3.Lots of people would like to buy animals when they seethe cute puppies and kittens in the windows of pet stores. Who could resist such sweet animals? Many people buy the animalsthey like without thinking too much, often not understandingthat keeping pets is a long-term responsibility, and it needs a lotof time, energy, money and patience.   Dogs especially need a large investment of time. Theyneed to be taken for walks at least twice a day. They needattention from their owners. Some first time pet owners feeltheir lives are disrupted by the needs of their pets. In most casesthey learn to adjust; in some instances, the human owners actlike animals. Sometimes they hit their pets when they are angry;other times they leave their pets on the streets and forget aboutthe friend they invited into their homes.   How to solve this growing problem? If pet storesdiscouraged impulse buying, but instead taught interestedbuyers what the responsibility is , there would be many morehappy pet-owner relationships. resist 抗拒 long-term 長期 responsibility 責任 patience 耐心investment 投資 attention 注意 disrupt 擾亂 adjust 調整instance 例子 discourage 勸阻 relationship 關係 

48. According to this reading, what does the word “impulse”mean?
(A) Done by oneself.
(B) Done with care.
(C) Done for money.
(D) Done without careful thought.