Apetisananimalthat___1____inyourhouse.

OverhalfthefamiliesinNorthAmericaownpets.Themostpopular___2____aredogs,fishandbirds.Rabbits,hamstersandturtlesarealsopopular.Evensomeunpopularanimalssuchasfrogs,miceandsnakesarepets.

Peoplefirst___3____tokeeppetsabout12,000yearsago.Thefirstpetwasadog.Thedogdidnotbecomeapetbecausepeople____4___itwascute.Itbecameapetbecauseitwasuseful.Peopleusedthepetformanythings.Thedogwarned____5___dangersowildanimalsdidn’tattackpeople.Italsoateleftoverfood.Later,dogshelpedpeopletakecare__6_____cowsandsheeponfarms.

Catsdidnot___7____petsforalongtime.WhentheEgyptiansfirststartedtogrowgrain,miceateit.TheEgyptianswere___8____totamecats.

Today,peoplekeepmany___9____ofpets.Animalssuchascanaries,parrots,miceandhamstersliveincages.Theyneedpeopletobringthemfoodandwatertokeeptheircagesclean.Otheranimals,suchasdogsandcats,needfoodandwater,buttheycantakecareofthemselves___10____.Theyaregoodpetsforpeoplebecausetheydon’tneedmuchcare.

1.( )A.lives B.stays C.sleeps D.plays

2.( )A.houses B.dogs C.pets D.families

3.( )A.begin B.started C.know D.hope

4.( )A.studied B.bought C.taught D.thought

5.( )A.about B.of C.on D.for

6.( )A.with B.for C.in D.of

7.( )A.become B.grow C.turn D.change

8.( )A.first B.firstly C.atthefirst D.thefirst

9.( )A.sort B.type C.kinds D.groups

10.( )A.manyways B.inmanyways C.abetterway D.plentyofways