【正文】 they heard horrible screaming from their back yard． They ran to the window to see what was happening． It took a while for them to believe their eyes． A lynx(猞猁 )was on their back yard and it was just planning on grabbing their cat for lunch． The poor cat had no chance— it was screaming but had nowhere to run or hide． It would only be a matter of seconds and their cat would be dead． And then the unimaginable happened． Out of nowhere a black lightning ran to the rescue． The little Labrador was only half grown but it attacked the lynx with all its might． It was barking on top of its lungs， ready to bite the other to bits． The lynx decided it was time to go and disappeared into the woods． And ever since that day the cat’ s behavior toward the dog changed totally． Now it was the cat that followed the hero dog everywhere． 24． What does the underlined word“ Labrador” refer to? A． A little cat． B． A type of dog． C． A nice toy． D． A cute child． 25． What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us? A． Everyone loved the puppy． B． The cat tried to scratch the little puppy． C． The puppy’ s bad behavior made the cat angry． D． The puppy had difficulty making friends with the cat． 26． What happened on the back yard one day? A． The dog saved the cat from a lynx． B． The family members screamed horribly． C． A black lightning tore the lynx to bits． D． The eat attacked a lynx with all its might． 27． What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A． The dog proved a better pet than the cat． B． The cat and the dog lived in harmony at last． C． Lynxes often came to their back yard to hunt for food． D． The hero dog did not like the eat following him everywhere． C Chicago’s Children’s Hospital is the lucky receiver of a surprise 18 million gift from Gladys Holm． She once was a secretary who never earned more than $15， 000 a year and never married． She lived alone in a small flat in Chicago， and was a volunteer at the Children’ s Hospital． She was called the“ Teddy Bear Lady” because she brought toy animals to sick children on her regular visits． But Miss Holm， who died in 1996 at the age of 86， was also a longtime buyer of stocks(股票 )． Over the years， she saved money that rose up to 18 million， which she left to the Children’ s Hospital． It was the largest single donation in the hospital’ s 115year history． The hospital president， Jan Jennings, was shocked when she heard the news．“ When Miss Holm’ s lawyer called to tell me how much that money was， I asked him to repeat it， since I was certain I had misheard”． Why did Gladys Holm feel so strongly about the Children’s Hospital? Jennings said the hospital first touched Miss Holm’ s heart nearly 50 years ago． when doctors there saved the life of her friend’ s daughter． She never fot the happiness she felt all those years ago． Holm’ s gift will be devoted to heart disease research． People at the hospital said they regretted that they couldn’ t thank Miss Holm for the surprising gift． 28． According to the text， how did Miss Holm build up her fortune? A． By working as a secretary． B． By playing Teddy Bear Lady. C． By buying stocks． D． By helping in the hospital． 29． Why did Jan Jennings ask the lawyer to repeat what he said? A． She couldn’ t believe her ears． B． She had seldom received donations before． C． She wanted to make sure who Gladys Holm was． D． She never expected Miss Holm would donate anything． 30． What made Miss Holm love the Children’ s Hospital so much? A． A happy life living with the children． B． A valuable gift from the hospital． C． A satisfying job given by the hospital． D． An unfettable experience many years ago． 31． How will the donated money be used? A． To build up a new children’ s hospital． B． To support research on heart disease． C． To help sick children and their parents． D． To buy more toys for sick children． D Life really should be one long journey of joy for children who are born with a world of wealth at their tiny feet． But experts on psychological research now believe that silver spoons can leave a bitter taste． If suicide(自殺 )statistics are a sign of happiness， then the rich are a miserable lot． Figures show that it is the rich who most often do away with themselves． Dr． Robert Coles， an internationally famous doctor， is the world’ s top expert on the influence of money on children． He has written a wellreceived book