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　　When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much．Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat．He 　　1　　 her Inky．

　　“I grew up on a hundred－acre farm and had only cats 　　2　　 playmatcs,” Kruger,

　　The sevevty－year－old man, says．“My hearing was damaged by the 　　3　　 of farm epuipment, so I learned to connect with 　　4　　．They react to what they see and what you do．”

　　Inky was a gentle cat, 　　5　　 the house with five other cats．But on a January night in 2009, Inky did 　　6　　 that would set her apart from 　　7　　 cats forever．

　　Kruger had gone down to the basemeng to 　　8　　 the wood stove for the night．When he was finished, he 　　9　　 to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights．In doing so, he slipped and 　　10　　 his back against an old shelf．The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs．

　　　　11　　 in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt 　　12　　 going into shock(休克)．He shouted for help, 　　13　　 his wife, Brenda, was asleep in their

　　bedroom at the opposite end of the house．　　14　　 Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs．

　　“Go get Brenda,” Krugger said to Inky．

　　Inky 　　15　　 to the bedroom door and scratched 　　16　　 until Brenda opened it．Then Inky led her to the 　　17　　 Brenda found her husband 　　18　　 the stairs and called 911．Kruger was rushed to the hospital．“I spent six months 　　19　　 therd,”

　　Says kruger．“Although I became lame, I was blessed．” Sinec the acciedent, Inky has 　　20　　

　　Left Krhger's side．

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　　Man, a land animal．But he is also closely tied to the sea．Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man．The sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to travel to many parts of the world．Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s population live within 80 kilometers of the sea coast．

　　In the modern technological world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive．Resources on land are beginning to be used up．The sea, however, still can be hoped to supply many of man’s needs．

　　The list of riches of the sea yet to be developed by man’s technology is big．Oil and gas explorations have been carried out for nearly 30 years．Valuable amounts of minerals exist on the ocean floor ready to be mined．

　　Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce large quantities of food．The culture of fish and shellfish(贝类动物)is an ancient skill practised in the past mainly by Oriental people, including people in China．

　　Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy．Experts believe that the warm temperature of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship．Ocean currents and waves offer possible use as a source of energy．

　　Technology is enabling man to explore ever more deeply under the sea．The development of strong, new materials has made this possible．

　　The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve．Experts believe that by the year 2020 the problems that prevent us from exploiting(开发)fully the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea will be largely solved．

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