Section C
Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word for each blank that best fits the context.
When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West, you often see a lot of people walking dogs.    48    is still true that a dog is the    49    useful and faithful animal in the world,    50    the reason why people keep a dog has changed. In the old days people used to train dogs to protect themselves against animal attacks. And later they came to realize that a dog was not    51     useful for protection but willing to obey his master. But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals.    52  
do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery. But the most important reason is    53    companionship. A dog is his best friend for
54    child when he has no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is their child when they have    55    children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up.