ASillyDogoraSillyMan?Oneday,whenhewasoutforawalkinthestreet,Mr.Basilsuddenlysawamanshoutingatadogandkicking(踢)itfiercely(凶猛地).Mr.Basil,akindman,wasenraged(激怒)atthescene.“Poor

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A Silly Dog or a Silly Man?

　　One day, when he was out for a walk in the street, Mr. Basil suddenly saw a man shouting at a dog and kicking(踢) it fiercely(凶 猛地) . Mr. Basil, a kind man, was enraged(激怒) at the scene. “Poor dog! I should help it.” Mr. Basil went up to the man at once, and, without saying a word, he seized the man's collar (衣领) and began to beat him with his stick.

　　Confused(迷惑不解)by Mr. Basil's action, the man never expected that someone would interfere(干预) in his business like that. He staggered (摇晃) and fell onto the ground. Almost at the same time, seeing its master beaten by a stranger, the dog which was its master's Friday (忠仆), jumped to its feet, barked and began to chase Mr. Basil. The dog treated Mr. Basil as their enemy instead of thanking him for his good will. So frightened, Mr. Basil ran away as fast as he could without looking back.

　　Now what do you think of Mr. Basil's action and did it serve him right? Mr. Basil may learn a lesson from this and will never do such a foolish thing again. So remember not to have a finger in the pie(馅饼)or you will have your finger in the fire.

1．What did Mr. Basil see when he was walking along the street?

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A．A dog was chasing a man.	B．A man was beating a dog.
C．A man was playing with a dog.	D．A dog was running toward him.

2．“enraged”perhaps means ________ .

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A．frightened	B．angry
C．happy	D．confused

3．When the dog saw its master beaten by a stranger, it ________ .

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A．ran away	B．chased his master
C．chased Mr. Basil	D．was thankful to Mr. Basil

4．“So remember not to have a finger in the pie or you will have your finger in the fire. ”means“ ________ ”

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A．Don't put your finger in the pie because it is hot

B．Don't try to get the pie when it is to drop into the fire

C．It was not until the pie gets cool that you eat it

D．You'd better mind your own business, or you will get into trouble

5．Which statement was not mentioned in the article?

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A．Mr. Basil saw a man kicking a dog.

B．Mr. Basil walked along the street with his son.

C．The man was confused by Basil's action.

D．Mr. Basil will not do such a thing.

Answer 1

B;B;C;D;B