2 . Many children may be fond of animals, but few ever think of making the study of animals as their career. Even fewer will be ______ by the whole world, ______ the title of United Nations Messenger (使者) of Peace.

But one woman has ______ all that. She has lived with chimps in the African forest for many years and made great ______ . Jane Goodall's lifelong interest in animals began at an early age.

When a close friend invited Goodall to Kenya in 1957, she readily ______ it. Within a few months of her arrival she met the famous anthropologist (人类学家) Dr Louis Leakey, who soon decided that Goodall was the ______ person he was looking for to begin a ______ of wild chimps on the shore of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania.

In the beginning, studying the chimps was not ______ for her. The animals fled from her ______ . With a strong ______ , she searched the forest every day, trying not to get too close to the chimps too ______ . Gradually the chimps became used to her presence.

In October 1960, she observed a chimp making and using ______ to fish for termites (白蚁). This discovery threw ______ on the popular idea at the time that man was the world's only toolmaker. The longer Goodall's research continues, the more it becomes obvious that chimps are very ______ to humans.

Since the mid-1980s, Goodall has been lecturing around the world to raise people's sense about environmental ______ . "Let's live in the new age with hope, respect for all living things, understanding and love," she said.

5 . A Pair of Wild Geese

One morning in early fall, I noticed a pair of wild geese on our pond. The beautiful sight caught me by surprise, because we’d never seen geese there before.

I thought they would soon be on their way, so I seized the opportunity to be _________ to these graceful creatures. As the days passed, my curiosity about why they were staying so long at the pond changed to concern. It wouldn’t be long before the cold Michigan winter came and the pond _________over.

One day as they were _________ in the grass near the driveway, I discovered the reason for their _________ — the male had a broken left wing. He was unable to _________, and his lifelong mate would not leave him behind. I was amazed at the _________ between them. I asked a wildlife biologist friend what I should do. He explained that sometimes a broken wing would _________ by itself and suggested letting them alone.

On the first day of November, I was working near the geese with my tractor. _________ I bent to fasten a chain, I noticed both geese running toward the pond, wings beating _________. They looked like a couple of planes moving for take­off. __________, both were in the air and flew over the pond freely. The geese then circled back toward me, flying about 50 feet over my __________ as if to say goodbye. Then they were out of __________.

The season’s first snowflakes fell the very next day. The birds must have __________ that winter was coming, and it was time to go.

I grew fond of them during their stay at our pond, and I __________ them. I would never forget their __________ to each other. We could all learn a lesson or two from this pair.

6 . It was a sunny day when my dad and I were arriving at his company. We_________the car and got out of it. I_________and saw a gray thing on the ground. I thought it was a_________, but it started to move. As we approached, we_________that it was a small wounded dog.

We were so moved by the_________that we decided to help the poor dog. We bought some dog food in the store across the street and got some_________water for the dog in order to help him regain strength. He was hungry and thirsty_________while we were giving him the food and water he almost buried his head in them. Once he had eaten we encouraged him to move;_________, he could not. My dad tried to take him in his arms, but he started barking due to a wounded bleeding paw._________, we made a decision to carry him on a small stretcher (担架) to our car.

Rapidly, we took him to the vet to receive__________treatment. The vet told us that he had a broken leg and that he had been__________for days. He got out of the vet’s office after 5 days of__________, and we decided to look for a__________for him.

He was finally__________by one of my dad’s workers and is living happily. In conclusion, I learned from this that everybody can do an act of kindness. Everyone__________a second chance to be happy.

8 . From the moment my husband brought home three chicks, our nine-year-old Sophie hasn't let them out of her sight. She lovingly _________ them Trixie, Bearty and Captain Flint.

Sophie has done _________ things with them. One hot day, she wanted to take Captain Flint to the _________. I wasn't so sure about it: Could chickens swim? Sophie _________ a stick on her swimming ring for Captain Flint to sit on, and the two floated down the stream.

_________ Sophie dressed as a chicken for Halloween and _________ to persuade us to let Trixie come along. The neighbors’ _________ were extremely funny. “Wait, is that a real chicken you're holding?” Trixie cooed (咕咕叫) the whole time.

The chickens are teaching us about love as well as _________ and grief (悲伤). Sadly, Captain Flint _________ an untimely death after a hawk attack. We ____________ her. Before the accident, the chickens weren't ____________ in the house. To cheer Sophie up, we've permitted one chicken inside at a time if Sophie immediately ____________ after the visit. The chickens brought a flash of ____________ back to our lives. In a few short months, they have, taught us to ____________ what we can't change and find joy where we can, for which I am so ____________.

9 . Ten years ago, I adopted my dog Rudy from a shelter just days before they were going to kill him painlessly. We’ve had a(n)_______ relationship ever since. As a single woman in my 50s, I’ve found his _______ really meaningful. We do everything together. _______ every night we have a little bedtime snack and then I get in my bed and he gets in his right next to mine. But a year ago suddenly Rudy _______ every night when I got in bed he’d jump up on my bed and start tonguing my face. I would make him get off but every night he _______ the same tonguing.

I was considering taking him to obedience school (服从训练课) when it suddenly _______ me that he was tonguing the same spot on my jaw (下颌) over and again. I _______ my jaw: No pain. Nothing unusual. But it was so out of _______ for my dog that I decided to just trust him. I went to see a(n)_______ to clear my doubt but still felt ________ telling her I came just because of a dog. The doctor ________ to do some tests. Well, it turned out that there was a tumor (肿瘤) in my jaw. It couldn’t be felt from the outside but ________ Rudy knew it was there. Though I have got ________ now, the doctors said if I’d waited until the tumor was ________ enough to be felt, it would probably have been deadly. ________ my dog saved my life!

10 . It is 5 am and it’s too dark to see the fields of volcanic rock and trees on either side of the highway. But over the lights of my car, I get a taste of the _________ I’m really here for, as a few stars Pierce (渗透) the inky _________ sky.

Today our relationship to the universe is largely connected byes _________, such as telescopes and NASA assignments. But for thousands of years, humans could _________ look up on a clear night to be _________ at the bright spots that stretched (延伸) directly over them.

But over time, we’ve _________ ourselves from our sky, building a covering of artificial light between ourselves and the dark depth of space. Our _________ , neon signs (霓虹灯), and other electric lights are increasingly flooding the night sky and _________ the stars. _________ , about one third of the world’s population cannot see the Milky Way from where they live. And some can’t even recognize it. The sense of wonder for the night sky __________, and that means something vital to humanity is lost as well.

That’s why I’ve dragged myself out of bed hours before __________. Like 99 percent of Americans, I live with __________ pollution and I’ve never seen a truly night sky. So I’m here to __________ my first glance.

As I __________ out of the car, I __________ raise my face up towards the sky, worrying whether I can make it. There it is, __________ across the sky as far as I can see. The Milky Way is so vivid that my eyes don’t even have to __________ the dark to see it.

I expect to feel the __________ of the sky, perhaps as though I’m falling into a bottomless hole. Instead, the blanket of stars above me is so thick that it is hard to __________. In black and white, the whole scene feels surreal.

As I get back in the car, I pass a __________ that says “Never Stop Looking Up.”