Jim and his sister May walked in the street, and then they noticed a pet store. It was a very small pet store that didn’t have many _______ . The owner of the shop, Mr Smith, greeted Jim and May when they _______ . May said, “We would like to buy a dog.” “Ah, well, our shop is not very big,” Mr Smith told her. “So we only have two dogs to choose _______ .”

They asked Mr Smith to _______ them the dogs. Mr Smith took them to see the two dogs. One was a big Bulldog named Buster. The other was a tiny Chihuahua named Teacup. May wanted Teacup,   _______ Jim wanted Buster. They walked outside to discuss. They couldn’t agree on a dog. May _______ they race home for it. The one who _______ the race could choose the dog. Jim agreed, and then told May her shoelace(鞋带)was loose. When May _______ , he ran off to get a head start. Jim ran as _______ as he could because he really wanted that Bulldog. When he looked back, he found May was so ________ behind that he couldn’t even see her. Jim finally got home. He was tired but happy. He knew he was the ________ . May arrived a few minutes later. She congratulated him and they ________ the pet store together. However, when they arrived they only saw Teacup. They asked Mr Smith where Buster was.

Mr Smith gave them a(n) ________ that a few minutes after May and Jim left, two boys walked in and bought Buster.

Jim looked at May, and she couldn’t help ________ . Jim sighed and turned back to Mr Smith. “Sometimes you win the ________ , but not the prize!” Jim smiled sadly. “We’ll take the Chihuahua, please.”