Twenty years ago, I became involved in pet therapy(疗法) work with our Angel. As she matured and went through professional training, we realized that she would be good at this new job.

Angel is ten now and works every week. She visits two hospitals, providing day care for the elderly, and our library’s PAWS for Reading program. At the library, six to ten dogs lie on the floor, and the kids pick a book to read to a dog. After they finish, they get a card with the dog’s picture and history. Angel also helps out at a special-needs camp. She is so popular that everywhere we go people recognize her, especially the kids she has worked with.

We have seen some very special things through our pet therapy work. I brought Angel to our local hospital to visit a woman who was completely unable to move the right side of her body from a stroke(中风). One day, my husband, Jack, got Angel up into a chair next to the woman’s bed, asking her if she wanted to give Angel a treat. She nodded. Angel gently took the treat. Then the woman raised her right hand and started petting Angel. Her friend couldn’t believe her eyes.

After that, every time we saw the woman, she lifted her left hand. We’d tell her she had to use her right hand, and she would. Next, you’ll fall in love with this woman’s story of rearing her own Angel later in her family and why she calls it the best decision she ever made.

【小题1】Who is Angel?

A．A pet trainer.	B．A hospital
C．A therapy dog.	D．The author’s kid.

【小题2】What does Angel usually do?

A．Save seriously ill people.

B．Pay visits to kids in hospital.

C．Protect the elderly in their homes.

D．Help children at a special camp.

【小题3】Why was the woman’s friend astonished?

A．The woman moved her right hand.

B．The woman treated Angel.

C．Angel helped the woman recover.

D．Angel got along with the woman.

【小题4】What does the underlined word “rearing” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Accompanying.	B．Raising.
C．Assisting.	D．Training.