【推荐1】I was walking through the bush when, suddenly, a baby koala rushed to me through the sky. Through quick thinking, I managed to catch it in my _______. “Oh Doodah, are you —_______ to see me today?” I asked the koala. Doodah, a baby koala, was just one of the many koalas that had come into my _______. And while I might be his favourite person, I loved all of these animals _______.

Ever since I was a girl, I’d loved animals and at 18 had started work at the Curmmbin Wildlife Sanctuary as a _______ collector. Selecting leaves for the koalas brought me so much joy as the koalas _______ them for food. Through hard work and _______ I eventually became a koala specialist, which saw me working in China, where I _______ in koala-breeding programs.

My son, Jett, always been with koalas and comes out _______ them with me. But we’ve both become concerned over the __________ of our beloved koalas. I knew the best way to stop them from dying out was to __________ the young like my son because the future really is theirs. So I wrote a children’s book, Have You Seen a Tree for Me?, which I hope will help them understand we’ve got to __________ our beloved wildlife.

There are lots of __________ things kids can do to start helping now; Keep dogs and cats locked away from wildlife, plant a tree that will encourage native animals to visit and __________your family to drive slowly in wildlife habitats and areas. That might only sound __________, but if we all do this, it can make a big difference.

【推荐1】Meena has raised an impressive $140,000 for senior dogs. The young girl was _______ by her desire to help her furry friends find a loving, forever _______ —just like she did. Meena was found abandoned, left in a basket at just 9 months old. She was _______ at age 2 and got a new home from an Indian couple.

As a child, she was fond of animals. She often _______ to the local dog rescue to play with the animals. As much as Meena _______ spending time at the shelters, she grew _______ by how often senior dogs were _______ . Senior dogs were seldom adopted, suspected of requiring more _______ medical procedures. Muttville Senior Dog Rescue, a volunteer-run rescue, soon became Meena's home away from home and favorite place to visit. The _______ rescues and rehomes older dogs. She admired how Muttville __________ senior dogs “a second chance at life”.

Having been __________ herself, Meena understood how it feels to be left behind. She never viewed the senior dogs as a __________ , but rather as intelligent, gentle and loyal __________ for the right pet parents. Meena hopes to __________ others to adopt older dogs as they also provide an abundance of unconditional love and can make a(n) __________ addition to any home. During the pandemic (流行病), she observed how dogs have helped soothe (抚慰) their owners’ __________ and loneliness. She believes since animals have __________ us, we, in turn, need to do our __________ and help them when the opportunity arises.

Meena was determined to find a way to __________ Muttville in its noble mission of saving senior dogs. Her brainstorm was a pet-sitting business. Meena __________ contributed all her pet-sitting earnings to Muttville.

【推荐2】Lulu was a pet pig owned by Jo-Ann from Pennsylvania.

One day in August, Jo-Ann was at home when she ________ with terrible pains in her chest. She knew it was a heart attack ________, as she had ever ________ one the year before. But she was unable to reach the phone to call for help and felt ________ when lying in pain on the floor. She ________ she might die alone.

Sensing the woman’s great worry, Lulu ran over to ________ her. It made the most ________ sounds, with tears falling. Jo-Ann ________ that the pig was crying for her. But Lulu was not just there to show its ________. Feeling its owner eagerly needed ________, the pig suddenly ran as fast as it could toward the back door and ran into the ________. Each time a car came down the street, Lulu ran out in front of it and lay down. It repeated this ________ several times, with most drivers simply avoiding the pig and driving past.

Eventually, Lulu managed to stop one driver. ________ about the animal, the driver got out to ________ As he followed the pig and ________ the house, he found Jo-Ann lying on the floor through the window. Help finally arrived.

For years, psychologists have known how to measure the intelligence of individuals, but only recently have they begun to investigate the issue of group intelligence. This notion stems from the observation that some groups seem to work _________ across tasks, even tasks that are not very similar. Early investigations suggest that group intelligence is not the _________ of the intelligence of the individuals in it. So what is the secret to their success?

Researchers at Google have tackled this question and they believe they finally _________ what makes some teams successful. In the Google study researchers collected thousands of data points on hundreds of groups and combed through them trying to find _________. Are the members of effective groups friends outside of work? Do groups whose members have similar personalities or backgrounds work together _________? Does gender make a difference? They put forward many theories but found no patterns to support them. In fact, who was in the group apparently did not seem to make a difference; _________, the difference between more and less effective groups seemed to lie in the _________ among the members.

Among the findings, the most significant is that, in effective groups, members spoke for a roughly equal amount of time — not at every meeting or interaction, but across the course of a _________. A second finding was that members displayed empathy, an understanding of how it might feel to walk in someone else’s shoes.

There were additional findings that support these general ones. _________, in effective groups, members face one another directly when they speak, and they use energetic and enthusiastic gestures. They also communicate __________ with one another, not just through the leader or manager of the group. In fact, the study found that side conversations between individual members during meetings, far from being a __________, actually increased the group’s productivity. All the findings __________ the importance of having face-to-face meetings instead of phone calls, teleconferences, or email communications. The positive behaviors uncovered in the study occur primarily or exclusively in face-to-face interaction.

One might __________ that most of these findings are extremely obvious, and needless to say, good managers have probably always understood these principles. Our social and professional lives, however, are not always structured in ways that facilitate the kind of interaction that apparently __________ effective group performance. Understanding group __________ can help businesses and other organizations make the fundamental changes necessary to improve group performance.

【推荐3】It is a common case that most people think a holiday requires a huge amount of preparation. However, a short day _________ can be just as refreshing as a long one. A short day’s drive or walk can be the channel that transports you into a _________ and casual world, where you can recall your childhood and enjoy your favourite songs. _________, a day trip can be a wonderful way to _________ the stresses of routine existence while feeding the soul.

You may be surprised to see how many day-trip possibilities _________ within a mere hour’s time from your home. Forests, lakes and mountains can serve as the perfect spots for a short _________ because the physical and mental transformation in an attractive setting is _________ by deep thinking and breathing, or just being still with _________.

I have numerous ways to _________ make up for the promise of my low-carbon life while still seeing to the __________ of myself on a soul level. However, my __________ to environmental well-being causes me to hesitate before using my car. So I cut my drive trip to a day.

Since day trips tend to require much __________ investments of time and money than traditional outings, I can get __________ travel experience day by day. On the weekend, I may be motivated to __________ a vast state park to get to know wildlife. On another, my curiosity can inspire me to visit a(n) __________ site to learn about ancient artists. Each mini trip will fill my existence with a sense of rebirth that prepares me for whatever lies ahead.