A

Seven years ago, Steve lost his beloved dog Wolfgang. In memory of it, he began to adopt dogs who had been in their last few years. He    21    (shoose) to rescue these senior dogs because they otherwise wouldn't have had a home. When    22   (ask) how he could bear to adopt senior dog, Steve answered, “These abandoned animals need love, and they also have a lot of love to give,     23    is just one of the things these dogs wish you knew.”

B

For many years, researchers   24   (try) to find out the magic of reading. According to an article in Scientific American, researchers have found evidence that literary fiction improves a reader’s ability to understand   25   others are thinking about. And    26   article further argues that literary fiction can teach us values about social behavior, such as the importance of understanding those who are different from ourselves. The results of this study suggest people who love reading can   27   (well) put  themselves in someone else’s shoes.