2 . Mariah Reading is an environmentalist, who grew up with an early appreciation for nature. While studying art at Bowdoin College, she saw the vast amounts of_______from her painting and sculpture classes. She began to seriously consider her footprint as a(n)_________“How can I paint landscapes if I’m _________them?” she thought. Then she started using the refuse as her canvas (画布).

After graduation, Mariah travelled throughout the country,_________ rubbish to bring to her studio. One day, a_________ hubcap (轮毂盖) she found by the side of the road gave her a new ___________ . She noticed the half hubcap had cracked off to_________the line of the mountain range that she was in. So she_________ the mountain landscape on it and held it up in front of the real _________ and took a photo. It became the first in her __________ series.

Over the years, she has painted more than 100 pieces of rubbish and photographed her transformations__________matching real-life landscapes. It’s like __________ new life into forgotten objects. Her practice__________the principle of “leaving no trace” by __________ painting with sculpture and photography.

Mariah hopes people see themselves and their own habits __________ into her works and make small changes in their everyday lives.

3 . I was suddenly awakened at about 4 a.m. by a strange experience which I did not understand at first. I was _________ for a few seconds, as though I was in a cradle (摇篮). I heard _________ sounds in which I could identify the tinkling of pots, the rattling of windows, and certain deep rumbling noise _________ from the earth. After a few moments I realized, to my _________, that it was the earthquake.

Others too in my house and neighborhood must have _________ it at the same time or a little earlier, because we all jumped up from our beds in a second and _________ out of our houses. The quake of the earth had stopped; yet we stood in the open for an hour, extremely _________ about another quake. There was nip (寒冷) in the air that early morning, and the electric lights had _________. People stood in darkness, talking about the earthquake and praying (祈祷) to God that it might not be _________.

The quakes of the earth caused no damage in Mumbai. For several hours next morning we thought, with __________ to Nature, that the disaster had been __________ on the whole. But at about noon, bad news came that all the houses in parts of Latur had been __________ to the ground and hundreds of human lives __________.

The destruction caused by the earthquake at Latur proved the __________ of man in the face of an unexpected natural disaster. He still has much to achieve in dealing with Nature. Isn’t it a(n) __________ that he is wasting away the natural resources and energies?

5 . Long ago there lived a poor man named Naoko. He had a large wart(疣)in his_______Wherever Naoko went, people_______his wart. He became so shy that he would take walks only at night.

One night Naoko put on his only robe and went for a walk in the woods_______he was lost. At midnight Naoko_______a group of elves(精灵)gathering in a nearby clearing. Although Naoko was _______, he tiptoed to see what the strange beings would do.

The chief elf clapped his hands, and the elves began to_______, but there never seemed to be any less on the table. As quickly as the food was eaten,_______appeared in its place.

Naoko crept closer and closer to the enchanted party._______he lost his fear and stepped into the clearing. The elves welcomed him joyfully and treated him as a(n)_______guest.

When morning came, the chief said, “My friend, you must come again. I will take this as a pledge (抵押)to________your return.” With that,the chief elf picked the wart from Naoko’s forehead.

Naoko returned home and told his neighbors about his wonderful night with the elves. They all congratulated him on the________of his wart. However, one neighbor, Yukio, was jealous. He wanted to visit the elves and________in their food and fun. While Naoko was out, Yukio________into Naoko’s house, put on Naoko’s robe and slipped into the woods.

________happened the way Naoko had described. The chief elf________him and said, “We are so glad you returned. We will give you back your pledge.” With that, he put wart onto Yukio’s forehead.

6 . Dogs are our friends. Taking your dog to work with you can be great for ______. That was what Steyaert, who sells women’s clothing in an outdoor market learned after ______ her dog Nelson there. At first, she did so just to prevent him from being ______ during the day. She put a blanket in front of her stand so that Nelson could sit there ______and take in everything around him.

Soon Steyaert realized that Nelson’s presence would ______ shoppers walking by. “He lifts his paw to greet people,” Steyaert said. “He knows how to steal their ______. And people’s behaviour made me ______. I never thought passers-by would pet a stranger’s dog so often.”

The ______ Nelson gets from strangers passing by varies from simply turning their heads to showing great love. Many people have ______ him over the years. Steyaert, in turn, has gained more ______ within her community. “It happens often that people ______ me through Nelson,” Steyaert said.

Besides interesting many shoppers, Nelson has also ______ some people. For example, one day a girl passing by asked Steyaert if she could pet Nelson. She told Steyaert that her dog had just passed away and that it was ______ to see and pet Nelson. That encouraged Steyaert to ______ her influential act of taking Nelson to her workplace.

While Nelson’s presence in the market contributes to Steyaert’s sales, it’s their ______ that benefits much more from it. “He’s my best friend and always at my side,” Steyaert said.

7 . I will never forget the adventure I had last summer. It all started when my friends and I decided to go on a camping trip deep in the forest. We were excited to _______ the wilderness and spend time away from our busy lives.

As we set up our tents, we noticed a strange sound coming from the trees. _______, we heard a loud roar and saw a huge bear _______ toward us! We quickly _______ our bags and ran as fast as we could to escape the danger.

After running for several minutes, we _______ we were lost in the woods. Our phones had no signal, and we had no idea how to get back to our campsite. As night fell, we built a _______ to keep warm and tried to come up with a plan.

Just when we thought things couldn’t get any worse, we heard another sound. This time it was a group of wolves howling in the distance. We knew we had to stay _______ and keep the fire going to _______ them off.

The next morning, we decided to _______ a nearby stream, hoping it would lead us back to ________. After hours of walking, we ________ a ranger station. The ranger (守林员) was surprised to see us and offered to help us find our way back to our campsite.

We were so ________ when we finally made it back to our tents. Despite the danger and ________ we faced, we were grateful for the experience and the memories we created together.

The adventure taught me the importance of being prepared and staying calm in ________ situations. It also ________ me of the beauty and power of nature, which we should always respect and appreciate.

8 . After observing a few big falls from a tree, the Morgan family knew that there were two baby squirrels that needed a bit of extra ________. When the Morgans saw a dead squirrel nearby, they ________ that these two sweethearts were likely orphans. Father Keith and his daughter Riley took the ________ to offer help. They moved the babies into a rabbit cage to bring them back to health. They became ________ family members, receiving the names Chip and Dale.

Keith did a bit of research, and the family ________ the babies Pedialyte (电解质水) to help them. While Chip ________ passed away despite the extra care, Dale held on tightly. He responded well to the food and care the Morgans ________ and soon got strong enough to leave the cage.

But then something ________ happened. Dale the squirrel kept coming back!

“Little by little he would go up in a tree, climb up to play, and then come back down to stay with us,” Riley ________. “OK. If he wants to stick around, we’ll build him a ________ in the trees. Riley’s a big Whataburger (a fast food restaurant) fan and we decided to ________ that design into Dale’s home,” said father Keith.

On July 10, Keith uploaded a picture of the squirrel home to a Whataburger group online, and the content ________ steam. Over a thousand people shared the ________, and the comment section was full of delight and awe. While Dale hasn’t stopped home to ________ in a while, the Morgan family knows he’s out there making the most of his life. Dale serves as a(n) ________ that a little extra care can make a big difference!

10 . Marmots (土拨鼠) are usually shy. They _______ get close to people. But a group of marmots in Austria have developed a(n)   _______ with a teenage boy.

Matteo Walch, a 16-year-old boy, first became _______ in 2012. when photos of him touching noses with the marmots became popular online. He was eight years old then, but he had been visiting his little friends every year _______ he was three. The boy’s mother says that the marmots are not _______ of him because they know he loves them and would not _______ them. “He is quite _______ from the other children because he moves quite slowly and is _______ with them,” said Matteo’s mother, Michaela. “I think because he was so young when they first _______ and they were the first wild animals he saw in ________ life. They will always have a special place in his heart.”

Marmots are quite popular with ________ , so it’s common to see the marmots get close to humans visiting them in hopes of ________ food, but they won’t let people get too close. With Matteo, they just come up to him and let him touch them gently.

Even though Matteo’s ________ has changed greatly since he first visited the marmots, they will ________ him immediately whenever he arrives and rush to him as if to ________ an old friend.