【推荐1】Every year, many people worldwide capture and keep dolphins in small pools, providing them with fish to eat instead of having them to hunt for themselves. It affects their _________ greatly, and has proved to have terrible _________.

Thus comes the question: Should captive dolphins be _________?

Jeff Foster, a 55-year-old expert, decided to help two captive dolphins, Tom and Misha, to reach their top physical _________ . Every day, he used to train the two dolphins to _________ their wild homes again. Twenty months _________, Tome and Misha began to act like wild dolphins and they were released (放走) back into the sea.

Although Tom and Misha lived in captivity for four to five years, they were able to _________ the wild. It was _________ what Foster had hoped for. His dreams for the dolphins had finally come true and he knew that dolphins would _________ in the wild.

This program was a big __________, but there have been others that failed. For example, another dolphin, Keiko, was released into the ocean in 2002, but __________ a year later because of all the misery (不幸) he __________. The sudden environment change did not suit him well.

If people want to __________ these accidents, we must go to great lengths and put in the effort to __________ it doesn’t happen ever again. In fact, with the development of virtual reality technology, there can still be great ways to __________ kids with sea animals without having to capture them.

【推荐2】A humpback whale is struggling hard in the sea. The humpbacks can weigh 40 tons and stretch 50 feel from nose to tail. That’s the kind of ______ and size that easily overturn small boats. To jump onto the ______ of one of these giants is ______ to result in a disaster. But that’s just what Sam Synslelien did when he saw a humpback ______ caught in a rope that was ______ to a buoy (浮标) in Central Californians Morro Bay this week.

Sam, along with crewmate Nicholas Taron, had already tried ______ the unfortunate whale to the U.S. Coast Guard 一 but they were told it would be hours before ______ could be sent. ______, the commercial fishermen ______ this whale didn’t have. If the whale was to ______ they had to go get it. There was no other ______ for the whale. They decided to go for it, totally ______ the fear. Turon’s ______ in the rescue was mostly in the ______ cheering department. In the clip, you can hear him directing the operation from the side of the boat while filming the entire ______.

“Swim! Swim!” He yells, “Move! Just get it! Get it!”

The anxious whale was just swimming in counter-clockwise circles, ______ and being held to the bottom. It threw its heavy tail against the boat. But Sam ______ it and jumped onto the whale’s back to save its life. He managed to hang in there, ______ cutting through the rope that ______ the creature. And then with a whoosh (击水声), it dove deep down beneath the great ______. It wasn’t much of a thank you, but Synstelien and Taron were left with a whale of a tale.

【推荐3】I took a job as a receptionist for a pet doctor almost five decades ago. As an eager animal lover, I accepted the ________ on condition that I wouldn’t have to assist with any wounded animals. I couldn't bear to see any creature in ________.

At the end of my first week, we were closing the office for the day when a young man ran up to us holding a severely ________ Doberman pinscher puppy in his arras and ________ us to save his life. The four-month-old puppy had been hit by a car. The doctor and I ran back into the ________ room. The doctor worked ________ for what seemed like hours stitching (缝合) him back together again. That was the ________ part. The puppy had broken many bones, including his backbone. Even if he ________the next few days, we were quite sure he would never walk again.

That day forever ________ my life. The doctor guided me, and I became his ________ in all things medical. One of my first jobs was to give that Doberman puppy daily physical treatment. I remember moving his ________ legs to try to keep his muscles from weakening. Weeks went by until one day, I felt this little ________ push back ever so slightly. And he continued to push back till he could finally use his legs.

Fast-forward about a year, I walked into the clinic's crowded waiting room and called the name of the next client. ________, a huge Doberman standing quietly with his owner on the opposite side of the room broke loose and rushed toward me. I found myself ________ against the wall with this huge dog ________ on his back legs, his front paws on my shoulders, ________ my face with countless and ________ kisses!

I still tear up in ________ at the display of love and ________ the dog had for me that day all those years ago. I went on to be a pet doctor for 14 years until retirement. In all the time that has passed and all the experiences I have had, I've ________ met a dog who didn't know it had been rescued in one way or another.

【推荐1】Jacky Hunt-Broersma, a native of South Africa, set her goal in mid-January. And since then she has been running 26.2 miles every day, about the _______ of a marathon. On Saturday, she completed her 104th marathon — a(an) _______ she expects to be confirmed by Guinness World Records. If so, she would then _______ a world record for 104 back-to-back (持续的) marathon runs, two more than her previous _______.

Hunt-Broersma _______ half of her left leg to a rare form of cancer in 2001. “The biggest _______ was accepting that part of my body was gone,” she said. “Until five years ago, I was not very _______. But after _______ running, I decided to give it a try.” Currently, she keeps running on a false _______ made out of carbon fiber. The carbon fiber blade (刀锋) she uses, designed specifically for ________, costs about $10,000.

But Hunt-Broersma says her ________ has been well worthwhile. “Running really ________ my life,” she said. “It gave me a sense of freedom. I fell in love with the process of ________ my body further just to see what I could do.”

Hunt-Broersma is hoping to ________ a single thought in others — “You’re ________ than you think and you’re capable of so much more.”

【推荐2】There is something graceful about a well-made hurricane lamp, especially the antique ones. Mom had affection for them.

I can remember ______ through countless flea markets for hurricane lamps, which are _______to keep their light lit through the _______of moments. Mom tried hard to buy the lamps in ______, as her favorite of all the lamps had no mate.

The spring after Mom’s first ______ with cancer, we went to a local craft fair to pass the time, to keep ______. We were still waiting to hear from the doctors on the ______ of her follow-up tests.______ to search something for my mom, I bounded ahead of her and baby brother as they ______ along the tables. I didn’t ______ far before something caught my eye. Standing proud on the display table sat a lamp.

I was excited, as I _______back through the crowd to my mom. “Mom! You have to see something!” I shouted. “______. I think I’m going to get these lamps. What do you think?” She _______so I could see them but I didn’t even look at them. “You’ve got to see what I found first,” I ______her through the fair. When she saw the lamp, she picked up the lamp ______, running her fingers over the bowl, over the hurricane glass, and ______ it closely. “See this?” She pointed at a very small mark in the glass. “The one at home has the same mark.” She smiled. It was the first time I had seen her ______ smile since the doctors first found the cancer.

When the lamp ______ in our house, next to its mate, she cried. She went to light the lamps and sit on their glow until she could sleep. Years later, I understood her ______ for those lamps, through the darkest moments of her life. Mom was my hurricane lamp. She was inextinguishable (永不熄灭的)—through the darkest moments. She lit my way without ______. She still does.

【推荐3】My mother would send presents to others. The occasion never __ — Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries or no occasion at all.

She was always thinking about who might enjoy what. Creativity and __ went into the presents she gave, and she __ a thank you note. Once she sent out a note to her own children and grandchildren who had not acknowledged presents, __ that they were now on her "Fecal Roster （黑名单）"and would not be removed until she had received a proper thank you note.

Even if you didn't __ a thank you note, she'd give you another present the next __ she had. She thought bad manners were your problem, not hers.

Every time Mom and Dad __ to visit, all of us would gather in the driveway as they unloaded luggage. There was always something for the kids, often a couple of little toys or a big __ of homemade cookies. They weren't presents for particular occasion. They were __ "Isn't life great?" presents.

One spring when they came to visit, she handed me a __ bag. Inside was a painting that __."A special Daughter. You've brought laughter and joy to our lives and so much love to our hearts. The most precious things we can __ for you are the things you have given us __ and Love."

Mom was a __ present giver, but the best presents we will always remember her for were her love for __ and her love for us.

【推荐2】Life is full of surprises. Happily, this was the ________ for 18-year-olds Odin Frost and Jordan Granberry. The two boys from Texas were both given low chances of ________ at birth due to brain damage, but they went beyond doctors highest ________ to become high school graduates.

Their story was actually sweet, as their strong ________ came about after meeting at a school for children with ________ needs at age 3. Sitting together, the two boys became ________, even though they couldn’t speak, Odin’s dad Tim said.

Tim also shared that when Odin came out, he was ________ breathing. It was a really hard labor. The doctors gave their son a high chance of death. Jordan had a ________ story at birth: Unable to breathe due to lack of oxygen, he ________ brain damage. His mom Donna shared how doctors believed he’d not ________ it beyond his seventh birthday.

________, both boys went from strength to strength. At school, although both were non-verbal, music was a way for them to ________ with each other.

“When my son started walking and Jordan didn’t, they still had a connection. My son would try to ________ and push Jordan’s wheelchair.” Tim said.

________, after 15 years of fighting against the difficulties, the two best friends got to graduate and walked on the stage. ________ by his dad and wearing matching shirts, Odin went to have his hard work ________. Although he couldn’t express verbally how he was feeling, Tim said he could feel his ________ as he held his hand. Then Jordan also appeared on the stage. After the ________ , the boys sat together for a group photo.

Their ________ is a testimony to the encouragement and devotion of the boy’s families. It also ________ that where there’s life, there’s always hope.

【推荐3】McCoy was looking for a safe place to take drugs (吸毒). He had been there for just a minute or so when something clearly out of ______ caught his eye: an expensive brown leather handbag. When he picked it up, he found that it had been ______ of everything but an electric bill. Remembering how angry he’d been by his own ______, he determined to return it to its owner.

He decided to start with the ______ on the electric bill. It was on the other side of the city. On the way, a couple of people asked to buy the handbag, but he ______. After traveling much of the day and approaching the address, he luckily ______ the owner, Kaitlyn Smith, on the street.

McCoy wasn’t in good shape then, looking exhausted (疲惫的) and sick. At Smith’s ______, McCoy told her his story. He’d been in ______ of a landscaping business until 2018, when a car accident left him ______ to drugs. Smith, ______ at what this stranger had done, asked whether there was anything she could do to help. “I’m a drug addict,” McCoy ______ “I don’t want to disturb your life; I’m probably gonna let you down.” Smith gave him her phone number, ______.

Two days later, she got a call from McCoy. Realizing that McCoy was ______ about making a fresh start, she bought him a plane ticket to Florida. After 28 days in the rehab (戒毒) program, McCoy is drug-free. His life is back on ______ now, all because one victim (受害者) could feel ______ for another’s loss.