I love animals．However，there is one animal that I love more than any other﹣﹣my（26） 　　，Zoe．My family got Zoe when she was only eight weeks old．I loved her the first time I saw her，（27） 　　a few days later we found that something was wrong．Zoe was really（28） 　　，so we had to take her to the animal hospital quickly．

Zoe got a serious illness，and I was scared that she wouldn't （29） 　　the pain．After a long time，Zoe came home from the hospital，but the illness damaged her （30） 　　，Zoe was deaf．

I （31） 　　that I wouldn't let that change her life，so I began （32） 　　her sign languages so that she could learn orders．I helped（33） 　　to learn to sit，come，and do all the other things that dogs do．

Today，Zoe is a happy four﹣year﹣old dog．We spend lots of time（34） 　　，for example，when I'm playing the piano，Zoe jumps up to try to play，too!I guess that part of loving a dog is （35） 　　it．Play with it often，and find a way to train it．In return，your dog will give you so much love．

26．A．cat	B．dog	C．rabbit	D．bird
27．A．so	B．because	C．but	D．unless
28．A．sick	B．active	C．shy	D．lazy
29．A．keep	B．stand	C．improve	D．catch
30．A．ears	B．nose	C．eyes	D．teeth
31．A．imagined	B．expected	C．agreed	D．decided
32．A．lending	B．offering	C．teaching	D．sending
33．A．her	B．hers	C．him	D．his
34．A．carefully	B．together	C．quietly	D．abroad
35．A．checking out	B．listening to	C．trying out	D．looking after