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1.【题文】Dogs are amazing creatures and Lilica, a Brazilian stray（流浪狗）, is a perfect example of that. She lives in a junkyard, 1 with a motley（混杂的）crew, and she makes sure her friends never go 2 Every night, Lilica walks four miles in the dark, braving the rush hour traffic, just to bring food back to the other animals in her ‘family’—a dog, a cat, a few chickens and a mule. Lilica was 3 at a junkyard in San Carlos, Brazil, when she was just a puppy. Neile Vaina Antonio, the junkyard caretaker, took her in and cared for her. As she grew, she became friends with all the other animals in the junkyard. It appears that they offer each other warmth, companionship and solidarity. Three years ago, Lilica was 4 and had eight puppies. As her 5 grew, she knew she had to find a way to provide food for her cubs, as there was little to be found at the junkyard. That’s when she started going out at night, walking for miles, 6 leftovers. During one of her 7 travels, Lilica was lucky enough to meet dog-lover Lucia, who took 8 on her. Lucia, a teacher by profession said she noticed Lilica roaming the streets and realized the poor dog was looking for food. “She walked and 9 the garbage bins?that called my 10 ” Lucia said. “I thought she was homeless because she was searching for food. It was then that I offered her some food.” “One day, she stopped eating, 11 the open food bag and ran away with it. And the food was dropping from the bag 12 the way. Then, the following day when she finished eating I 13 the bag. And she took it. From there on, that’s how we do it. I tie the bag and she carries it.” One day, Lucia 14 Lilica, and discovered why she took the bag every night. It turned out that she was carrying the food back to the junkyard. “In the beginning, she brought food to her puppies, but in time she began bringing food for the other animals here in the junkyard as well,” said Neile. “Her attitude is different, the look of her eye