A little boy was attracted(吸引)by a board above the door of a shop. It read, "Little Dogs for Sale." A    16    like that has a way of attracting small children into the shop.
The little boy walked into the shop and found a dog behind other dogs and said, "What’s 17   with that little dog?"
The store owner said that the vet(兽医)   18   the little dog and found it was   19  . It would always be lame(破的).
The little boy became   20   ."That is the dog that I want to buy. "
The store owner said, "No, you don’t need to buy that little dog. If you really want him,
I’ll just give him to you. "
The little boy got quite sad. He said angrily, "I don’t want you to give him to me. I’ll 21    the full price for him. In fact, I’ll give you $ 2.37 now, and 50 cents a month   22  I have paid the full price. "
The store owner continued, "He is   23   going to be able to run and jump and play with you like the other dogs."
To his   24   ,the little boy rolled up(卷起)his trousers to show his badly hurt left leg. He looked at the store owner and    25    answered," Well, I don’t run so well myself and the little dog will need someone who understands him. "

A．sign B．school C．mark D．signal

A．wrong B．matter C．reason D．purpose

A．went B．cured C．treated D．left

A．deaf B．blind C．disabled D．homeless

A．silent B．excited C．exciting D．interesting

A．spend B．cost C．take D．pay

A．since B．so C．until D．and

A．always B．never C．ever D．sometimes

A．joy B．sadness C．surprise D．delight

A．softly B．shortly C．badly D．correctly