一、完形填空
When Marybeth Hearn, from the USA, was 10, she asked her parents if she could train a young dog to become a guide dog. At that time, she didn't know that it would
1 a lifelong mission(使命) for her.
When young Hearn started her dog training plan, she had some problems. Her mother didn't like dogs and her father told her that the training would cost a lot of money,
2 Hearn just kept on trying. Through
3 work, on a sunny summer day, Hearn took a black dog home and started training it. Over more than 50 years, Hearn trained 56 dogs on her own.
Hearn, as a high school
4 , did more than that. She encouraged(鼓励) her students to join her. Since 1992, her students have trained 170 dogs.
The students
5 14 months with each dog. They teach them skills like walking on a leash(绳索). The dogs
6 full - time with the students, going to their classes and going on field trips with them.
“Can you imagine a
7 with 30 children and 21 dogs that are less than one year old?” Hearn said.
Then the dogs are taken to certified(持有证书的) trainers who work for Guide Dogs for the Blind(盲人). After being trained for some time, they become
8 guide dogs. Guide Dogs for the Blind says that Hearn and her students help a lot.
Hearn's work not only
9 blind people, but also teaches her students to give back to the community.
As Hearn grows older, she begins to think about the
10 of this important project. She wishes to find more people to take part in it. She thinks that blind people can lead a more independent(独立的) and happy life with the help of guide dogs.
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) 9. A. teaches B. helps C. welcomes D. invites
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)10. A. past B. now C. future D. history
