A. There were good reasons for that.

B. Two types of cats appeared in ancient Egypt.

C. In grain fields, cats helped catch rats and mice.

D. They were able to help pick up the wounded birds.

E. There were even laws against getting a cat out of Egypt.

F. Anyone who killed a cat on purpose would be put to death.

G. That's why most Egyptian families had cats for good luck.

4、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

October 9 is World Post Day. This day is the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union, which stalled in 1874. It's also an occasion for promoting letter writing. With electronic communication being the most popular way to stay in touch, letter writing is a dying art. ①__________ A serious writer of letters makes an effort that a person sending an email does not make. It's a civilized act that the recipient (接受者) is deeply respectful of.

②__________ About a male character in her novel Villette, Charlotte Bronte wrote that his letter to his beloved ones was itself an expression of love一"He sat down and took a pen and paper, because lie loved Lucy and had much to say to her, because he was faithful and thoughtful, because he was tender(温柔的) and true."

Bronte was still writing letters in the 1850s when communication was becoming modern, but it was nothing like today's.

③__________ If people moved to another land, they might never heard from again. Receiving a letter, therefore, was a special event. Between family and friends, there was a sign of love and affection.

④__________ Imagine that your best friend had gone to study in another country. To have a letter the postman give you from that person would make that day a very special day indeed. Perhaps all of your friends would gather to read the letter from him or her in another country.