【推荐1】Keith Walker has been homeless since he was 13 years old. His dog, Bravo is the one constant in this 53-year-old life these days. Never certain of his own _________, Walker arranged with Gracie Hamlin, founder of W-Underdogs, to let Bravo spend his nights at the _________ .

On December 18, as Walker arrived to take Bravo for a walk, he found the shelter in flames. He was really _________ to go in there with all that smoke. But Bravo was just in there and he wouldn’t have been here _________ him, so he knew he had to save all those other animals.

The firefighters at the scene had called Animal Control to _________ rescuing the home’s animal residents, but with the fire raging (迅速蔓延), Walker refused to wait. He pulled every one of the animals — six dogs and 10 cats - to _________ .

The fire ultimately caused the shelter to be uninhabitable. _________ , the animals were already _________ to be moved into W-Underdogs’ new Atlanta-based shelter in a week’s time.

As word of Walker’s bravery spread, a GoFundMe campaign was _________ to make life a little more certain for the “Atlanta Animal Shelter Hero” and his __________, Bravo. “Mr. Walker, you’re an extraordinary gentleman, __________ your life to save all the animals in the shelter, which would have been far more __________ ,” commented a donor who made a $50 contribution. “I can’t wait to see you on the news in a fresh apartment with a new start. You’ve __________ it.” That comment was applauded by __________ . So far, more than $37,000 has been raised.

The campaign’s founder has promised that all money __________ will be used for making a better future for the man who risked his own life to save the lives of helpless animals.

【推荐2】Chancing upon a homeless animal or two can fill one’s soul with heartbreak. That’s if you________about the well-being of our furry friends, anyway. After all, they’re________to live life out on the tough streets as________members of society. Unlike humans, animals can’t ask for help as________. And chances are, even if they do get some attention, it’s not________.

The________started on February 6, 2018—Syamala’s 31st birthday. Instead of the________birthday celebration one would expect, she decided to spend the day________all the homeless dogs she, together with her husband, could________on the streets.

Since then, the caring couple has________devoted their time to preparing________for homeless dogs through the Wagging Souls initiative, which encourages people to join them in________more street dogs can be rescued.

In the beginning, it was________to get help but they didn’t give up. Then, a few people decided to________them, and this really helped them out a lot. Now, the couple get out of bed as early as 5:30 in the morning to________the rice, after which they will________the food and distribute it to the dogs. The initiative has been________450 dogs’ food needs around Seremban on a________basis.

Actually, these dogs deserve to live on this________, too. Earth was not made for just humans. We need to________that animals are living creatures just like us humans. We need to take care of them because they can’t voice their own needs.

【推荐3】One day last summer, my 9-year-old son Ben and I were riding the waves at a popular ocean beach on outer Cape Cod. As we were playing happily with our surfboard, I suddenly noticed an astonishing _________—some whales were spouting (喷水) well within view of where we _________.

We stared and pointed in _________. “Ben, can you believe it?” I cried. “We’re swimming with the whales!” “Mom,” Ben said in reply, “we’re _________ swimming with the whales. This is their habitat, not ours!”

Ben’s words took my breath away, more than the dramatic waves and the amazing sight of the _________.

He was absolutely _________, of course. These whales live in the waters off Cape Cod. This is their _________—one that we visit, love and protect. So when we set foot into a _________ space, it’s meaningful and important to _________ that we are visiting something that is beautiful and enjoyable to us, but is not __________ for us.

We each have a part to play in __________ space. When we acknowledge our coexistence, as Ben __________, we set ourselves up for success in how we interact with each other. This is as __________ in the vastness of the ocean as it is in our __________ where we live, work, play and serve.

How we __________ and support each other in this vast ocean of life—that’s up to us.

【推荐3】I was backpacking in Panama and planned to climb Volcán Barú. I’ve always felt safe travelling as a solo (单独的) woman. I love the_________. The first part of the climb was_________so I stopped to take a photograph. Suddenly I heard fierce barking behind me.

I turned and saw two dogs running_________towards me. I tried to keep calm, but my heart was_________. They stopped a dozen feet from where I stood and kept barking. I knew they could move fast, so I didn’t want to try to_________them.

Then one_________and sunk his teeth into my leg below the knee. The pain took my breath away. I considered_________down to get a stone to fight him off, but was nervous in case he went for my neck. I was thinking I might not get out of this_________.

I tried to keep walking, and he finally let go. I kept going until after about 15 minutes I was out of their_________When I thought it was__________, I stopped. I rolled up my trousers and saw blood. The leggings (绑腿) had__________as a bit of protection but there were marks on the left side. I managed to stop the__________with tissues from my bag.

I couldn’t walk up the volcano. I imagined being__________ there by myself all night. Just then, I heard rustling (瑟瑟声) and__________. The noise got louder until a pickup truck appeared, driven by an old farmer. He told me to get in. The__________ was unbelievable.

【推荐2】Alwan, owner of a Bronx corner store named Lucky Candy, aims to help kids in the neighborhood from needy families—and keep their math skills sharp too. The ________ is simple; answer a math question-say, what’s 8 x 8 + 50?——and get five seconds to ________ as much as you can from the shelves of Lucky Candy, all ________ . Lucky Candy is located on a.busy street in the Bronx, which is what’s known as a food ________ ,where affordable,healthy food is often in short supply.

For Alwan, ________ is as essential as breakfast. So he thought up this clever way to brighten his young neighbors’ days.

“I think about questions I used to get ________ at school when I was in elementary school,” Alwan says of how he ________ questions for the kids.

When a young math genius gets an answer ________ , one of two things usually happens. Some kids rush for the candies, and who could ________ them? Others grab things like rice and   ________,clearly thinking of family at home.

Alwan ________ the sprees(玩乐)with his paycheck. But his boss， also his father，Aobad, doesn’t mind ________ too. A Yemeni immigrant, Aobad knows that in one of the ________ , most competitive places in the U. S., a bit of help goes a long way.

At present, Alwan’s story is ________ quickly on social media not only because of the emotional reactions of the participants but also Alwan’s connection to his ________.

【推荐3】2005 was a big year for me. After my family moved to New Orleans in June, Hurricane Katrin a hit the _____ in August. I sat in my family’s car on a highway full of other confused children as we all _____ the city before the storm. A few months later, we returned to New Orleans. But the city was still ____. There were still thousands of people left homeless because of the ____.

Then some ____ people like the coach of New Orleans Saints were taking action. He gave money to schools and charities, helping _____ the city and feeding those who had ____ everything. He helped bring back the ____ that New Orleans once had. The people made it ____ and came back to the stadium to watch the game.

I remember when Louisiana Superdome reopened, the energy of the city ____. I remember when the coach ____ the field, there were loud cheers.   I remember how ____ I was when the Saints appeared.

I was too young to understand what the _____ had brought to New Orleans. _____, I’m old enough now to understand that the coach did so much for New Orleans. I’ll always be ____ for that. Even though he had retired, he would always be my idol.