1 . When much of the world shut down due to the COVID-19, a family of four decided to bring home a group of backyard chickens. The ________ was to allow the little chicks to grow into full-grown chickens that could ________ the family with fresh eggs. They didn’t expect the friendship that would ________ between these chicks and their nine-year-old daughter, Sophie.

She fell in love with the baby chicks the very moment they came home. Sophie ________much of her time hugging them, reading to them, and ________ them their own cardboard houses. She was even ________ when her parents wouldn’t allow the chickens to sleep in her bed with her.

The six chicks served as a ________ during a time of isolation (隔离期间). As the world began to return to normal and the chicks grew into full-grown chickens, the friendship ________ to grow. Sometimes, even without her parents’ permission, Sophie liked to ________ bring a chicken with her, including to a camping trip.

Sophie managed to enjoy the outdoors with the chickens, including ________ a chicken on the handlebars of her bicycle as she rode around the neighborhood. For Halloween, Sophie even ________ as a giant chicken and brought chickens along for trick or treat. The ________ between Sophie and these chickens was unbreakable.

“Her chickens are teaching her about ________,” said her mom. “In a few months, ________ these chickens have taught us to relax and find joy where we can. They’ve brought us comfort during uncertain times and changed our lives. I am ________.”

2 . I went for a walk up to a local park and Chester was running about. Suddenly, two dogs appeared, attacking him. He got _________ and ran off in an unfamiliar direction. I can only _________ myself-it’s like losing a family member. My daughter didn’t sleep for three days. She just thought her pet was _________.

My family had almost lost _________ until Erica decided to offer her services. She uses a drone(无人机)to help find lost dogs. Equipped with a hi-tech thermal imaging(热成像)camera, the drone can detect heat _________ from 250 feet in the air. _________, when asked to help out in a search for a _________, Erica simply turns up to the dog’s last known _________ and sets up the drone. Having found more than 160 dogs, it’s proved pretty _________.

And it’s easy to see why. Can you __________ Chester running around these woods? To the naked eye(肉眼), it’s virtually impossible, but pop the thermal image up and he jumps out, __________ his owner to bring him safely back home.

Having saved hundreds of dogs, the method is clearly __________. Erica doesn’t __________ for her services and instead does it for the pleasure of seeing the owners __________.

Erica’s drone has helped create countless happy __________ and is sure to make many more in the future.

4 . These days, kids seem to spend most of their time on the smart phones or the video games. It’s _________ to be a bit pessimistic (悲观的) about their future. But if you look closely, there are some young minds that are trying to solve_________ world problems.

Jackson _________ away “Blessing Bags” for the homeless in Chicago: snacks, socks and other things. Jackson started his _________ at 9 years old.

In Bali, Melati and Isabel began a campaign to _________ the beaches and keep their country far from plastic pollution in 2008. Bali is now plastic-free. But they don’t _________. They are focusing on the rest of Indonesia.

Ryan was 7 years old when he _________ Ryan’s Recycling. He collected over 200, 000 bottles and cans a year from 50 customers.

In Sierra, Kelvin started bringing _________ and a community radio station to villages by making batteries (电池). He was 13 years old. Most importantly, Kelvin _________ other children that they could make a __________.

So far, teenager Slat has __________ over $ 13 million for his project Ocean Cleanup that uses the ocean’s waves to collect plastic __________.

At age 15, Ann __________ a flashlight that uses body heat for power to keep batteries __________ landfills (填埋).

Kids around the world are raising much money for cancer research and environmental problems __________ by running juice shops, sewing dresses and selling flowers.

7 . Shaine is not your average 16-year-old. In fact, she has turned her love of animals into a _______ to make a big difference in the lives of _______ pets. In her spare time, Shaine makes wheelchairs for dogs and cats.

For many pet owners, the cost of buying mobility (移动) equipment is not _______, so many dogs get _______ because they’re disabled. Wheelchairs usually go for more than $1, 000. But Shaine only _______ for the parts. She does this through the nonprofit that she _______ in 2020.

“I really had to _______ that she took the money at least for the _______,” Jennifer said. Jennifer’s dog was born with front legs shorter than her back legs and needed a way to be mobile before and after _______ surgery. Latham said, “If she isn’t mobile, we’ll kill her, and that shouldn’t be a(n) __________.”

Shaine was taking a(n) __________ science class in her high school. When a class discussion __________ exploring careers, she was __________ unsure what direction she wanted to go in. She thought about starting her own animal __________ after discovering animal wheelchairs, and the idea __________.

Shaine is __________ building a wheelchair for a dog named Scooter from Saudi Arabia. Scooter was at risk for __________ sores (疮) on his back legs that could have led to __________. Now, he is getting a new __________ in life. She has already made 10 devices that have given the gift of mobility to disabled pets. Her goal is to make some __________ of wheelchairs to animal shelters.

8 . Chancing upon a homeless animal or two can fill one’s soul with heartbreak. That’s if you________about the well-being of our furry friends, anyway. After all, they’re________to live life out on the tough streets as________members of society. Unlike humans, animals can’t ask for help as________. And chances are, even if they do get some attention, it’s not________.

The________started on February 6, 2018—Syamala’s 31st birthday. Instead of the________birthday celebration one would expect, she decided to spend the day________all the homeless dogs she, together with her husband, could________on the streets.

Since then, the caring couple has________devoted their time to preparing________for homeless dogs through the Wagging Souls initiative, which encourages people to join them in________more street dogs can be rescued.

In the beginning, it was________to get help but they didn’t give up. Then, a few people decided to________them, and this really helped them out a lot. Now, the couple get out of bed as early as 5:30 in the morning to________the rice, after which they will________the food and distribute it to the dogs. The initiative has been________450 dogs’ food needs around Seremban on a________basis.

Actually, these dogs deserve to live on this________, too. Earth was not made for just humans. We need to________that animals are living creatures just like us humans. We need to take care of them because they can’t voice their own needs.

9 . It was snowing hard outside. Thomas and Mick had to _________ in their house all day. When they went to bed late into night, it was still snowing, and every time they _________ up during the night, they could _________ the wind whistling around the house, and through the branches of the trees.

But the next morning the _________ was bright. What a(n) _________ day! It looked as if the branches of the trees had been covered with gold. “Oh Grandma! Please do make _________ as quickly as possible. We are going out to build a fort (城堡),” cried the boys, running into the _________. Grandma smiled and told them to eat a good breakfast, for building a fort was _________. They were soon out in the snow, and what a great time they had _________, the fort didn’t grow very fast, for they had to ______________ so often to play snow-ball each other. When Grandma called them in to dinner they wondered where the ______________ had gone since breakfast.

After dinner, Thomas was looking out of the window, when he ______________ two little birds standing on a branch of a tree. “Mick! Come here,” he called. “See those ______________ birds. They seem half frozen and so ______________.” “Poor little things,” replied Mick. “Doesn’t it make you feel ______________ to think what a happy time we had this morning out of the snow. Let us get some bread from Grandma and throw it out to them,” said Thomas. The birds soon found the food and ate it quickly. Will other children be as kind as Thomas and Mick?