【推荐1】Being orphaned (使成为孤儿) at birth isn’t an easy way to start life. Ben is a baby donkey who was born at a . donkey shelter in the UK. His mother was _________ the shelter and was already pregnant when she arrived. When Ben was born, _________ his mother refused him. This _________ he didn’t get to suckle (吸吮) milk from her or receive any type of _________ and comfort after he was born.

A video made by the shelter shows Ben _________ as a baby for his mother, lost and confused in this new world. But the story soon gets _________. The shelter had the foresight to _________ Ben up with a special mare (母驴) named Jingles. Jingles had already been a _________ in life and didn’t have a bonded friend at the time. She was the _________ one to help Ben out.

The shelter placed Ben and Jingles together on a farm in the hope that they would __________. At first, Ben was frightened of the big mare, and wouldn’t let her come near. After some hours, __________, Ben started to run around and Jingles got his attention. Her motherly nature __________ . Touching Ben gently, Jingles got Ben to settle and follow her __________, and thus officially became his __________ mother. The pairing has been so __________ that Ben’s keepers now say you would never know he was orphaned at birth.

【推荐3】The first time my mom came over to babysit Alice, our newborn daughter, for a couple of hours, all I wanted to do was take my elderly Brooklyn out for a walk.

Brooklyn was _________ my dog. Fourteen years ago, when I first saw her in the pet store, I knew it was a done deal: we were _________.I had never had a pet _________, but I welcomed everything about it. I _________ her whole life in photos. And during large _________ gatherings, seeing me with baby Brooklyn, my favourite aunt would tell me one day I would be a great _________.

Brooklyn was _________ getting old and grey when my daughter was born, but she _________ the new baby with gentleness. However, as my daughter _________ more and more space in my life, Brooklyn's place in it began to __________. And the less of a priority she became, the further I felt from my old self and the things that used to be __________ to me.

By the time she was nearly 17, she was in a(n)__________ condition. The day she died, she was in so much __________. I fought back my tears and buried my __________ in her fur as I carried her to the __________.When the pet doctor gave her two shots that would make her __________ forever, I watched her big brown eyes go __________.“Rest now, my baby." I __________ to her.

Four years later, I still __________ that dog every day, because she was the one who taught me the heart-breaking beauty of being __________ by another living being.

【推荐2】It's amazing how friendships can blossom in such a short time. I met Julia in December, but we have been _________ since. Being in lockdown is really _________ and I ever said to her that we should both go shopping in the same supermarket. That way we could see each other at a _________ of six feet away.

This morning when she _________ me, asking if I was going to the store, I told her I was feeling really low and just didn't have the _________ to even go to the store. Actually, the _________ of being inside has set in. It's been getting, _________ and today was one of those days. We have had pouring rain these days so even going for a walk hasn't been a(an) _________.

A short time later, she came to my _________ with a bag of shopping and from six feet away, she __________ a bag of stuff for dinner, my favorite chocolates, a face mask, and hair products! From six feet away, I felt like crying __________ tears. I was so moved, although not being able to __________ her.

That's what best friends are! They don't __________ how much money you make and what you do for a living. If you've hit rock bottom, they just __________ you back. And that's what she proved: __________ aren't necessarily about people who you've known the longest, but those who come into your life and say, "I'm here for you."

【推荐2】If you walk around the Rahway Trail in the South Mountain Reservation of Millburn, New Jersey, you might spot more than vegetation and creatures. Small fantastic _______ are hidden in the tree trunks and branches — an amazingly lovely sight in this _______ normal-looking forest nowadays. The idea to _______ small wooden houses to the landscape came from Therese Ojibway, who 10 years ago wanted her son, who has autism (自闭症), to have a safe space to _______ in the wilderness.

“So she found Rahway Trail and started constructing the houses and leaving _______ decorations here and there for her son,” said Julie Gould, one of the keepers of the trail.

The South Mountain Conservancy later noticed the sudden _______ of little houses around the forest. Learning Ojibway’s story, they _______ her to continue building her magical kingdom to what is now known as the Fairy Trail.

“She thought this was a(n) _______ way of getting little children like her son into nature, _______ them to use their imaginations and creativity,” said Beth Kelly, another trail keeper.

Ojibway and her son moved out of the area a few years ago, but the Fairy Trail ________. Gould and Kelly were ________ asked to become the “Makers and Keepers” of the trail. The women, along with ________, continue to help build little wooden homes for kids with special needs.

“To give these kids ________ houses to live in, most of the homes are made out of natural elements that can then ________ back into the forest. We get ________ when we see the children come here and the kingdom make their day.”

【推荐3】When I was twenty, I had a dog named Trixie. She loved me dearly but_________anyone else.

One afternoon, I was sitting on my porch (走廊) reading a book with Trixie by my side when my colleague Jason walked by. He stopped and asked, “May I come in.” I had no_________in him, and I wanted to finish my book, so l said, “So long as you can get past my dog.” I was quite _________ that this wasn’t going to happen, so I_________reading.

He opened the gate, walked in and closed it. Trixie remained strangely _________ . Jason walked confidently toward me. Trixie got up and_________Jason and licked his hand. It seemed as if they were friends for a long time. He asked, “May I sit down?” In shocked silence, I _________. He said, “This is a very nice dog,” looking at her_________. Trixie sat with us the entire time staring at him, tail wagging.

Two years later, Jason and I got married. He told me that our story_________ a dog and a cookie. Seeing the____________on my face, he told me this: He’d known from my brother that if he could make friends with my dog, then he might have a ____________to marry me. So, every day, without my____________, he’d walk by our fence. When Trixie barked to scare him away, he’d____________her a cookie. This lasted for about six months until the day he asked if he could come in and sit on the porch with me. Of course, she ____________him in because, although I was her first love,____________was her second!

We’ve been married for thirty-six years. Thank you, Trixie!