When you take a walk in any of the cities in the west, you often see a lot of people walking dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world, but the reason why people keep a dog has change d in the old days people used to train dogs to protect themselves against attacks by other beasts. And later they came to realize that a dog was not only useful for protection but willing to obey his master. For example, when people used dogs for hunting, the dogs would not eat what was caught without permission.
But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. Why do they keep dogs, then？ Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery. But the most important reason is for companionship. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is their child when they have no children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up. So the main reason why people keep dogs has changed from protection to friendship.
1. A c cording to the passage, in the old days people trained dogs ______.
A. For protection against robbery
B. Just for fun
C. For companionship
D. For protection against other animals
2. The word " companionship" may mean ______.
A. Worship
B. Treasure
C. Friendly relationship
D. Partnership
3. The dogs were used for hunting be cause ______.
A. They were good hunters
B. They obeyed their masters
C. They were useful for protection
D. They did not eat other animals
4. The most important reason for people to keep dogs now is ______.
A. They need companion
B. They like children
C. They enjoy hunting
D. They want to protect themselves
5. We can infer (推断) from the passage that ______.
A. Dogs can be helpful to those who need company
B. City people always feel lonely
C. Dogs can be interesting
D. The city can be a very dangerous place
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