【推荐1】What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the word “culture”？ Do you think of different groups of people across the world with various ____and clothing? What about animals?

Sam Williams,executive director of the Macaw(金刚鹦鹉）Recovery Network in Costa Rica, helps to ___the impact of the decline of macaw populations by taking birds that were born____and releasing them into the wild. But this process is very___

＂In a cage,you can't____them to know where,when and how to find that food, or about trees with good nest sites," Williams told ecologist and writer Carl Safina for the Guardian. In the wild, the parents would be the ones to teach them this important __

This type of knowledge is known as cultural knowledge. Cultural knowledge can be___ from the older generation to the newer one. For many species,cultural knowledge is necessary for ___

Culture helps animals to____different habitats.For example,some crows(乌鸦）have learned to put nuts in the middle of the road for cars to drive over. And in other areas, they have learned to do this at intersections so they can____get the food when the cars stop at red lights.

Other important parts of cultural knowledge include things like group identity, using different tools,taking different____routes and using different socializing methods.

These traditions can especially be seen in chimpanzee communities. Cat Hobaiter,who studies chimpanzees in Uganda,said:"It's not just the____of populations of chimps that worries me.I find____the possibility of losing each population's unique culture. That's permanent.”

Culture isn't just for____.Culture is also an important part of life in the wild from using tools to____.

【推荐3】When her pet rabbit was dying, the seven-year-old learned about the Rainbow Bridge. Recently, Izzie had ________eating. The doctor told me the rabbit would most________ pass away by the end of the day. Carolyn ________ me, teary-eyed. Carolyn’s voice was no more than a murmur. “I don’t want Izzie to________ . Where will she g?” “She’ll go to the Rainbow Bridge,” I said, gently feeling Izzie’s soft coat. Confusion ________ my granddaughter’s face. “What’s the Rainbow Bridge?” “It’s where ________ go when they die. There they have all the best ________ and clean water they want,” I said.

Carolyn still looked________. Izzie buried herself deeper into Carolyn’s arms, taking short labored________ , her eyes closed. I said, “There is a boy ________a golden horn who stands at the ________to help the pets find their way.” A ________ smile crossed Carolyn’s face. Something during the night Izzie ________ this world.

The next morning, Carolyn ________ Izzie in her blanket and wrapped. With her help, I built a small ________ box with an axe for Izzie to rest in. As I________away some soil, she ________ out, “Papaw, stop! There’s something in there! I found it — a small ceramic________ of a boy. “Look, Papaw! The little boy is holding a gold horn! Izzie found the bridge,” she said. She keeps the little sculpture on her nightstand, a ________ that she will see her ________ rabbit again one day, at the end of the Rainbow Bridge.

【推荐1】Heimaey is a small island off the southern coast of Iceland of just 4,200 people. But with its neighboring islands, there ________ the world’s largest puffin colony (海鹦群). Each spring, puffins go to the islands to breed. Around August, baby puffins ________ their way to the ocean. That’s when the ________ begins.

Baby puffins leave at night by instinct (本能) and follow the light of the ________ to the sea. But they are ________ by bright lights. Every year, a large number ________ lost. Worse still, the lost birds are ________ hit by cars or eaten by cats.

Each breeding season, the ________ of Heimaey start their own midnight ________, which is called the Puffling Patrol. They ________ to form search parties. “When you see a bird, you try to ________ it and guide it into the box,” Eldur Hansen, a 14-year-old boy said.

The next morning, they take the birds to the beach for ________. Over the years, kids have even developed a ________ method. “You do not throw them like a baseball,” Eldur says. “You hold them in both hands. Then ________ your arms out in front of you and let go.” Before being set ________, the birds are ________ and tagged(附上标签) for tracking purposes.

“Thanks to kids’ help, we scientists have learned that baby puffins now weigh less. That means they have a ________ chance of survival,” says Erpur Hansen, Eldur’s dad, a researcher in the Southeast Iceland Nature Research Center.

Scientists worry puffins will ________ completely. But the kids give ________ to Erpur Hansen. “The ________ is that people can make a difference,” he says. “Each time these kids help a bird get back to the ocean, they show us that.”

【推荐2】UPS deliveryman Ryan Arens was driving near a pond in Bozeman, Montana, when he heard a strange sound. “Like a cry for help,” he told thedodo.com, a website for animal lovers.

It was December 2018, and about 15 feet from the frozen banks was the _________of that cry——a brown-and-white wirehaired hound (猎犬), _________in water and struggling to climb to a thin _________of ice. How she got there no one knows, but an elderly man was already on the scene, determined to save her. He’d _________the pond in a rowboat and was hacking the ice with a rock to create a path to the dog. It was slow going, and Arens, 44, saw this scene and thought he had a _________chance. “I can’t _________animals suffering ,” he told the Great Falls Tribune, explaining why he _________his boxers and socks, _________the temperature was in the -30°C, and commandeered (征用) the rowboat. His heart _________, Arens slid closer to the dog and used another rock to smash the ice. Then he __________off the boat, crashing into the freezing water. He resurfaced in time to see the dog going under. He swam toward her immediately, __________her collar, and pulled her to the ice. He then put the dog into the boat and slid it back to the shore, where __________bystanders carried the dog to a nearby house.

The next day, the dog’s owner __________over to thank Arens for saving the dog, Sadie. “Would you like to meet her?” he asked and then opened the door of his car. Like a flash, Sadie rushed out, ran towards Arens’s hug, and kissed him __________the cheek. “That special __________”, says Arens, “was the highlight of my career.”

【推荐3】My wife and I just moved into a new home. One day I found a heartwarming _________ on the glass window of my car from my neighbour Amy Jackson. The note _________ that there was a homeless cat in the neighbourhood that they have been _________ for many years. And they expressed the _________ that we wouldn’t call animal control.

Amy wrote, “You might be new _________ from your neighbour across the street. You have probably _________ the 3 bowls and an orange, white cat in the back yard. His name is ‘Cujo’ and we have permission (准许) from the earlier owner to feed him there.”

The next day Amy _________ me the whole story. Her parents lived on 42nd street for many years and began _________ him nearly 16 years ago when he showed up as a _________ kitten. Cujo used to spend most of his time in their bushes. ____________, Amy’s parents moved to 55th street three years ago. They tried to catch him, but he was far too ____________ for their tricks (把戏). Anyway, the gentleman who owns the house behind ours, kindly offered to let Amy feed him in his yard. Cujo has weak teeth and can no longer kill wild animals for food, so he can only eat the daily canned food she ____________.

I promised I wouldn’t call animal control because he should ____________ his last days in a familiar environment. Amy said he was rather sensitive (敏感的) actually, so I had better just clap (拍手) my hands at him and he should ____________.

What an amazing person. Such a selfless ____________ to care for a homeless cat in his final years.

【推荐1】One rainy afternoon I was sitting at home feeling so bored. _________feeling sorry for myself, I wanted to meet people and have new _________. So I decided to start volunteering. I found a website where I could volunteer on a farm in France.

Volunteering offers so many opportunities to have fun and share _______ stories. It was the first time for me to work on a farm. It was almost a free holiday as food and accommodation were provided. It was not one _______holiday, however, as I had to _______fifteen horses and sheep! I soon discovered that I was a(n) _______   farmer but it did not matter because I made some great friends and also improved my French.

However, you do not _______ go abroad to volunteer. I have had plenty of adventures at home as volunteering can become a _______. For example, I love singing so I had a good laugh waving my arms in order to _______ my local choir (合唱团). At university, I organized a concert for charity with my friends. It was really ________ to find bands and raise money for a cause.

It is true that you feel good volunteering but there are also other________. I once volunteered as a steward (干事) at a charity sports event where the organizers generously gave me cupcakes from an expensive London bakery to thank me for my ________. I also volunteered in a charity shop so I found loads of nice cheap clothes to ________my wardrobe (衣柜).

While this is all fun, my favorite aspect of volunteering is ________and sharing stories. My terrible ________at farming has given me funny stories to tell!

【推荐2】How do you pass the time during your subway commute(通勤)? Scrolling on your phone? Listening to music? Or just staring at the _______ ? Sabrina Bahsoon, a 22-year-old girl who now lives in London for her college education, turns the subway into her _______ .

Her self-shot videos of energetic dance routines _______ on London’s subways have quickly _______ TikTok, making her an overnight sensation(轰动). Her _______ has sparked a trend, inspiring others to be confident and do what they want regardless of what other people think of them.

_______ in Malaysia, Bahsoon developed a confident character. While listening to some music, she felt like making a short TikTok video on the subway on one typical commuting night. But with no _______ willing to help her, she finished the short film dancing to a joyful song, alone and _______ .

Inspired by Bahsoon, many viewers soon left friendly _______ to praise her bravery and confidence. Some also shared their own “Tube Girl” ________ on social media. This concept has gradually become a(an) “________” about embracing self-confidence.

However, some described her behavior as “________”. But these “haters” do not ________ Bahsoon at all. ________ , she thinks it is quite normal for girls to enjoy and ________ themselves on their values. “Just be yourself, ” Bahsoon told BBC News.

【推荐3】Jennifer’s mother, a librarian, read to her three children every day. She got them ________ to books. When Jennifer had the ________ to be an elementary school teacher in Danville, Virginia, she had the ________ that her students loved reading just as she had. But early on, she realized that some kids were left with limited ________ to books.

“It’s ________ to teachers of young children at the end of the first day of school which kids are ________ to or are not,” she said. To Jennifer, the ________ was simple: give kids books. In 2017, as part of an event called Engage Danville she ________ 900 used children’s books over three days. Most people would be ________ with that.

“Anybody could do that,” she said. “I wanted to do something to ________ my faith.” So she raised the goal ________ by setting a new goal for herself: give away one million books. It sounds like a number beyond her ________ but she got to work, first by ________ friends to donate books or money to buy books. Before long, as news of Jennifer’s project ________ strangers started leaving books by her front door. As the books come in, Jennifer gives them to local schools free of charge, and also ________ books to little free libraries around the city of 41, 000. She also ________a book club in the local prison.

In the four years she’s been doing all this. The Book Lady, as Jennifer has come to be ________ has given away more than 78, 000 books! And she has no ________ to slow down. It’s too important for kids with few ________

“Reading can take you ________” she said. “If you can read, you can learn almost anything.”