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This story is about two friends Lee and Andy and their dog Soc．Soc was a beautiful dog．Three years ago，Andy's and Lee's parents gave the dog as a gift to the boys （1）

because

because

they won a singing competition together．And Soc （2）

stayed

stayed

half of the time with Lee and half with Andy．Every day the boys brushed his long hair （3）

with

with

a hairbrush．Sometimes when it was quite （4）

hot

hot

in summer they gave him a shower．And Soc always looked clean and nice．
In summer Soc always went with Andy and Lee to the woods （树林）．He slept with the children in a tent and （5）

sat

sat

with them by the fire in the long evenings．
In autumn Soc always （6）

joined

joined

dog shows．He was the most beautiful dog in the town．And Soc was always the first to （7）

come

come

to the finish line when the dogs ran．Last year，Soc was the best at a show and got a big prize．What a（8）

great

great

day it was for Soc and the boys!
The boys always bought （9）

gifts

gifts

for Soc's birthday．On his last birthday they gave him a new collar （颈圈） and some meat．They put the new collar around Soc's neck （脖子）．Together they （10）

walked

walked

along the street，pleased with themselves．It was a wonderful day．