a dog owner claimed that his pet, when given money, would go to the news stall to buy a paper. his friend insisted on a demonstration and handed the dog some money - the dog trotted off, but an hour later he had still not returned with the paper.
"how much did you give him?" asked the owner.
"five dollars.
"well, that explains it. when you give him five dollars, he goes to a movie."
notes:
(1) claim v.声称
(2) when given money是 when he
was given money 的省略
(3) news stall n.售报亭
(4) insist on 坚持
(5) demonstration n.演示
(6) trot off 小步跑开
exercises:
根据短文选择正确答案：
① what could the dog do, according the owner, when it was given money?
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