Adopting(领养) a pet can be a lot of work, but it is also great fun. Mollie Lesser, 18, of Chicago, US, recently adopted a little dog named Cookie. Cookie is not Mollie’s first dog. The family had another dog that passed away over the summer. They were very s 【小题1】 , so they adopted Cookie last autumn. It was only six m 【小题2】 old. “My parents pare it to having a baby,” Mollie said. “It can take a lot of time.”
Cookie needs to be w 【小题3】 or let into the backyard several times a day. His trainer, Lisa Collins, says a young dog actually needs to be let outdoors every two hours.
Owning a dog is not just about playing with it. O 【小题4】 also want their dogs to do something helpful. Collins says that, t 【小题5】 proper training, animals can learn to listen to orders from b 【小题6】 adults and kids. Having a dog not only means providing it with fresh food and clean water every day, it also needs special care and a_【小题7】 . And patience and training are also necessary. Mollie said her dog has already chewed(咀嚼) up a pair of leather shoes. Her parents have been working with Collins to stop its bad behaviour l 【小题8】 chewing or jumping on people. Having a pet takes a lot of time, but Mollie doesn’t m 【小题9】 .
“Falling in love with a pet is easy, but adopting a pet is a big decision,” said Lesser. “Think it over b 【小题10】 you adopt a pet. sad
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解析：这篇短文主要介绍了如何养宠物狗的知识。
【小题1】联系前一句描述，可知此处指的是他们非常伤心。结合语境及首字母可知填形容词sad，伤心的，作表语。
【小题2】结合语境及首字母可知它只有六个月大，结合前文数词，可知填复数名词months，月。
【小题3】联系下文let into the backyard several times a day.描述，可知此处指的是Cookie 需要去后院散步。结合前文be动词，可知填过去分词walked，散步。Walk在本句中是遛狗的意思。
【小题4】联系下文描述,可知此处指的是主人也想让他们作业写有帮助行的事情.结合语境及首字母可知填复数名词Owners,主人们.
【小题5】结合语境可知此处指的是通过适当的训练,结合首字母可知填介词through,通过.
【小题6】联系下文adults and kids ,可知此处指的是既能从大人那里,又能从孩子那里听从命令,结合首字母可知填both,两者都.
【小题7】联系前文it also needs special care 描述,可知此处指的是它也需要特殊的照顾和注意.结合首字母可知填名词attention注意力,关心.
【小题8】联系下文chewing or jumping on people.,可知此处指的是像咬人和往人身上窜的行为,根据首字母可知填介词like,像……一样的。
【小题9】联系前一句描述，可知此处指的是但是茉莉不在乎，结合前文助动词does’t及首字母可知填原形动词mind，介意，在乎。
【小题10】结合语境可知此处指的是在领养宠物时,要三思而后行.结合语境及首字母可知填连词before,在……之前。