Berlin Tues Jan 7(Reuters路透社)-A German family has kept an eel in(1) its bathtub(浴缸)for the last 33 years and even trained(2)it to swim into a bucket when someone needs to wash.

　　"He's part of our family,"said Hannelore Richter of Bochum in western Germany.(3)Her husband Paul caught the eel on a fishing trip in 1969 and took(4)it home for supper.His children fell in love with the eel,and stopped(5)him from killing and cooking(6)it.Since then(7)it has lived in the bath,shared(8)it with the children when(9)they were small-and has even moved house with the family,German newspapers reported.

　　Sequencing

　　Look at the first sentence from the article above and put the lines into the correct order. Don't look at the article!(The first line is numbered for you.)

　　1.Here is the first sentence.

　　to swim into

　　an eel in

　　has kept

　　its bathtub for

　　and even trained it

　　a bucket when

　　someone needs to wash.

　　1 A German family

　　the last 33years

　　2.Here is the third sentence.

　　Paul caught

　　Her husband

　　on a fishing trip

　　the eel

　　in 1969 and

　　for supper.

　　took it home

　　3.Here is the fourth sentence.

　　from killing and cooking it.

　　His children

　　the eel,and

　　stopped him

　　fell in love with

　　Reading for Detail

　　Look at the words in bold type from the article above and choose the best meaning.

　　(1)its in this sentence means：

　　　a.the Germ an family's

　　b.the eel's

　　　c.the bathtub's

　　(2)it in this sentence means：

　　　a.the Germ an family

　　　b.the eel

　　　c.the bathtub

　　(3)her in this sentence means：

　　　a.the eel

　　　b.Hannelore Richter

　　　c.Paul Richter

　　(4)it in this sentence means：

　　　a.the Germ an family

　　　b.the fishing trip

　　　c.the eel

　　5.him in this sentence means：

　　　a.Paul Richter

　　　b.Hannelore Richter

　　　c.the Richter children

　　6.it in this sentence means：

　　　a.the Germ an family

　　　b.the bathtub

　　　c.the eel

　　7.it in this sentence means：

　　　a.the Germ an family

　　　b.the bathtub

　　　c.the eel

　　8.it in this sentence means：

　　　a.the German family

　　　b.the bathtub

　　　c.the eel

　　9.they in this sentence means：

　　　a.eel

　　　b.Hannelore Richter

　　　c.the Richter children

　　Answers:

　　1.Here is the first sentence.

　　7 to swim into

　　3 an eel in

　　2 has kept

　　4 its bathtub for

　　6 and even trained it

　　8 a bucket when

　　9 someone needs to wash.

　　1 A Germ an family

　　5 the last 33 years

　　2. 2 Paul caught

　　1 Her husband

　　4 on a fishing trip

　　3 the eel

　　5 in 1969 and

　　7 for supper.

　　6 took it home

　　3. 5 from killing and cooking it.

　　1 His children

　　3 the eel，and

　　4 stopped him

　　2 fell in love with

　　Reading for Detail

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