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I found the black and white cat on my front doorway．He was crying like a human baby．Where did he come from？I noticed he had no collar （项圈）．Who would be so careless？
I went inside and brought out a can of fish．The cat hungrily ate it up and then walked right inside the house．
I wanted to get him out，but I hesitated．Our family never owned pets，but I had always wanted one．
Just then，the cat meowed and jumped up onto my leg．Well，he seemed to like me!Maybe I didn't have to give him back after all!
The cat kept me owing a lot．I knew I had to go to the store and get some cat food．
On my way out，I saw a sign on the telephone pole：
Black and white，very friendly．If you find him，please call us at 617-58463302．We are worried sick．
"Hmm，"I thought．"If you were so worried about your kitten，maybe you should have taken better care of him!"
When I walked into the pet store，I saw a group of kids hanging up notices about this same cat there．
"I can't believe I lost my cat!"a little boy in a wheelchair cried to his parents．"I couldn't get to the open door in time!"
I looked at the notices on the wall．It was surely the cat I had back at home．
Then the truth of the situation hit me：I had stolen a little boy's cat!
Now I realized there was a lot I didn't understand．I tried to explain why I should keep the cat by convincing myself the owners deserved to lose him．Now I saw that it was all a big mistake．
I walked to the little boy．
"I have your cat，"I told him．"I'm sorry．I just found him and fed him．He's at my house．"
The little boy began to cry with laughter．He blew his nose and gave me a great big hug．"Thank you so much!I was just about to put a new collar on him when he ran out of the door．I couldn't chase him!Because of my…you know…my legs．"
"I'll be right back，"I told him．I ran home to get the cat and reunite owner and pet．
44．What did the writer think of the cat's owner at first？C
A．Lazy．
B．Loving．
C．Careless．
D．Friendly．
45．What did the writer see in the pet store？A
A．Kids hanging up notices about the cat．
B．Pets walking around playing there．
C．Boys looking for their pets there．
D．Owners showing off their cats．
46．Why did the writer run home to get the cat？D
A．Because the boy asked her to give back his cat．
B．Because she wanted to find the cat a better owner．
C．Because the boy promised not to lose the cat again．
D．Because she knew the boy loved and owned the cat．
47．What can we know from the story？B
A．Not all kids are lucky enough to own pets．
B．Sometimes we make a judgement too soon．
C．Too often we enjoy cats as good company．
D．Everyone should help people in trouble．
