【推荐1】Brownie and Spotty were neighbour dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you can find in any_________, these two dogs loved each other and played_________so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their own houses.

One evening, Brownie’s family_________that Brownie hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him with no_______. Brownie didn’t appear the next day, and, despite their_______ to find him, by the next week he was still missing.

Curiously, Spotty_________at Brownie’s house alone, barking. Busy with their own lives, they just ignored (to pay no attention to) the_________little neighbour dog. Finally, one morning Spotty_________to take “no” for an answer. Spotty followed Ted about, barking strongly, then running towards a nearby wood, as if to say, “_______ me! It’s urgent!”

Ted followed the anxious Spotty. The little dog led the man to a__________spot a half mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie________, one of his hind legs stuck in a steel trap. Horrified, Ted now wished he’d taken Spotty’s earlier requirement________. Then Ted noticed something quite remarkable.

Spotty had done more than simply__________Brownie’s owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the__________dog, Ted found some dog food---which was later__________as the remains of every meal Spotty had been fed that________!

Spotty had been visiting Brownie________, in the hope of keeping his friend alive by offering his own comfort. Spotty had obviously stayed with Brownie to protect him from being hurt, snuggling (依偎) with him at night to keep him__________and touching him gently with its nose to keep his spirits up.

Brownie’s__________was treated by a veterinarian and he recovered. For many years afterwards, the two families watched the faithful friends frolicking (嬉戏) ________ chasing each other down that well-worn path between their houses.

【推荐2】The garden that Sijo Zachariah and his father planted made sure their family had food to eat. But it also helped their _________ and was likely to change the _________ of his life.

With the pandemic (疫情) _________, food stores in the area were nearly _________. Places that sold plants for gardening were closed. People had no enough vegetables to eat. So Zachariah and his father _________ seeds from whatever fruits and vegetables they could find to plant on the _________ of the garden. They also watched YouTube videos to learn about _________ and remembered information that Zachariah’s grandfather had _________. Over time, the garden would help _________ 20 other families in their community.

Zachariah came to learn that farming should work with nature instead of trying to control the land. In the past, Zachariah worked in Wales in Britain as an teacher. He __________ why the food he ate in Wales was better than the food he ate at home. Zachariah realized that the food was __________. It came from local farms __________ and was not treated with chemicals.

Zachariah is now considering a(n) __________ profession: farming. “It will be my __________ in the future. I am quite __________ at helping others and being in nature now.” he said.

【推荐3】When I was 12, I went on a 720-mile cycling trip with my brother and father. Before the trip, we _______ for the journey by having smaller rides. We were all _______ cyclists. When setting out, I _______ for an adventure and wanted to see beautiful sights. But what I hadn’t expected was that trouble was around the _______.

One night, we were getting to a campsite and cycling down a large hill with _______ to take a rest from _______ up a mountain with aching legs. Suddenly, my brother’s front tyre slipped and he _______ into the middle of the road. My father and I stopped, asking if he was okay. Obviously, he was not hurt too much, but his leg was _______ the bike frame. From the top of the hill, we saw a light coming. Realizing a car was speeding, my father and I were in _______.

Instinctively (直觉地), I rushed out in front of my brother in the middle of the road, and ________ my hands wildly. The car rushed forward, but abruptly turned ________, by passing my brother and me. My brother was saved from being run over by the car.

My father said I was ________ brave then, but for some reason, I didn’t think I was ________ my life because it seemed like the only thing to do. And I believe that in times of danger we should do what we know is right rather than consider ________ carefully. If I had thought about what I was doing that night, my brother might have been ________ from this world.