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Dumpy, a three-year-old mongrel was a stray. He ___1___ to live a luxurious life, much pampered by his ___2___. However, when his master left for England, he was adopted by a ___3___ who later abandoned him when they ___4___ into an apartment.One morning, Dumpy was walking down the street ___5___ he was spotted by a dog-catcher. The dog-catcher picked him up, ___6___ him into the back of the van, gave him a dose of gas meant to ___7___ him and drove to the nearest dumping ground. When he got there, he threw Dumpy in ___8___ of a moving bulldozer. He assumed that Dumpy was dead. Dumpy suddenly ___9___ and tried to crawl away. The dog-catcher took his rifle and shot him ___10___, one bullet hit his foreleg and the ___11___ found its way to the chest. Dumpy kept moving forward. The driver of the bulldozer, Henry, begged the dog-catcher to put the poor dog out of his ___12___. The dog-catcher looked at the huge pile of garbage. He did not want to  ___13___ his boots and refused to move in to kill the dog. Instead, he drove ___14___. Henry called his friends for help. They searched the dump in pouring ___15___ until they found Dumpy. He was hiding under a broken-down shack, his body ___16___ with mud and blood. They rushed the mongrel to a veterinarian and ___17___ his life. News of the incident spread. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals protested against the ___18___ the dog-catcher performed his duty. The dog-catcher received several threats from animal lovers all over town. He had to seek ___19___ protection. Eventually, he emigrated. As for Dumpy, he had his name engraved on his license plate which he carried proudly round his ___20___. One hundred families offered to adopt him but Henry had grown too attached to the stray to give him up.

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1. used   2. master   3. family/couple   4. moved/shifted   5. when   6. threw   7. kill   8. front   9. awoke   10. twice   11. other   12. misery   13. dirty   14. off   15. rain   16. covered   17. saved   18. way   19. police   20. neck

Dumpy, a three-year-old mongrel was a stray. He used to live a luxurious life, much pampered by his master. However, when his master left for England, he was adopted by a family/couple who later abandoned him when they moved/shifted into an apartment.One morning, Dumpy was walking down the street when he was spotted by a dog-catcher. The dog-catcher picked him up, threw him into the back of the van, gave him a dose of gas meant to kill him and drove to the nearest dumping ground. When he got there, he threw Dumpy in front of a moving bulldozer. He assumed that Dumpy was dead. Dumpy suddenly awoke and tried to crawl away. The dog-catcher took his rifle and shot him twice, one bullet hit his foreleg and the other found its way to the chest. Dumpy kept moving forward. The driver of the bulldozer, Henry, begged the dog-catcher to put the poor dog out of his misery. The dog-catcher looked at the huge pile of garbage. He did not want to dirty his boots and refused to move in to kill the dog. Instead, he drove off. Henry called his friends for help. They searched the dump in pouring rain until they found Dumpy. He was hiding under a broken-down shack, his body covered with mud and blood. They rushed the mongrel to a veterinarian and saved his life. News of the incident spread. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals protested against the way the dog-catcher performed his duty. The dog-catcher received several threats from animal lovers all over town. He had to seek policeprotection. Eventually, he emigrated. As for Dumpy, he had his name engraved on his license plate which he carried proudly round his neck. One hundred families offered to adopt him but Henry had grown too attached to the stray to give him up.