I'm a single person and live with my dog.Jed isn't just my dog.He is my family.He goes everywhere with me.So I was overjoyed last year to hear that Bunnings was allowing dogs on a leash（皮带）- into their stores.
But no sooner had the rule come in than it was quickly repealed（撤销）.A little girl in Victoria had walked up to a Jack Russell in a store and been bitten（咬伤）.That was it.No more dogs.
I don't know the whole story.But here's what I have to say：dogs bite sometimes and kids are sometimes difficult to control.
There is nothing I love more than a kid who wants to touch Jed.But what's even better is when they ask permission first.
I was at my local dog park last week.It's huge，with an off-leash dog area to one side and a fenced-off kids' playground a good distance away.There was a family there that morning —parents and two young girls playing near the dog area.The elder girl started crying at the sight of Jed—"puppy!There a puppy! "Jed went right up and started licking（舔）her，which only made her cry louder.
My dog was frightened and tried to get away.The little girl ran after him，shouting loudly.The parents did nothing；they just let their kid frighten my dog and then said I should have stopped him from licking her.
While they had a choice to play elsewhere，I did not.So I had to walk Jed away.
"I just don't want to have to meet a dog when I go shopping，" said one caller on a radio show yesterday.Look，I get that.But the thing is，I don't always want to have your kid kick the back of my seat for two hours on a plane.
When I lived in the UK and the US，I couldn't walk through the stores without stopping to pat dogs.Why can't we follow their practice？
（1）What do we know about Jed？ BB
A．He is a troublemaker.
B．He means a lot to the author.
C．He is the author's only friend.
D．He often goes shopping with：the author.
（2）Why did Bunnings stop following the rule？ DD
A．A girl lost her dog there.
B．Dogs were badly-behaved.
C．Most people were against it.
D．It wanted to keep its customers safe.
（3）What happened at the dog park？ BB
A．The little girl was hurt.
B．Jed was treated unfairly.
C．Jed played happily with the girl.
D．The parents stopped their daughter.
（4）What does the author think of the caller's words？ BB
A．Meaningless.
B．Hurtful.
C．Reasonable.
D．Touching.
【答案】B；D；B；B
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