If there is one thing I dislike, it is dogs that bark late at night. An example is my neighbor’s dog across the street from me. My neighbor lets her dog out for about a half hour every night around midnight. [ 44 ] her dog hits the night air, his automatic response is to howl and bark, which he does for a full half hour. He does not seem to bark at anything in particular. [ 45 ], barking seems to be his form of nightly exercise. I want to be a good neighbor, so I try not to [ 46 ] too much, but I’m getting very tired of that midnight serenade. 44 As soon as Because As a result Even though 45 Consequently Instead Regardless Gradually 46 defend complain intrude threaten 題序 44 45 46 答案 A B B