填空题 Some animals have been important in human history. In ancient Egypt, people believed that the cat was a (36) . When a cat died, its owners showed their (37) by the strange habit of (38) their eyebrows off. It is even said that in the (39) before the last, the famous writer Charles Dickens had a cat who was very (40) of him. The cat didn't like to see Dickens work too hard. At night, when the cat wanted to say "stop writing" to his (41) , he often put out Dickens' (42) with his paw.
Actually, there are many stories like these, some of which may even (43) strange and unbelievable.
When animals become pets, (44) . Rabbits, for example, which live as pets in a garden, are much less intelligent than their wild cousins. (45) . Many animals have to work for their masters. There was once a farm in Namibia, Africa, which had 80 goats. Instead of a goat herd, there was a female baboon (雌狒狒). She took her goats to the hill every day and brought them back at night. (46) . That is more than many humans could do.