Iwaslatefortheschoolbusandrushingtogetready.MydogTippygottothefrontdoorandlaydowninfrontofit―hiswayofaskingtobe 1   .I 2   hisbeggingforaffectionhurdledoverhimandranforthewaitingbus.

  3   ，thatafternoonwhenIcamehomeMumsaidtome 4   ，"HoneyIhavesome 5   newstotellyou.ThismorningwhileyouwereatschoolTippywashitbyacarand 6   .I'msosorry."

 "No!It'snottrue!"Iwas 7   .1couldn'tbelieveher.IwaitedforTip?pyallnightlongbuthedidn'tcomeback.FeelinglostI 8   intotheliv?ingroom.Ididn'tcrythatnight.Istillcouldn'tbelievethathewas 9   .

 WhenIgotoffthebusthenextdaythesilenceathomewasdeafening.Finallymysobsbubbledupanderuptedlikelavafromavolcano.Icouldn'tstop 10   .Ihadn'tevenpettedhimwhenIleft.11   couldIhaveknownthatwasmylastchance?IcrieduntilIfeltemptyinside.

 TimepassedandagainstmywillIstartedto 12   somethings.Ire?alizedwhatlittlecontrolanyofushave 13   whathappenstoadog.Wecandoeverythingrightbut 14   thingscanstillhappen.Butgoodthingscanhappentoo.That's 15   .Thebestwaytodealwiththehardtimesisto 16   whatyouneedtodotogetthroughthemwhentheycomeandtorememberthathardtimesalways 17   .

 Inowdeeplyunderstand"thecircleoflife".Everyoneisborneveryone18   ，andthat'sthewayitis.Ifdogsneverdiedtherewouldbeno 19   forotherslikeBelle―mynewdog.

 BestofallIrealizedthatTippy 20    allofmygoodmemoriesofhim.

1.A.fed   B.taken   C.petted   D.served

2.A.ignored   B.liked   C.disliked   D.disgusted

3.A.Besides   B.However   C.Therefore   D.Finally

4.A.excitedly   B.quickly   C.nervously   D.seriously

5.A.good   B.bad   C.dull   D.urgent

6.A.hurt   B.injured   C.killed   D.knocked

7.A.inshock   B.infrustration

 C.insilence   D.indisappointment

8.A.cried   B.wondered   C.stayed   D.wandered

9.A.gone   B.missing   C.alive   D.stolen

10.A.waiting   B.crying   C.thinking   D.expecting

11.A.Why   B.What   C.How   D.Which

12.A.forge