Two of the greatest teachers in my life are my children.  My lovely daughter offered

a lesson today on the way home from school.  We have two dogs.  Both of our dogs are

always eager to escape at any given opportunity  I have to keep them chained and ruy

yard is fenced, so that I do not have to pay any fines for recovering them from the city

pound (狗收留所).

    This morning I made the silly mistake of waiting until the last possible minute to

put the dogs out.  As I was walking the first one out, the second rushed past rne

surprisingly and she was gone.

    I called for her to return, but my efforts were in vain.   I decided not to bail (保释)

her out if the puppy pound put her away.

    Anyway, when I picked my daughter up from school I just happened to mention

that Cady might be rnissing or if she has been caught by the K9 cops (警察),I will not

be paying her fines this time."

    "Why not?" my daughter demanded. "Is it just the money?"

    "Well, partially it's the money.  But mostly it is because I am angry with her, I

insisted.  I noticed that my daughter had her head turned away from me and had not said

a single word for over 5 minutes.  So, I asked," Are you mad at me?"

    "Yes, I am.,, She replied, looking at me with tears streaming down her face.

    I could not imagine that the thought of losing Cady would be so painful.  In my

imind I have given Cady.nice home with..abundance of food, good water, and even

her own doggy bed for over two years now.

    With tears welling up in my eyes, I heard my daughter's voice,"Dad, you just

don't understand.  If Cady is at the pound, no one will adopt her.  Who would pick

her? She is three years old and not even pretty like Casey." My heart softened.  I felt

sad for having been so callous.  As we pulled into the driveway ,there stood Cady in the

back yard, tail wagging and ready for some supper.  I will make every effort to prevent

any future escapes,         

1.  Why are Cady and Casey eager to escape?  

A.  They don't like being fenced in home

B.  They like very much staying in the city pound

C.  The author makes, silly mistake of walking them one by one.

D.  The author doesn't provide them with enough food and water.

2.   The main reason why the author decided not to bail' Cady was that _____.

A.  he couldn't afford to raise Cady any longer

B.  he had no time to spare to walk Cady.

C.  he was very annoyed with Cady's escapes

D.  he was sure the puppy pound would adopt her

3. The underlined word "callous" in the last paragraph means _____.

A.  heartless.  

B.  kind.        

C.  cool.        

D.  angry.

4.   What would be the best title?  

A.  Cady, a lovely dog?          

B.  Daughter, my greatest teacher.

C. A disappointing father.      

D.  Unexpected escapes.