Amanda Seyfried didn’t grow up with dogs. With her busy work schedule, she didn’t think she could take care of a dog. In fact, she wasn’t looking for a furry friend at all.
But then she met Finn. Today, the 34-year-old actress, who’s known for films Mamma Mia, is a dog owner and a spokeswoman at the welfare organization Best Friends Animal Society.
“I can’t imagine my life without him,” Seyfried says of 6.5-year-old Australian shepherd Finn, who is allowed on her U.S. set. If for some reason he can’t join Seyfried on location --- like on a recent trip when she traveled from France to China, Seyfried requests from her dog sitter twice — daily videos of him.
Now with a new video for Best Friends Animal Society, she calls herself Finn’s “stage mother.”
Seyfried and Finn shot an 80s-themed video for the 9000StepsChallenge, which asks animal owners to walk 9,000 steps with their pets on the ninth day of the month to raise awareness to the fact that more than 9,000 dogs and cats are euthanized (安乐死) in shelters each day because there’s not enough room.
As for the video shoot, in which Seyfried and Finn walked the 9,000 steps --- it was more exhausting than a long walk. Seyfried was Finn’s trainer on the shoot. She believes that instead of being Finn’s cp-star, she’ll go back to being BFFs.
1.Why did Seyfried originally refuse a pet dog?
A.She wasn’t not yet a spokeswoman.
B.She wasn’t used to being with a dog.
C.She was too busy to care for a dog.
D.She had not enough room for a dog.
2.Who does the underlined word “him” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A.Finn. B.Seyfried.
C.The dog sitter. D.Finn’s best friend.
3.Why did Seyfried shoot the video together with Finn?
A.To show how deep she loves Finn.
B.To train Finn to have a long walk.
C.To take part in an animal cp-star show.
D.To call on public attention to pets’ life.
4.Which section of a newspaper is this text most likely from?
A.News B.Life
C.Education D.Sports
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Lasa Bailey took her gloves off when 1.（take）her dog for a long walk on a winter day and didn’t notice anything until that evening. She was shocked when she realized her beautiful anniversary ring was missing. She 2.（hurry）back to look for it but couldn’t find anything. Her husband kept going on a website where people sell jewelry, 3. never found it.
All that changed, however, thanks to a recent Facebook post 4.（write）on their local police department’s page. A woman police officer posted, “If anybody knows of anybody losing a diamond ring, please contact us.” One of her friends read it and wrote on it “Lisa Bailey”.
The police station happened to find some unidentified 5.（jewel）in a local pawn shop (当铺) and took them away. When Bailey learned from her friend that her ring might 6.(find), she couldn’t believe it.
The police called Bailey and asked her to describe it. She sent a picture of it to 7. and then they asked if she could come to the police station. When the police officer in the station 8. had written the Facebook post handed her the ring the next day, she was very thrilled and started to tear up. She could wear her anniversary ring home where it belongs 9. (final) after three years’ wait.
Bailey’s husband had offered to replace the ring after it went 10. (miss), but she refused because she thought it wouldn’t be the same.
单词拼写
1.The children’s mother was _______ (担心的) about their safety when they didn’t come back from school at the usual time.
2.The driveless cars will help ______(减少) traffic accidents caused by human drivers’ mistakes.
3.The green development means the development of the economy should be in _______ (和谐，融洽) with the protection of the environment.
4.Today, over half of the panda’s _______(栖息地) are under protection, and we feel confident that this species will have a bright future.
5.After discussing with her parents, she ____ (打算) to work as a volunteer in the earthquake-hit area last year.
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7.It is _______ (非法的) for anyone to be fired because of pregnancy.
8.Some couples see single women as a _______ (威胁) to their relationships.
9.Go to a part of the world you’re unfamiliar with and _______ (观察) how people live there.
10.He may break up under all this _______ (压力).
11.He got into the driving seat and started the _______ (发动机).
12.There was a small ______(溪流) at the end of the garden.
13.She had got something _______ (卡住) between her teeth.
14.The police soon established his true _______(身份) and he was quickly found.
15.Scientists have only recently been able to gain _______ (接近的机会) to the area.
16.It was a very _______(艰难的) decision but we feel we made the right one.
17.The _______ (会议) will be a celebration of women’s achievements.
18.They are often available at a _______ (折扣).
19.There was stuff in that _______ (文件) that was private between me and Dr.Denny.
20.We were still right on _______ (目标) for our deadline.
I believe even the smartest people have to work hard to achieve success, because there is no such person as a born winner. People make themselves into winners by their own _____.
I learned this lesson from a(n) _____ many years ago. I took the head _____ job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.
It was a tradition for the school’s old team to play against the ____ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn’t even practice to _____ the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn’t _____ I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to _____ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were _____ me. I had to change my _____ towards their ability and potential.
I started doing anything I could to help them build a little _____. Most importantly, I began to treat them like _____. That summer, When the other teams enjoyed their ____, we met every day and ____ passing and kicking the football.
Six months after suffering our ____ on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to ____. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a ____ for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn’t what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me the greatest ____ of my life!
From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can ____ the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and ____ them. I helped them to see themselves ____, and they built themselves into winners.Winners are made, not born.
1.A.tests B.luck C.efforts D.nature
2.A.experiment B.experience C.visit D.show
3.A.operating B.editing C.consulting D.coaching
4.A.successful B.excellent C.strong D.new
5.A.cheer for B.prepare for C.help with D.finish with
6.A.agree B.believe C.describe D.regret
7.A.realize B.claim C.permit D.demand
8.A.reacting to B.looking for C.depending on D.caring about
9.A.decision B.attitude C.conclusion D.intention
10.A.pride B.culture C.fortune D.relationship
11.A.leaders B.partners C.winners D.learners
12.A.rewards B.vacations C.health D.honor
13.A.risked B.missed C.considered D.practiced
14.A.defeat B.depress C.accident D.mistake
15.A.expand B.improve C.relax D.defend
16.A.shame B.burden C.victory D.favor
17.A.chance B.joy C.concern D.offer
18.A.surprise B.relate C.interest D.affect
19.A.encouraged B.observed C.protected D.impressed
20.A.naturally B.individually C.calmly D.differently
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