Abby’s Lesson

楊慶春

俗話說：“沒有規矩，不成方圓。”生活中處處需要規則，人們遵守規則，生活才會有秩序。一天，艾比帶著她的小寵物杰里和她父親一起去看望祖母，在機場安檢時他們能順利過關嗎？在飛行途中他們又遇到什么煩惱？請大家一起閱讀此文就會知曉答案。

Abby’s father was taking her to visit her grandmother. Abby was going to be away for three months. “I can’t leave Jerry behind，” she said. “You will have to，” said her father. “You can’t take a mouse into another country. It’s a rule.” At the airport， Abby put her bag by the X-ray machine. Jerry was hidden in a sock. Abby hoped he didn’t squeak. The bag rolled under the X-ray. Abby felt her legs shaking and her heart beating fast. But the woman by the X-ray machine just smiled and said， “Have a good flight.”

On the plane， Abby waited until her dad and the woman next to her fell asleep. Then she opened up the sock to look at Jerry. But Jerry jumped onto the woman’s knee. The woman screamed （尖叫）. Abby quickly caught him and put him into the sock and back into her bag. A flight attendant （乘務員） rushed over. “A mouse！” cried the woman. “You were just dreaming，” said the flight attendant to the woman. “There is no mouse here.”

Abby’s dad filled out a form before they landed. He ticked no to： “Are you bringing any live animals into the country？”

Abby saw the man at the X-ray machine frown and then Abby and her dad were taken into a small room. The police officer talked to Abby’s dad. “This is very serious，” he said. “You have tried to take an animal into this country and you have lied on this form.” Abby felt fear. “It’s my fault，” she said in a small voice.

It was a real lesson for Abby. Jerry had to go into quarantine （隔離） for six months. It cost a lot of money. Her dad had to pay a big fine as well. The police officer said that she could have “animal smuggler （走私者）” next to her name. Then she wouldn’t be able to visit her grandmother again.

Abby learned there was a very good reason for rules.

1. Jerry was hidden .

A. in a sock B. under the machine C. on the plane D. in a small room

2. On the plane， found the mouse.

A. a woman B. Abby’s dad C. a flight attendant D. a policeman

3.Abby learned there was a very good reason for .

A. fault B. rules C. travel D. dreams

Keys：1-3：AAB