【推荐1】Having recently changed my job, I moved from a house with a yard full of trees to a small apartment two miles away. I __ two loving cats. I brought them with me.

My cats were___ going outside to exercise,but in my new apartment, they were not afforded that___. For safety reasons, I decided to keep them___. Alley Cat was satisfied with just looking out the window. Stripes, on the other hand, didn’t___ being cooped up(关起来) and cried continuously at the door. It was___ for him to go outside because I had to walk down the stairs to let him out. After two days, I___ and opened the door. He walked around the tiny yard for a while and then came back.

The next time Stripes went out, he was___ for three days. I __ the neighborhood, calling out, “Stripes, come home.”

On the third day, I got a___. It was from the lady who had___ my house. She told me that Stripes was in her yard crying, probably___ me.

I jumped in the car and headed for my old house. Stripes was as___ to see me as I was to see him. He started rubbing ( 蹭) his head against my legs. The next day, the____thing happened again and again, Stripes made it clear that he___ to stay in my new apartment.

The new owners became____Stripes and even began feeding him. They offered to make Stripes a member of their family after I had tried many times to keep my cat and___. It was the perfect___, I' ve heard the expression," If you____something, let it go. “ Unwillingly, I did. __ I had visitation rights.

【推荐2】A family had had a cat for years. Then one day, the children finally _______ to persuade their parents to get them a dog as well. So a little Labrador (拉布拉多犬) _______.

The dog was so _______ that everyone wanted to hold him and he charmed everyone by just loving them. The cat made it very clear that she did not welcome another _______ in the house, but the little dog _______ her everywhere, trying to make friends with the angry cat.

So the family thought the cat would _______ like the dog.

Then one day the family heard horrible _______ from their backyard. They ran to the _______ to see what was happening. They lived in the suburbs and so they saw a real lynx (猞猁) was just planning to _______ their cat for lunch. The poor cat had nowhere to run or hide. It would only be a matter of seconds and their cat would be ________.

And then suddenly a black lightning ran to the cat. The little dog ________ the big lynx with all its strength. He was not frightened, nor did he stop to think. He saw his ________ in trouble and did what to be done. The family opened the window and started yelling and the father ran to the yard. The lynx soon disappeared into the ________.

And ever since that day the cat’s behaviour towards the dog ________ totally. Now it was the cat that followed the hero dog everywhere.

So we can draw a conclusion: if ever anyone is ________ towards you, don’t turn your back on them. They may not rescue your life—but their kindness can certainly rescue your day!

【推荐3】When Ariel Rojas rode her bike to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York, last November, she planned to go hiking and bird — watching. Bingo! A mile into her walk, she ________ a gorgeous female mute swan near the water’s edge. Rojas, 30, who had worked at the Wild Bird Rescue Center in Manhattan, knew that mute swans can be _________. But as she approached this one, it didn’t move. She was certain that the bird needed ________ attention. Rojas covered her jacket over the bird’s head to keep it calm, ________ picked it up, and cradled it in her arms. And then a thought ________ her: What do I do now?

Her best ________ was the rescue center, but that was across the East River and clear on the other side of town. How was she going to ________ a 17 — pound swan on her bike all that way? ________, some confused strangers driving by ________ her, her bike, and the swan a lift to a nearby subway station.

On the subway, no one seemed particularly ________ by the feathered passenger. Rojas called the rescue center en route, and Tristan, an animal — care manager, ________ her up at the subway station and drove bird, bike, and rescuer to the facility. There, staff members ________ that the swan might have lead poisoning, caused by ________ weights used on fishing lines.

The staff got the swan back up on her ________. She even made a ________ at the center—another injured swan. Sadly, even with all that TLC (tender loving care), the swan got ________ with bacteria. Two months after Rojas came to her rescue, she ________.

It’s a(n) ________ ending, but the real story is just how far some people are willing to go to ________ a swan in the big city — literally. In all, Rojas ________ two hours by foot, car, and subway. Says Tristan, “That’s the perfect summary of who she is.”

【推荐1】One day at a Monterey, California, restaurant on Aug. 31, Ella Scott noticed a homeless man looking hungry and helpless. She determined to take_______.

Standing up from her table, the_______8-year-old girl brought her plate of steak and potatoes outside to the man, who was later_______as David Salkowski. “Ella has always had a big_______,” Eddie Scott, Ella’s father, said. “Whenever we pass _______people on the street, she always asks me for _________to give to them.”

Scott, 38, recorded the whole_______on video and later uploaded it to Facebook, where it’s been viewed almost 44 million times, and even_______ reaching the man’s sister, Roseanne Salkowski.

A Salkowski_______Scott on Sunday. The________lady explained that she hadn’t seen her 62-year-old brother, an old soldier who has stress disorder, since he________ from Philadelphia six months ago. She________for the entire half hour on the phone, but was________to find out that he’s OK.

The father and the daughter are now in an effort to________ the siblings. “Ella learned a very________lesson helping David. If anyone________ David, please message me to reconnect brother and sister,” Scott wrote on Facebook. They uploaded another video where Salkowski, with his top teeth________, took his time to cut up his food into small pieces, and started to eat very ________.

“It’s unbelievable that what Ella did has________so many people and will also ________connect the brother and sister.” Scott said.

【推荐2】I was so blessed for all the special moments I had with my old mother. Old as she was,she always thought she was ________ me when I took her to the doctor visits, but it was a( n) ________ for me to spend quality time with her.

One day, on the way to a doctor visit, I ________ to a restaurant with a large arcade (游乐场)sign. I ________ some dishes, and it came with fifty tokens (代币)for the arcade games. It was 2：00 p.m. There was almost no ________ for us to choose so the employees made a fresh pizza for us instead.

There was loud music playing and someone ________ like a mouse encouraging the little children to dance. My mother was ________ by the dancing mouse and cheerful music. We ________ as the kids tried to follow the mouse's ________.

After we ate ,it was time to ________ those golden tokens. Mom loved playing Skee-Ball and collecting ________.She moved from game to game like a( n) ________.She had fun watching as one machine spat ________ seven tickets again and again! She ________ about the long strand (串)of tickets and placed them around her neck like a( n) ________.We waited for a long while________ my mother tried to decide what to get with her tickets. Finally, she ________ a toy whistle. The man gave her an ________ one for me, so we had fun blowing them together.

I keep that whistle on my desk, a( n ) ________ of a wonderful experience with my mom as we embraced her ________ to make the most of every day.

【推荐3】When Blake guided his dogsled past me towards the starting slide, Thor, his black lead dog roared at Kenai fiercely. I _______ to pat Kenai. We’d trained two years for this moment. “I know, boy. You’re _______, aren’t you?”

It was our _______ next. My dogs howled and jumped, _______ to begin. My heart beat so _______ that I almost didn’t hear the beginning of countdown (倒计时). Before I could yell “Hike!”

Kenai leaped forward and the rest of the dogs _______ after. As soon as Kenai caught the scent of another team, he raced to close the gap with his tail up. He _______ seemed to grin (咧嘴笑) each time we passed the sled.

We flew down the hill. Then we _______ a corner. I leaned to keep the sled steady. My smart dog saw Blake’s team _______ I did. His tail flew up. We inched closer. On the next hill, Kenai drew even with Blake’s sled. Blake glanced ________ his shoulder, and then shouted to his team. I jumped off and raced alongside the sled, still holding on. “See you at the finish.” I yelled to Blake.

But suddenly our sled hit a branch. The runners caught and fell ________ the trail and down a steep bank. I lost my ________, with the whole mess sliding. After a sudden cry, the dogs and sled finally came to ________. I struggled through the deep snow to Kenai. I reached him and pulled him up the hill. Then I ________. The snow under him was bright red. He was hurt! “Kenai! No!” My voice came out a howl. Kenai struggled to stand. He looked at me, his blue eyes ________ to keep on. He would do it too. He would run us all the way to the finish, no matter ________ it took. For one frozen moment I saw myself on the winner’s stand. I saw the miles of trail we’d run. I saw the ________ I’d made on my shelf for the medal. But then I saw Kenai, my devoted friend. No, there was something I wanted ________ winning. I gently ________ Kenai in a blanket and backed onto the trail.

Of course, Blake won, but I didn’t feel sorry for myself for I had the prize that really ________.

I smiled as I felt a warm tongue on my cheek.

【推荐1】A little girl created the perfect Mother’s Day gift. It was a drawing of a _______ on white paper with the words “For mom: love, love, love” decorated in hearts. She folded (折叠) her letter, _______ then she lost it.

For most people, that would be the _______ of this story, but this story has a different result: James Carrell _______ the letter. He had just _______ his mother, wishing her a happy Mother’s Day. After he got off the phone, Carrell saw the _______ on the ground outside of a hardware (五金器具) store in Manvel in Texas, United States. “I _______ it was a note,” said Carrell. “I _______ it up and saw the flower and hearts. It _______ moved me.” Carrell thought the letter would ________ someone’s day and maybe he could find the ________, so he posted it in the Talk of Alvin Facebook group. The message ________ a lot of people, especially one man.

“I was sitting at my friend’s house and saw a man ________,” said Carrell.

His Facebook comments (评论) included a message from Roberto Alvarado. He wrote, “I can’t ________ you found my baby’s letter.” Carrell reached out to Alvarado to ________ the letter. It took a few days, but the men finally ________ on Thursday night, one day after Alvarado’s daughter Natalie celebrated her seventh birthday.

“________ the letter made it home,” said Alvarado. “We are ________ for what James Carrell did.”

We often forget the power of ________ things, but for this family from Alvin, Carrell’s small act left a(n) ________ impression (影响).

【推荐2】One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods ____she realized that she was lost.

Sitting on a rock and ______ what to do, she began crying. After a while, She ______ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. ______ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and cautiously______ .Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out of the door and back to the ______ .Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a ______ .

The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy ______ that his mistress was in danger. He jumped ______ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a ______scent as he lowered his head. He ______ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking (吠) ______ into the air, the dog ______ through the woods until he found the ______ .But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his ______ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He ______ over some bushes and saw the little stream (小溪), where the girl was ______ .

When she opened her eyes and ______ her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you _______me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into ______ of relief. That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of steak.