3 . Picking a Pet Caretaker

The way to find the pet caretakers

Just make a search based on your requirements. Up to 10 pet caretakers will be informed, and it won’t be long before someone is available to get in touch with you. You can send as many messages as you like to find the perfect match, and it’s free.

The time to meet your pet caretaker

As soon as the booking is complete, we strongly recommend that you take your pet to meet the pet caretaker before he or she gets the job.

Check your account to get reply

Some of our quickest pet caretakers should respond within a few hours. You will receive an email to let you know any positive information, but remember to check your account from time to time just to be sure.

About the cost and payment

How much does it cost? When do I have to pay? Once you’ve picked and booked your pet caretaker, you’ll get his or her information including his or her phone number and email address. The price indicated on the website includes the fee and the pet caretaker’s total compensation（薪酬）. We also offer three packages（套餐）to help frequent users to save on our services.

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One day , an artist was coming home by     1    (train), and he gave his last few     2    (coin) to a beggar . But then he saw another one and forgot that he didn’t have any money left.

He     3    (ask) the man if he would like to have supper with     4    (he), and the beggar accepted , so they went into     5    small restaurant and had a good     6    (meal).

At the end , the artist didn’t     7    (have) money to pay the bill , so the beggar had to do it . The artist was very     8    (happy) about this, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me by taxi and I’ll pay you back .” “Oh , no!” the beggar answered     9    (quick), “I had to pay for your lunch , but I don’t want     10    (pay) for your taxi home.”

5 . The 9th day of the 9th lunar month is the traditional Chongyang Festival, or Double Ninth Festival. It usually falls in October in the Gregorian calendar (阳历). In an ancient and mysterious book Yi Jing, or The Book of Changes, number “6” was thought to be of Yin character meaning feminine or negative, while number, “9”was thought to be Yang, meaning masculine or positive. So the number nine in both month and day create the Double Ninth Festival, or Chongyang Festival. Chong in Chinese means “double”. Also, as double ninth is pronounced the same as the word to mean “forever”, both are “Jiu Jiu”, the Chinese ancestors considered it a lucky day worth celebration. That's why ancient Chinese began to celebrate this festival long time ago.

The custom of climbing to a height to avoid popular disease was passed down from long time ago. Therefore, the Double Ninth Festival is also called “Height Ascending Festival”. The height people will reach is usually a mountain or a tower. Ancient literary figures have left many poems describing the activity. Even today, people still crowd to famous or little known mountains on this day.

On this day, people will eat Double Ninth Gao (or Cake). In Chinese, gao (cake) has the same pronunciation with gao (height). People do so just to hope progress in everything they are engaged in. There is no fixed ways for the Double Ninth Cake, but super cakes will have as many as nine layers, looking like a tower.

The Double Ninth Festival is also a time when chrysanthemum (菊花) blooms. China is proud of different species of chrysanthemum and people have loved them since ancient times. So enjoying the flourishing chrysanthemum also becomes a key activity on this festival. Also, people will drink chrysanthemum wine. Women used to stick such a flower into their hair or hang its branches on windows or doors to avoid evilness.

In 1989, the Chinese government decided the Double Ninth Festival as Seniors Day. Since then, all government units, organizations and streets communities will organize an autumn trip each year for those who have retired from their posts. At the waterside or on the mountains, the seniors will find themselves merged into nature. Younger generations will bring elder ones to the country or send gifts to them on this day.

6 . What is soy(大豆)? And is soy bad for you? Nature is so amazing that everything is there. Soy is such a wonderful creation. The food is one of just a handful of complete vegetarian proteins. Soy products, for example, tofu, contain some important substances. Because your body is unable to produce these important substances, they must come from food sources.

Regular intake of soy may help with reducing high blood pressure. In fact, a review study found that soy protein may significantly help your body work. Soy is also one of 13 foods that help to lower blood fat naturally.

The main function of soy is to benefit the heart. If you eat a number of heart- health- claim-approved protein foods, such as soy and nuts, you can get a drug-like cholesterol(胆固醇) reduction. So just because of the good effect, don't miss these foods. Add some of them to your diet.

“Soy foods have a lot of nutritional value that makes them especially appealing to folks interested in eating a heart- healthy diet,” says Leman. “Whole soy foods have fiber and are low in fat. Soy foods can replace less heart-healthy choices, like red and processed meats.”

In part, that's because healthy cholesterol levels benefit heart health. Many experts believe that soy is beneficial to the heart because analyses of the effect of soy have continuously shown that soy protein reduces cholesterol.

If you're wondering, “Is soy bad for you?” The answer could be “Yes”, if you're allergic(过敏的) to it. Soy is one of the top seven allergens in the United States—along with milk, eggs, tree nuts, fish, shellfish and wheat. An allergy to soy is common in children. See a doctor if you have any of the signs of allergy, and also learn the key facts about food allergies.

Venice of Italy is one of the world's top tourist     1     (destination). Before the COVID-19, around 20 million visitors visited the city a year, which caused many problems such as pollution from ships and being overcrowded.    2     (deal) with these problems, city officials are planning to charge tourists for visiting the city's historical centre and its beautiful canals (运河). According to Italian La Stampa newspaper, visitors may spend between 3 euros and 10 euros     3     (enter) into Venice. This probably starts from     4     summer of 2022. There are also plans to set a limit on the number of visitors     5     can enter the centre each day.     6     may be necessary for tourists to book their visit to Venice ahead of time.

Venice officials     7     (talk) for many years about the number of visitors crowding to the city. Environmentalists are     8     (extreme) worried about the damage the ships do to undersea species in the Venice Lagoon. Venice's famous squares and architecture are also ad-vised to put under the     9     (protect). Italian Culture Minister says that Venice should     10     (add) to the list of Danger Sites of United Nations' culture agency. However, a hotel worker says Venice needs tourists because they spend big.

9 . This morning I was in an unfamiliar town to cheer myself up. I had stopped at a gas station to get some gas _________ I left to go home. I was not in a good _________. I have very impractical ideas and therefore have_________ mild depression (沮丧)on occasions.

I walked up to the entrance of the building to _________ my gas and stopped to read a bulletin(小报)on the door _________ , “Please help me attend the Special Olympics this year by donating(捐款).” As I walked _________, I saw a lovely young girl with Down Syndrome(唐氏症). She spoke to me very _________and asked if I could donate to her cause. I politely _________ and told her that I didn’t have cash on me at that time. Although secretly I knew I _________ easily get cash from the ATM. I just wasn’t in the mood. So after paying for my gas, I __________out of the gas station and the girl waved me goodbye.

__________ I was walking back to my car, the girl’s words rang in my ears and I was __________by guilt. I knew I was able to __________ . And although I was in a bad mood before, __________ seemed to disappear. I wasn’t upset anymore. __________I thought about before stepping into my car was that lovely girl who deserved to have her moment to __________ . My next action was obvious. I walked back into the __________and headed towards the ATM. I __________the $20 dollar bill and handed it straight to her.

She was wild with __________ . She looked at me and gave me a huge smile and thanked me again and again. I accepted her __________and walked out of the building smiling wider than I had in a very long time.