金山區2023學年第一學期質量監控

高三英語試卷

（考試時間120分鐘，總分分）

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheend

ofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

1.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】

A.At12:30.B.At13:00.C.At13:30.D.At14:00.

2.此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看］

A.Aprofessor.B.Awaitress.C.Anactress.D.Alibrarian.

3.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】

A.Worried.B.Angry.C.Surprised.D.Delighted.

4.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】

A.Themaniseagertoseehisparents.

B.Theman'sfriendsshouldcomelater.

C.Theman,sapartmentneedstidyingup.

D.Themanshouldbuyavacuuncleaner.

5.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】

A.Shethinksthenewsislikemusic.

B.Sheishappytohearthenews.

C.Sheisupsetaboutthetestresult.

D.Shedoubtsshepassedthetest.

6.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件杳看】

A.Becausesheissick.

B.Becauseshedoesn*tseewhytogoout.

C.Becausetheweatherisbad.

D.Becausetheyhavesomethingelsetodo.

7.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】

A.Heisexcitedtoseethestar.

B.Heisindifferentaboutthestar.

C.Heisunsureabouthisfeelingstowardsthestar.

D.Hedoesn,twanttoseethewoman,sfavoritestar.

8.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】

A.She'sregrettedtakingyoga.

B.Herhealthhasimprovedgreatly.

C.Herpresentconditionisjustsoso.

D.She,sconsideringmoreexerciseclasses.

9.【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看］

A.SheisworriedaboutLucy.

B.ShehasbadnewsaboutLucy.

C.ShehasheardfromLucyrecently.

D.ShethinkseverythingisOKwithLucy.

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A.MarycanpickhimupnextFriday.

B.MarycanattendthemeetingnextFriday.

C.HehastochangehisplanfornextFriday.

D.HeisavailableforthemeetingnextFriday.

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SectionB

Directions:inSectionB,youwi/1heartwoshortpassages,andonelongerconversationandyou

willbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesand

theconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Ifhenyouhear

aquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebest

answertothequestionyouhavehoard.

聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】

11.

A.Doingpuzzles.

B.Visitingtheofficialwebsite.

C.Reading“MakingMemoriesM.

I).Purchasingpopularfictionbooks.

12.

A.Tohelppeoplestrengthentheirmemories.

B.Tobroadenthehorizonsofthepassionatereaders.

C.Toprovidereaderswithhigh-qualityfictionworks.

D.Torecommendtherisingstarsintheliteraturefield.

13.

A.Topromotearenewedprogram.

B.Toteachhowtostrengthenmemories.

C.Towarnpeopletoimprovepoormemories.

D.Toappealtopeopletobepassionatereaders.

聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件杳看】

14.A.Richsoil.B.Enoughwater.C.Somecrops.D.Littleshade.

15.

A.Becauseithadalotoftrees.

B.Becauseitwasalwaysrainingthere.

C.Becauseitwaslocatednearabigcity.

D.Becausehadawetlandwithwaterandrichsoils.

16.

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A.ThehistoryofSaudiArabia.

B.TheclimatechangeinSaudiArabia.

C.ThedevelopmentofcivilizationinAlUla.

D.ThehuntingtechniquesofthefirstpeopleinAlUla.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。【此處可播放相關音頻，請去附件查看】

17.

A.Theimportanceofabalanceddiet.

B.Thebenefitsofapplyingsunscreen.

C.Therisksofcommonhouseholdchoresandactivities.

D.Theimportanceofprotectingoureyesandhowtodoit.

18.

A.Thecolorofthelenses（鏡片）.

B.Thestyleofthesunglasses.

C.TheIVprotectionability3fthesunglasses.

I）.Thebrandofthesunglasses.

19.

A.Becciuseoureyescangetexhausted.

B.Becausetheycanbetime-CDnsuming.

C.Becausetheycanposeriskstotheeyes.

D.Becausetherearcsmallrocksthatmayhitus.

20.A.Every20seconds.B.Every20minutes.C.Every2hours.D.

Every4hours.

II.Grammarandvocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Forthe

blankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththepi'oporformofthegivenword.Fortheother

blanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammatically

correct.

What'sGoodAboutSocialNetwork

Doyourememberwhensocialmediafeltgood?Whenfriendsgotreunitedyearsaftergraduation?

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Butthencameallthefakenows,targetedadvertising,andfearofleakingpersonalinformation...

Youbeganquestioning21whyyouhadspentallthetimeonit.Thiswas22happened

tomany,includingme.ThoughsocialmediawasalwayssomethingIneeded,the1ifewhenitwas

neededforsheerentertainmenthasgone.

Butoccasionally,I23(remind)howpowerfulatoolitalwaysis.Itremainsunparalleled

initsoriginal,uncommercializedmission24(serve)asaconnectorofpeopleanda

facilitatoroffriendship.I,mthinkingaboutthisafterhavingjustreturnedfrombreakfast

withmyfriend,Rob.I25(notsee)himsinceIwas16.Wefelloutoftouchbecausehe

1ivedinScotlandwhi1eIlivedinLondon,twooppositeendsofthiscountry.Butlastmonth1

ranacrosssomethingwhenIwasbrowsingthroughFacebook.Itwasaphotoofa1itilegirl26

Ididn'tknow,winningfirstprizeinaschooltalentsnow.Aphotounusually27(post)

byRob,whichwashisfirstpostonFacebook,wastaggedwiththenameoftheschoolhisdaughter

attended,whichwasnotinScotland,butjustfivemilesfrommyhouse.

Wereitnotforsocialmedia,IwouldneverhaveknownthatRobhadmovedtomyneckofthe

weeds.Bothofuswereamazedathowincredibleitwasthatwe'dspentyearslivingsonear,

shoppinginthesamegrocerystores,takingthesameconimuterbusesandgoingtothesamecinema,

withoutever28(bump)intoeachother.Truthis,29wehad,I'mnotsureIwould

haverecognizedhimwithouthisprofilepicture.So30alltheconsiderationsand

criticismsabouthowsocialmediadisturbsourlives,itisnicetoknowthatit'sstillworth

pressingLike.Anyway,socialmediaisirreplaceabletous.

SectionB

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthe

box.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.housedB.overcomeC.mountingD.distressE.marvelingF.instrument

G.chainILfacilitateI.pilotJ.confusedK.striking

UnlockingTheVaticanMuseums

GianniCreahas,almosteverymorningforthepastdecade,unlockedthedoorstotheVatican

Museums.HehasseenthesplencoroftheSistineChapelandadmiredthetexturesofancientEgypt.

“Yes,I,makeykeeper.ButzhedoorsIopenaretheonestothehistoryofart,andit,shere

thatexiststhebiggestandmr)stbeautifulhistoryintheworld,“saysCrea.

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TheVaticanMuseumshave31collectionssincethe15thcentury,includingtensof

thcusandsofartworksandartifactsspanningprehistorytomoderntimes.Themost32one

ofthem,accordingtoCrea,isMichelangelo*sSistineChapel.Herecallsbeing33with

emetionthefirsttimeheaccompaniedtheformerheadkeykeepertoopenthechapelmorethan

20yearsago.Sincethen,he'switnessedpeopleofallfaitns34atthechapel*sloveliness,

sorrethingthechurchbelievesisincreasinglyvitalduringtheseunsettledtimes.

“Inthedifficultcurrentcontexttheworldisexperiencing,inwhichsadnessand35

seemtohavetheupperhand,artismorenecessarythanever,becausebeautyisalwaysasource

ofjoy,“PopeFrancissaidlastyear.

Thereisalso36scientificevidencetosupportthisview.A2019WHOanalysisrevealed

thatartisticandculturalactivities37physicalandpsychologicalhealth.Infall2022,

physiciansatBrussels'hospitalspartneredwiththecitytolaunchasix-month38study

examiningthebenefitsof“museumprescriptionsassupplementaltreatmentforstress,burnout,

andanxietyw.It'sthefirstinvestigationofitskindinEuropeandisexpectedtohave39

effectsacrossthecontinent.Andinthewakeofthepandemic（疫情），whichforcedtheVatican

Museumstoclosethreetimesoetween2020and2021,there*sagrowingmovementforwiderand

easieraccesstotheartsforpeople,swell-being."TheVaticanMuseumsmustopentheirdoors

topeoplefromallovertheworld,asa（n）40ofdialoguebetweenculturesandreligions,w

PoreFranciswroteinhis2015publication.

uEveryonecanfindsomethingbeautifulandmovinghere,“saysCi'ea,whoalwayswelcomes

travelersfromaroundthewoi'ldtoaccompanyhimduringhismorningroutineonselectdates."Th。

VaticanMuseumswillgiveyouanunderstandingofartandhistoryregardlessofyourfaith.”

111.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Mathematicshasanimageproblem:fartoomanypeopleareputoffbyitandconcludethat

thesubjectjustisn'tforthem.Butoneofthebiggestproblemsishowmathsis41as

coldanddry.

Ihaveadifferentapproachwhichistorelateabstractmathstoquestionsofpoliticsand

socialjustice.Ihavetaughtfairlymaths一0力。方/c（恐懼）artstudentsinthiswayandhaveseen

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theirattitudes42.Theynowbelievemathsis43themandcangenuinelyhelpthem.

Atabasiclevel,mathsisfoundedonlogic,sowhenIamteachinglogic,Iuseexamplesfrom

44eventsratherthantheold-fashionedtypeofproblem.Insteadofstudyingthelogic

ofastatementlike“alldogshavefourlegs"，Imightdiscussthestatement“allimmigrants

areillegalw.

ButIdothiswithspecificmathematicalstructures,too.45,Iteachatypeof

structurecalledanorderedset,whichissubjecttoanorderrelationsuchas“islessthan”.

Wethenstudyandaskwhichfunctionsare“order-preserving”.Atypicalexamplemightbethe

functionthattakesa（n）46numberandmapsittothenumberobtainedfrommultiplying

by2.Wewouldthensaythatifx<ythenalso2x<2y,sothefunctionisorder-preserving.

47,ratherthanstickingtothistypeofdrymathematicalexample,Iintroduceissues

likeprivilegeandwealth.Ifwethinkofoneorderedsetwithpeopleorderedbystatus,wecan

makeafunctiontoanothersetwherethepeoplearenoworderedby48instead.Ifsomeone

hasahigherstatus,aretheyautomaticallywealthier?Wecanalsoaskaboutworkir.ghoursand

49:ifsomeoneworksmorehours,dothey50earnmore?Theanswerthereisclearly

not.

Myapproachiscontroversialbecause,traditionally,mathsissupposedtobe51and

apolitical（與政治無關的）.Ihavebeen52bypeoplewhothinkmyapproachwillbe

off-putting（令人煩惱的）tothosewhodon,tcareaboutsocialjustice.However,thedryapproach

isoff-puttingtothosewhodocare.Infact,Ibelievethatallacademicdisciplinesshouldaddress

ourmostimportantissues.Abstractmathsisaboutmakingthoroughlogicalarguments,whichis

linkedtoeverything.Idon't53thatstudentsagreewithmeaboutpolitics,butIdo

askthattheyconstructthoroughargumentstobackuptheirthoughtsanddevelopthecrucialabi1ity

toanalyzethelogicofpeoplethey54.

Mathsisn,tjustaboutnumbersandequations（方程式）；itisaboutstudyingdifferent

55systems.Wecanapplyittoballsrollingdowndifferenthills,butwecanalsoapply

ittopressingsocialissues.Ithinkweshoulddoboth,forthesakeofsocietyandtobemore

inclusivetowardsdifferenttypesofstudentsinmathseducation.

41.A.dismissedB.presentedC.doubtedI）.neglected

42.A.transformedB.definedC.i1lustrated1）.examined

43.A.creditedtoB.relevanttoC.separatedfromD.independentof

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44.A.economicB.mathematicalC.currentD.virtual

45.A.InparticularB.ForexampleC.Afteral1D.Inaddition

46.A.ordinaryB.oddC.absoluteD.1imited

47.A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.OtherwiseD.Therefore

48.A.powerB.wealthC.healthD.intelligence

49.A.profitB.statusC.incomeD.promotion

50.A.particularlyB.specificallyC.habituallyD.necessarily

51.A.applicableB.neutralC.biasedD.theoretical

52.A.criticizedB.toleratedC.ignored【）.assessed

53.A.opposeB.claimC.assumeD.demand

54.A.discigreewithB.runcicrossC.relyonD.benefitfrom

55.A.legalB.operatingC.logicalD.grading

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,H,CandI）.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

A

Onesummernightinaseasidecottage,aboyfelthimselfliftedfrombed.Then,withthe

swiftnessofadream,howasheldinhisfather*sarmscutontothenearbybeach.Overheadthe

skyblazedwithstars."Watch!”Incredibly,ashisfatherspoke,oneofthestarsmoved.In

a1ineofgo1denfireitflasnedacrosstheastonishedheavens.Andbeforethewonderofthis

couldfade,anotherstar1eapedfromitsplace,thenanother,plungingtowardstherestlesssea.

"What'sthis?”thechildwhispered.

KShootingstars.TheycomeeveryyearonacertainAugustnight.Ithoughtyou'dliketo

seetheshow.”

Thatwasall:justanunexpectedglimpsenfsomethingmystnriousandhnantiful.Rut,back

inbed,thechildstaredforalongtimeintothedark,knowingthatallaroundthequiethouse,

IhenighIwasfullofihesilenlmusicofIhefallingsiars.

Decadeshavepassed,butIrememberthatnightstill,becauseIwasthefortunateboywhose

fatherbelievedthatanewexperiencewasmoreimportantforasmallboythananunbrokennight's

sleep.NodoubtIhadalltheusualchildhoodentertainment,butthoseareforgottennow.What

Irememberisthenightoftheshootingstars,andthedaywcrodeinacaboose（歹lj車末尾的職

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工車廂），thetelegraphwemadethatreallyworked,andtheatrophytable”inthediningroom

wherewechildrenwereencouragedtoexhibitthingswehadfound—anythingunusualorbeautiful

-snakeskins,seashells,flowers,arrowheads...Irememberthethought-provoking（弓|人深思的）

bocksleftbymybedsidethatpushedbackmyhorizonsandsometimeseictuallychangedmylife.

Myfatherhad,toamarvellousdegree,thegiftofopeningdoorsforhischildren,ofleading

themintoareasofsplendidnewness.Thissubtleartofaddingdimensionstoachild*sworld

doesn,tnecessarilyrequireagreatdealoftime.Itsimplyinvolvesdoingthingsmoreoften

withourchildreninsteadofforthemortothem.

56Whaldoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4mean?

A.Thechildwasstillinunersedinthebeautifulsceneryjustnow.

B.ThechiIdwastoofrightenedtofallasleepbecauseofdarkness.

C.Thechildwantedtolistenmoretothemusicaboutfallingstars.

D.ThechildfellgicilefulLuhisfullierfoiwhatheshowedhim.

57.Allthethingstheauthorrememberfromhischildhoodare

A.unusualandnovelB.dangerousanddemanding

C.strangeanduncommonD.educationalandthought-provoking

58.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Parentsshouldinterferemorewiththeirchildren,slearning.

B.Parentsshouldpushtheirchildrentotrytodoeverythingontheirown.

C.Parentsshoulddevoteenergytoexploringnewthingsfortheirchildren.

D.Parentsshouldencouragechildrentobecuriousandexplorenewthingsinlife.

59.WhatJsthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.LimitlessknowledgeB.Father,theheroofmylife

C.CuriosityarousedthatnightD.Theunusualthingsinmylife

B

What'sUP?Here,let'stakealookatsomeexcellentbookreviewsforthismonth.

odDetectives

cLachlan

sisthestoryofa12-year-oldgirlcalledSidwholovesplayinghorrorgameswith

ends.Butwhensheaccidentallyreleasestheancientghostpirate,Bones,Sidis

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launchedintoanadventure!However,thereissomeonehidingintheshadows,intendedto

sendBonesbackintothemysteriousinnthathecamefrom.Thisisafunny,excitingbook

that1wouldrecommendtopeoplewholovelotsoflaughs.

Totty

ShirleyGalligan

1ST*findhishome,Tottytheturtlegoesonanimpressiveadventurewiththehelpof

ends,andhasdifferentobstaclestoovercome.Hewakesupwithaplasticbagstuck

hisneck,swimsthroughanoilspillandgetscaughtinafishingnet.Myfavourite

swhenhisfriend,thewhale,helpedhimoutofthegarbagemountain,andhewas

rescuedbytheSeaTurtleRescueCentre.Ifyou1ikeseaanima1sandcarefortheenvironment

thenthisisagoodbookforyou!

FactBookofTheMonth:Aliens

Morancy

rwonderedwhatincrediblecreaturesmight1ivebeyondourplanet?Thismind-blowing

achesyoueverythingaboutthesearchforalienlifeformsinoursolarsystemand

MeettherobotssenttoMarstolookforMartians,findouthowtospotanadvanced

civilizationanddiscoverwhatreallygoesonatArea51!Doaliensexist?Andis

itonlyamatteroftimebeforewefindthem?!

60.Whodoyouthinkaretheintendedreadersofthiscolumn?

A.Scientistsandastronauts.B.Kidsandteenagers.

C.Parentsofmiddleschoolkids.D.Environmentalists.

61.John,whofallsforwhathappensbeyondEarth,willmostprobablybuy

A.DeadGoodDetectivesB.Totty

C.FactBookofTheMonth:AliensD.None

62.WhatmaybethemainideaofTotty?

A.Topraisethevalueoffriendships.

B.Tointroducevariouskindsofseaanimals.

C.Toencouragethespiritsofovercomingdifficulties.

D.Toshowhowhumanbehaviorsaffectseacreatures.

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c

Ifascientistseesaunicorn(獨角獸)，she*11probablywanttoseemorethanonebefore

tellingtheworldaboutherdiscovery.Butsometimesoneunicornisenough.

In2007anastronomernamedDuncanLorimerreportedfindinganewkindofastronomicalevent.

ItwasabriefstreamofenergysopowerfulthatitcoulcreachEarthfromagalaxybillionsof

light-yearsaway.Hecalleditafastradioburst(FRB).Thisremarkablefind,ifreal,could

makehugecontributionstothestudyaboutuniverse.Hepredictedtherewouldbemanymore-

butthatyear,hespottedjustone.

Il'snotunheardofforoneeventtokickoffawholenewfieldofscientificinquiry.Sti11

it'srare.WhenLorimer*spapercameoutinthejournalitwasnotsurprisingthatmanywere

skeptical.Sometimes,whatseems1ikearemarkablescientificdiscoveryturnsouttobeanerror

inthedata,“somecommented.

Later,ayounggraduatestudentwasassignedthetaskoffindingmoreFRBs.Usingthesame

radiotelescopeLorimeronceused,shefoundmoreburststhatjustlookedlikeFRBs.Butbecause

ofthewaystheyappearedinthetelescopedata,shewasvirtuallycertainthattheyweresome

otherkindofradiointerferenceandgavethemanothername:pcrytons.Asyearstickedbyand

nomoreFRBswerediscovered,someastronomersbegantoconcludeLorimerhadfoundnothingmore

thananunusualexampleofoneoftheseperytons.

Goodnews:in2011,therewasareportofasecondFRB.Fourmorewerefoundin2013.Bad

news:allofthemcamefromthesameLorimer,sradiotelescope.Butultimately,in2014,there

wasareportfromanotherradiotelescope.Morediscoveriesstartedshowingupfromother

telescopesonasomewhatregularbasis.AtlasttheconversationaboutFRBsshifted-fromwhether

theywererealtowheretheycamefrom.

Yearsofresearchhavepassedbysincethen.Now,VictoriaKaspi,aphysicsprofessorand

piincipaliiiveistigatoiontheFRBteam,piedictstlicitonceJiemoieadvancedtelebuopescomeonline

in2024,thelocationanddistanceofmostFRBsdetectedcanbefoundout,whichwi11provide

“goldenopportunitiesforastronomerstostudythelarge-scalestructureofthetniversew.

Finally,thisMunicornMstorycametoasomehowsurprisingend.Severalyearsago,ateam

reanalyzedthesamedatafromtheradiotelescopebywhichLorimorfoundthefirstFRB.There

wasonemorethattheyhadpreviouslymissed.Sincethen,otherteamshaveanalyzedevenolder

dataandfound卜KHsinthosedatasetstoo.

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“Theywerejustsittingthere,waitingtobediscoveredbybettertechniques,“Lorimersays.

63.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedwordinparagraph3?

A.Optimistic.B.Curious.C.Supportive.D.Doubtful.

64.Whydidtheauthormentionunicornsinthefirstparagraph?

A.Tosuggestthatthenewscientificdiscoverywasamyth.

B.Toimplymagicalcreaturesmayactuallyexistintheworld.

C.Tosymbolizethepreviouslyunknownandunseendiscoveries.

D.ToquoteanincidentthatDncehappenedinthefieldofscience.

65.WhywasitbadnewsthatotherFRBsfoundalsocamefromLorimer*stelescope?

A.Becauseitmightmeantheresultswerenotreliable.

B.Becausetheywereallfoundbyayounggraduatestudent.

C.BecausetheseweregiventhenameperytonsandwerenotrealFRBs.

D.BecausenoteveryastronomerhadthesametypeoftelescopeasLorimer.

66.Whatcanweimplyfromthispassage?

A.It'spossibleforjustoneeventtostartanewfieldofscientificresearch.

B.Newscientificdiscoveriescan'tbemadewithoutadvancedresearchtechniques.

C.Scientistsshouldn,tdenynewdiscoverieseveniftheylackevidencetemporarily.

D.Scientistsshouldbecarefultodistinguishnewdiscoveriesfromerrorsinthedatasets.

SectionC

Directions:Roadthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthe

box.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

StrengthenBondsWithYourNewPet

Welcominganewpetcanbeamagicalmomentforalotoffamilies.Unfortunatelymanynew

petownersstruggletobondwiththem.Thefollowingstepsmayhelp.

Thisshouldgowithoutsayingbutspendingtimewithyourpetscangreatlyhelpyouforma

strongrelati