How is everything going? I think you're supposed to say ________ to helping take care of your aunt's cat, as long as you do the one thing that I didn't do when I helped out with my neighbor's ________ —Rascal. Here is what I meant. You don't need to ask your neighbor lots of ________ about that particular dog, but just be ________ to ask one very important question. Here is why. Mrs. Gonzales and her ________ dog Rascal live at the end of my street. My friend Ollie and I have played with Rascal since he was a little beast, so when Mrs. Gonzales asked if we'd like to take him to the park once in a while when she was away doing ________, we nodded anxiously.

Not long before we arrived at the ________, Rascal found a giant puddle(水坑) and jumped into it, rolling around until every inch of his furry body was ________ with mud. “Ugh! Silly puppy, you're the muddiest dog in the universe! ” I said. “I guess we should take him back home so he can get ________, ” said Ollie. ________, when we got to Mrs. Gonzales's house, she didn't answer the doorbell. Therefore, we put the ________ key Mrs. Gonzales left to us into the lock. The instant I opened the door, Rascal raced inside and started ________ all over the living room. “Stop! ” I commanded. But instead of stopping, he ________ on the couch. “No, Rascal! ” Ollie shouted. “________! ”But Rascal rolled all over the couch. Luckily for us, when Mrs. Gonzales came in with her groceries and saw her muddy puppy and muddy couch, she started to ________, explaining that he was named Rascal due to the fact that where there was ________, he was guaranteed to find it. We should have told Rascal to “stay” ________ we open the door. And instead of telling him to “sit” when he jumped on the ________, we should have said “off”.

So, dear Unsure, make sure to ask your aunt one important question to ensure you know as much as you can about that particular ________. When it comes to ________ animals, you need to be extra careful and safe.

Yours,

Arizona

【推荐3】Mac was cycling along a road in Canada's Yukon, halfway through a 2, 750-mile bike tour to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. He was carrying a 30-pound camping bag, _________ he wasn't moving very fast. Suddenly he heard loud breathing behind him. “Man, that’s a big dog!”he thought. He looked to the side, but to his great _________ , he saw that it wasn’t a dog, but a wolf, running hard to _________ him.

Mac’s heart jumped. He reached for the _________ from his bag. With one hand on the handlebar, he _________the spray (喷剂). A bright red cloud covered the wolf _________ and it fell back, shaking its head. But a minute later it was by his side again. He sprayed a second time, and the wolf fell back again, but only to quickly restart its _________.

The wolf was getting closer and closer, _________ a dozen meters away. Mac waved and yelled at passing motorists, but meanwhile (同时)__________ hard. He knew clearly that he must be careful not to slow down. Otherwise (否则), he would become a _________ of the wolf.

Paul and Becky were driving along the same road. From a distance, they found what they _________ was a dog running after a man on a bike. As they got _________ , they realized it was a wolf.

Mac heard a car coming up behind him, and he slowed down. The car turned around the _________ then suddenly stopped in front of him. Mac _________ off his bike and dashed for the back door of the car. It was locked. Paul quickly unlocked the door so as to let Mac in, and the _________ man dived in, shutting the door behind him.

It was quite a while before Mac became calm and cried out: “I thought I was going to die!” and Paul and Becky were glad that they had given a helping hand to people in need.

【推荐1】It’s a rare thing now to get into a new neighborhood and find yourself welcomed by the locals. Yet, Katie and Patrick Smith were accepted with truly________when they relocated to Newton. The residents came over with plates of cookies and dishes.

Katie got pregnant before the________a and within months of settling in, she gave birth to Rebecca.________, tests discovered Rebecca was born deaf. The Smiths knew________Rebecca was going to take some serious work and commitment.

The neighborhood was still________to welcome Rebecca with them, but they realized what a(n)________the situation was for her parents. They wanted to make things________for the family. Learning sign language to help Rebecca learn to________as she grew was a great idea. The neighborhood agreed to________the task of mastering an entirely second language for the________of their youngest member, although it was indeed________. When 3-month-old Rebecca learned at a center for the deaf, the 18 residents hired an instructor, who get all of them to be________in Rebecca’s growth. Neighbors kept things________for as long as possible to give the Smiths a surprise. They wanted desperately to interact with Rebecca. Finally, the time came to show the Smiths what they’d________. The family they found the welcoming________of their neighbors surrounded them.

Now at very turn. in the street or the grocery store. Rebeca feels included language — she’s part of this community.

【推荐2】You can tell a lot about a man by how he treats his dogs.

For many years, I _______ living with my dogs, Tilly and Chance. Their companionship was nearly enough to keep my _________ at bay. Nearly, last year, I started _________, but with reservations. When I first dated Steve, I learned he had a dog, Molly, and a cat, Flora. While I was thrilled that he was an animal _________, I worried that three dogs were perhaps too many, and my dogs might attack Flora, the cat.

The next week we walked our dogs together. It was a hot day. When we _________ to catch our breath, Steve got down on one knee. Was he proposing (求婚)? I liked him too, but so soon? He poured water from a bottle into his hand and _________ it to my dogs. In that moment, I began to _________ him.

We continued to date, though neither of us brought up the future. And then in late November, Tilly had an _________ on her leg. I _________ the dogs out four times a day, and I worried that Tilly constantly __________ the stairs could reopen the wound. Then Steve suggested his house. All __________ fine. The three dogs __________ a pack that, with coaching, respected Flora’s space; Steve and I formed a good __________ caring for Tilly. We made good housemates.

A year later, much to my delight, this man __________ a little box with a ring and proposed to me. He did not kneel (跪) down, nor did I need him to. That’s only for giving water to the dogs that __________ us together.

【推荐3】A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill. Usually she_______play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill._______she loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and_______all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.

At the age when she gained some_______skills and sensibility, she_______her mother for a bike ride outside the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go,_______her keeping close to the house and not riding too far. The day was beautiful. The little girl knew_______where she was heading. _______the hill and across the valley, she rode to the gate of the golden house.

_______she got off her bike and put it________the gate post, she focused on the path________to the house and then on the house itself. She was very disappointed when she found that all the windows were________and rather dirty.

So sad and heart-broken, she didn’t go any further. She________, and all of a sudden she saw an amazing________. There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home, she was________that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose.