When Alice was only eight weeks old,she was abandoned because of deafness. Poor Alice,dirty,sick and nervous,had a hard start in life. But less than a month after being saved,the little dog began to learn sign language orders (命令) with her new family,and now she has already learned the signs for several common orders.

Marie Williams,41 ，and her husband Mark Morgan,43 ，who are both deaf themselves,adopted (收養(yǎng)) the dog from the animal charity The Blue Cross. The couple and their three sons Liam,16. Lewis,13. and Owen,5. who have normal hearing,are teaching the lovely dog sign language orders,including instructions for sit,come and roll over.

Marie Williams said, "We were thinking about getting a dog. When we were told Alice was deaf,we just couldn't believe it. She was so beautiful,and the fact that she was deaf just made us fall in love with her even more一we knew that she would fit right into our family. I remembered when we went to visit her at the centre,I had tears in my eyes. I felt so angry that someone abandoned her because in his eyes she was not ' perfect'. It goes to show with a little effort (努力) it is easy to get along well with the deaf dog."

Julie Stone from The Blue Cross said, "I was always worried that people won't be willing to take such a dog home,because it needs lots of special training. So it was amazing to see Marie,Mark and their children became friends with Alice in such a short time. They know just how to get her attention. They are a perfect match and Alice has found the perfect home where I know she'll get all the love."

The Blue Cross,which just depends on public donations,provides new homes for thousands of dogs,cats,horses,and other small animals every year through the Internet.

(   ) 6. The underlined word "abandoned" in the first paragraph means "         

   A. killed   B. thrown away   C. beaten   D. saved

(   ) 7. How many people are there in Marie's family?

   A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

(   ) 8. According to the passage,the couple adopted Alice because         .

   A. they wanted to have a dog as their children's friend

   B. they were sure they could only get along well with a deaf dog

   C. they needed a dog and they thought Alice was lovely

   D. they wanted to teach her some sign languages .

(   ) 9. The Blue Cross is         .

   A. an animal charity which provides homes for small animals

   B. a charity which helps deaf people

   C. a market where people can buy pets

   D. a school where people can learn sign languages

(   ) 10. It can be inferred from the passage that a deaf dog         .

   A. is good at learning sign languages

   B. has difficulty getting on with deaf people

   C. is clever enough to learn every order

   D. can be trained to become a wonderful pet

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