1 . We found him a few weeks ago, walking along the road in the countryside. He was jumping on cars, and we _______ maybe his family was camping somewhere nearby, _______ we passed him by. A few hours later, on our _______ trip, he was still in the same place, _______, trying to get people to _______ for him. When he _______ us, he lay down in the middle of the road, so we were unable to _______ him.

We stopped the car and looked around for a few minutes, trying to find his owner. But we _________. Then we took a(n) _______ look at the dog. He had no collar (项圈) and he was really ________. We decided he was abandoned.

My husband said, “________ he doesn’t bite me when I try to pick him up to put him in the car, then we have a ________ dog.” The dog ________ joined us with no fight at all. He kept sticking his head between the two front seats and ________ us for picking him up.

The dog must have been ________ on the road for some time. He was so thin. So, we ________ him a lot over the next two weeks and he gained over twenty pounds. We took him to the doctor for ________, who said the dog appears to be in good health. The vet ________ the dog is about two or three years of age, from the condition of his teeth.

We do ________ this dog. He has been mistreated and yet, he still is very sweet. He had no manners, but he is a ________ learner. He no longer tries to get on the bed, but he does like sitting in chairs. Since then, he has become a member of our family.