第 11 至 15 題為題組        One fifth of German households are home to over ten million home-trained dogs. To promote animal welfare for petdogs in Germany, a draft legislation was unveiled in August 2020. The draft would hold the dog owners   11   to walktheir canine friends twice a day for at least an hour in total. “Pets are not cuddly toys and their needs must be taken intoaccount,” asserted Germany’s Food and Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner. Some pet owners were   12   thisdog-friendly regulation, whereas some were ambivalent about the feasibility of the requirement.
       Apart from the time committed to walking their dogs, the reforms   13   a ban on keeping dogs chained at home.In addition, the welfare of new puppies was carefully considered. One rule mandated that all dog breeders   14   careof new puppies for at least four hours a day. Thomas Schröder, president of the German Animal Welfare Association,pointed out that there were issues that the draft   15   , such as regulating animal training and assessing the owners’ability to care for a dog. Nevertheless, he still considered the legislation a big leap forward for the welfare of pooches.
【題組】11.
(A) liable
(B) subject
(C) prone
(D) alert