A man had a horse and a dog. Both of them helped the man in many ways. One night, some thieves (小偷) broke the window and got into the house. The dog heard them and started barking (吠叫). The man quickly got up.

“What is that? A dog! Let’s run.” said the thieves. They tried to run away but were caught by the man and his neighbors.

The man and everyone else were very happy and highly proud of the dog. From that day on, the horse started thinking, “Everyone thinks that the dog is more useful than me.” The horse wanted to show that he could be useful just like the dog, too.

A few days passed. One night, another two thieves came to the man’s house. “We should be careful, friend! I have heard that a dog protects this house.” one thief said to the other. Then, they saw the dog just sitting outside the door. “We had better leave at once.” the other thief said and they left.

Just at that moment the horse thought, “I can start to whinny (嘶鸣) now and people will think that the thieves ran away because of my whinnying.” Then, the foolish horse started whinnying loudly.

When the man heard the sound, he came out but found no thief. He kicked the horse. “This will teach you not to whinny at night,” he said angrily. The horse didn’t know why and felt unhappy.

Just then, the dog came to the horse and said, “It is better to do your jobs than to try to be like me, friend.”

【小题1】How did the dog help the man when finding the thieves?

A．It got up quickly and broke the window.	B．It barked at the thieves and caught them.
C．It heard the thieves and made a loud sound.	D．It caught the thieves together with the man.

【小题2】In Paragraph 2, how did the thieves feel after finding the dog?

A．Angry.

B．Afraid.

C．Interested.

D．Excited.

【小题3】Why did the horse start to whinny after the thieves ran away?

A．It was calling the dog for help.	B．It tried to get the thieves to leave.
C．It thought that he should be careful.	D．It wanted to show that he was useful too.

【小题4】What did the dog mean by saying “It is better to do your jobs than to try to be like me, friend.”?

A．They should work together.	B．The horse should learn barking.
C．The dog can protect the home better.	D．The horse should do the things he is good at.

【小题5】What can be the best title (标题) of the passage?

A．Do Your Own Job.

B．Learn to Bark.

C．A Useful Dog.

D．A Foolish Horse.