EricSealthoughtthepoordogathisfeetwasperhapsfiveweeksold.Sometimeduringthenightthelittlefemalehadbeen　16attheSealsfrontgate.“Wecan’tjustturnedher17”hiswifeJeffreysaid“I’llfeedherandgether18up.Thenwe’llfindahomeforher.”

Standingbetweenthemthepuppyseemedto　19thatherfatewasbeingdecided.Hertailwagged　20shelookedfromonetotheother.FinallyEricshruggedhisshoulders“Okayifyouwanttofoolwithher　21”Ericcontinued“oneotherthinglet’swaitafewdaystoputherinthedoghousewithTex.Wedon’twantTex22toanything.Hehasallthetroubleshecanhandle.”

Texthesix-year-oldcattledog---theSealshadraisedfromapuppy　23healreadysharedhisdoghousewithayellowcathappilymovedoverandmaderoomforthenewpuppytheSealscalledHeinz.NotlongbeforeHeinzshoweduptheSealshadnoticedthatTex　24tobelosinghiseyesight.WhentheybroughtTextoaspecialistinDallasdoctorstheredeterminedthatTexwasalready　25.Itwassoonobviousthatthelittlepuppy　26bealargedog---toolargetocontinuesharingadoghousewithTexandtheyellowcat.OneweekendtheSealsbuilt27doghousenexttotheonethedogshadshared.

Itwasthenthey　28thatwhattheyhadsupposedwaspuppyplayfulnessactuallyhadapurpose.　29anytrainingorcoachingHeinzhadbecomeTex’s“seeingeye”dog.Eacheveningwhenthedogs　30forthenightHeinzgentlytookTex’snoseinhermouthand31himintohishouse.Inthemorningshegothimupandguidedhimoutofthehouseagain.OnsunnydaysTex　32stretchedoutonthedrivewayifacarwascomingHeinzwouldwakehimupandguidedhim　33danger.

TheSealsweresurprisedwithoutanytrainingtheyoungdoghaddevised　34meanswerenecessarytohelpguideandprotectherblindcompanion.ItwasclearthatHeinzshared　35hereyeswithTex;shesharedherheart.

16.A.caught　B.held　C.foundD.left

17.A.out　B.inC.away　D.down

18.A.cleanB.keep　C.giveD.stand

19.A.senseB.smell　C.tend　D.train

20.A.for　B.asC.soD.since

21.A.goonB.goupC.goaheadD.godown

22.A.left　B.exposed　C.comeD.gone

23.A.although　B.when　C.whichD.however

24.A.happened　B.appeared　C.supposedD.thought