B. Bigger brains that are better at reasoning and learning lie in playing more.
C. Beck has been studying wolves, dogs and children for more than 15 years.
D. When animals are playing with a weaker partner, they always hit or bite it.
Driving to work, I saw a brown dog, with a red rope tied around his neck, going down the street. He was, to say it kindly, very ordinary.
He got in the car without so much as a look backward.1
I put up the necessary “Found” signs with Reds face plastered1 all over town. I called the pound to see if anyone had reported a missing dog. I tried to get rid of him. I even offered money: lots of it. There was no use.
Weeks passed. Months passed.
2 If I got up in the middle of the night, he was there. He loved to take my shoes, Tshirts and hairbrushes, and put them all over the house. He liked to be loved, but not too much. 3 Thats right-he made his way into sleeping with me.
In short, he was your average, typical dog. Reds traits2-average and typical3-were just what Id been running from all my life. Like Red, I was just an average girl growing up in Southern California. I had no distinguishing4 traits. I was common. Before Red walked into my life, Id tried to keep myself off “common” in a big way. 4
Red is now Red. Red is necessary. But most of all, Red has given a new meaning of the word “average”. I am now proud to think of myself as a common woman in her middle years living with Red and feeling better for it.
Think of how many Reds are walking down streets, ready to change your life. 5 Think of what youre missing.
【生词注释】
1. plastervt. 使紧贴2. traitn. （人的）
个性；特点
3. typicaladj. 典型的；特有的4. distinguishingadj. 有区别的
根据短文内容，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余
A. Red ran after me everywhere.
B. Dont lose the chance to open your door to the Reds of this world.
C. This was a dog I didnt want in my life.
D. Red Ken won seat in Parliament.
E. Yet here I was living with him, and I was beginning to enjoy having him around.
F. Does your dog bite?
G. He hated being picked up, but loved sleeping on my bed.
Friendship Day in India falls on the first Sunday of August every year. It is celebrated with many activities.
1 Most youngsters in India plan a movie or lunch with friends. A large group of friends may also go on a drive to tourist places or make a plan for camping. Some friends go to the supermarkets to do some shopping. 2
Some friends go to parties that are organized by many restaurants in order to attract youngsters. Such parties are very enjoyable. 3 Some friends just decide to meet up at someones home and talk about their happy past time. The time good friends spend sitting together and talking over a cup of coffee is precious1 and unforgettable.
4 Some of them even plan to meet up on this particular day. Yet some others plan a surprising visit just to see their friend gasp2 in pleasant shock!
5 So dont forget to celebrate it with your dearest friends. Make the day special for your friend and keep the positive3 feeling of friendship alive. If you dont have a friend, make a new one. There is no better day or anything more meaningful than making a new friend on Friendship Day.
【生词注释】
1. preciousadj. 宝贵的；珍贵的
3. gaspvt. 喘息4. positiveadj. 明确的；肯定的；积极的
根据短文内容，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余
A. On Friendships Day most stores offer discounted prices for customers and it is the perfect day to buy something for friends.
B. Friendship is love without his wings.
C. Young people in India spend the day with their closest friends and have fun together.
D. In 2009, Friendship Day in India falls on August 2nd.
E. You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle.
F. You get food at a discounted price.
G. Long distance friends call up each other on this day and wish each other with warm feelings.
