【推荐1】One morning in early fall, I found a pair of wild geese on our pond. The beautiful sight caught me by _______ because we’d never seen geese there before. I _______ they would soon be on their way, so I enjoyed the _______ to be close to them. I wondered where they came from and why they’d _______our pond.

The next morning, the geese were _______ our guests, so I watched them at a distance to show them I meant no _______. Still, I couldn’t_______ getting a closer look. I stopped by some trees near the water’s edge and quietly looked at them through the _______. I was surprised to see that they were _______ me.

As the days passed, I continued to see them every-day. They craned their necks and raised their heads________ but seemed to realize I was a friend. Later, my ________ about why they were staying at the pond so long changed to concern. It wouldn’t be long before the________ winter came and the pond froze over.

One day, as they were feeding in the grass, I discovered the reason for their ________——the male had a broken left __________. He was unable to fly, and his mate would not leave him behind. I asked a wildlife biologist friend what I should do. He explained that sometimes a broken wing will ________ by itself and suggested that I let nature take its course.

On the first day of November, I ________ sight of the geese running toward the pond, beating their wings with great effort. Both__________ climbed higher and flew over the pond. Then they turned back toward me, flying no more than 50 feet over my head as if to say goodbye. Then they were________.

The season’s first snow fell the every next day. The birds must have________ that winter was coming and that it was time to go. I miss them very much now and I’ll never forget their________ to each other. We can all learn a lesson or two from this pair.

【推荐2】I enjoy feeding a colorful group of birds in my garden. On the ground, I put out black-oiled sunflower seeds, broken peanuts, and _______ grapes and apples. Some birds respond for their daily _______ when I call out the names I've given them.

About three years ago, I noticed a newcomer to this festive _______ . It was a baby chipmunk (金花鼠)，apparently on its own. Over that summer, I watched it _______ . The next summer, the chipmunk was _______ , and I wondered whether it would_______ me to feed it by hand. I named it Chip.

I decided to employ the _______ I use to persuade wild cats to come close for food： patience, a soft voice, slow _______ and repetition.

Before Chip would _______, I'd put down its favorite ________, sunflower seeds, bend down and keep very ________. I'd leave my ________ hand in place, unmoving, so the animal would know I wouldn't ________ it. I continued doing this for a few weeks.

Finally, late in that second summer, Chip did ________ more trust. One day as I ________ a seed in my palm, it approached and carefully took the seed into its mouth.

After about two months of this ________, I went further. With my finger, I touched its back________ once. Chip stayed out, eating seeds, before rushing into the bushes. Today, the chipmunk comes out of ________ when I call its name, and lets me pet its soft, silky body.

I’ve developed a greater respect for nature and its ________ and the opportunity to ________, protect and save wildlife.

【推荐3】The American elm tree, with its soaring height and gracefully arching branches, was once a common sight throughout the eastern half of the United States. Yet by 1969, ninety percent of the American elms were______or dying.

How did this happen? By the early 1900s, the European______of the American elm had caught a fungal disease. The fungus that causes the disease was first identified in the Netherlands, which is why the disease is referred to as Dutch elm disease even though it is believed to have originated______. The fungus is spread by the elm bark beetle. Some elm logs,______to the United States from France in 1932, were _____both the deadly fungus and the beetles. Within a short time, the beetles had______the fungus to American elm trees.

To fight this disease, scientists crossbred American elms with European and Asiatic elms to create a disease-resistant hybrid. But these hybrids lack the characteristic______and beauty of the American elm. Another disease-resistant elm-the Liberty elm-was______by genetic breeding. However, the cell structure of the Liberty elm is different from that of the American elm. Tree growers were still not______.

In the late 1970s, scientists tried another plan. Here and there around the countryside a few American elm trees had______the disease. Scientists reasoned that these trees must have a(n)______resistance to the Dutch elm disease. They grew cuttings from these trees and______them to the fungus. Some of the trees developed the disease, but two varieties-the Valley Forge elm and the New Harmony elm -developed no symptoms. Although neither variety is______resistant to the disease, both show a high level of______to the fungus. After more than twenty years of research, scientists are confident that they have found a solution, if not a______, for the problem. The Valley Forge elm and the New Harmony elm will soon replace the lost icons of the American landscape.

【推荐2】“Once an Arab was traveling in the desert. When the sun went down in the west, he stopped and _________ his tent then, made a fire and have a_________ meal. When night fell, he _________down to sleep.

He had _________fallen asleep when he felt a soft _________on his elbow(手肘). He woke up to find that his camel had put his head inside the tent. The camel said: “Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm? It is so cold outside. I will not take up too much _________.”

The Arab was a _________man, “All right, do as you _________.” he said. Then he turned on his _________and went back to sleep.

It wasn’t long ____________he felt a push on his shoulder. It was the camel again. “Dear master,” the camel said, “my head is quite warm now, but my neck is still cold. Do you mind ____________I keep it inside the tent, too?”

“____________.” the man said. But this time he felt a bit ____________, as camel had such a long neck.

No sooner had he shut his eyes ____________he got a harder push in his side. This time the camel said, “will you please allow me to bring my front legs inside and warm then a little?”

The Arab ____________over to one side of the tent. He made ____________as small as he could. It was not ____________comfortable, and sleep was now   ____________.Soon after ，that the camel gave him a rough push and said, “The tent is too small for the two of us. ____________, my two hind legs are still left in the cold. It is only ____________that you should leave the tent wholly to me.” And with that, the camel kicked the poor man out.

【推荐1】Hundreds of people got stuck in snow on U. S. Interstate 95 due to the arrival of a sudden storm. But a _________ day took a turn for the better through a positive sort of highway robbery.

With some cars _________ babies, pets, and elderly people, a lack of opportunities to _________ provided as much discomfort as the bitter _________ to hundreds of motorists on I-95 who got stranded (滞留的) when a winter storm dropped around a foot of _________ in Virginia.

A Maryland couple, Casey and her husband John, hadn’t eaten for 37 hours while _________ for the snow to clear when they _________ a Schmidt Baking Company truck.

Not thinking it would work, the _________ couple called the company’s customer service line asking if they could have some of the _________.

“We didn’t think it would actually work, but __________ less than 20 minutes later we got an incredible __________,” wrote Casey in a Facebook post. “We __________ a personal call from the owner of the company, Chuck, who contacted the __________.”

“It was not a(n) __________ decision,” Chuck Paterakis, the CEO of H&S Baking, who owns Schmidt, told the Washington Post. His words to the driver were “__________ all the bread”.

The driver Ron Hill __________ the back of the truck, and with Casey and John’s help __________ 300 packages of bread and rolls to more than 100 stranded motorists.

“We just kept giving it out __________ we couldn’t walk anymore although it was so __________,” Holihan told NBC. “It felt incredible just hearing people __________ say thank you.”