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You are going to read a text about a breed of dog which is becoming popular as a pet.. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-I for each part (1-8) of the text. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.
A The difficulties of the breed
B Care of the dog
C Great dog to own
D The origins of the breed
E The appeal of huskies
F The character of huskies
G Training huskies
H Competition dogs
I The right owners
Owning a husky
1.______. Just a few years ago Siberian huskies were virtually unknown outside North America, but their popularity is rapidly growing elsewhere, particularly in some European countries. Originally bred by a Siberian people called the Chukchi to pull their sledges, huskies are thought to be descended from dogs that were crossed with wolves. This would explain an unusual characteristic of the breed which is that huskies do not bark like other dogs but howl, especially when they are left on their own.
2.______. Siberian huskies are among the most beautiful of dogs. They are a compact but strong-looking dog with a neat coat and a large bushy tail that is usually held erect. The most striking aspect of many huskies is their vivid blue eyes, although many have dark brown eyes; some even have one blue and one brown eye. They are also noted for the elegant way they move, with their heads held high, always curious about what is going on around them. Husky puppies look like just soft toys.
3.______. They are one of the friendliest breeds of dogs and one reason for their increasing popularity is their reputation as dogs that can be trusted with small children. Indeed, many owners report that their dogs insist on joining in their children’s games. They cannot stand being ignored, something that can be a problem when guests arrive and a husky is unable to understand that the guests have really come to chat with its owner, not to spend the whole evening playing with a dog. This friendliness does not extend to other dogs, however. Males can be aggressive when they encounter other dogs, especially males of the same breed.
4.______. Huskies were bred to run over great distances without tiring and they can pull three times their own weight. As anyone who has ever taken one of these dogs for a walk will tell you the instinct to pull is very strong in them. Getting them to stop pulling on the lead is very difficult, if not impossible. If they don’t have sufficient exercise, they can become destructive in the house. They have remarkably strong teeth and can chew through almost anything, including expensive furniture. Anyone thinking of buying one of these dogs should also realize that twice a year they shed a huge amount of hair that gets everywhere in the house.
5.______. Huskies are dogs for fit and active people who are prepared to put a lot of time in exercising their animal. Anyone whose idea of walking a dog is a gentle stroll around the block a couple of times a day should get a different breed. Ideally, huskies should be let off the lead for an hour or more several times a week so they can run off their energy. People who have access to open spaces where the dog is not likely to run across a road and get killed will, therefore, find these dogs easier to deal with than people who live in crowded city areas.
6.______. Despite the difficulties involved in owning one of these dogs, huskies are in some ways easy to look after. For one thing, they are particularly clean dogs. For another, their thick coat requires little attention. A twice-weekly brushing is all that is needed to keep them looking neat. Their coat does seem to benefit if an oil supplement is added to their diet, possibly because in their native Siberia they would have been fed on seal meat and fish; in other words, on a diet rich in animal oil.
7.______. Huskies have long been used in Alaska in sledge-pulling races. In parts of Europe that lack snow for all or part of the year, enthusiastic owners have come up with an ingenious way of racing huskies in snowless conditions. Instead of sledges, teams of huskies pull wheeled vehicles in races. This is a great activity for parents and children to take part in together. The dogs themselves enjoy every minute of it.
8.______. As anyone who has had a husky from a puppy knows, these dogs are extremely loyal to their owners. The affection with which a husky greets its owner when he or she has been out of the house for just an hour or so is remarkable. They may not be the easiest dogs in the world to walk, but just take one into a park or along the road and you can be sure that several people will stop you to ask about the dog and ask if they can stroke it. They are dogs that people seem to be irresistibly attracted to.
Language development
I. Look back at the text and find the words that mean the same as the following definitions.
1. to make the short, loud sound that dogs make – __________________
2. eager to know something or learn about something – __________________
3.young dogs – __________________
4. always ready to argue or attack – __________________
5. a type of animal, dog, etc. – __________________
6. a natural tendency or ability to behave or react in a certain way – __________________
7. a piece of leather, rope, etc. fastened to a dog’s collar in order to control it – __________________
8. to bite something repeatedly – __________________
9. a feeling of love or caring – __________________
10. to move your hand gently over something – __________________
II. Complete the following text using the words from Exercise 1. Make any necessary changes.
Last year my dog gave birth to four beautiful little (1)_______________. Because the father was a different (2)_______________ from her, two of them looked like her and the other two were completely different. We were (3)_______________ to see whether she would treat all four in the same way. In fact, she treated them with great (4)_______________ and she was a very good mother. The only problem was that because of her (5)_______________ to protect them she started to become quite (6)______________ with us. Whenever we went near any of them, she would start (7)_______________ at us. We found the best thing to do was to give her a bone to (8)_______________ on to relax her, then she would let us pick up all four of her young and (9)_______________ them.
III. Complete the following short texts, using the correct form of phrasal verbs in the box. Make any necessary changes. Use each phrasal verb once only.
| bring back bring into clean out find out get on go without grow up look after put up with run after set up settle down tie up take out take up |
A Giving children small animals like hamsters and rabbits (1)_______________ is a good way for them to learn responsibility. They have to understand that the animals’ cages need (2) _______________ regularly and that their pets cannot (3) _______________ fresh water and food for long or they will die.
B People who are thinking of (1) _______________ tropical fish breeding should (2)_______________ as much about the subject as they can before they start. It is essential that an aquarium (3)_______________ properly so that the fish have the right conditions to breed in.
C A dog that (1)_______________ on the end of a chain or a rope all day becomes unhappy and aggressive. It should (2) _______________ at least once a day. Owners should regard this as a chance to have fun with their dog. The dog can be encouraged (3) _______________ a ball and then rewarded when the ball (4) _______________.
D Cats and dogs can (1)_______________ well with each other if they (2) _______________ together. However, a cat that is (3) _______________ a house where there already is a dog will never be able to (4) _______________ and the dog will never learn to (5) _______________ the cat.
IV. Complete the table with adjectives formed from the words in the box.
| adventure courage curl dirt drink filth fun help manage meaning monotony nerve pain replace rest ridicule risk tire wash |
| careless | breakable | bushy | dangerous |
V. Complete the following sentences with adjectives ending in –ful or –less formed from the words in the box.
| care help pain rest use |
1. a) The people in that pet shop are very ______________. They’re always willing to give advice.
b) There is no worse sight than a ______________ animal which is in pain.
2. a) You have to be very ______________when handling some tropical fish because they are poisonous.
b) _____________ people who have broken glass in the streets cause a lot of injuries to dogs and cats.
3. a) I find looking at fish swimming silently in an aquarium very ______________.
b) Animals like lions and tigers become very ______________ if they are kept in small cages.
4. a) Our dog had a very ______________ injury when it was hit by a car.
b) The vet assured us that the injection she was giving our cat would be completely ______________ and the cat wouldn’t feel a thing.
5. a) He’s kept fish for years and he can give some very ______________ tips about how to look after them.
b) There are a lot of good pet accessories on the market but there are also some which are utterly ______________ and a complete waste of money.
VI. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space.
In the holidays my family visited a (FAME) _________________ zoo. I enjoyed seeing the elephants the most, although the place where they were kept was quite (SMELL) _________________. All of us agreed that the pandas were the most (ADORE) _________________ animals in the zoo. By far the (NOISE) _________________ part of the zoo was the aviary where there were many different species of birds. It was a (MARVEL) _________________ building, large enough to allow the birds to fly freely around it. The zoo had many insect and arachnid species, including large (HAIR) _________________ spiders which fascinated my brother. Their keeper said that they were so (POISON) _________________ that one bite from them could kill a person. However, he seemed quite (FEAR) _________________ when he handled them. All the keepers at the zoo were very (KNOWLEDGE) _________________ about the animals they looked after. Of course, visitors to any zoo should behave in a (REASON) _________________ way. One of the keepers told us that recently some (THOUGHT) _______________ person nearly killed an animal by giving it unsuitable food.
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