A few weeks ago, while I was going home from work, I saw an old dog______on the side of the road. I got ______to see why he would be there and felt shocked when I saw he was not able to______his hind legs(后腿), which seemed to have been broken. He______me with painful looks as if he was asking me for help. I knew I couldn’t turn my back on him when he needed ______.

Some people who live nearby told me that he was______by a motorcycle and the ______pushed him there. I went daily to give him food and water, and I also got a wooden board to cover him from the bright sun.

I heard on the news about the______weather for that weekend and______to bring him home with some help from my father. He called some vets(兽医) to help him with his legs,______he was not able to stand on four legs and dragged the hind legs.   

After some______and a sheltered home with love and______, he is now able to walk with a little______and he even runs around now. He is so lovely and even though I have three other dogs and two cats, I made some______in my home and my heart for him. I feel so happy and joyful when I see his eyes. I love______and these six hairy babies are the most special things I ever have.

We had two adorable cats named Boo and Scout. Scout ate anything we gave and _______ spending his days in the comfortable sofa while Boo was in food and more adventurous. Moreover, Boo was more observant, and he _______ to learn skills very quickly.

Though Boo had his daily outdoor _______, he always returned home at night to sleep in the basement with Scout. Our basement was _______ from the rest of the house by a heavy door. In the morning, I found it difficult to know when Boo was ready to venture outside or when Scout was ready to test the _______ of the couch. Both cats would sit quietly behind the door _______ I happened to remember them or opened the door for some reason.

To _______ the door problem, I bought a cat bell with a button. I tried to _______ Boo and Scout to press the button to make a ringing sound when they wanted out. I assumed that Boo would grasp the _______ quickly, but I wasn’t sure if Scout would understand.

________, within a week, Scout learned to ring the bell. When I heard the ________, I’d open the door. However, despite my best ________, Boo wanted to do nothing with the bell. He would always ________ the door to be opened.

Fortunately, the two cats solved the door dilemma ________. Somehow, Boo ________ to rub noses with Scout when he wanted to go outside and Scout would ring the bell for Boo.

One morning, Ann’s neighbor Tracy found a lost dog wandering around the local elementary school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on the dog. Ann said that she could ________ it only for the day.

Tracy took photos of the dog and ________ 400 FOUND fliers, and put them in mailboxes. Meanwhile, Ann went to the dollar store and bought some pet supplies, ________ her two sons not to fall in love with the dog. At the time, Ann’s son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was ________ from a heart operation, was 21 years old.

Four days later Ann was ________ looking after the dog, whom they had started to call Riley. When she arrived home from work, the dog ________ itself against the screen door and barked ________ at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley dashed into the boys’ room where Ann found Jack ________ from a heart attack. Riley ran over to Jack, but as soon as Ann bent over to help him the dog went ________.

“If it hadn’t come to ________ me, the doctor said Jack would have died,” Ann reported to a local newspaper. At this point, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to ________ it.

The next morning Tracy got a call. A man named Peter ________ his lost dog and called the number on the flier. Tracy started crying, and told him, “That dog ________ my friend’s son.” Peter drove to Ann’s house to ________ his dog, and saw that Thomas and Jack were ________ in the window. After a few moments Peter said, “Maybe Odie was supposed to find you, maybe you should keep it.”