新视野大学英语视听说教程 2 Unit 5-3

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Task 2: Put the cat out!
A couple was going out for the evening to celebrate the wife’s birthday. While they were getting ready, the husband put the cat out. The taxi arrived, and as the couple walked out of their home, the cat ran back into the house. Not wanting their car to have free run of the house while they were out, the husband went back upstairs to chase¹ the cat out. The wife, not waiting it known² that the house would be empty, explained to the taxi driver, “He’s just going upstairs to say goodbye to my mother.” A few minutes later, the husband got into the car, and said, “Sorry it took it so long. The stupid old thing was hiding under the bed, and I had to poke³ her with a stick to get her to come out!”
4-1-3-5-2-6     D) She was ill-treated at home.