《2025年通城学典暑期升级训练八年级英语外研版》

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Dogs are the best pets of humans. They come in all sizes. Some dogs are as small as a football, and others are as tall as a desk. Dogs' fur (毛) is different too. It can be long and soft, or smooth and hard. People don't mind the kind of fur, because all dogs are good to hug.
Dogs need to be taken care of. Short-haired dogs are the easiest to look after. But all dogs need a bath once in a while. Giving a dog a bath is a lot of fun. After you give a bath to your dog, it shakes the water off its body. Be careful, or you will get wet!
Dogs like to make their owners (主人) happy, so dogs are easy to train. They can follow simple orders.
Dogs are really amazing animals. Some dogs pull sleds (雪橇) across icy places. Some save people who fall into the river. Other dogs do tricks (把戏) in movies. A dog has even flown in a rocket (火箭) to space.
Why not keep a dog as a pet?
1. Some dogs are ______ a football, and others are as tall as a desk.
2. People don't mind the kind of dogs' fur, because ______.
3. When you finish giving a bath to your dog, it ______ its body.
4. Dogs like to make their owners happy, so dogs ______ to train.
5. The writer advises people to ______ as a pet.

答案： 1. as small as 2. all dogs are good to hug 3. shakes the water off 4. are easy 5. keep a dog