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It was Monday. Mrs. Smith’s dog was (1) , but there was no meat in the house. Thinking that there was no (2) way, Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it: "Give my dog half a pound of meat." Then she gave the paper to her dog and said, " (3) this to the butcher, and he’s going to give you your lunch today." (4) the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher’s shop. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it (5) , and recognized that it was (6) Mrs. Smith’s handwriting. So he did (7) he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.

A. hungry B. thirsty C. hot

At midday, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave half a pound of meat (8) .
The next day, the dog came again just at midday. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at the paper, and gave the dog (9) meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers. But, the dog came again at 4:00 p. m.. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher’s surprise, it came for the third time at 6:00 p. m.. The butcher felt puzzled. He said to himself, "This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today" Looking (10) the piece of paper, he found that there were no words there.