（十）【2020 •镇江市】
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Thirty years ago, I fell in love with a dog called Cookie. ___16___ it was hard for me to add another mouth to feed, I never gave it a second thought.
Cookie could quickly ___17___ seeing my bags spread across the bed with my leaving on a trip. She was also good at showing unhappiness with her tail, trying to make me ___18___ .
When I came back home and wrote my stories, she ___19___ sat next to my desk and we could have conversations about where I'd been and what I'd seen. We ___20___ each other as only animals and those who love them can. I often read to her what I'd written. If she turned away to start cleaning a paw, I knew I had to improve my story. ___21___ , she didn't understand what I was really writing. But this kind of communication with her was my ___22___ of pushing a story to a higher level.
She inspired (激发) me to make up many stories and became my partner in my travels. In this way, we travelled together. Some readers may think it ___23___ to have such a relationship, but dog owners like me will know it's true and understand.
Today I am still a travel writer. My heart is broken because my friend Cookie left me forever. Like many old friends, she and I ___24___ much over the years. I miss her so much and I am also ____25____ to her for being at my side for all those years, listening and simply loving.
It doesn't matter if she never understood a word I said or that she never left our home. She was my travel partner and always will be.
16. A. Though B. Because C. If D. While
17. A. compare B. fill C. connect D. mix
18. A. laugh B. cry C. stay D. leave
19. A. always B. seldom C. sometime D. never
20. A. worried about B. shouted at C. complained to D. communicated with
21. A. Above all B. Of course C. First of all D. As a result
22. A. risks B. ways C. results D. problems
23. A. incorrect B. proper C. valuable D. impossible
24. A. paid B. shared C. threw D. forgot
25. A. generous B. helpful C. thankful D. friendly
本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一个旅行作家与他的宠物狗Cookie的故事。