Fido, a little dog,was very anxious to get the favor on his master. He took care, however,   neither to be troublesome,【小题1】would he follow him into the living room unless he was asked. He also tried to make【小题2】(he) useful to his kind master. He would drive away strange pigs and other animals【小题3】came into the yard．

Once when his master was sick, Fido【小题4】(lie) at the room door and did not leave, even to get his food．When his master was well enough, Fido 【小题5】 (admit) into the room, and showed so many signs of joy that his master was more fond 【小题6】 him than ever．

Fido even had a chance of 【小题7】(save) his master's life． His master was sleeping in a summerhouse with Fido at his side． Suddenly【小题8】dog saw the wall shake, and dirt fall from the ceiling． Fido knew that there was danger, and began barking【小题9】( awake) his master． As this did not succeed, he jumped up, and【小题10】( gentle) bit his finger． His master had just time to get out of the door when the whole building fell． Fido was hurt by some of the rubbish． And his master had him kindly taken care of till he got well．

A team of international【小题1】(scientist) announced that they discovered a group of dinosaur footprints in Tibet Autonomous Region in China. The team, which consists【小题2】experts from China, the United States and Germany, found about 99 footprints in that area. According to their findings published in the academic journal Historical Biology earlier this month, these footprints, 【小题3】(range) from 22 cm to 99.3 cm in length, are believed to have been left by large, medium and small-sized sauropods (蜥脚龙) dating back to the Middle Jurassic period.

A dog entered a butcher's（肉贩）shop with a note in his mouth. The note read, “$10 of lamb chops (羊排），please.”

The butcher was very 【小题1】 (surprise). He took the money, put a bag of chops in the 【小题2】 (dog) mouth, and then he closed the shop 【小题3】 (quick). He followed the dog and watched him wait for a green light. Then the dog crossed the road to a bus stop. He checked the timetable and sat on the bench. When a bus arrived, the dog checked the number and got 【小题4】 it.

As the bus traveled out into the countryside, the dog enjoyed the scenery. After 【小题5】 while, he stood on his back paws (爪子）【小题6】 (push) the “stop” button. Then the butcher followed 【小题7】 (he) off.

The dog ran up to a house and dropped his bag on the ground. He went back down the path, took a big run, and 【小题8】 (throw) himself against the door. No answer. He repeated the action a few times. Then a big man opened the door 【小题9】 started complaining(抱怨) about the dog and beating him.

Seeing this, the butcher ran up and shouted at the man, “What are you doing? This dog is a genius!” The man replied, “Genius? No way! He has forgotten his key for the 【小题10】 (four) times this month!”