【推荐3】I was walking home from work on a busy city street with lots of people. I wasn’t looking forward to _______ home because my friends were busy _______ their own business and weren’t able to _______ time lazily with me. It’s then when I walked past a homeless person that I hadn’t seen before. He was moving back and forth to stay _______ and very gently asking for some change. His words for money _______ so quiet that I could _______ hear him.

Something made me _______, turn around and walk up to him. At the same time, some thoughts appeared _______ my head like, “What do you think you’re doing?” “You’re alone, it’s dark and you’re a woman.” Before I knew what I was doing, I asked him if he had had dinner yet and if he would like to join _______ at a nearby restaurant. He said he hadn’t eaten ________ and he would like to. So, he walked with me a few yards to the restaurant and held the door open for me ________ we entered.

He asked for the smallest thing on the menu but I ordered a larger meal for him and I explained that the price wasn’t worth worrying about. We had a good dinner and a pleasant conversation about our life like where we grew up and what kind of music we liked. We both felt very ________. During the whole time, I just tried to say the right thing and give him the respect and care everyone has. I didn’t want to show that I was ________ than him.

I was so grateful for this experience. I may not have met my friends that evening but I met ________ unexpected friend and the experience changed my life. It will make me ________ twice in future before I complain about something I don’t have.

【推荐2】With more and more rain falling, it’s time ________ snakes to be active. Living in the city, it never crosses your mind that we might meet them face to face.

Most people are afraid of snakes. They may think snakes are dangerous and ugly. There ________ more than 2,000 kinds of snakes. Most of ________ live in mountains or forests. In some cities, sometimes we can find them in grass or other dark ________. Snakes can’t walk or run ________ they have no legs or feet, but these long and thin animals can ________ very fast on their stomachs. Snakes usually ________ green, yellow or black skins, which make it difficult for their enemies to find them. In winter they sleep in holes. They look for a hole to stay inside, in the ground, or in a rock or a tree. They do not wake up again ________ spring comes. Snakes feed on mice, frogs, bird eggs and so on.

Snakes play ________ important part in nature. We can make useful medicine with them. Without their help, the rodents (啮齿动物) will be out of control. Houses and buildings take up the land where snakes live. ________ snakes lose their lives in traffic, and people often kill snakes for their skins or meat.

【推荐3】If you visit the animal shelter (收容所) in Salinas, California, you’ll see huge signs that have a picture of a dog and a cat on them. These signs ________ in front of the shelter to catch people’s attention. The signs make people interested in the shelter and encourage them to visit it - and maybe even take a cat or a dog into their homes.

Each year, the Salinas shelter accepts ________ dogs and cats. Some animals are lost while some are left ________ people who can’t take care of them. Of all the animals, some of ________ are taken into new homes. Some animals are moved to ________ shelters. And unluckily, some can not be saved ________ they are too sick or are thought to be dangerous.

Animals shelters provide food, medicine, and safe places ________ animals. But they are not the best homes. The animals stay in small cages. The people who work at shelters do their best ________ for the animals, but the animals do not always get the attention or exercise they need.

To prevent animals from ________ homeless, pet owners should take good care of their pets. Most pet doctors ________ suggest people make sure they have a special surgery (外科手术). In this way, animals won’t have more babies. And it can help to reduce (减少) the number of homeless animals.