【推荐1】There is a zoo in our city. I often ________ there with my parents on Saturday. We can see many kinds of animals there, such as lions, ________, elephants, bears, monkeys and so on. The zoo is very ________ about 500,000 m². The animals can run around and ________ happily.

Some animals are a little shy at first, but they will not be ________ of you soon. There are some cool off zones(降温区). They are great on ________ days. There are usually lots of people here ________ many visitors come with their families and ________ all day here. There are also some restaurants and ________ in the zoo. I like to buy ice cream at the snack shop after ________ some popcorn(爆米花). I like our city zoo.

【推荐2】A black cat crossed your path? It might be your lucky day! Cat lovers know that kitty can bring good things like comfort and companionship. Meet four kitties to _______ cats are dramatic animals!

Top of the class

One morning when the school bell rang, 33 students and one lost cat ran into a classroom. The kids started playing with him immediately. The kitten did not want to leave, and the students did not want him to go. So the cat, named Tombi was given a _______ checkup to make sure he would be safe to have in the school. Now officially the class cat, Tombi sleeps through classes on that bookshelf and then plays with the kids during breaks. This kitten is a real class cat!

Spaced out

The fur really flew on October 18, when Felicette became the first cat in space. The French cat rocketed toward the stars to help researchers learn whether animals could _______ from the space travel. After soaring more than one hundred miles above Earth, the high-flying cat _______ returned home the same day. We bet she was seeing stars.

Guide cat

Terfel was losing his eyesight. Nervous of hurting himself, the dog mostly kept to his basket. But then a missing cat—Pwditat, wandered into the house and walked right up to Terfel. As if he sensed Terfel was blind, the cat _______ the dog into the garden as a guide. After that, Pwditat became part of the family. Pwditat helped Terfel get around the house. Who says cats and dogs can’t be friends?

Cat detective

A cat named Snowball helped to solve a crime—a serious one. When police found white cat hairs sticking to a jacket with blood on it, they took hard look at the Snowball and DNA in his hair. Since every individual’s DNA is unique, scientists were able to show the hairs were Snowball’s. That way, police could _______ the jacket and the crime to Snowball’s owner. It was the first time cat DNA had been used to find a criminal.

【推荐3】In a city lived a very famous painter. He was known for his works. He had one intern (实习生) who lived with him and learned painting.

One day a ________ lady who had a lot of money visited him with her dog and asked him to paint a portrait (肖像) of herself with her pet. The painter ________.

After a week of hard work, the rich lady’s portrait was ________. And the painter was satisfied with it. When the lady came to get her portrait, her dog was also ________ her.

The lady looked at the painting and then looked at her dog and said, “You have made a(n) ________ painting. Even my dog is not paying attention to it. I came here ________ I heard great raise of your works. But it was all wrong. I will give you ________ for this painting.”

Saying this ________, she was about to leave. She didn’t like the painting at all. Just then, the painter stopped her and said, “Please come tomorrow morning, till then I will correct my ________. I am sure tomorrow your dog will also like my painting.”

The next day, the lady again came with her dog. This time, as soon as the lady came near the painting with her dog, her dog started to lick (舔) ________.

Seeing this, the lady thought that her dog liked her picture a lot and was ________ to see this. She paid money and left with the painting.

When the intern ________ this, he got curious. He asked the painter, “Yesterday, the dog was not even looking at the painting, but today the dog was licking it.________ is this possible?”

The painter smiled and ________“I had rubbed (抹) a piece of meat on the bottom edge of the picture by the time they came here.” Because of that ________ of the meat, the dog started licking it.”