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There ______ a dog and two cats under the tree.
A. is B. are C. /

why are black cats bad?
november 17 is an important day for black cats in italy. an animal rights group has named that day “black cat day” to stop the killing of thousands of the cats. why do people the animal so much? it is because people believe black cats bring bad luck if they walk across your path.
the black cat is just one of the of superstition(迷信）.you may already know that western people don’t like the number 13. they also believe that walking under a ladder, opening an umbrella indoors and a mirror can also bring bad luck.
according to andrew macaskill, who works for times , british people believe it is to see one magpie(喜鹊). but two bring good luck. “in britain, people like to have a horseshoes over the door. they believe it can bring good luck,” macaskill said. “but the horseshoe needs to be the right way up. the luck if it is upside down.”
in the us, people usually spit on a new baseball bat before using it for the first time. they think this can bring good luck. also, it is believed that good spirits live in trees. so by knocking on anything made from wood, people can call upon those spirits for protection against misfortune. people in the us also believe there are evil（***的） spirits in blooms（扫帚）. so lean a broom against a bed. the evil spirits will cast a spell on the bed.

小题1:	a．love b．keep c．hate d．raise

小题2:	a．symbols b．stories c．ways d．means

小题3:	a．buying b．breaking c．borrowing d．bringing

小题4:	a．lucky b．unlucky c．possible d．impossible

小题5:	a．throws away b．runs away c．gives away d．puts away

小题6:	a．always b．usually c．sometimes d．never

They say that cats have nine lives but our lazy old cat,PJ,had concurrent(并存的)lives and identities. He became well-known for sleeping around the neighbourhood and used to nap in the spare bedroom of elderly couple who lived three doors up from us.While I wasn’t always aware of all his liaisons, it didn’t matter as long as he always came home at mealtimes.
One day we noticed he had gained weight. We guessed he was enjoying snacks at the local takeaway shop bins and so we began to reduce the amount of his food. He didn’t seem to notice.
Some months later. we invited some new neighbours in for drinks. Not long into the evening, our new neighbor saw PJ sitting proudly on the window ledge. “You’ve got my cat!” She exclaimed, laughing.
We let her down gently, and learnt that at their house, PJ was known as Tiger. Thanks to them, he’d been receiving the royal treatment, including removing small insects from his body by spraying medicine. PJ continued living with us until a new cat and a new dog finally tested his patience. He walked out and was missing for ten days before my husband spotted him near his work. He brought our wandering cat home, but it was clear that PJ wasn’t happy. After shouting at him angrily, I let him out and he never returned.
A few months later, our new neighbour told us she’d seen PJ. It seems that an elderly neighbour had welcomed him into her home, and since taking up residence he’d doubled in size and been given his own sitting – room chair to lie. The two had become very fond of each other, ever since he’d followed her home. What a smart cat.
小题1:By exclaiming “You’ve got my cat,” the neighbour implied that .

A．she admitted the eat belonged to that author

B．the author had stolen the lovely eat PJ

C．she was surprised at seeing the cat there

D．she was very angry with the author

小题2:What does the underlined word “He” in Paragraph 4 probably refer to?

A．The cat PJ	B．the author’s husband
C．a new neighbour	D．a neighbour’s husband

小题3:It can be inferred from the passage that .

A．the cat had visited all the neighbours before leaving

B．the author found the cat had gained some weight

C．The author couldn’t provide the cat with medical care

D．the neighbours loved the cat PJ very much

— Does Mike like cats?
— ________. He plays with his cat every day.

A．Yes, he is

B．No, he doesn’t

C．No, he isn’t

D．Yes, he does