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    Kang Sung-il buys Sancho, his Pomeranian, a toy every business trip and this lunar New Year holiday will dress him up in s new $50 suit to visit 'grandma', Kang's mother. Kang and his wife say children are too expensive and bring too much pressure. Instead they have chosen to shower Sancho with love and gifts.

    They are not alone. South Korea's pet industry is booming, fuelled by the same factors that have made the country's birth rate, at 1.05 births per woman, the lowest in the world: the high cost of education and housing as well as extremely long working days.

    "Social pressures in South Korea are such that parents are required to provider resources for decades from private schooling to art classes," said Kang a 39 year old manager of a pet funeral home.

    On top of education expenses, an average and household must budget roughly 12.8 years of income to buy a mid-range home, compared to 8.8 years in 2014, data from KB Kookmin Bank shows. Adding to their stress, south Koreans work the third most hours per year among OECD (经合组织) nations, next only to Mexico and costa Rica.

    Pet-owning households have rose to 28 percent of all South Korean households in 2018, compared with 18 percent in 2012, government data shows.

    That in turn has resulted in a prosperous pet care industry whose offerings include tailored pet diets and high-priced photo shoots. Pet-related startup s are also popular with venture capitalists. The south Korean pet-related industry was worth 2.7 trillion won ($2.4 billion) last year, and that could more than double in size by 2027, according to the Korean Rural Economic Institute.

1. （1） What do the underlined words "his Pomeranian" in paragraph I refer to?

   A . His son. B . His pet. C . A toy. D . Sancho's brother.
3. （2） What may NOT be the result of expensive education and houses along with long working hours?

   A . The birth rate in South Korean is the lowest in the world. B . 28 percent of the South Korean families raised pets in 2018. C . There are more pet-related businesses than before. D . Parents send their children to private schools
5. （3） Which of the following may be the service offered in a pet-related industry?

   A . Training the pet to be a tailor. B . Showering the pet with gifts. C . Taking pictures for customers' pets. D . Shooting the pet with a false gun.
7. （4） According to the passage, many people think that giving birth to a baby

   A . Costs too much B . Is a must C . Is boring D . Brings happiness