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Nougat and Clarence became best friends almost as soon as Nougat moved into the retirement home. Nougat likes to rest his head on the back of Clarence as often as he gets the ____. The dogs live at Vintage Pet Rescue, a non-profit organization that ____ elder animals from local shelters (收容所) that are ____ to find a new home. The organization aims to give dogs a comfortable, loving environment at the ____ of their lives.

Kristen Peralta, the founder of Vintage Pet Rescue, takes care of 27 mostly senior dogs. While she and her husband have unofficially been ____ older dogs for some time, Peralta turned her passion into a full-time job in 2017.

In some ways, elder dogs may be less ____ to care for because they prefer sitting still than little ones. But their futures aren’t always so ____. There are many organizations, like Peralta’s, ____ on rescuing elderly pets and giving them protection outside of animal shelters, in part because senior dogs in shelters have a(n) ____ rate of just 25 percent, while younger dogs have a 60 percent rate.

A life spent ____ two dozen older dogs can be very busy. Peralta ____ vet appointments at least once a week, gives out individual medications and does a lot of bathing and petting. But the work is rewarding, and she thinks it’s helping to show more and more people are beginning to ____ just how special senior dogs are. “You can just tell how much they ____ it when they’re helped in trouble,” Peralta said. “They’re ____ that they’re with you and you love them. It’s so special to know that you saved a dog’s life and that you’re going to make a ____to the rest of its life.”

1.
A.ideaB.mercyC.chanceD.point
2.
A.takes inB.takes alongC.takes offD.takes over
3.
A.committedB.unlikelyC.luckyD.familiar
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A.beginningB.bottomC.edgeD.end
5.
A.surroundingB.rescuingC.invitingD.contributing
6.
A.efficientB.riskyC.difficultD.valuable
7.
A.reliableB.negativeC.differentD.bright
8.
A.succeedingB.insistingC.resultingD.specializing
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A.deathB.adaptationC.survivalD.crime
10.
A.looking afterB.bringing inC.relying onD.toying with
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A.adjustsB.impressesC.schedulesD.indicates
12.
A.adoptB.agreeC.exploreD.realize
13.
A.appreciateB.consumeC.comfortD.support
14.
A.hopefulB.surprisedC.sorrowfulD.doubtful
15.
A.decisionB.livingC.fortuneD.difference

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