Jackie：Mr. White, can I ask you some questions?

Mr. White：Sure．

Jackie：Do you like being a vet?

Mr. White：Yes．To be a doctor for animals is very interesting．

Jackie：What animals do you like best?

Mr. White：I like all kinds of animals．

Jackie：Why do you want to be a vet, but not to be a doctor?

Mr. White：I like to work with animals：They don’t complain and they are very grateful (令人愉快、感激地)．We should protect(保護)them．They’re our good friends．

Jackie：How can you tell they’re grateful?

Mr. White：When an animal wags (搖擺) its tail (尾巴), or puts its ears straight up, then I know it’s grateful．

Jackie：But it is more important to help people than animals．

Mr. White：To help animals is helpful to people．To many people, a pet is like one of the family members．This is often true for older people who are very lonely．

Jackie：Oh, I see．So a pet can help a person feel less lonely．

Mr. White：That’s all right．It also gives people a lot of pleasure．

Jackie：Yeah, are there any famous vets?

Mr. White：Oh, yes．There is a vet from England who wrote many books about animals．His     stories have touched millions of people．His name is James Herriot．Maybe We can find something about him on the Internet．

Jackie：Yeah, let’s go and look．

1．The Chinese meaning of “vet” is         ．

2．Why does Mr. White want to be a vet?

3．When         , we can tell they are grateful．

4．A pet can help a person          and it also give people          ．

5．將斜體部分澤成漢語：                        ．