Question

B. Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage.

A couple of days ago, I saw a dog named Cookie. He was dying of cancer (癌). The dog’s owners, Steven and Maggie were very ________, and so was their little boy, Jimmy. I told the family we couldn’t do ________ for Cookie, and I told them that they could give the old dog the euthanasia procedure (安樂死) in their home.

The next day, I felt a catch in my throat as Cookie’s family was around him. Jimmy petted (愛撫) the old dog for the last time. In a few minutes, Cookie died ________. The little boy seemed to accept Cookie’s death. We sat together for a while-after Cookie’s death, talking about why animal lives are shorter than human lives. Jimmy, who as listening quietly said, “I know why.”

“People are born so that they can learn how to ________… like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?” Jimmy said, “Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don’t have to stay as long as human beings.”

So remember, if a dog was the teacher, you would learn things like:

●When loved ones come home, always run to meet them.

●Run, ________, and play daily.

●Let people touch you.

●On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a big tree.

●When you are happy, dance around.

●Never pretend to be something you’re not.

●When someone is having a bad day, the dog ________, sit close by and nuzzle (輕觸) him.

●Love people and don’t remember the wrong things they do for you.

1.A.surprised B.worried C.excited D.pleased

2.A.everything B.nothing C.something D.anything

3.A.quietly B.heavily C.strangely D.hard

4.A.correct mistakes B.work hard C.deal with trouble D.live a good life

5.A.jump B.shout C.sleep D.cry

6.A.be silent B.cry loudly C.be angry D.laugh happily

Answer 1