After preparing for the family holiday four days early, Ella felt pretty pleased with herself. Unfortunately, the mum of three’s efficiency didn’t pay attention to putting her children’s passports away somewhere safe – or at least out of reach of the family puppy…who then ate them.
Now Bailey is truly in the doghouse after Ella and her partner Mack were forced to cancel their trip to Majorca.  The couple, from Winchester, had been all set to jet off on the £2,500 week-long break with their young children – Erin and Harry – on Tuesday. But what Bailey had done left them with no choice but to put it off. 
In order to be “super organized”, Ella had decided to check-in on Saturday night. She added, “It was quite late though so I left the kids’ passports on the side.” But disaster struck the next morning when Russell went downstairs to deal with Bailey, who was making a noise, only to return with the broken passports. Miss Arundell said, “Russell came upstairs and said, ‘We’re not going on holiday’”. 
The next two days were spent seeking ways to fix the problem. Ella said they even tried to tape the passports together and took them to Bournemouth Airport on Monday to see if they’d allow them through. But the airport warned them that it wouldn’t accept ones that Ella had desperately tried to tape together. She said, “If they were ours, we could have got new ones next day. But if it’s a child under 16, there are child protection issues and it takes seven working days.” In the end, the couple have had to pay the holiday company On The Beach £1,000 to change their plans to go a month later.

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1.Who left the children’s passports outside?

A Ella.

B Mack.

C Erin.

D Harry.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段的内容可知是Ella忘记了收好孩子们的护照，故选A。

2.What did the family do with the dog after it made the mistake?

A It was sent to Majorca days later.

B It was sold for £2,500.

C It was thrown out reach of the family.

D It was kept in its house.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第二段第一句Now Bailey is truly in the doghouse after Ella and her partner Mack were forced to cancel their trip to Majorca.可以推知闯祸的小狗被关进了狗舍，故选D。

3.How did Russell find the trouble?

A He heard the barking.

B He found the broken bill.

C He went upstairs.

D He checked the dog Bailey.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段第三句的But disaster struck the next morning when Russell went downstairs to deal with Bailey可知是拉塞尔去检查小狗的时候发现护照被狗撕破了的，故选D。

4.Why couldn’t they get new passports for children soon?

A They have taped the passports together.

B They have changed plans to travel later.

C There are child protection issues and it needs seven working days.

D They have been refused by the airport.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段第五句But if it’s a child under 16, there are child protection issues and it takes seven working days.可知因为机场对16岁以下的孩子设有保护限制，他们必须等七个工作日才能拿到孩子的护照，故选C。