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Pets are a part of people’s lives. Some pets are like family. In these days, many people have pets at home and spend a lot of money improving their lives. In fact, in some parts of the world, pets get real VIP treatment(待遇). VIP usually means Very Important People, but here VIP means Very Important Pets!

  When you want to give Fido or Kitty a holiday, or when you are going away on business, you can put them at a dog and cat hotel, and cats have a large place with something to climb on and play with. The guests get the best food during their stays at these hotels.

  There are other special services(服务) at  hotels. Imagine you are traveling and you want to see your pet: the hotel can put a video camera in the pet’s room. So you can see your Fido or Kitty on TV.

  The hotels usually have good groomers(美容师): They often bath and take the best hair care for the pets. But you need to make an appointment because people are usually very busy taking care of pets.

1.What’s the new meaning of “VIP” in this passage?

2.According to this passage, where can you put your pet when you are away on business?

3.What does “Fido” stand for(代表) here?

4.How can you see your pet during your traveling?

5.Why need you make an appointment when you want a good groomer for your pet?

Do you often play with your pet dog or cat? Do you like touching(触摸) animals like rabbits? They are cute. But someimes they may bite(咬) you. Then you could get a terrible disease—rabies.

In China, 2,245 people got rabies in the first nine months of 2007. In September, 318 people died of（死于）rabies.

Dogs, cats, rabbits and bats(蝙蝠) may have rabies. If they bite or scratch(抓) someone, the virus(病毒) of rabies could go into the person’s body. The person could even die. It’s important to get the right treatment very soon. Every year, more than 50,000 people aound the world die of rabies. Most of them are from poor countries. India has the most death(死亡). China is the second.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Rabies is the name of ________.

A. a book  B. a man    C. a pet     D. a disease

2.________ people in China died of rabies in September, 2007.

A. 2,245    B. 318       C. 232       D. 50,000

3.The second paragraph(段落) is mainly about _______.

A. how to do with rabies  

B. something about rabies in China

C. asking people not to keep pets

D. showing what rabies is really like

4.Which of the following animals may NOT have rabies?

A. Rabbits.         B. Ducks.   C. Cats.      D. Bats.

5.The word “treatment” in the third paragraph means “________” in Chinese.

A. 治理    B. 待遇     C. 治疗     D. 处理

Raising virtual(虚拟) pets is a popular online game among teenagers.“More than 20 of my classmates have adopted(领养) pets online,??? ? last year the number was just 10,” said Wang, a 15-year-old student.

If you go to some websites, you can adopt virtual pets like penguins（企鹅）, chickens, dogs and elephants. You can feed, wash, talk ?? ?? and play with your pet. Dai Yingshuang of Chongqing ??? ?? pets on Kaixin001.com. She said it was great ??? . She thinks that by looking after her pet she has also learned how to ??? ?? others.

But raising an online pet means one needs to ??? ?? a lot of time online. If one doesn’t feed and look after the pet, it becomes unhappy and unhealthy. There are? ??? ?? things an online carer must do. Some parents feel ??? ? . They are afraid that their children may be neglecting(忽视) their studies.

Wang Zhaotong of Anhui, has been raising a penguin on QQ.com since last year. The 14-year-old takes good care of the penguin, which is ??? ? healthy and happy. She said her parents knew about the penguin and think it’s okay. “They believe I can keep the balance between studying and playing,” said Wang. “During the school period, I ??? ? go online and see my penguin at the weekends.”

1.A. but?????????????? B. when?????????? C. or??????????? D. then

2.A. about???????????? B. to?? ?????????? C. of??????????? D. over

3.A. buys????????????? B. raises?????????? C. borrows?????? D. wants

4.A. fun?????????????? B. funny?????????? C. boring??????? D. frustrating

5.A. stay with????????? B. take care of?????? C. take care????? D. get on with

6.A. take????????????? B. pay???????????? C. spend???????? D. cost

7.A. the other????????? B. many other?????? C. the others????? D. others

8.A. worried?????????? B. happy?????????? C. tired????????? D. sad

9.A. neither??????????? B. nor???????????? C. both????????? D. either

10.A. also????????????? B. only???????????? C. always??????? D. never