Prana,ourbeautifuldogwhosenamemeans‘breathoflife’,isn’twithusanymore.Butshebroughtsuchjoyandlovethatwestillmissher.Therearesomanywonderfulstoriesabouttheloveinthisdog,butmyfavoriteisthisone.Itwas

　　Prana,ourbeautifuldogwhosenamemeans‘breathoflife’,isn’twithusanymore.Butshebroughtsuchjoyandlovethatwestillmissher.

　　Therearesomanywonderfulstoriesabouttheloveinthisdog,butmyfavoriteisthisone.

　　ItwasanautumndayinMinnesota,buttheweatherdidn’tknowthedifferencebetweenautumnandwinter.Unexpectedly,wewerehitwithabigsnowfallforwhichnoonewasprepared.

　　Wehavetwoappletreesinourbackyard.Pranalovedapples.Whenshewentoutside,she’dtakeholdofanapple,putitfarbackinhermouth,andsneakintothehousetosaveforeatinglater.TheappleshadbeenonthegroundandwereoftendirtysoIwasn’talwayshappythatPranahadbroughtthemintothehouse.Feelingmydispleasure,shewouldturnherheadsoIwouldn’tseeherhiddentreasure.

　　Onthedaythatitsnowedtooearlyintheseason,PranawentoutsideandIwatchedherfromthewindow.Inoticedthatshewasmadlydiggingholesandbroughttheapplestothesurfacesotheycouldbeseenabovethesnow.Iwonderedwhyshewasdoingthis.Sheseemedtobecompletelybusywithsomekindofimportanttasktodigupasmanyapplesaspossibleduringheryardtime.

　　WhenIcalledherbackintothehouse,shehadherusualoneappleinhermouth.Aboutfiveminuteslater,Ilookedoutside.Theyardwascompletelycoveredwithbirds.Pranahaddugupallthoseapplesforherbirdfriendstoeat.Sheknewthattheywouldn’thavestoredenoughfoodtolivethroughsuchanearlywinter.

　　小题1:Thestoryaboutthedoghappened_______.A．inautumnB．inwinterC．inspringD．insummer小题2:Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasesneakintomeaninthefourthparagraph?A．enterquicklyB．entersecretlyC．enterhappilyD．enterslowly小题3:Pranawasbusydigginguptheapplesinthesnowbecause________.A．shelikeddiggingholesandeatingapplesB．shewasalwayssavingtheapplesforeatinglaterC．shewantedtoleavetheapplestoherbirdfriendsD．shelovesplayingwithsnow小题4:Fromthestorywecanlearnthat______.A．Pranaishelpfult