【推荐3】It is quite a challenge to get close to an animal in the wild, so much of our ________of wildlife comes from pictures taken by________professionals that know how to go near to these animals. These professionals are wildlife photographers.

Wildlife photographers depend not only on their photographic skills but also on their knowledge of wildlife. To get good pictures, they sometimes have to ________long waits, awful weather, and even the________of animal attacks.

Once they have become________with a location, photographers can begin to get ________enough to animals to take pictures. Some photographers________in hut-like (茅舍样的) structures called blinds. This method works well with animals such as birds that depend mainly on their sight to________danger. Blinds,________, do not work well for taking pictures of animals with a sharp sense of________. Photographers may get close to these animals on foot, stay downwind and________sudden movements. Food or noises, such as bird calls, may also be used to attract wildlife into ________. For difficult animals, a photographer may even ________a camera in the wild with a trip line (绊脚线). Animals that touch the line start it to take pictures of them. Each or these________requires great patience and knowledge, but the reward can be a ________sight of nature.

【推荐1】The 67-year-old Hair began experiencing COVID-19 symptoms after a trip to Palm Springs, California. She tested _______ on March 31. Four days later, she _______ a fever and cough, and more seriously began vomiting.

On April 3, she was _______ to the hospital and diagnosed with ischemic colitis (缺血性结肠炎) because of the _______ of COVID-19. Doctors prepared Hair for emergency _______ the following day, without which she would _______ soon. After the operation, she got severe multiple infections because of her _______ immune (免疫的) system.

Hair's condition worsted, with new problems _______ every day. Her family was called into the hospital three times to say goodbye, each time doctors fearing she was _______ her life.

________ , two months after Hair being hospitalized, she tested negative for COVID-19 twice. ________doctors decided Hair could leave hospital ________ home if she wanted to.

Wheeled out of the hospital Thursday morning. Hair was ________ by friends and family, wearing masks and holding posters ________ colorful messages of love.

Hair was really grateful to those ________ helped, looked after and encouraged her. “I pray for those patients that don't have the strong group of ________ that I have had. I would not be here today without them.” Hair said. “One important lesson ________ from my fight for my life is that COVID is real. So be serious and ________ about it.”

Hair often shares her story online to ________ others of the danger of COVID-19. “Please wear a ________. Please love doctors and nurses.”

【推荐2】There was a little girl, who thought everything was bad for her. She wished to meet a witch (女巫师) that would ________ her life into a fairy tale.

One day a witch came and said that she would fulfill (实现) one of her _______. The girl became very ________ at first, but then she started to think: she had a lot of wishes and all of them were ________. The girl thought for a long time, she could not ________ just one. Then the kind witch said that she could fulfill one wish every day. The girl became happier: all her dreams would ________.

From that day she was waiting for every morning with ________: because one more dream would come true. ________ soon the little girl realized that fulfillment of the wishes did not give her joy and happiness. Many wishes brought her ________. She suddenly realized that she did not want this. The girl was getting sadder and sadder ________ . Soon she started to ________ her own dreams.

So the girl went to the kind _______ and asked her to take her ________ gift back. She was afraid to live, ________   to wake up every day. Crying, she ________ the witch to fulfill only one dream: to live as she lived before and enjoy ________.

The kind witch ________. She waved her hand and ________. The girl ran home. She was happy, because she knew that now she would ________ her one big dream all by ________.

【推荐3】Kathy served as a waitress at a restaurant. She was wearing her usual _______ look when an old man walked in. Kathy took his _______ and screamed, “Ready soon.” “Just relax and keep _______, please!” the man said. “Because a smile costs nothing, but gives much.” Kathy stared at him surprisingly. Then the man left a _______when paying the bills. Throughout the next week, the thing happened repeatedly.

On the weekend, Kathy wrote “1 smile, 10 dollars” on the menu and the man ordered his usual food adding, “Plus a smile.” Kathy was so _______. She laughed out loudly. The man jokingly _______, “You are so careless. I, Charlie, ordered a smile, not a laugh.” So Kathy _______ a bright smile, saying, “Coming right up, sir.” Finally, he left an extra $10 tip!

Charlie was a lonely retired manager. He spent most of his time at home, with the _______ of his frequent restaurant visits. Kathy also often visited him. The two _______ each other like a family.

One day, he didn’t ________ up. Kathy anxiously went to his house, learning that he had passed away. At the ________ news, she couldn’t help crying. Charlie had no immediate families, so Kathy put herself ________ his funeral (葬礼).

Days later, Kathy received a letter from Charlie's lawyer. Enclosed was a ________for $10, 000 and a note reading, “Dear Kathy, here I have left something representative of my ________. I can never repay you for what you’ve given me, for a smile is ________ .” Kathy was moved into tears and later she donated the money to the old in need.

【推荐2】I have used this idea a few times. Sending someone flowers, without signing the card or_______ in any way who they are from, is interesting and amazing. The most _______ part of this act is that the receivers will think about all the people who care about them when they try to _______ who might send the flowers.

I _______ clearly the first time I did this. The _______ was just to make Roy smile, but I did not add my _______ on the blessing card. He had a warm heart though he was not good at talking. When I was new, he gave me lots of _______ about my work and did all that he can to help me through my _______ years.

I _______ to get his birthday from colleagues with some effort. I just wanted him to know he was thought about. The ________ of not signing the card was beyond expectation.

The whole office started to talk about Roy’s flowers as everyone tried to find out the ________. He himself also joined the ranks of the searching team. He ________ his shyness and made contacts he had been putting off for a long time to see if they had sent the flowers.

________, Roy found out it was me. The surprised smile on his face showed that he didn’t ________ I would send him flowers. But he still expressed his ________ for my flowers and card. And I said it’s I that should thank him for his help, which brought smiles to both of our faces.

【推荐3】I checked my equipment one final time. It was my first ________ to climb the highest volcano in the world, Ojos del Salado, in South America.

I’d ________ to climb with a local guide. I left camp just after midnight. “You go first and I’ll be behind you,” he said. As the hours passed and the terrain (地形) became more dangerous, I wondered if I’d made a huge ________. Looking into the ________ behind me, I listened out for the sound of my guide’s steps but I was all ________. Finding my way by ________, I knew the icy conditions were merciless. Breathing heavily, I realised I’d run out of ________ soon.

Back home, 11,000 km away in Melbourne, my dad was following my ________ with my GPS tracker. ________, now alone on the side of a volcano, all I could do was to ________ my energy as I climbed higher and higher.

Reaching the top was the ultimate goal, but really it was only half the ________. As my breathing became more laboured, ________ set in. Had I gone too far this time? I knew all too well how frightening it was to be ________, for I’d suffered from chronic asthma (慢性哮喘) as a child.

Pushing on, I ________ made it to the top, where I ________ the breathtaking views. But I only spent a few minutes taking photos before I went down the mountain. I was ________ to see my guide on the way down and it turned out that he had ________ a climber in danger and had to ________ our exploration to save him.

Through blood, ________ and frozen tears, the last 10 years had taken me all over the globe. And with every high and painful low, I learnt more about myself. I’d pushed my ________, both in body and mind.