My name is Nick. My parents and I are not really cat lovers. We prefer dogs. But we haven't got one because my parents both work and I spend a lot of time at school and play tennis after school. Our friends, the Smiths, who live in a small house next to ours, have got a cat, called China, a dog called Flora and a tortoise called Flippy. Flora is a small black dog. China is a red cat with white legs and yellow eyes. A month ago, China was in an accident. A car hit her. Our friends love their cat and they were sad. They took China to the vet. China had two broken legs. The vet operated on her. It was an expensive operation. Our friends did not have enough money to pay for the operation. They asked my parents and they gave them some money. Our friends do not have a car, so my parents drove them and China to the vet. Now China is at home. She is fine but she can't run very fast. Every morning I play with her in our garden. Sometimes China climbs on Flippy and Flippy rides her. A. There is no dog in Nick's family because ... 1) they don't like dogs. 2) they have got a cat. 3) they have not got time to look after a dog. B. Choose the FALSE sentence. 1) The Smiths have got three pets. 2) Flippy is not a dog. 3) China is not a cat. C. China was in an accident because of ... 1) a dog. 2) a car. 3) a tortoise. D. Our friends asked my parents to give them some money ... 1) to pay the vet. 2) to buy a car. 3) to buy a big house for their pets. E. Sometimes China ... 1) runs very fast. 2) can't run. 3) rides on the tortoise's back.