My father would take me to the Queens County Farm Museum to see the sheep, lambs, horses, cows and chickens. I loved it. I worked for a friend who _________ many wild animals. And I also did part- time work with other farmers. Yet, despite loving animals, I went into a _________, spending years as a senior project manager.

The life in the office wasn't _________ for me, I felt so lost. My father's death in 2017 _________ woke me up. I wanted to realize my longtime dream. I had promised my dad that I'd travel to Africa. So I dropped everything and took up a new journey.

I found a program in a reserve in Zimbabwe online. They accepted me for a three-week program, which turned into a year.

We were researching and _________ the animals. We would go out in a truck and make sure they were safe, _________ and uninjured. There were days when we discovered animals _________ in a trap, bleeding and we calmed them down in order to _________ them. Traps can cause serious pain and sometimes even _________.

We built bomas-secure enclosures(围栏)for the animals to sleep-and __________ they were doing well with their babies. We walked with the white rhinos, taking them to __________ enclosures and enrichment areas to stimulate(刺激)their __________ with new smells and features. The lions needed enrichment programs too, so we made __________ and built play areas for them.

Seeing these animals __________ under human care and being able to live in harmony, I realized this is what I __________ to do.

【推荐2】When our first son Brendan was born in Sydney in 1966, we planted a golden elm tree in our front yard.It and Brendan _________ together and when we _________ the house, eight years later, the tree branched (长出枝条) out over our heads. We were _________ we had to leave it behind when we moved to New South Wales.

A young couple bought our home and were _________ it.Over the next 37 years, when travelling to Sydney, my family _________ couldn’t help stopping to see the tree. With time, the golden elm grew more beautiful.The owners still loved the home and seemed not to _________ at all that we didn't completely leave them alone.

Recently on the way to Sydney, my husband _________ to see how the house and the owners were getting on. It had been about ten years since we had last _________ and the tree had been removed some years earlier._________, the owner, Gillian, suggested she would contact (联系) us some time in the future, so my husband gave her our ____________.

When I heard about her ____________ message, I wondered what she meant. One day in December, we had a phone call from Gillian. She wanted to drop something in to us for our ____________. I told Brendan that there was a mysterious gift being ____________ for him that day, so it was indeed ____________ when Gillian handed him a package containing two carved wooden bowls. Gillian had asked a local woodworking company to make the ____________ from a piece of the trunk of the golden elm, which she had ____________ several years earlier. My husband’s ____________ had driven her to follow through with her idea.

What a pleasure it was to ____________ that package. We were ____________ by her thoughtfulness (体贴), and amazed that her long­term plan actually did ____________.

【推荐3】One winter, a homeless dog called Shavi was left to die on the streets of south-west Russia after being ________ by a driver. With two broken legs, she was taken to a pet clinic for ________ by a volunteer from One Green Planet. After launching an appeal to find someone who could look after Shavi, the vet found Nina who ________ her and nursed her back to health, working on regaining her confidence and ________.

Due to work commitments, Nina couldn’t keep Shavi and instead found her a new ________ 185 miles away, near the Russian border. However, after just a few days, Shavi ________ from there.

Two weeks later, while walking along the road outside her home, Nina felt something brush up against her leg. Realizing it was Shavi, she was so ________ and excited. The dog had made the almost 200-mile journey back to the woman who had saved her life and legs.

The pair lived together and moved into a bigger apartment so Shavi had plenty of room to play. “Of course, she has now remained with us for good. I would never give this kind of friend away again. ________ are the most loyal and loving companions in the world. For every drop of human love, they ________ give all of theirs in return, and I know that from personal experience. Shavi is just like a ________ to me.” Nina said.

【推荐1】I am a Russian girl, and it has always been my small dream to climb to the top of a mountain to enjoy the sunrise since my childhood. However, there are no big ________ in my hometown, which makes me very ________.

After coming to China, I heard that there was Mount Huashan. I ________ to climb it to meet the beautiful dawn (黎明) at the top of the peak. On arriving at the foot of the mountain, I began climbing immediately with great ________ and determination.

During the process, a sudden ________ made the stone floor wet and slippery. I had the idea of ________, but the crowd encouraged me to continue the ________. As the steps became ________, everyone lined up, caught the chains and ________ moved forward. When I got close to the top of the mountain, I had nearly run out of ________, so I found a place to rest for a while. Then I heard a voice saying, “Relax, and don’t be afraid. As long as you climb up, you are the best!” Hearing that, I realized if I was frightened by the ________ just now, I could not be the best. So I gathered all the ________ and finally made it!

At the moment of ________, the rolling sea of clouds and the amazing scenery on the mountain changed obviously. I truly ________ that life is like climbing up a mountain. Only with all the way of sweat and the confidence can you reach the top to enjoy a ________ life.

【推荐2】Manny Remilus spent a lot of time in and out of the hospital as a child. Now he is a _________. And using the healing (治愈) powers of music, he is trying to make the hospital a _________ place for patients.

When he _________ his childhood, the thing Remilus remembers most vividly is how a nurse really _________ him when he was in hospital, which made him feel like he was at home. It really helped him forget the troubles of being in a(n) _________ environment, where he was not always having his family with him. _________, as he grew up, he _________ that he wanted to do the same thing in _________.

Now, Remilus has fortunately _________ his dream. Thanks to the nurses, he still recalls that time __________. And he is determined to be a good __________   for the kids at New York’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center. So he __________ music as he thought it is a very powerful tool. Even an impromptu (即兴的) mini “concert” can boost the patients’ __________. He sings all kinds of songs to the kids, from nursery rhymes to contemporary music. He hopes his hospital bedside __________ inspires other nurses to bring joy to their patients.

“We are all going through tough times, so whatever it is that you find can help __________ and bring you back to 100%, find that thing and do it,” said Remilus.