聰明狗
A dog owner claimed that his pet， when given money， would go to the news stall to buy a paper. His friend insisted on a demonstration and handed the dog some money - The dog trotted off， but an hour later he had still not returned with the paper.
“How much did you give him？” asked the owner.
“Five dollars.
“Well， that explains it. When you give him five dollars， he goes to a movie.”
Notes：
（1） claim v.聲稱
（2） when given money是 when he
was given money 的省略
?。?） news stall n.售報亭
?。?） insist on 堅持
?。?） demonstration n.演示
?。?） trot off 小步跑開
Exercises：
根據短文選擇正確答案：
?、?What could the dog do， according the owner， when it was given money？
A. It could trot.
B. It could understand the news.
C. It could go to the news stall to buy a paper.
D. It could tell the news on a paper.
② Why did his friend insist on a demonstration？
A. Because he had a doubt about it.
B. Because he wanted to see whether this dog was as good as his .
C. Because he had too much money to know how to spend it.
D. Because he liked this game.
?、?How much money should the man give the dog to make him buy a paper？
A. One dollar
B. Two dollars
C. Five dollars
D. It didn't say.
④ How long did the two men wait for the dog to return？
A. Half an hour
B. One hour
C. One and a half hour
D. Two hours
⑤ Where did the dog go， according to the owner？
A. To the news stall.
B. To the owner's house.
C. To the cinema
D. It was missing.
聰明狗
一位養狗人宣稱：要是給了愛犬錢，它便會到賣報亭買份報紙來。他的朋友堅持要來個演示，并給了狗一些錢。狗一溜小跑著去了。但一個小時過去了，仍不見它帶報紙回來。
“你給了它多少錢？”狗的主人問。
“五元。”
“這就是了。你給它五元錢時，它就去看電影?！?/p>
練習參考答案：
①C②A③D④B⑤C
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