robbers filled his mind. Charlie stood up and faced the man. "What do you want? Why are you coming after me?" He asked.

　　"I say," the stranger asked, "do you always go home like this, or are you taking some special exercise tonight? I want to go to Mr. Green's and don't know the way. The station master told me to follow you as you live next door. Excuse me for asking, but is there much farther to go before we get there?"

（ ）41. That day Charlie was ＿＿＿＿.

A. leaving the station for a cemetery B. walking slowly along the street

C. on his way to Mr. Green's house D. on his way back home

（ ）42. When he found someone following him, Charlie ＿＿＿＿.

A. was too frightened to move B. stopped to ask the man why

C. hid himself in a cemetery D. knew clearly what to do

（ ）43. The stranger followed Charlie because ＿＿＿＿.

A. he wanted to kill Charlie. B. he wanted to steal things.

C. he wanted to go to Charlie's place.

D. he wanted to go to Mr. Green's and he didn't know the way there.

B

　　In America, when people say"man's best friend", they don't mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal-a dog! These words show the friendship(友谊) between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give joy to people's lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!

　　Animals can help people, too. Dogs can be taught to be the"eyes"for a blind person (盲人) or"ears"for a deaf(耳聋) person. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier, too. Because of that, they bring animals into hospitals for"visits".

　　Americans hold"Be Kind to Animals Week"in the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you don't live in America, you, too, can do this. How? First think about how animals make your life richer. If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food.

　　If you don't have a pet, be kind to animals around you. For example, if you see a street dog, just leave it alone, or make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to animals, try to speak up. As people, we must protect(保护) animals who can't speak for themselves.

（ ）44."Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!"is used to prove(证明) that .

A. pets have the right(权利) to inherit(继承) money B. money can make pets happy

C. it's the best way to spend money D. some pets are as important to their owners as their children

（ ）45. Which of the following statements(陈述) is NOT true?

A. Dogs can help people in many ways. B. Dogs can help people live happier.

C. Dogs can help people make everything. D. Dogs can make people's lives richer.

（ ）46. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. A lot of people are interested in dogs. B. Dogs can help people do many things.

C. Pets are lovely and need care and protection(保护). D. We have done a lot of things for pets.

(B)