When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West, you often see a lot of people walking dogs. 48 is still true that a dog is the 49 useful and faithful animal in the world, 50 the reason why people keep a dog has changed. In the old days people used to train dogs to protect themselves against animal attacks. And later they came to realize that a dog was not 51 useful for protection but willing to obey his master. But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. 52
do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery. But the most important reason is 53 companionship. A dog is his best friend for
54 child when he has no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is their child when they have 55 children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up.
It was early spring. The sun was strong and warm. I went over the hillside fields behind my village, 36 buntings and linnets, the birds I loved most.
I turned along a bush between two fields where I had seen the birds before, but on this fine day almost the first birds that I saw were winter visitors. I was 37 not to see a bunting straightaway, but I went on, stopping occasionally to look at the black-thorn (黑刺李) flowers in the bush, and 38 I did hear a bunting singing. Or was it? Was I not perhaps turning a note of skylark (云雀) song into that of the song I was hoping to hear?
But the bunting’s song was pretty clear, and within a few minutes I was proved
39 . The song was coming from the bush, and as I approached 40 I saw the brown bird resting in a small tree. It opened its mouth, and 41 once more. Then it flew off. It was the only one I saw that day, but at least I had found one of the birds I had
42 .
It was not until I was on my way back home that I caught sight of some 43 . I saw five of them gathering on the ground when I was just coming back beside the
44 where I had found the bunting. As I came nearer, they flew up, spreading their tails so that their white edges 45 to look like a white fan in the sky. Then, to my
46 , some big pigeons suddenly came flying and joined the linnets.
A moment later they had all 47 — but I had fulfilled my hopes for the day.
36．A. looking at B. looking for C. looking up D. looking after
37．A. disappointed B. dismissed C. dissatisfied D. disturbed
38．A. directly B. gradually C. suddenly D. immediately
39．A. proper B. right C. useful D. true
40．A. sadly B. hurriedly C. proudly D. quietly
41．A. danced B. ate C. sang D. shouted
42．A. observed B. noticed C. expected D. described
43．A. linnets B. skylarks C. pigeons D. buntings
44．A. bush B. road C. grass D. black-thorn
45．A. widened B. enlarged C. lengthened D. expanded
46．A. knowledge B. pleasure C. amusement D. honour
47．A. gathered B. lost C. missed D. gone
The construction of the gym caused much noise, it difficult for people nearby to sleep.
A. made B. to make C. making D. having made
She won’t be able to come next week, because she herself in Mount Tai then.
A. enjoys B. will be enjoying C. is enjoying D. enjoyed
When a student asks it is worth staying up doing their lessons, a teacher may find it difficult to answer.
A. that B. what C. whether D. how
from Adelaide to Darwin and you’ll observe some of Australia’s most beautiful landscapes.
A. Traveling B. To travel C. Traveled D. Travel
