题目内容：

Thirteen years ago,I fell in love with a white ball of fur that wagged its tail at me.I was about to____a steady job to follow my dream of becoming a travel____,which would possibly make my life harder—not to mention____ an animal that would need care during my long absence.____I never gave it a second thought.She had me at the first wag.

Layla was good at conveying her displeasure with her body language every time I____.But her____at my departures was more than compensated for by our reunions.And when I sat to write my____,she would settle herself next to my desk.I would ____to her what I'd written and she would cock her head or wag her tail____.Of course she didn't____what I was writing.But this exercise with her was my means of self-editing.This helped____what I put on the page.Having such a ready and____audience made me a better writer.Giving a____to Layla in this process turned a task into a joy.

I have no words to describe the____that connected me so____to her.Like many old friends,she and I____much over the years,and I'm so____to her.Whatever success I've had as a travel writer,I____large part to her listening and being at my side.

It does not____if she never understood a word I said.She was my travel partner and will____be.

1.A. begin    B. apply for    C. quit    D. look for

2.A. expert    B. agent    C. guide    D. writer

3.A. catching    B. adopting    C. training    D. delivering

4.A. But    B. So    C. And    D. Or

5.A. returned    B. cried    C. left    D. failed

6.A. satisfaction    B. disappointment    C. astonishment    D. embarrassment

7.A. stories    B. letters    C. papers    D. reports

8.A. display    B. offer    C. read    D. perform

9.A. in doubt    B. in return    C. in relief    D. in response

10.A. recognize    B. understand    C. remember    D. appreciate

11.A. shape    B. ignore    C. support    D. introduce

12.A. potential    B. creative    C. patient    D. casual

13.A. voice    B. lesson    C. hand    D. break

14.A. trick    B. ownership    C. hobby    D. bond

15.A. obviously    B. closely    C. directly    D. loosely

16.A. shouldered    B. learned    C. shared    D. suffered

17.A. regretful    B. grateful    C. respectful    D. merciful

18.A. owe    B. devote    C. leave    D. add

19.A. help    B. hurt    C. work    D. matter

20.A. frequently    B. sometimes    C. usually    D. always