【推荐2】Once upon a time, there lived a poor farmer and his wife. One day, having _________ their day’s labor and eaten their simple _________, they were sitting by the fie. And then they had a quarrel over who should _________ the door—it was blown open by _________.

“Darling, shut the door!” said the man. “ _________. Do it yourself!? the woman answered.

“I will not shut it, and you shall not shut it, “ said the man, “but let the one who speaks the _________ word shut it. “His words _________ the wife, so the old couple, well satisfied, went in silence to _________. In the middle of the night they heard a noise, and looking _________, they found that a wild dog had entered the room, ____________that he was busy ____________ their food. Not a word, however, would either of these ____________ people say, and the dog, having eaten as much as he wanted, went out of the house.

The next morning the woman went ____________ by herself. When she was ____________ , a barber（理发师）entered and said to the husband, “Why are you ____________ here alone?” The farmer didn’t say a word. The barber then shaved（制）his head, but still he did not ____________. He shaved off half his beard, but even then the man kept silent. “The man is crazy?” cried the barber, and he____________ escaped out of the house. At this moment the man’s wife____________ from the shop. She, seeing her husband in such a(n)____________condition, cried, “Ah! What have you been ____________?”

“You spoke the first word, “ said the farmer, “so, please shut the door. “

【推荐3】There was an old dog in the middle of the road who seemed lost.You could tell he had _________owners because he looked well-fed and he had no street sense.The dog was_________a busy street,and everyone was stopped.A man was able to lead the dog out of the _________with a ham sandwich he had_________for his lunch.The dog had no collar(项圈).I said I would take him to the _________.When I did,the police told me they were not_________animals.They said I would have to take him to the Animal Shelter 20 miles away.I told them I was_________and on the clock.I asked whether they could _________the dog until I got off work. _________no one claimed(认领)him by then,I would take him home.They __________.

I got home at six and __________the police station.I was overjoyed to learn that the owners had __________their dog.The police said the people wanted my name and __________to send me a thank-you note.I gave my information,but I never expected to__________them.Later,I was making dinner and heard a__________on the door.It was the flower man __________a large,beautiful arrangement.The card __________,“I may be old,fat,and __________of hearing,but you were a(an) __________woman to save my life.My small owners are __________that I wasn’t killed.With much love,Barney the Basset Hound.”I got flowers from a dog!They were a perfect decoration for my table.