4 . Exploring the peaks of the world’s highest mountains has become almost second nature for Poorna Malavath and Kavya Manyapu. It has taken Manyapu to NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) where her research has included designing ________ suits, and Malavath to the top of Mount Everest when in 2014, she became the youngest ever woman to ________ the top of the world’s highest mountain at 13.

Now, these two women have channeled their ________ spirit into climbing some of the world’s most difficult mountains as part of their campaign, Project Shakthi, which ________ money to fund girls’ education. At the end of August, they climbed a 6,012m virgin peak in Ladakh, India — one previously unmapped and ________ by human expeditions.

Never climbed before, the mountain ________ difficult challenges for even an experienced mountaineer like Malavath, for there were neither trails to follow nor ________ from previous climbers to stick to. “We have to prepare ourselves ________ to accept everything,” Malavath said. “So it’s completely different and it’s given me so much knowledge to ________ others.”

Complex weather conditions that turned to snow at high ________ added to the complexities of climbing a virgin peak. The night when they were to set out it ________, which meant avalanche (雪崩) conditions off the mountain. They had to ________ come back as a team, make a safety call and then prepare for the next day. So it was very challenging.

And for a relatively ________ climber like Manyapu, though she had trained extensively, the challenges were even greater.

“When we were, in the ________, we would talk about: ‘What if, you know, we won’t be able to make it to the summit, you know, what if this? What if that?’” Manyapu says. “But then we would always like to go back and encourage each other and ________ each other that, you know, let’s just take it one step at a time.”

5 . What would you do if you were left ________ in the wild? You may have read ________ heard about people who survived under seemingly ________ conditions. These people have been able to survive ________ concentrating on three basic needs: water, food and shelter.

Water is one of the few things necessary to make life ________, but fresh water may be difficult to find. Water can be made ________ by boiling it for three to five minutes. If there is a ________ of water, do not tire yourself too much.

Food is ________ necessity if you are lost for a longer period of time. Some people have got over their ________ by eating animals that are easy to catch. Plants, ________, should not be eaten unless you are sure they are eatable. Nuts are easy to ________ and offer you energy..

________ from extreme temperatures is another concern. In heavy snow, you can stay under plants ________ shelter, using leaves or grass to keep yourself warm. When it is extremely hot, you can ________ a small cave at the base of a thick evergreen tree.

Remaining calm is extremely important in any dangerous situation.________ with a plan and don’t waste time or energy by getting worried.

By focusing on these things, you can turn yourself into a survivor.

6 . Renata Di Pietro was studying to be a singer at the University of Iowa. But at 23, she found she couldn’t see clearly. Soon, it, became increasingly   _______   to read scores and pick up hand signals from conductor(指挥），and Renata was forced to _______ .

For years, Renata depended on guide dogs to _______. But finally, she found it heartbreaking. A dog’s working life is _______— just six to 10 years before it ages out of service or dies. “It’s very _______, because you love each one.” she says.

In 2009，while   _______ another guide dog, Renata was interested by_______ from a friend that miniature horse(小矮马）usually live for thirty years and make calm and strong guides. They are very _______: There are only about ten of them working in the United States.   _______ choosing a guide dog, Renata decided to turn to a mini horse—and the ________   as changed her life. Renata   ________ with a male horse, but he was too hard to ________   . Angel came next, a white female horse Renata has mostly trained herself. “ Horses naturally ________   obstacles(障碍），she says. If I am about to ________ something, she moves her body in front of me.

Renata has taught her ________ to react to directional commands. “Angel can________ a chair and the nearest door for me,” Renata says. Now, she's ________ Angel to pull her wheelchair.

Despite (尽管）her   ________       , Renata still gives performances with her husband, musician Carl Hummer, at special events. Angel is   ________ by her side. “l fight a battle every day to get the courage to take part in life,” Renata says. “Angel is my warhorse. We fight that battle________. ”

7 . Eclipse, an adorable dog in Seattle, leaves her house every day by herself to catch a bus to a downtown dog park, where she stays for a couple of hours to exercise and make friends. When she's done,she___ to the bus stop to catch a ride back to her home using the ticket she has been __ to her collar. It's____that the independent woman doesn't need human ____

It all___ when Eclipse's owner Jeff was taking her to the park one day and he was taking too long to finish his cigarette when the bus arrived. Unwilling to delay the __ any longer,Eclipse left him behind, hopping on the bus and waiting a few ___before thanking the driver and___ off at the park. Ever since then, ___ being led by its owner, Eclipse has travelled to and from the local dog park alone.

In a___ on Face book, which has racked up(累积)more than 290,000 shares, Robbie Lauren said that the dog's owner _____realized that Eclipse knew the _52___ like the back of her paw. Soon he____her enough to go on her own, knowing she would always return a couple of hours later, "All of the bus drivers know her and she makes them______"he wrote, “ and many of the ____ passengers enjoy seeing her every day and will often sit down next to her. Even the police have given their __ as long as the bus drivers are okay with the arrangement.”All of the drivers on the route will __ Eclipse if they see her waiting for a lift, before ensuring the bus pulls over at the park if she forgets to press the stop___. Eclipse has even got her own Face book page, with___ 50.000 fans sharing their photos and experiences of the ___dog.

8 . “Dad，look！” I yelled，pointing to the middle of the crossroads. There，with_______running just inches away，sat the summer’s 13th box turtle.

My dad，a biologist，quickly _______ our truck on the side of the road and got out. He held out his hands to _______ traffic. Then he walked into the street and _______ the turtle.

“Another turtle safe and sound. ”I sighed with_______.

I grew up in a section of Florida where tearing－down houses and shopping malls drove thousands of reptiles out of their_______. Many of them_______on the grass and busy highways. People would want to_______them，but not knowing where else to go，they would_______them to my dad. So far that summer，people had brought us 12 box turtles. We called them “BT’s.”

Among all the BT’s，I thought BT 13 was the________one.

“It’s a miracle (奇迹) that it didn’t get run over，” said my dad.

When we got home，I carried Number 13 to a chicken－wire pen(围栏) in the backyard where we________kept animals we found. Box turtles eat almost________，and we fed Number 13 cooked hamburger, vegetables, and even earthworms.

We didn’t want to keep Number 13 as a________. Like all the animals people________to us，Number 13 belonged in the________. When my dad thought the turtle was________，we took it to a place close to where we’d found it—one that was safe from________.

After a________look at the beautiful creature in my hands，I set it down. “________，Number 13，” I said.

The turtle stared at me for a while. Then it walked straight into the forest. I was sorry to see it ________. But I felt sure that Number 13’s luck would last.