Our three-year-old daughter Becky wanted a dog. But we were too busy to buy one. One day, Becky ran in, shouting, “Mom! Come to see my dog!” Her face was red with excitement.
I followed her to the bush and found a wolf! He was hurt. Seeing me, he stood up suddenly! I could see his teeth! God! My mouth felt dry. “Don’t be afraid. That’s Mom. She loves you, too.” Becky said. Then he became friendly. It was unbelievable!
I rushed to find my husband and told him about the wolf. We should have killed the wolf, but Becky loved him. Besides, he was kind to Becky. So we called the vet(獸醫(yī)) finally.
Becky named the wolf Ralph and she carried food to him every day. Later, Ralph got well. They played together in the daytime. At night, Ralph would return to the mountains. Sometimes he disappeared but came back several days later.
On Becky's first day of school, we could see Ralph’s sadness. After Becky left school, Ralph lay by the side of the road and waited. When Becky returned, he got happy again. This continued throughout Becky’s school years.
Twelve years passed.
One day we heard that a wolf was killed. The other wolf was hurt and ran away. We were worried about Ralph. That night, Ralph returned with a wound. Becky held his head kindly and comforted him. We hoped he could come through. However, he died.
Becky cried. I noticed something strange in the bush—two little yellow eyes! Ralph’s child! Before he died, Ralph brought his child to us! He knew he would be safe here, as he had been. Ralph, Ralph, I was moved.
“Don’t be afraid, little…little Ralphie. That’s Mom. She loves you, too.”
【小題1】The phrase “felt dry” in the second paragraph probably means “______.”

1.How long will you travel if you go to Cayman Islands?

A．Two weeks.        B．Ten days.          C．One day.          D．Three days.

2.Where is Betsy travelling?

A．From Ensenada to Hawaii.                 B．On Cayman Islands.

C．On beach.                             D．At a shop.

3.Who is having a vacation on Cayman Island?

A．Betsy.            B．Betsy’s parents.    C．Larry.             D．Robby.

Was it you or your brother?

  Once there were two brothers who were twins．They looked very alike．They both had the same dark brown hair, blue eyes，and beautiful teeth．They were both 170cm tall and both weight 75kg．

  They not only looked alike but also sounded alike on the telephone．Not even their family could tell the difference．They dressed alike，listened to the same music，and read the same books．They even laughed at the same jokes．

  When they were twenty—three，they got married and a year later both had sons．They years went by and as they began to grow old，they both wore glasses and eventually(最后)they both became bald．

  Then one day, one of the brothers got sick and died．A few days later a man stopped the other twin in the street．

    “Excuse me for asking，”he said， “ But was it you or your brother who died? ”

1．It was not easy to tell the two men from each other because      ．

  A．they were brothers      B．they were hand some(英俊)

  C．they were the same age   D．they were twins

2.The twin brothers      ．

    A. looked very much alike    B. had different colored hair

    C. looked like film stars    D. wore different clothes

 3．“They both became bald”means    ．

   A. they became young      B．they had sons

   C．they had little hair   D．they died

4．The only difference between the twins was    ．

   A. one was shorter than the other    B．one got sick and died

 C. one got married and had a son     D．one was bald and the other wasn't

5．The man stopped the other twin in the street because    ．

  A．he wanted to talk with him

  B．he didn’t know which of them died

  C．he wanted to make friends with him

  D．he was surprised to see him in the street