1 . In the vast ocean, nature wonders never stop to amaze us. On October 18th, in Australia, some beach goers _________ a mother humpback whale (座头鲸) and her kid too close to the beach, letting out loud screams, possibly getting _________. They reported it to the rescuers _________.

Malcolm Smith and his rescue team _________ soon. They found the report was true — the two were far from their _________ route. During this time of every year, Antarctica _________ plentiful sources of food. The humpback whales _________ along the Western Australian coast, heading for _________ food in Antarctica. Smith tried a lot to guide them back but in vain. Suddenly, a group of dolphins came _________ through the water. They took the task upon themselves to __________ the hopeless situation.

The amazing __________ was caught on video and shared on social media, leaving hundreds and thousands of viewers __________ the cooperation between these beautiful animals. In the video, as the dolphins __________, the two whales follow willingly, gracefully swimming straight out, to their __________.

The remarkable sight reminds us of the unbelievable __________ that exist in the animal kingdom. “The clever dolphins must have heard the whales’ helpless calls.” Smith said, “It is the __________ day of my life.” Smith said. The Dolphin Discovery Centre expressed their heartfelt __________ on social media to those who reported the __________ whales. This kind __________ is a reminder of the importance of working together in __________ the sea ecosystem and its brilliant animals.

2 . Better starve free than be a fat slave. There is nothing worth so much as liberty.

There was once a Wolf who got very little to eat because the dogs of the village were so wide awake and _________. He was really nothing but skin and bones, which made him very_________ to think of it.

One night this Wolf happened to fall in with a fine fat House Dog who had _________ a little too far from home. The Wolf would gladly have eaten him then and there, but the House Dog looked so_________. So the Wolf spoke very humbly to the Dog,_________ him on his fine appearance.

“You can be as well﹣fed as I am if you want to,” suggested the Dog. “Leave the woods; there you will live miserably _________ you have to fight hard for every bite you get. Follow my _________ and you will live a beautiful life.” “What must I do?” asked the Wolf. “Chase people who carry walking sticks and _________ at beggars. _________ you will get delicious food of every kind — chicken bones, meat, sugar, cake and much more, besides, not to speak of kind words and care.”

The Wolf had such a beautiful vision of his coming happiness that he __________ wept. But just then he noticed that the hair on the Dog’s __________ was worn and the skin was red and sore.

“What’s wrong with your neck?” “Nothing at all,” replied the Dog. “What? Nothing?” “Oh, just a trifle!” the Dog added, “Perhaps you see the mark of the collar __________ which my chain is fastened.”

“What? A chain!” cried the Wolf. “Couldn’t you go wherever you want to go?” “Not always, but what’s the __________?”refuted the Dog.

“All the difference in the world! I don’t care about your feasts and I wouldn’t take all the tender young lambs in the world at that __________. ” insisted the Wolf. And __________ ran the Wolf to the woods.

3 . Rico, a friendly and caring cat, has become an unexpected _______ of comfort and support for injured kittens (小猫) in a veterinary clinic in Casablanca, Morocco.

While resident cats in veterinary clinics are not _______, Rico’s devotion goes above and beyond. He can often be found curled up (蜷缩) next to young patients, purring (发呼噜声) softly and offering them a sense of _______ during what can be a stressful time. The clinic’s staff has _______ that the injured kittens seem to relax and _______ more quickly when Rico is _______.

It seems that Rico _______ the needs of these tiny patients better than anyone else. His caring nature shines through as he _______ interacts with them. His _______ is truly comforting in a place that can be filled with ________ for both animals and their human ________.

Rico’s story is a reminder of the incredible ________ that can exist between human beings and animals and the comfort they can ________ to one another, even in unexpected places like a veterinary clinic. It also proves how ________ being caring is and that kindness knows no bounds, not even ________.

4 . One day a little mouse was thirsty. She looked everywhere for water to drink. She climbed up onto a table. And she saw a bottle on the table. The mouth of the bottle was _________.The little mouse looked inside the bottle. “Aha, there is _________milk in it. That’s great!” She went into it and began to drink.

She drank and drank. After a moment she had drunk enough. Her stomach was too big and she couldn’t come _________the bottle. She cried for help. Just then a cat camp up to the table. When the cat _________the cry he jumped onto the table so _________, and said, “You’ll be my nice lunch!” The little mouse was very clever and she _________for a moment and said. “Brother Cat ,you mustn’t roll the bottle.” _________?” asked the cat. “I would get dizzy (头晕目眩的)”， said the mouse. The cat said that he would let her _________soon. So he began to roll the bottle. Suddenly the bottle fell down onto the floor and broke into _________. The little mouse ran __________as fast as she could. When the cat jumped off the table and ran after her, the mouse had already gone into her home.

5 . My dog Chi Chi always has a smile on her face. However, before my family adopted (收养) her, her life was pretty _______. It’s hard to believe this sweet dog was once left in a dustbin (垃圾箱). Her _______was injured and she was in pain. But when the rescuers got to her, her eyes shone with _______and she was trying to get to them. Her rescuers drove her to the closest hospital to get her _______. The vets there _______her by fitting her with a prosthesis (假肢) and shared her _______on the Internet.

That’s how my parents and I first _______her. For weeks, we _______Chi Chi’s story and discussed adopting her. We _______had three dogs. My mom wanted to know who would ____________her, because it might be a lot of work to take care of a dog that was ____________.

We had a lot of ____________about Chi Chi. Her rescuers sent us photos and videos. After we adopted her, we made her try different prostheses so she could move around more ____________. She’s made a lot of progress with her ____________, and now she can even jump up on the sofa.

Chi Chi has a great attitude ____________she’s been through something hard. She’s always smiling and happy. Chi Chi has a lot to ____________about kindness and about ____________little achievements (like making ____________with walking or jumping). She has taught me to care about the   ____________of others and help them. I’ve also noticed that when people meet Chi Chi, they talk about hard things they’ve faced. I think she shows them it’s possible to ____________anything difficult. She sure encourages me to be the best I can be, like she is every day.

6 . I work from home. From the time I kiss my kids _______ in the morning until late in the day, I’m   _______ .For many years, my only _______ was our dog, Sno.

We didn’t agree on everything. However, we both agreed on _______ . At least once a week, we took a long walk to the beach. For him, there were swaths(大片)of tall grass and exciting smells. For me, there were other dog walkers whom I _______ wanted to catch up with.

As a dog with short legs, Sno needed several _______ along the way. The one at the entrance to the beach was his _______ , possibly because he knew we were _______ back home.

When he was old and dying, our walks were _______ . In his final days, Sno still ________ walking. It took twice as long to take even the shortest walk, but we ________ every step. I don’t know if dogs can cry, but if they can, that made two of us in ________ at the entrance to the beach.

After he died, I went for a long walk. I felt like part of me was ________ . I kept looking down as if he were there beside me and enjoyed the sun and fresh air. When I came to the place where we’d ________ for the beach, I chose the other way.

Later, I may be walking by myself, but I’m never alone. Personally, I’m ________ to earn the love of an old dog.

7 . Simba was our first dog. When we saw him at the shelter, he was about three months old, _______ scared and would shy away if anyone came to pet him. However, with time and _______, Simba grew fast and made us laugh more times than I could count.

When Simba was sixteen, he developed hyperthyroidism (甲亢). He was slowly growing weaker. _______, he spent his days just _______ in his bed in the back yard, watching the birds in the feeder.

One morning, a white dove (鸽子) landed on the wall next to the house. The dove walked back and forth along the wall and _______ Simba for hours. By sunset, he was eating out of my hand. He _______ every morning thereafter. He was _______ by Simba and spent most of the day walking around his bed, _______ the other birds away from the feeder, and sitting in the bushes above Simba’s head _______ his dove songs. We never gave the dove a name and just ________ it was a “he” We called him “Simba’s friend.” The dove returned daily for four ________.

Then, the day came when Simba ________ peacefully. Two days later, Simba’s friend ________ at sunset and never returned. I always thought that he came for the food and stayed for the ________ that he shared with Simba, but I think he really came to bring ________ to our beloved Simba in his final days.

8 . Special Delivery

One day, I found my neighbors’ mail in my mailbox. I thought that was _________. I went down the street, trying to put their _________ into their mailboxes. Then I _________ that the mail in their mailboxes also had the wrong address.

I was not sure what to do when I watched a dog _________ the mail box with mail in his mouth. He _________ the mail in the box and put his stack(一叠)in. He pushed the door _________ with his nose, picked up the new stack of mail he had _________ from the box and ran down the street.

It turned out that the dog _________ Henry, the mailman in charge of mail _________ in our area. Henry has a trained dog Ada who __________ went with him on his rounds. Ada had been __________ to put mail in and take mail out of the boxes. But Henry died suddenly of a serious illness a few days ago. Henry lived alone and when he __________, no one thought to check on his dog. When Ada got loose, he continued to undertake his __________.

Ada would approach each mail box along the street, open the mailbox door with his __________, put some mail in, meanwhile take some mail out and then close the door. That was the __________ Ada used to do with Henry, who was always pleased with the dog.

9 . A farmer owned an old mule (骡子). One day the mule _______ into the farmer’s well (井)unluckily. The farmer heard the mule crying. He tried every possible way to save the mule, but _______.

After carefully thinking about the situation, the farmer decided that neither the mule nor the well was worth greater efforts. _______, he called his neighbors together, told them what had happened, and asked them to help carry dirt to _______ the old mule in the _______ and put him out of his disaster.

At first, the old mule was mad! But as the farmer and the neighbors _______ shoveling (铲土)and the dirt hit his back, an idea _______ to him. Every time a shovelful of _______ landed on his back, he would shake it off and step up!

This he did, blow after blow. “Shake it off and step up… shake it off and step up… shake it off and step up!” He repeated to _______ himself. No matter how painful the blows, or how ________ the situation seemed, the old mule overcame his fear and just kept right on shaking it off and stepping up!

It wasn’t long ________ the old mule, tired out, stepped successfully over the wall of that well! What seemed to have destroyed him actually ________ him…all because of the way ________ which he dealt with his adversity (逆境).

That’s life! We should ________ our problems and respond to them ________, and refuse to give in to fear, bitterness, or self-pity.

10 . One spring morning, I was searching for gold on an Island in Alaska. Abruptly, I froze in my tracks. No more than 20 paces in the bog (沼泽) was a huge wolf ______ in a trap.

______ at my approach, the wolf backed away. It was a ______. Somewhere in a den (兽穴) her starved pups must be awaiting her.

I ______ she hadn't been trapped long. Her baby wolves were probably still ______. But I suspected that if I tried to release her, she would ______ me.

So I decided to search for her babies. I looked for ______ that might lead me to her den. ______, with the remaining snow, I eventually spotted pups' ______ and then the den hidden among rocks.

No sound inside. Wolf pups are shy and ______. So I began copying the high-pitched (声音尖锐的) sound of a mother wolf inviting the young. No ______. Moments later, I tried again and heads popped out.

I extended my hands. They tentatively ______ my fingers. Hunger had overcome their natural ______. Then one by one, I placed them in a fur bag and ______ back. Catching sight of me, the mother wolf stood up right. Possibly ______ the smell of her young, she let out a sad whine (哀嚎). I let go of the pups, and they ______ to her.

With her young to ______, she became aggressive. What next? I ______. I fetched an iron bar. Using a rock as the supporting point, I unlocked the chain. Having gained ______, she howled at me with her head low showing ______. Watching the family disappear in the forest, I let out a sigh of relief.