubt | B.understand | C.wonder | D.dislike |
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小题11: | A.reached | B.searched | C.looked | D.prepared |
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小题13: | A.while | B.because | C.until | D.as |
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小题14: | A.gave in | B.gave up | C.gave away | D.gave out |
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小题15: | A.broke | B.woke | C.picked | D.packed |
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小题16: | A.water | B.heater | C.cooker | D.light |
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小题17: | A.hoped | B.considered | C.admitted | D.decided |
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小题18: | A.enough | B.good | C.bad | D.true |
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小题19: | A.plans | B.mistakes | C.decisions | D.faces |
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小题20: | A.boss | B.member | C.adult | D.child |
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