Номер 2, страница 79 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс учебник Вербицкая, Маккинли

Unit 9. Amazing animals. Grammar and reading - номер 2, страница 79.

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2 Read the text. Which pet seems to like its owner more?

Lifestyle

Those crazy humans!

What would our pets say about us if they knew how to talk? Lifestyle asked two pet-owners to imagine how their pets might describe living with them.

Wally, a six-year-old golden retriever, describes life with Lucy, an architect.

I absolutely adore Lucy – my human. There's nobody like her. As soon as she goes out, I start missing her terribly. A few minutes can seem like weeks. I'm always pleased to see her again.

I've trained my human well. She even does little tricks for me – when I look at the front door and whine, she immediately jumps up and starts putting on her shoes. It works every time! I've even taught her to share some of her food with me. I hope that if I keep training her, she'll eventually give me all of it!

Often, when we're out, she does silly things like throw sticks. I think she expects me to bring them back. If she knew how pointless it is, perhaps she'd stop doing it. But as long as it makes her happy, I'll do it – it's a very small sacrifice, isn't it?

Humans are loveable creatures – so easy to please and easy to train!

Kika, a nine-year-old tabby cat, describes life with Gavin, a graphic designer.

I don't know when my human started living in my home. He's been here for a very long time. Luckily mine goes out quite often. I've no idea what he does, but it can't be for pleasure. Maybe he goes hunting, but if he does, he's not very good at it – he's always hungry and irritable when he gets back. If I were him, I'd practise at home first – he could start by hunting flies and spiders and then try the bigger things later.

Humans are lazy animals. If Gavin's at home, he spends about eighty percent of his time asleep or resting. They're not very clean, either. Mine only washes twice a day ... unless he's in love.

There's a theory that humans are solitary creatures, but I'm not sure. For several months mine smelled of another human! But eventually it stopped. Then he started going out less in the evenings and spent hours staring hypnotised at that noisy glass box. So my conclusion is that humans do have partners, but just for short periods each year.

I'm afraid that Gavin is going to be here for ever. But provided he fills up the big white thing in the kitchen with food, I'll let him stay.

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