the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers (*people who buy sth. from a shop).

But, the dog came again at four o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself,"This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?"

Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!

26. Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite_________.

A. cruelly 　　B. fairly 　　C. kindly 　　D. friendly

27. It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs. Smith gave it_______.

A. might do it much harm B. could do it much good

C. would help the butcher D. was worth many pounds

28. The butcher did not give any meat to the dog __________.

A. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs Smith

B. when he found that the words on the paper were not clear

C. because he had sold out all the meat in his shop

D. until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith

29. From its experience, the dog found that ________.

A. only the paper with Mrs. Smith's words in it could bring it meat

B. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it

C. Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher

D. a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat

30. At the end of the story, you'll find that _______.

A. the dog was clever enough to write on the paper

B. the dog dared not go to the butcher's any more

C. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog

D. the butcher found himself cheated (*act in a way that is not honest)by the clever animal

When I was sixteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn't