阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When my father was a boy, he had a dog named Laddie. Laddie stayed constantly by Dad’s side—fishing, playing ball, and even 【小题1】 (follow) him to school. Laddie would simply follow Dad’s smell and track him all the way to school. Arriving after all the doors were closed, Laddie would sit outside the school, waiting 【小题2】 (patient). Eventually, someone would open 【小题3】 door and Laddie would slip in after him. Once inside, the dog would walk from room to room 【小题4】 he found his master. Of course, Dad’s teacher would immediately demand that the dog 【小题5】 (remove).
Later, my father went off 【小题6】 (join) his five brothers in World War Ⅱ, but Laddie continued to attend school, lying quietly each day 【小题7】 the feet of Dad’s younger brother, Dick. Laddie’s attendance was 【小题8】 consistent that Howard Junior High School awarded him an honorary diploma when Dick graduated. Now, that’s one smart dog.
Years later, when my dad was an adult, he met another dog: Casey. Casey went everywhere with Dad. In fact, I complained Dad spent 【小题9】 time with Casey than he did with any of his human family members. Casey trusted my father unconditionally, 【小题10】 sometimes Casey’s blind faith in my dad got them both into trouble.
