Little Tim was in the garden filling in a hole when his neighbor peered over the fence。Interested in what the cheeky-faced youngster was up to，he asked politely，“What are you doing，Tim？”
“My goldfish died。”replied the boy tearfully，without looking up。“And I've just buried him。”
The neighbor was concerned。“That's an awfully big hole for a goldfish，isn't it？”
Tim patted down the last heap of earth then replied，“That's because he's inside your cat。”
小Tim在院子里想把一个洞填上，邻居从篱笆的另一侧正好看到，他很好奇这个长相可爱的孩子到底在干什么，于是礼貌地问道：“Tim，你在干什么呢？”
“我的金鱼死了”，这个小男孩抽泣着，头也不抬一下，“我刚把它埋了。”邻居很担忧。“这个洞对于金鱼也太大了，不是吗？”
Tim把最后一堆土拍平，回答道：“那是因为它在你家猫的肚子里。”
1.peer v。凝视，盯着看
She peered at him closely，as if not believing it could really be him。
（她仔细地瞧着他，似乎不相信真会是他。）
2.pat v。轻拍，抚拍
The headmaster patted the pupil on the shoulder。
（校长轻轻拍拍那个学生的肩膀。）
1.be up to 忙于，从事于，正在做
They ought to be up now。（他们应该已经起床了。）自我测验22：
1.The number of people whoEnglish as a foreign languagemore than 750 million。
A。learns；isB。learn；areC。learns；areD。learn；is
2.After drinkingeach other's health，we began to dancethe music。
A。to；toB。for；withC。for；forD。to；with
3.When you finish，please put the book backit was。
A。whereB。at which
C。the placeD。the place that
4.As the matter is，I can't give you a definite answer。
A。under discussionB。under discussing
C。in discussingD。in disussion
5.There used to be no deerin the forest，but now they are veryin it。
A。alive；commonB。living；usual
C。live；ordinaryD。living；common
6.He is really consideringhimself tothese children of the poor mountain village。
A。to devote；educatingB。devoting；educating
C。devoting；educateD。to devote；educat
7.—It was careless of you to have left your clothes all over。
—My God，。
A。so did IB。so I did
C。so were youD。so did you
8.This is really an exciting match。the game？
A。Who do you think will win
B。Whom do you think will win
C。Do you think who will win
D。Do you think whom will win
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