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always (6)__________ dog shows. He was the most beautiful dog in the town. And Soc was always the first to (7)__________ to the finish line when the dogs ran. Last year, Soc was the best at a show and got a big prize. What a great day it was for Soc and the (8)__________!The boys always bought (9)__________ for Soc’s birthday. On his last birthday they gave him a new collar (頸圈) and some meat. They put the new collar around Soc’s neck (脖子). Together they (10)__________ along the street, pleased with themselves. It was a wonderful day.(十一) Yesterday on my bus ride home, the bus stopped (1) ________ a long time on a bridge because there were too many cars and buses. As I looked out, I saw a handsome young man walking on the bridge. It was cold and windy outside. He wore a heavy jacket and a scarf (圍巾). On the (2) ________ , there were three homeless men with their (3) ________ in front of them. The young man walked to the first man, put his hand into one pocket (衣袋) and took out some (4) ________. He said a few words to the homeless man and put the money in his cup. After that, the young man (5) ________ walking and he saw the (6) ________ homeless man. He said a few words to him and then gave him some candies. The young man moved on. Then he saw the third homeless man. The third man (7) ________ only a few clothes and was very (8) ________. The young man stopped by him and gave his scarf to the man (9) ________ a very loving way.Then my (10) ________ started. I saw the man walking away in the cold, but I knew his heart was warm.(十二)Joseph Pulitzer was born in 197 in Hungary. He went to the United States when he was 17 years old. He (1)________ his life in journalism (新聞業(yè)). In later life, Joseph Pulitzer was in bad health, because he (2)________ too much. But he still worked hard on (3)________ the quality (質(zhì)量) of journalism in America. He gave a lot of money to Columbia University to start a school of journalism. (4)________, his most important contribution (貢獻(xiàn)) was the Pulitzer Prizes.Pulitzer Prizes were started in 1917. Those (5)________ are given to those who do excellently (6)________ journalism, photography and so on every year by Columbia University. There are 21 different Pulitzer Prizes. In 20 of those prizes, every (7)________ gets $10,000 and a certificate (證書). But the winner of the Public Service can only get a gold medal (金牌). However, the (8)________ meaning of the prize is that it shows that the winner of the prize is the best (9)________ journalist of the year. That is much more important than the (10)________ for the journalist and the newspaper he or she works for.