Being a veterinarian(兽医), I had to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their boy Shane, loved Belker very much.

    I examined Belker and found him {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(die) of cancer. I told the family we couldn't do {#blank#}2{#/blank#} for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia(安乐死) procedure in their home.

    As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought {#blank#}3{#/blank#}would be good for six-year-old Shane to watch. They felt Shane might learn something.

    The next day, Belker's family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting(拍) the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood {#blank#}4{#/blank#}was happening. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(peaceful) away.

    The little boy seemed to accept it without any difficulty. We sat together after Belker's death,{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (wonder) why animal lives are shorter than human lives. Shane, having listened quietly, said, “I know {#blank#}7{#/blank#}.”

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(surprise), we all turned to him. What he said next amazed me. It has changed my life.

    He said, “People are born so that they can learn how to live {#blank#}9{#/blank#}good life—like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?”

    The six-year-old boy continued, “Well, dogs already know how to do that,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} they don't have to stay as long.”

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    How do you usually buy what you need, shopping on line or going out to shop in person? With the help of the Internet, shopping is {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(easy) than before. We can just click our mouse to choose the things we like, pay for them online, and the shopping {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(finish). It is easy and quick. It helps save money, too. We can save thousands a year if we compare the prices of similar items (商品) before deciding which{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(buy).

    However, there are always{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(trap) in shopping online. If we are {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(care), we may get into trouble. For example, we may find the color of the item different {#blank#}6{#/blank#}that in the picture online. Sometimes, the size of the item we receive can be too big{#blank#}7{#/blank#}too small. To avoid such troubles, we should compare similar items on different online stores and pay more attention to what other customers say. From their opinions, we can know {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(well) about an item's color, size as well as {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(it) shortcomings. In this way we increase our chance of buying{#blank#}10{#/blank#}more satisfactory item.

    Few people I know seem to have much desire or time to cook. Making Chinese {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(dish) is seen as especially troublesome. Many westerners {#blank#}2{#/blank#} come to China cook much less than in their own countries once they realize how cheap {#blank#}3{#/blank#} can be to eat out. I still remember {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (visit) a friend who'd lived here for five years and I {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(shock) when I learned she hadn't cooked once in all that time.

    While regularly eating out seems to {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(become) common for many young people in recent years, it's not without a cost. The obvious one is money; eating out once or twice a week may be {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(afford) but doing this most days adds up. There could be an even {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (high) cost on your health. Researchers have found that there is a direct link between the increase in food eaten outside the home and the rise in{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(weigh) problems.

    If you are not going to suffer this problem, then I suggest that the next time you go to your mum's home {#blank#}10{#/blank#} dinner, get a few cooking tips from her. Cooking food can be fun. You might also begin to notice the effects not only on your health but in your pocket.

    Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(paint) some pictures on the walls of the king's palace in English. Then workers were sent for and {#blank#}2{#/blank#}big platform(平台) was made {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. They worked for a whole year {#blank#}4{#/blank#} at last the pictures were ready.

    Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures, for they were {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (real) beautiful. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (much) beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally, he was at the very edge of the platform, but he did not know it because he {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (think) of his pictures.

    The worker saw everything. "{#blank#}8{#/blank#} should I do?" he thought. "Thornhill is at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off the platform and surely be killed." So the worker quickly took some paint and threw {#blank#}9{#/blank#} at the picture. "What are you doing?" cried the painter, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (run) quickly forward to his pictures.