1 . In late June of this year, Kristi came across a gray fox. Here is the retelling of her _______.

While driving on the freeway yesterday, I saw an animal rushing around with what _______ to be something on its head. When I could _______ my car over, I ran down some distance and there it was, a gray fox with a white plastic thing on the head. After I _______ I could not take the plastic container (容器) off by myself, I used a small knife to make breathing _______ because the fox was breathless. Soon its breathing became more _______, but still not smooth.

_______ in my overcoat, the fox was carried to the car. It was so _______ and thin but now and then it _______ with its claws (爪子). Unable to solve the problem ________, I had to call my friend Rebekah. When she arrived, we found a safer place to try to ________ the fox. Luckily, we managed to take off the plastic container. ________, it ran under our cars and then into a forest nearby.

When it ________ this experience, Kristi said, “The task is ________, but we must TRY.” Thank you, Kristi and Rebekah, for your love of this planet and its creatures, and for going above and beyond to ________ and care for others.

2 . You may hear about a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted (震动) a Gansu county, causing 127 deaths as of press time. But do you know what to do before, during and _______ an earthquake? Here is some _______ for you:

Before an earthquake, it is necessary to get ready for yourself and your _______. All family members should know how to turn _______ gas and water, and know some useful telephone numbers. Don’ t put heavy things over beds.

During an earthquake, it’s important for each of you to be _______. If you are _______, move _______ to a safe place in the room, such as _______ a strong desk or a strong table. If you are outdoors, move to an open area like a _______. If you are ________, stop the car as soon as possible, staying away from bridges and tall buildings.

After an earthquake, once the shaking has ________, don’t run out of the building at once. You’d better ________ and leave ________ it is safe. If your building is ________ broken, you should leave it. If you ________ gas, get everyone outside and open windows and doors.

3 . The day had started out as usual for Mrs. Ito until the late afternoon when the news of destructive tsunami came over the radio.

Mrs. Ito felt ______ in her house. Her small home was built on the property that ______ escaped the terrible 1946 wave that destroyed Hilo. Many lost their lives, then. But the waves did not reach her home.

At last, 12:30a.m. came as the radio warning had said but ______ happened. Passers-by said that the tsunami must have ______the islands. Mrs. Ito went into her room and looked down the street. It was ______. Suddenly, a flash- like lighting lit the sky. The first wave of the tsunami burst Hilo’s electric power plant, and all the lights______.

______she knew it, the wave roared into her house. She was ______to the floor as her house begun to spin and finally tore apart.______, Mrs. Ito grasped for anything to stay above water when the floorboards opened up and she became______in what used to be her home. She struggled out of the boards and______to squeeze free. Then she blacked out.

When she woke up, she______herself floating on something in the water. There she was, a 62- year- old widow who couldn’t swim, hung on______to her tiny makeshift raft. At sunrise, she______two boats on the horizon. But it was too far away. She thought that ______was just a matter of time. But anyhow, Mrs. Ito was finally seen and saved.

Humans are mammals (哺乳动物). Most mammals are born able to do many things. Some can walk within a few minutes of being born. They have to be able to run away if _________ is near. But human babies are born _________. They need the care of adults to live.

In the first month of life, babies cannot smile or sit up. They cannot even hold up their own heads _________some help from grown-ups.

In the next few months, babies grow a lot. They learn to roll over, support their heads, and _________ sit up while being held.

Babies also have to learn to use their _________. It takes months for them to learn to reach for objects. At around six months old many babies can _________ an object from one hand to another.

Babbling is _________ a human baby learns to speak. Babies all seem to make similar sounds by babbling. They try to imitate (模仿) the sounds they hear from adults. It will take about nine months _________ a baby can say real words.

Somewhere around a baby’s first birthday he or she may stand or walk with help. Soon the baby will _________ around on his or her own!

The first year of a baby’s life is a time of growing and __________. Growing sure takes a lot of work!

5 . Nicola White recently made an incredible discovery.

Nicola White is often_________by what she finds in the_________. This is because White is a mudlark — someone who hunts for_________items (物品) by the sides of rivers. White often uses these items to_________works of art and, in 2014, she _________her job to focus on this full time, but even she didn’t expect to_________anything that would inspire a(n)_________to the 2.5million pets that were_________during the Second World War.

On one of her regular walks by the River Thames in London, White_________a round edge poking out (露出) from behind a rock. At first she__________it was a coin. “However, when I cleaned it off, I could see the faint (模糊的) outline of some letters. I felt__________as soon as I realized there was a__________and address.” she said.

The name was Bonzo Tabner, a dog that lived in Pelton Road in Greenwich, London, during the Second World War (1939-1945). White’s survey put her in contact with__________Clare Campbell, who has written a book about animals during the __________. Campbell told White that some pets at that time were put down on the Government’s orders.__________were told that if they couldn’t send their __________to the safety of the country, it was kinder to have them put down.

To__________these animals, Campbell and White have__________money for a memorial at the Old Blue Cross Pet Cemetery in Greenwich, which was unveiled (公布) on 11 August. Commenting on the__________, White said, “This, for me, is the most exciting kind of mudlarking find, as it can bring a__________back to life from the past.”

6 . The elephant is the biggest four-legged animal in the world. It is also, perhaps, the gentlest (温顺的), _________ not always.

Elephants are like us in some ways. They _________ for a long time — fifty for sixty years. They can _________ things very well. They never forget great sadness or great happiness. A female (雌的) elephant _________ , her daughter and her grand-daughters are sad for many months. They stay with the dead _________. Then they carry a bit of it away with them. They never forget a _________ friend.

Elephants are like us, but they are also _________ . They live in families: families of females (母系家族). There will be a few young males (雄的) — a few “baby boy”. But they will soon be _________ away by their mothers or sisters. An elephant family _________ only its daughters, mothers and grandmothers. And its great grandmothers.

The females stay together for fifty, sixty…a hundred years. The older animals __________the young ones. The mothers teach their daughters and set a good example.

And __________happens to male elephants? Well, the young males stay with their mothers for a time. Then they must __________ the family. The females just send them away. A bull (雄的) elephant does not often have a friend. He lives __________ ; away from the family, and often away from the females, and often away from other bulls.

Sometimes the females call a bull. He can __________ them then, and they stay for a time. But soon his “wives” and sisters send him away again. The females have a very __________ family life. What do the bulls think about it? We don’t know.