Having a cheetah as a pet in the house?Does it sound scary to you?But for a family in South Africa，one cheetah is treated as a VIP(Very Important Person)in the house．
The big cheetah is named Jolie，after the film star Angelina JolieShe can often be found eating from the kitchen table，taking a short sleep on the sofa，or even sleeping on Lucy and Jeff's bed．The big cat also sleeps and plays with the Browns'other pet，the more usual one-a sheepdog(牧羊犬)
Having a cheetah as a pet is unusual．At first，Mrs．Brown wasn't willing to keep a cheetah as a pet．She said，"But we are now happy that we did it she is part of the family．"
Just like her name，four-year-old Jolie has achieved celebrity status(名人地位)in the Browlisl hometown．Fans often come to their home to take pictures of her
However．a cheetah is always a cheetah"She makes a lot of mess in the house，urinating(小便)everywhere and chewing everything．It's her wild instincts(本能)，"said Mrs．Brown．
There might be some problems of having a cheetah as a pet in the house，but some unusual fun must also be waiting ahead．
A．Interestingly，Jolie enjoys all the special attention that is paid to her．
B．I was really pleased to have a cheetah as a pet at the beginning．
C．Though Jolie is now a pet in the house，she still has some wild habits．
D．She is surely the VIP at Lucy and Jeff Brown's home．
E．I was really against the idea of getting a cheetah as a pet．
F．An impossible friendship has happened between these two animals．
