D. You can climb the tower for free if you don’t use the elevator. 22. What is the author’s suggestion in the part of “See the gardens”? A. Go to the Louvre to enjoy the Mona Lisa. B. Keep the famous art works in the gardens. C. Enjoy the beauty of Paris’ spring outdoors. D. Make a day trip to Versailles to see sculptures. 23. When you have dinner in Paris, you’d better . A. avoid top joints
B. go to sit-down restaurants C. give some tips
D. choose restaurants Paris people like
B
Every Saturday the dog pound(收容所) opened its doors to people, and every weekend many dogs went off to new homes and new lives.
But not me. After all I was too old and too sick. I hoped I’d find a new home where someone would love me. But. . .
Saturday arrived and as usual in came some people. The other dogs barked, standing up, eager to see what was happening. I didn’t bother. No one would , want me. They never did.
Sure enough, most, people walked past me without a second look. Those ;who did stop complained(抱怨) about my age or illness and walked on, I watched as one by one the dogs were picked up and taken away by their new owners.
I closed my eyes and tried to sleep. Then I heard a voice close by. “Dad, can we see him?” I waited for the answer.
“Are you sure, Tommy? He’s an old guy, and he’s sick. ” “I don’t care if he’s sick. I am too.”
I opened one eye to see a boy in a wheel chair. The boy was staring at me with wide, brown eyes. I raised my head, meeting his serious watch.
“I want him, Dad. He’s the one.”
Within minutes I was out of the cage. Tommy held me tightly as his Dad wheeled him to their car. Soon we pulled up at my new home.
Later that evening Tommy called me into his