After my husband died, my world crashed around me. My six children were 10, nine, eight, six, three and 18 months, and I was overwhelmed with the responsibilities of earning a living, caring for the children and simply keeping my head above water.
I was fortunate to find a wonderful housekeeper to care for the children during the week, but from Friday nights to Monday mornings, the children and I were alone, and frankly I was uneasy. Every unusual noise or any late-night phone call filled me with fear. I felt incredibly alone.
One Friday evening I came home from work to find a big beautiful German shepherd(牧羊犬) on our doorstep. It was obvious he wanted to make the house his home. The children took an instant liking to "German" and begged me to let him in. I agreed to let him sleep in the basement until the next day. That night I slept peacefully for the first time in many weeks.
The following morning we made phone calls and checked lost-and-found ads for German’s owner, but with no results. Saturday night he was still with us. 
On Sunday I had planned to take the children on a picnic. Since I thought it best to leave German behind in case his owner came by, we drove off without him. When we stopped to get gas at a local station, we were amazed to see German racing to the gas station after us. He stayed again Sunday night.  
Monday morning I let him out for a run while the children got ready for school. He didn’t come back. We thought we’d never see him again. On Friday evening, German was back again. We took him in, and again he stayed until Monday morning, when our housekeeper arrived. It went like this for almost 10 months. We looked forward to his coming each Monday morning he left home.
Each week, between German's visits, I grew a little braver, but every weekend I enjoyed his company. Then one Monday morning we patted his head and let him out for what turned out to be the last time. He never came back. 
【小題1】What does the underlined part in the first paragraph mean?

閱讀理解

　　Wang Fei can speak English quite well because she works very hard at it. One day, her teacher, Mr Wu asked her to come to his office and said, “There will be a story-telling contest(競賽) next week, Wang Fei. Would you like to take part in it?”

　　Wang Fei wanted to go, so she asked what she had to do. Mr Wu told her that she had to tell an English story in front of the whole school. Mr Wu said：“If you try your best, I'm sure you'll win.”

　　Wang Fei decided to have a try.

　　On Sunday night, she stayed up late to get ready for her story for the contest. It was an interesting story, she didn't go to bed until midnight. On Monday morning, she overslept(睡過頭). When she woke up, it was already seven o'clock. She did some washing quickly. Then she had a light breakfast. After that she ran all the way to her school.

　　It was a warm morning, so Wang Fei felt very hot when she reached school. Mr Wu was waiting outside the school hall, he looked very worried.

　　“Why are you so late, Wang Fei?” he asked.

　　“Sorry, Mr Wu, I woke up late.” Wang Fei said.

　　“The contest will start in a minute. Remember, speak slowly and clearly.” Mr Wu said.

　　Wang Fei remembered his words. She told her story very well. In the end, she came out first.

　　“You have done very well. Congratulations!” said the teacher. “All is well that ends well. But remember, don't oversleep again!”

1．Wang Fei works hard at ________.

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2．Wang Fei will be in ________ next week.

[　　]

3．On Sunday night, Wang Fei went to bed ________.

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4．At last, Wang Fei ________.

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5．Choose the best title for the passage.

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A．Who was first

B．All's well that ends well

C．Wang Fei learns English best

D．An English contest

　　閱讀理解

　　Wang Fei can speak English quite well because she works very hard at it.

One day, her teacher, Mr. Wu asked her to come to his office and said, “There will be a story-telling contest (競賽) next week, Wang Fei. Would you like to take part in it?”

　　Wang Fei wanted to go, so she asked what she had to do. Mr. Wu told her that she had to tell an English story in front of the whole school. Mr. Wu said: “If you try your best, I'm sure you'll win. ”

　　Wang Fei decided to have a try .

　　On Sunday night, she stayed up late to get ready for her story for the contest. It was an interesting story, she didn't go to bed until midnight. On Monday morning, she overslept (睡過頭). When she woke up, it was already seven o'clock. She did some washing quickly. Then she had a light breakfast. After that she ran all the way to her school.

　　It was a warm morning, so Wang Fei felt very hot when she reached school. Mr. Wu was waiting outside the school hall, he looked very worried .

　　“Why are you so late, Wang Fei?” he asked.

　　“Sorry, Mr. Wu, I woke up late. ” Wang Fei said .

　　“The contest will start in a minute. Remember, speak slowly and clearly . ” Mr. Wu said.

　　Wang Fei remembered his words. She told her story very well. In the end, she came out first.

　　“You have done very well. Congratulations!” said the teacher. “All is well that ends well. But remember, don't oversleep again!”

1．Wang Fei works hard at ________.

[　　]

2．Wang Fei will be in ________ next week.

[　　]

3．On Sunday night, Wang Fei went to bed ________.

[　　]

4．At last, Wang Fei ________.

[　　]

5．Choose the best title for the passage, ________.

[　　]

　　閱讀理解

　　Wang Fei can speak English quite well because she works very hard at it.

One day, her teacher, Mr. Wu asked her to come to his office and said, “There will be a story-telling contest (競賽) next week, Wang Fei. Would you like to take part in it?”

　　Wang Fei wanted to go, so she asked what she had to do. Mr. Wu told her that she had to tell an English story in front of the whole school. Mr. Wu said: “If you try your best, I'm sure you'll win. ”

　　Wang Fei decided to have a try .

　　On Sunday night, she stayed up late to get ready for her story for the contest. It was an interesting story, she didn't go to bed until midnight. On Monday morning, she overslept (睡過頭). When she woke up, it was already seven o'clock. She did some washing quickly. Then she had a light breakfast. After that she ran all the way to her school.

　　It was a warm morning, so Wang Fei felt very hot when she reached school. Mr. Wu was waiting outside the school hall, he looked very worried .

　　“Why are you so late, Wang Fei?” he asked.

　　“Sorry, Mr. Wu, I woke up late. ” Wang Fei said .

　　“The contest will start in a minute. Remember, speak slowly and clearly . ” Mr. Wu said.

　　Wang Fei remembered his words. She told her story very well. In the end, she came out first.

　　“You have done very well. Congratulations!” said the teacher. “All is well that ends well. But remember, don't oversleep again!”

1．Wang Fei works hard at ________.

[　　]

2．Wang Fei will be in ________ next week.

[　　]

3．On Sunday night, Wang Fei went to bed ________.

[　　]

4．At last, Wang Fei ________.

[　　]

5．Choose the best title for the passage, ________.

[　　]