Having a cheetah （猎豹）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 Jolie. She 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
Having a cheetah as a pet is unusual. Atfirst，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 a celebrity(名人) status（地位）in the Browns' hometown. Fans often come 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 (天性), said Mrs. Brown. There must 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. An impossible friendship has happened between these two animals.
C. Though Jolie is now a pet in the home, 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.
