I had worked long and hard on this project.Knowing that it was finally complete gave me great satisfaction.“Perfect！”I said.“Now，all I have to do is to keep the dogs off of it.” I went about setting up barriers(障碍)using old fence，broken chairs，flowerpots，and anything I could find so as to avoid footprints both on the oil paint and our carpet.It worked perfectly.
Just before returning to the house and to a much needed shower，I took one last look at this fine work of art.“What is that？”I said.“Where did that come from？”
Clearly marked and evenly spaced across the entire area，I found tiny marks running in straight lines.I carefully stepped to our flower garden.It was there I found several of the small markings.Now，almost frozen in place by this stunning(令人震惊的)discovery，I remained in position so as to prevent further damaging my work.Just then，off to my left，it appeared.A chipmunk(花栗鼠)．He was as stunned as I was.We stood there face to face looking at each other，wondering who would make the first move.
The warm，wet air was now getting the best of me.Sweat now ran freely over my head，and in poor timing(适时)into my eyes.I reached up to rub them and when I opened my eyes he was gone.
My only satisfaction was in thinking that when he returned home he tracked oily footprints into his own home.And，hoping he was married，his wife would not let him live it down for the rest of his life.I stood up，shook my head，and laughing about it all walked into my house.
Yes，I tracked oil on the carpet.I am married.My wife will not let me live it down for the rest of my life.
26．What was the project the author completed in the passage?
A．A painting. B．A carpet.
C．A fence. D．A flower garden.
27．We can know from the passage that the chipmunk
________.
A．made fun of the author
B．stole something important in the house
C．destroyed the author's work
D．came for some food
28．What did the author do to the chipmunk?
A．He caught it and gave it some punishment.
B．He frightened it away.
C．He tried to catch it but failed.
D．He didn't do any harm to it.
29．We can conclude from the passage that________.
A．the author was not quite satisfied with his family life
B．the author was quite satisfied with his project
C．the barriers the author set up were quite successful
D．the chipmunk had a happy family just like the author
30．What kind of feeling did the author intend to express in the passage?
A．Satisfaction and pleasure.
B．Regret and disappointment.
C．Love and appreciation.
D．Understanding and sympathy.