1 . I work from home. From the time I kiss my kids
We didn’t agree on everything. However, we both agreed on
As a dog with short legs, Sno needed several
When he was old and dying, our walks were
After he died, I went for a long walk. I felt like part of me was
Later, I may be walking by myself, but I’m never alone. Personally, I’m
| A．hello | B．goodbye | C．thanks | D．yes |
| A．alone | B．curious | C．concerned | D．frightened |
| A．relative | B．supporter | C．companion | D．connection |
| A．jogging | B．travelling | C．camping | D．walking |
| A．eventually | B．tirelessly | C．helplessly | D．eagerly |
| A．attempts | B．comforts | C．breaks | D．cheers |
| A．memory | B．favorite | C．ability | D．belief |
| A．circling | B．following | C．throwing | D．escaping |
| A．shorter | B．farther | C．faster | D．more |
| A．related to | B．held back | C．stuck to | D．made up |
| A．explored | B．valued | C．ignored | D．tested |
| A．danger | B．trouble | C．tears | D．ruins |
| A．worrying | B．missing | C．boring | D．puzzling |
| A．fear | B．search | C．desire | D．turn |
| A．surprised | B．excited | C．confused | D．lucky |
The Fable of the Chicken
Once upon
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The question that the animals were due to debate
3 . Ricochet, San Diego’s favourite surfing therapy (治疗) dog, has caught her final wave. The 15-year-old golden retriever — a pioneer of canine-assisted (犬只辅助的) surf therapy who helped countless veterans (老兵) and kids — died on Friday, owner Judy Fridono said Saturday.
Ricochet was raised to be a service dog, but the energetic pup was more fond of chasing birds than assisting with household chores. In 2009, the dog found her career. That was the year Ricochet got on a surfboard with local quadriplegic (四肢瘫痪的) surfer Patrick Ivison. A viral video of the encounter got more than 6 million views on YouTube. “That day she hopped on the board with Patrick, she was reborn,” Fridono said in a 2012 interview.
Throughout her life, the beloved dog touched the lives of kids with special needs, wounded service members and families of fallen veterans. Ricochet was known as an affectionate companion and a shameless belly-rub beggar and had a feeling for people who needed a hug.
Notably, the furry do-gooder helped raise $ 1 million for charity and the donation of more than 1 million bowls of food for homeless animals.
Her work brought numerous awards, media attention and a loyal fan base on social media. The dog had more than 141,000 followers on Instagram and more than 270,000 on Facebook.
Ricochet’s legacy (遗产) will live on through the sponsorship of Jose Martinez, an Army veteran and parasurfer, and through donations to adaptive surfing organizations. “People believe in Ricochet’s mission… she didn’t do it alone,” Fridon o said. “Her supporters are an extension of her legacy and her roots in helping others heal through dog intervention and therapy. Now that she’s gone, I don’t want people to be sad. I want them to celebrate and continue supporting what she started.”
1. What was Ricochet’s career?| A．Canine-assisted surf therapy. | B．Assisting with household chores. |
| C．Bird catching. | D．Working as a service dog. |
| A．Brave but lazy. | B．Naughty but caring. |
| C．Cute and handsome. | D．Fierce and strong. |
| A．The contribution of Ricochet. | B．Social media’s influence on Ricochet. |
| C．Recochet’s popularity. | D．Donations to the homeless animals. |
| A．In a diary. | B．In a textbook. |
| C．In a newspaper. | D．In a guidebook. |
I watched my dad scowl (绷着脸) as he listened to the voice coming through the telephone receiver. I heard him say, “Yes, Miss Beisner,” and “I understand what you’re saying, Miss Beisner. I appreciate you sharing this information. We’ll see what we can do about the situation. Thank you for calling. Goodbye.”
Miss Beisner was my first-grade teacher, and I loved her. I thought she felt the same about me, but now I was beginning to wonder. The tone of Dad’s voice, the redness in his cheeks, and his repeated clenching. And unclenching of fists made it pretty clear. This was not a warm and fuzzy good news-from-the-teacher call.
As I was deciding whether I should lock myself in my bedroom for the rest of my life or run away from home, Dad hung up the phone. “Jacquie, come here and sit down. We need to talk.”
Uh-oh. When Dad said, “We need to talk,” it meant he needed to talk, and I needed to listen.
I shuffled (拖着脚走) over to the well-worn brown chair in the corner of the living room, plopped down, and waited to hear the nature of my crime.
Dad told me that Miss Beisner thought I was bright but not working up to my ability. She said I had strong verbal skills but weak study habits. Translation: I never closed my mouth, and I seldom opened a book. Apparently, my failure to memorize the addition facts, or even attempt to, was more than she was willing to put up with. Hence, the telephone call.
Dad ended our one-way conversation with a verbal outline for his plan of attack. Bubbles, our Toy Manchester Terrier, was going to teach me math. Silently, I thought, No way is any dumb dog going to teach me how to add, not even our beloved Bubbles. Out loud, I said, “How?”
Dad summoned Bubbles from her bed near the stove and commanded her to sit. “Bubbles,” Dad said, “how much is five plus three?” Bubbles let out eight loud, crisp barks.
I was incredulous (满腹狐疑的). I couldn’t understand how a dog could add, and I was more than a little embarrassed by the fact that the family dog was smarter than me.
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Paragraph 1: After that, I threw myself into math with newfound determination.
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Paragraph 2: One day, I asked Dad whether Bubbles really knew how to add.
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A Moment of Kindness
A lioness with her cub (幼崽) was moving around in the jungle searching for their prey(猎物) . While coming out from the den (洞穴), the baby asked her mother, “Mum, why are we going out for prey when a deer is already at home? Let us eat it first, then we can search for the next.”
The mother smiled and licked her child with love and said, “No, my love! We can’t eat that deer because it has no choice but to seek our help. He is wounded and helpless. We must help him.”
The baby cub was surprised and questioned again, “Why so, Mum? That’s our food.”
“Honey, you are absolutely right! It’s our food, but this particular deer is well aware that if we want, we can kill him in a second. Do you think that he deserves to be killed when he has come to us in a hope that we would protect him?”
The baby cub couldn’t understand her mother. It kept quiet and paced with its mother. That was not a lucky day for them. They didn’t get any prey even after a long search. At last, they came back to their den.
The deer on the other hand was terrified of his own decision. He was attacked by a hunter and managed to escape. While running for his life, he saw the den and without a second thought entered it. When he realized that he was in the lion’s den, he gave up the idea of running back again. At that time, the lioness and her cub were present over there. The deer stared at the lioness with a pitiful look. Tears were rolling down.
The lioness understood his hopeless condition. She came closer to the deer, smelled it and slowly moved out of the den with her cub for hunting.
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When they returned without any food, the cub repeated the same question.
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The lioness came close to the deer after the cub fell asleep.
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6 . Once upon a time, there was a small boy called Kunta. One day, when he was walking along the riverbank, he found a crocodile
“Come nearer, please,”
The
“Is this how you
With its teeth still holding on to the boy’s arm, the crocodile spoke
First, came an old donkey. When the boy asked the donkey, he told them that his master had driven him out from the farm for the lions to eat as he was old and had lost the
“See?” said the crocodile.
Then along came a mouse deer. The crocodile asked the mouse deer for its opinion.
The mouse deer
| A．dropped | B．trapped | C．abandoned | D．raised |
| A．explanation | B．company | C．instruction | D．assistance |
| A．head | B．tail | C．eyes | D．legs |
| A．begged | B．ordered | C．warned | D．declared |
| A．hesitate | B．agree | C．promise | D．happen |
| A．demanding | B．energetic | C．wise | D．trusting |
| A．Cautiously | B．Casually | C．Eagerly | D．Proudly |
| A．slowed down | B．reached out | C．gave in | D．took off |
| A．owner | B．enemy | C．victim | D．friend |
| A．describe | B．repay | C．accept | D．assess |
| A．nervously | B．ambitiously | C．jokingly | D．unclearly |
| A．share | B．refuse | C．analyze | D．allow |
| A．satisfy | B．punish | C．disturb | D．swallow |
| A．questions | B．excuses | C．opinions | D．measures |
| A．courage | B．plan | C．ability | D．pressure |
| A．guessed | B．imagined | C．realized | D．pretended |
| A．remember | B．repeat | C．consider | D．answer |
| A．turned away | B．controlled | C．escaped from | D．broke |
| A．grateful | B．sensitive | C．accustomed | D．devoted |
| A．praise | B．protect | C．examine | D．teach |
When we lived on a farm, a black-and-white Border Collie mix showed up at our gate one day. My young son Alec fell in love with this dog instantly, and within an hour, he had named him Oreo.
Within a day, I could see how he would make a house in a mess. The great outdoors itself barely seemed enough space for him to run. When he was let out of his fence, he became a mass of black-and-white fur rushing all over the place at breakneck speed. He never seemed to be tired of running, of jumping on people, or of barking. His high energy was entertaining, but also wearing (令人疲惫的). So it was usually my husband Gary’ s job to leash (栓链子) him up for walks.
One day in late summer, Gary, Alec, and I walked with Oreo to the edge of the field and loosed the leash. He took off on his normal run across the juicy, green fields and soon disappeared over the top of a hill. My family walked on the path along the fence at a much slower pace, looking for four-leafed clovers (四叶草) when suddenly we heard barking behind us.
We turned to see two unfamiliar dogs speeding toward us, and they did not look friendly. Ears back, teeth bared, they flew toward us over the dirt path. Gary pushed Alec and me toward a tree with some low-hanging branches. “Get Alec in the tree,” he ordered as he picked up a heavy stick. Heart pounding, I lifted Alec onto a branch, and Gary squared off (摆好架势) to face the attacking dogs and give us time to get into the tree.
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Suddenly, a black-and-white ball shot over the hill and hit the bigger of the two dogs.
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8 . One day, a small boy named Johnny was walking to school. Suddenly he heard a
When he arrived at school, he showed his new
| A．secret | B．sound | C．song | D．speech |
| A．pretended | B．agreed | C．stopped | D．expected |
| A．looking at | B．marching to | C．shouting at | D．flying to |
| A．anxiety | B．disappointment | C．relief | D．surprise |
| A．hug | B．kiss | C．smile | D．touch |
| A．sleeping | B．searching | C．hesitating | D．feeding |
| A．school | B．house | C．friend’s | D．teacher’s |
| A．boring | B．horrible | C．lucky | D．amazing |
| A．classmate | B．pet | C．brother | D．insect |
| A．slowly | B．doubtfully | C．sadly | D．excitedly |
| A．jump | B．play | C．talk | D．cry |
| A．thought | B．behaved | C．lied | D．moved |
| A．just | B．even | C．already | D．almost |
| A．nothing | B．everything | C．something | D．anything |
| A．answered | B．shouted | C．coughed | D．laughed |
Spenser’s First Web
Spenser was a small black spider (蜘蛛). Like all of his brothers and sisters, he had eight legs to help him walk and run. He was now big enough to know how to move all his legs together and not trip over them. Spenser was getting bigger every day.
Today Spenser felt nervous. It was time for him to learn to spin (织) a web on his own. He had watched his mother build beautiful, soft webs from the silk she made herself. His mother’s webs were lovely. They took a long time to make, and in the morning, they were covered with drops of dew that made them look like castles.
“OK, Spenser,” said Ms. Spinney. “It’s time to spin your first web. Let’s begin by making a big plus sign.” Ms. Spinney was Spenser’s teacher. She was old and small but very strong. She quickly used her silk to make a plus sign between two nearby leaves.
Spenser was able to make silk, but he had trouble attaching it to anything. No matter how hard he tried, the threads (丝) slipped away and fell to the ground. Spenser tried hard, but he was getting tired.
“Take a break, Spenser,” said Ms. Spinney. “You’re trying very hard, but I can see that you’re getting frustrated (沮丧的).”
“I’m not frustrated!” said Spenser. “I’m mad that I’m not good at it, and I’m sad that I can’t do it. ”Spenser felt like he was going to cry.
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Ms. Spinney smiled kindly.
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Spenser went back to his web making spot to see if he could do it again.
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I bought Jude as a tiny puppy after my previous dog died in a horrible incident. My heart was just broken and it was only having Jude that brought me back round from that pain. He was a lovely and happy pet.
For the first time in years, our whole family had gone on holiday together. It was only for four days but it meant my dog Jude was going to be looked after by someone outside the family. I was a bit nervous about it. After struggling for several days, I eventually booked him into a home boarding place in Belfast. I was worried about him the moment he was dropped off, because he had never been in kennels before.
The emotions we have gone through in the last few days have been awful. Jude was used to the comforts of a home and he had never been on his own before. Thus, I was worried about him at the bottom of my heart. Then unfortunately, the accident happened.
We went away on Monday, July 11, and he was missing on the 12th after being left in an exercise area. But it was on Thursday that I was told he had gone though I messaged the kennels every day to see how he was.
The moment we got home, we went looking for him but we didn’t know the area. My daughters Karla and Leanne took a tent and camped out to keep looking for Jude and they con-firmed a number of sightings of him. There were leaflet drops, drones put up and ground searches and posters. Social media was flooded with his photo and we got news of lots of sightings which helped. On Sunday night, my grandson Caidon who is nine, his mum Ashleigh and their dog Bonnie, went with us to the location of a reported sighting by a kind man and there Jude was.
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As soon as Jude heard his friend Bonnie? he ran straight to him.
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Jude suffered an injury to his right paw (爪) and some weight loss.
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