If you visit the animal shelter (收容所) in Salinas, California, you'll see huge signs that have a picture of a dog and a cat on them. These {#blank#}1{#/blank#} are put in front of the shelter to catch people's attention. The signs{#blank#}2{#/blank#} people interested in the shelter and encouraged them to visit it and maybe even take a cat or a dog into their homes.

     Each year, the Salinas shelter accepts thousands of dogs and cats. The animals are {#blank#}3{#/blank#} lost ones or are left by people who can't take care of{#blank#}4{#/blank#} _. Of all the animals, some of them are taken into new homes. Some {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  are moved to other shelters. And, unluckily, some cannot be saved because they are too sick or are thought to be dangerous.

      Animal shelters {#blank#}6{#/blank#}  food, medicine, and safe places for animals. But they are not the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  homes. The animals stay in small cages (笼子). The people{#blank#}8{#/blank#}  work at shelters do their best to care for the animals, but the animals do not always get the attention or exercise they need.

      To prevent animals from becoming homeless, pet owners should take good care of their pets. Most pet doctors also suggest people make {#blank#}9{#/blank#}  their pets have a special surgery ( 外科手术). It{#blank#}10{#/blank#} _ animals from having more babies. And that reduces（减少）the number of homeless animals.

Make time for friendships.
Nothing makes closeness fade away(褪色) more than never talking to or seeing each other. If you cherish a person's friendship, make time for him or her, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} it's just a phone call, e-mail or a weekly get-together.
Remember: a true friend doesn't flee when changes happen. Nothing is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} for new parents than to find that their unmarried friends have left them because of the coming of baby. A good friend is one who stays true {#blank#}3{#/blank#} it all in life – marriage, parenthood, new jobs, new homes, and so on.
Make sure you aren't being a burden to a friend.
Friendships will lose if there isn't a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} between the give and the take. Be sensitive to how much your friend can and can't offer you –and don't overstep the mark.
Be a good listener.
It can be the hardest thing in the world to do – simply to listen as he or she {#blank#}5{#/blank#} it all out or is seeking your advice or opinion. To be a better listener, follow this advice:
Keep eye contact. Offer nods and murmurs to show that you understand his or her point of view. Don't finish your {#blank#}6{#/blank#} sentences. While your friend keeps on talking, you should gently {#blank#}7{#/blank#} yourself to focus.
Be in your friend's corner if he or she's not there to defend him or herself.
If you're at a gathering at {#blank#}8{#/blank#} someone says something bad about your friend, stop him or her {#blank#}9{#/blank#} . Say, "Mary is my friend, and it makes me feel bad to hear you talk this way." Sooner or later, news of your loyalty (忠诚) will {#blank#}10{#/blank#} back to your pal, and it will deepen your friendship.

    Body language is different in different countries. People in North America like {#blank#}1{#/blank#} space, so don't stand too close to them when you talk. But in South America, people like to hold your arm when you're talking, so it's sometimes hard {#blank#}2{#/blank#} away! When you talk to your {#blank#}3{#/blank#} from Britain, don't touch them, or they will not be happy. And please be {#blank#}4{#/blank#} when you are in Greece: never wave to say goodbye, because it's very {#blank#}5{#/blank#} to do so.