Pets for the English
For the English people，keeping pets is not just a leisure activity. (26)_____ In fact, the expression "keeping pets" does not show the high status of their animals. An Englishman's home may be his castle, but his dog is the real king.
Many other cultures have pets. The Americans may outdo(超过) the English in buying expensive things for their pets. (27)_____Their pets are more than symbols of status. They tend to be far more open, easy and communicative in their relationships with their animals than with each other.
The average Englishman will try hard to avoid communication with his fellow humans. (28)_____But he will have no difficulty in having lively conversations with a dog.
An American visitor had once suffered for a week as a guest in a fairly typical English home. (29)_____ The owner of the dogs engaged them in non-stop chat and laughed lovingly at their misbehaviors. She complained that the owner's relationship with these pets was "abnormal" and "unhealthy".
The English are allowed to criticize their own pets. But this must be done in friendly and joking tones.(30)_____They may lovingly talk about the items their dogs have eaten or destroyed. "It wasn't just shoes and ordinary things, mine used to eat mobile phones." "Well, mine chewed a whole Hi-Fi system to bits!"
（27）_____
A、It is an entire way of life.
B、This family was ruled by two large dogs.
C、But the English's relationship with animals is different.
D、In fact, they often take pride in their pets' misbehaviors.
E、No wonder animals are so important to the English people.
F、When he cannot avoid it, he will generally become nervous.
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：前文提到，美国人花在宠物身上的钱比英国多，接下来说宠物与他们的关系，而C选项表达了英国与宠物之间关系的不同，承上启下，选C。
