22. In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress ___________.

A. gave him two tickets for her show

B. sang and danced for him for hours

C. paid him 3 pounds

D. decided to pay him 15 shillings an hour

23. The actress got the painter's bill ______.

A. to ask for the money of his painting work.

B. to ask to pay for his watching her show

C. in which he showed his thanks for the tickets

D. in which he expressed his dissatisfaction

24. It can be learned from the text that one pound is___________ shillings.

A. 10 B. 12 C. 20 D. 15

25. What kind of man was the painter?

A. He was a careful man. B. He was a poor man.

C. He was not friendly to others. D. He knew little about music and dances.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B

It was Monday. Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.

　　Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it:"Give my dog half a pound of meat."Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently:"Take this to the butcher(*person whose job is selling meat). and he's going to give you your lunch today."

　　Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once

At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it，he gave it half a pound of meat once more.

The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave