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Lesson 10 Tit for Tat

1、A BOY was one day sitting on the steps of a door. He had a broom in one hand,and in the other a large piece of bread and butter, which somebody had kindly given him. While he was eating it, and merrily humming a tune, he saw a poor little dog quietly sleeping not far from him. He called out to him, “Come here, poor fellow!”

2、The dog, hearing himself kindly spoken to, rose, pricked up his ears, and wagged his tail. Seeing the boy eating, he came near him. The boy held out to him a piece of his bread and butter. As the dog stretched out his head to take it, the boy hastily drew back his hand and hit him a hard rap on the nose. The poor dog ran away, howling most dreadfully while the cruel boy sat laughing at the mischief he had done.

3、A gentleman, who was looking from a window on the other side of the street, saw what the wicked boy had done. Opening the street door, he called him to cross over; at the same time holding up a sixpence between his finger and thumb.

4、“Would you like this?” said the gentleman.

5、“Yes, if you please, sir,” said the boy, smiling; and he hastily ran over to seize the money.

6、Just at the moment that he stretched out his hand, he got so severe a rap on the knuckles, from a cane which the gentleman had behind him, that he roared out like a bull!

7、“What did you do that for?” said he, making a very long face, and rubbing his hand. “I didn’t hurt you, nor ask you for the sixpence.”

8、“What did you hurt that poor dog for just now?” said the gentleman. “He didn’t hurt you, nor ask you for your bread and butter. As you served him I have served you.Now, remember dogs can feel as well as boys, and learn to behave kindly towards dumb animals in the future. ”

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Exercises

Ⅰ. How well did you read?

1. [note the reason] Why did the dog come near the boy?

A. Because the dog wants to play with him.

B. Because the dog wants to make friends with the boy.

C. Because the boy asks the dog to come near him.

2. [make an inference] What did the dog think he was going to get?

A. The broom. B. The bread and butter. C. A hard rap.

3. [check the details] What did the boy do to the dog?

A. He hit the dog a hard rap on the nose.

B. He gave the dog the bread.

C. He laughed at the dog.

4. [check the details] Who saw the boy’s cruel behavior?

A. A girl. B. A young man. C. A gentleman.

5. [make an inference] What did the boy expect to get from the gentleman?

A. The money. B. The bread. C. A hard rap.

6. [note the fact] How was the boy punished?

A. The gentleman gave him a punch in the eye.

B. The gentleman hit him a rap on the knuckles.

C. The gentleman patted him on the back.

7. [draw a conclusion] What did the gentleman tell the boy to remember?

A. To behave kindly to animals in the future.

B. To protect himself in the future.

C. To get food by himself.

Ⅱ. Read for words.

1. Choose one best paraphrase for the underlined words.

(1) The cruel boy sat laughing at the mischief he had done. (Para. 2, Line 5)

A. bad behavior B. good deeds C. a small act

(2) A gentleman saw what the wicked boy had done. (Para. 3, Line 2)

A. kind B. lovely C. unkind

(3) He hastily ran over to seize the money. (Para. 3, Line 3)

A. slowly B. hurriedly C. happily

2. Choose one best paraphrase or Chinese meaning for the underlined expressions.

(1) As the dog pricked up his ears and wagged his tail. (Para. 2, Line 1)

A. 仔细听 B. 耷拉着 C. 竖起

(2) He roared out like a bull. (Para. 6, Line 2)

A. shout loudly B. move very fast C. laugh loudly

Ⅲ. Summary writing.

In no more than 80 words, summarize the whole text according to the following questions. Do not include anything that is not in the passage.

1. What did the dog think he was going to get?

2. What did the boy do to him?