14-2019-2020学年高二下学期英语期末备考之语法填空集训

Day 14 Americans love pets. In America, there are more families with pets ___1___ those with children. It is common ___2___ U.S. homes have some sorts of pets, such as monkeys, snakes and even wolves. But Americans' all-time favorites are cats and dogs, because dogs can offer protection from thieves and unwelcome visitors and cats can help get rid ___3___ the home unwanted pests. For keeping pets, there lies a basic American belief: pets have a right to be treated well. In Houston, Texas, dogs can have their dinner ___4___(send) to their homes, just like pizza. Pets can even go with ___5___ owners on vacation. Besides, there are 75 animal welfare organizations in America ___6___ provide care and adoption services for ___7___(home) and ill-treated animals. To pay for the high-tech health care, people can buy health insurance ___8___ their pets. Pets are as important to American culture as hot dogs and apple pies. So far researchers ___9___(discover) that communicating with animals lowe