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      One day, when Bill was    1.   home from school, he heard a noise coming from the bushes（灌木）.He went over to see    2.    it was. Behind a bush, he found a black dog. Bill went back home as soon as he    3.    with the dog and showed her to his parents. Bill's dad found that the dog had a broken leg,    4.    they brought the dog to a doctor for animals by car. On the    5.    Bill's parents decided that Bill could keep the dog if they couldn't find the owner.

    When they arrived,the doctor checked the dog. He told  Bill that she  6.  going to have babies! The next day, Bill    7.    signs（牌子）like “FOUND DOG BLACK” around his neighborhood. He   8.    wrote his family's phone number on the signs.

    Two days later, Bill got a call    9.    the owner of the dog. The owner thanked Bill. When he came to pick up his dog, he said Bill could have    10.  of the babies. Bill was very happy! Finally Bill got a baby dog from the owner. He named him Rosco and liked him very much.

Many people think that Americans  21   their cars almost more than anything else. When   22__ people are fourteen years old, they want to have their __23_  cars. They don’t ask for a car from their   24__. So many of them work in  _25_  time during their last year of high school to buy a car. Learning to   26 _ and getting a driver’s license may be one of the most exciting things in a young person’s life.

Some people almost   27 _ go to a doctor when they are ill. But they will __28_  their cars to a garage as soon as they think there is a   29  . On Saturdays or Sundays some people may   30   most of their time washing and repairing their cars.

1.A. prefer     B. love         C. drive        D. play

2.A. little     B. big          C. old          D. young

3.A. new            B. own          C. expensive    D. cheap

4.A, friends        B. teachers     C. parents      D. brothers

5.A. free           B. busy         C. study        D. good

6.A. make           B. mend         C. wash         D. drive

7.A. always     B. never        C. often        D. usually

8.A. take           B. carry        C. pull         D. lift

9.A. question       B. wrong        C. mistake      D. problem

10.A. cost          B. get          C. spend        D. use

Many people like animals and keep one or more as pets—dogs, cats and some kinds of birds. If you keep a dog or a cat as a pet, you must know how to look after it. A grown-up(成年) dog needs two meals a day, not more. And it can eat meat, fish, rice and some other things. Dogs like large bones(骨头), but don’t give them chicken bones. Remember to give them much clean water.   A dog should have a clean, dry box for sleeping. Washing it once a week is good for its health. If it is ill, take it to a doctor. A healthy dog will bring you more pleasure.
Be careful when you have chosen a cat. It has two meals a day with some meat or fish. Cats drink a little milk every day. Sometimes give them vegetables to eat. Don’t forget that they need clean water to drink.
Take good care of your pets. They will be your good friends. Maybe they can give you some help when you need.
【小题1】Many people keep ____ as pets.