"Spell 'champion'，"Scott told his elder sister.
   "C-h-a-m-p-i-o-n."
   Unsure about it，Scott still cheered，"You'll win the spelling bee（拼寫大賽）!"
   Lucy thanked，happy but worried，wondering if her dog Senator would be looked after well when she was away for a week.
   "Dad and I will keep him perfectly!"said Scott，dreaming of getting his own pet if he could prove（證明）himself.
   It was time to leave.Dad wished Lucy good luck.
   "See you in a w-e-a-k，"Scott said.
   "W-e-e-k，"Lucy corrected him and said，"Bye!"
   Each morning Scott woke up early to feed Senator，leaving a note to remind Dad.After that Scott continued to sleep.
   A week later，Lucy returned and told the family she failed.Then she found her dog sick.Scott felt sorry but confused（困惑的），because he'd been a strict direction-follower.
   They came to the animal hospital.After the examination，Lucy was angry，"A terrible stomachache!How could Senator put on two pounds in such a short time？"
   Dad said，"I only fed him two scoops of dog food every morning."
   Scott shouted，"Dad!You fed him again？Didn't you read my note？It says I've fed him!"
   It took Lucy a while to understand before asking Scott how to spell "fed".
   "F-e-e-d？Scott! 'Fed' is spelled f-e-d.But your note says f-e-e-d，telling Dad to feed the dog!"
   "So Senator was fed twice？"Dad asked.
   Scott said sorry，"I just wanted to be responsible（負責(zé)的）so I could get a dog for my next birthday."
   "OK.I'll teach you how to spell correctly and train myself for next year's spelling bee，"Lucy said.
   "You have a few months to practise before you get one for your birthday，"Dad added.
   Scott burst into laughter.
   "Having a little brother isn't so bad，"Lucy told Senator，"if he can help f-e-e-d!"
（1）How did Scott feel when he was asked to look after Senator？

C

C

A．Unsure.
B．Worried.
C．Excited.
D．Moved.
（2）What does the underlined sentence "he'd been a strict direction-follower" probably mean？

B

B

A．He trained the dog in a strict way.
B．He was very careful to keep the dog.
C．He followed the dog all the time.
D．He made a mistake about the directions.
（3）Why did Senator get a terrible stomachache？

A

A

A．Because he was fed too much.
B．Because he took wrong medicine.
C．Because Dad fed him twice.
D．Because Scott didn't feed him at all.
（4）What can we learn from the story？

D

D

A．Two heads are better than one.
B．He laughs best who laughs last.
C．It's never too old to learn.
D．A wrong step will make a big difference.