Track 61

Mr. and Mrs. Brown were going to America for their holiday. They had a dog called Blackie. They liked it very much，but they couldn’t take it with them，so they looked for a good place to leave it in while they were away. At last they found a place. It took good care of dogs while their owners were away. The Browns took Blackie there. Just before they left for their holiday，they said goodbye to Blackie.
At the end of their holiday，they got back to England very late at night. They decided to wait until the next morning before going to get their dog back.
So the next morning Mr. Brown got into his car and drove happily to get Blackie home.
When he reached home with the dog，he said to his wife，“Do you know，dear，I don’t think Blackie enjoyed its stay at that place very much. It barked all the way home in the car. It seemed that it wanted to tell me something.”
Mrs. Brown looked at the dog carefully and then answered，“You are quite right，dear. It was certainly trying to tell you something. But it wasn’t trying to tell you that it hadn’t enjoyed its stay at that place. It was only telling you that you were bringing the wrong dog home. This isn’t Blackie.”
生词
owner
/ˈəʊnə(r)
/ n.拥有者，主人：Who is the owner of the building？谁是这座楼房的主人？
bark
/bɑːk
/ v.（狗等）汪汪叫：The neighbor’s dog barked all night. 邻居家的狗叫了一晚上。
❶ Where did Mr. and Mrs. Brown have their holiday？
A. In England.
B. In Japan.
C. In America.
D. In Australia.
❷ We know that Blackie was _.
A. Mr. and Mrs. Brown’s son
B. a young dog
C. two years old
D. a lovely dog
❸ When Mr. and Mrs. Brown were having their holiday，they _.
A. took Blackie with them
B. left Blackie at a good place
C. often wrote to Blackie
D. left Blackie at home
❹ They got Blackie home _.
A. as soon as they got home
B. the next morning
C. the next Sunday
D. at the end of their holiday
❺ From the end of the story we know _.
A. Mr. Brown brought a wrong dog home
B. Blackie was not taken good care of at that place
C. Blackie didn’t enjoy its stay at that place
D. Blackie didn’t want to go home
参考译文
布朗夫妇准备去美国度假。他们有一条名叫布莱基的狗。他们很喜欢它，但却无法带它同行，于是他们开始寻找外出时可以寄养布莱基的好地方。最后，他们找到了。那里可以在主人们外出时精心照料狗狗们。布朗夫妇把布莱基带到那里，并且在即将动身前和它道别。
假期结束，他们返回英国时已是深夜。他们决定等到第二天早上再把狗接回来。
于是第二天早上布朗先生钻进自己的车里，高高兴兴地开车把布莱基接回家。
带着这条狗回到家中，他对妻子说：“你知道吗，亲爱的，我认为布莱基不是很喜欢待在那里。回家的路上它在车里一直叫个不停，它似乎想告诉我什么。”
布朗太太仔细看了看这条狗，然后说：“你说得很对，亲爱的。它肯定有事想告诉你，但不是告诉你它不喜欢待在那里，只是想告诉你你领错了狗。它不是布莱基。”