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According to a 2011 survey by the American Pet Products
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Association (APPA), sixty-two percent of U.S. families have pets.
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Life is good and joyful to __1__ furry friends! As Cesar Millan, the
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“Dog Whisperer”, __2__ to say, pets in the United States have the
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chance to see Santa, dermatologists, physical therapists and even
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pet sitters. __3__ those furry friends also will get a little something
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extra under the tree this Christmas, bolstering an estimated $50
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billion pet industry. That means pet store buyers across the country
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are hard at work stocking their shelves __4__ gear, treats and toys
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that will stand out from the crowd. “With more people owning pets-
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and pets living longer- it is kind of unavoidable that there will be more
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money __5__ in the pet category,” says Janene Zakrajsek, owner of
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Pussy and Pooch pet stores in California.
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( ) 1. (A) this (B) these (C) any (D) another
( ) 2. (A) is like (B) like (C) likes (D) likely
( ) 3. (A) Some of (B) Many (C) Much (D) Pairs of
( ) 4. (A) on (B) in (C) of (D) with
( ) 5. (A) spend (B) be spending (C) spent (D) be spent
第1題：根據文章的第1行至第2行，得知在美國有62%的家庭飼養寵物。所以對於這些有毛的朋友們，生活是美好又充滿喜悅的，答案是(B)。
第2題：Cesar Millan是主詞，the “Dog Whisperer”是插入語當形容詞修飾主詞，而空格後是不定詞“to say”，表示整個句子缺動詞。like當形容詞是“像”的意思(形容詞前面才會有be動詞)；若當動詞是“喜歡”的意思，所以答案是(C)。
補充：
like adj. 像
At a distance, he looks a bit like James Bond.
從遠處看，他有點像詹姆斯龐德。
like v. 喜歡
I like movies, but I don't like Westerns.
我喜歡電影，但不喜歡西部牛仔片。
likely adj. 可能的
I'm likely to be very busy tomorrow.
明天我可能很忙。
第3題：some, many, much後面要接非限定名詞，限定名詞前面才會有of。空格後是“those furry friends”，是限定用法，要有of，所以(B)、(C)皆錯。Pair是一雙、一對的意思，根據文章的第6行至第8行，並無此意，故答案是(A)。
補充：Some friends are coming for dinner. (有一些朋友要來家中吃飯。)
Some of my friends are coming for dinner.
(我的一些朋友要來家中吃飯。)
第4題：根據文章的第9行，空格前stock這個字的用法，是當動詞“進貨”、
“辦貨”的意思，介係詞可用“with”或“up”，所以答案是(D)。
補充：We must stock up coal for the winter. (我們得儲存煤過冬。)
第5題：這是考形容詞子句的簡化，原句為：there will be more money that is spent in the pet category，有更多的錢被花在寵物這個類別上。that is spent的that is被省略，故答案是(C)。