Dogs are incredibly loyal friends. Even though they may have several owners during their lives, they never truly forget their first loves.

Jolie Mejía recently witnessed this undying devotion during her family trip. She was enjoying herself in the district of Punta Negra in Lima, Perú when she noticed a dog staring longingly out to sea. The dog looked clean and well-cared for, and he was even wearing a collar. Jolie couldn’t figure out why he was there by himself with no human caretakers in sight, but she spent some time giving him love and attention. He was so friendly, she considered taking him home with her, but she feared she’d be taking someone’s dog.

Later, Jolie asked a local man about the dog. He told her the dog is well-known in the area. His name is Vaguito, and a woman in the village owns him now, but everybody helps take care of him. When Jolie heard why the dog sits by the sea each day, she was incredibly moved. “Practically everyone in the area knows the dog and is very fond of him,” the local man told Jolie. “The dog’s owner was a fisherman who passed away when he went fishing some time ago, and the dog comes to the beach every day and stares out to sea.”

Even though Vaguito is surrounded by people who care about him, he’ll never forget his first owner, and he’ll never stop waiting for him to return. Naturally, Jolie’s post about Vaguito went viral, and people all over the world were touched by what this sweet dog did for his first human friend.

Animals simply don’t understand why their humans have to leave them. As heartbreaking as this story is, we’re comforted knowing that so many people are looking out for this loyal dog. We should all be so lucky to have a friend like Vaguito!

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1.Why did Vaguito attract Jolie Mejía’s attention?

A He was on the beach alone.

B He didn’t wear any collar.

C He kept watching the ocean.

D He played with people happily.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第二段第二句的“when she noticed a dog staring longingly out to sea”可知，Jolie注意到狗狗Vaguito是因为Vaguito一直渴望地望着大海。故选C。

2.What is true about Vaguito?

A He has no owner now.

B He receives a lot of attention.

C The dog’s owner treated him poorly.

D Why he stares out to sea is uncertain.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段的“The dog looked clean and well-cared for”和第三段的“everybody helps take care of him.”和第四段的“Vaguito is surrounded by people who care about him”可知，周围的人都很关注Vaguito。故选B。

3.What does the underlined part “went viral” mean?

A Went wrong.

B Was delivered.

C Became popular.

D Was recommended.

解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据划线部分后面的“people all over the world were touched by what this sweet dog did for his first human friend”可知，Jolie将Vaguito的故事分享到了网上，网上很多人被这个故事感动了，由此可知她的贴子“火了”。故选C。

4.From the passage, we can know Vaguito is ________.

A responsible

B faithful

C generous

D confident

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，这只狗狗从第一任主人去世后就天天望着主人曾工作过的大海，它以为主人只是单纯去工作了还没回来，于是每天等着他回来，由此可推测Vaguito是忠诚的。故选B。