2 . One cold afternoon, Tina saw a newborn bird in her garden. Knowing it wouldn’t make it if left_______she brought it inside. Little did she know of the_______the bird would make her.

The family named the little bird “Gracie”. As Gracie grew bigger and stronger under the family’s loving care, an unbreakable_______ developed between them. But the family knew Gracie should _______to the wild one day. One year later, they_______ the bird with tearful eyes fly off to explore its own world, not knowing it wouldn’t_______ the family

Years after that, Tina was diagnosed (诊断) with cancer. Feeling sad and hopeless, she_______ every day.

But much to her surprise and joy, Gracie_______ the day Tina came home from her operation. Though Tina had lost all her hair, Gracie_______her and landed on her shoulder chattering (唧唧叫) to her.Tina was so excited that she kissed the bird________.

The house was________again. Tina began to________dramatically. She cried less and laughed more. Two years later, all her tests were________! The doctors considered it a miracle (奇迹), but Tina knew it was not. “It is Gracie that gave me hope and strength. Without Gracie’s________during the hard time, things would have been different. We ever saved its life, and it was repaying the________. Tina said gratefully.

3 . For decades, humans have torn up the natural landscape in Asia, cutting down trees to build resorts (旅游胜地) in the most beautiful locations and caging wild animals to attract tourists.

Bangkok-based hotel architect Bill Bensley is saying “_________.”

When a businessman talked with him about _________a resort that included a zoo in Asia, he came up with a (n) _________: let’s _________ the humans and let the rare and endangered _________wander free.

Sounds _________ ? Bensley is known for _________ ideas so that he’s been called the “Willy Wonka of hotel design.”

At his Shinta Mani Wild resort in Cambodia _________ arrive via a 380-meter zip wire (高空滑索) over the wilderness of the South Cardamom National Park and are _________ to join Wildlife Alliance anti-poaching patrols (防盗猎巡逻).

But he’s not doing things __________ for eye-catching. Bensley is a lifelong conservationist who deeply __________ what humans are doing to the planet. That’s why he wanted to do the World Wild Project. 61-year-old Bensley says the first stage of the eight-year project, which will __________ several different top branded hotels, is expected to __________ in 2023.

The cages for __________ will actually be 2,400 hotel rooms, with a budget of generally a million __________ per room. Let’s just say the guests won’t be uncomfortable.

__________ , it’s not the rooms the California-native is talking about. Having a __________ with a local official, he has got the permission to relocate abused animals from __________ in Asia, and set them free onto the __________ 2,000-hectare (公顷) piece of land __________ the human zoo will be located.

4 . For a herder (放牧人) in Africa, the hardest part of the job is searching for cattle lost in the bush. But for Andrew, a herder at a farm in Zimbabwe, it’s not a_________. Once he_________Toro, he knows the rest of the herd is nearby. That’s because Toro isn’t an ordinary member of the herd. He’s a giraffe. In_________weather, cattle rest in the shade under his belly to keep cool. And because of his height, Toro can spot lions long before they come close to the herd.

Toro’s_________situation came about after his mother was killed by lions. Toro survived the attack, but he was left with no one to protect him or give him milk. About two days later, some herders spotted and rescued him. With the_________of the Department of Wildlife, the herders moved Toro to Andrew’s farm. Since giraffes and cattle are both plant-eating animals that live in_________, their behaviors are much the same. Toro was accepted into the herd and_________among the cattle as they ate grass.

Toro doesn’t always behave like the other members of his new herd. Like many kinds of animals, cattle_________leadership. Standing more than 13 feet tall, Toro is more than three times taller than the_________bull, but Toro__________tries to be “the boss”. “He is very used to their __________,” Andrew said. When the herd enters the kraal (家畜栏), the cows and bulls__________each other. “But thanks to his height, Toro does not need to join the__________,” said Andrew.

When asked if Toro would ever be__________to the wild, Munetsi, an officer of the Department of Wildlife said no. “In the wild, he would find it difficult to be accepted into another herd or defend himself from being killed by other animals,” he added. “He seems very much at home and is respected by the__________.”

5 . I was sitting at the table having breakfast. A little taste of autumn _______   had risen in my heart. The cooling air and _______ leaves all means the coming of the autumn. I finished my meal and carried my   _______ bowl over to the sink (水池) to clean it. My two cats sat on top of the kitchen counter, staring at something. I saw they were both _______ a spider on a web. Just as the spider came _______ , both cats started to catch and eat him. I quickly took a paper towel and _______ the little guy before he became a kitty _______. I walked out of the back door to let him go. As soon as I set him down he quickly crawled (爬) to the _______ comer. As I closed the door, I noticed something too. I was _______ and my sadness was gone.

Now I know many people would be ________ about how saving the animal could have lifted my spirits so quickly. After all, it was ________ a spider. As I thought about it, I ________ two sentences I had recently read. The first was: “The only true thing is   ________” The second was: “Do everything out of love.” I realized then that no act of love is ________. I had only spared a spider to live another day, but it had touched my heart, ________ my spirit.

6 . It was the day before Thanksgiving and Kaleb Benham was wandering outside his home. His 90-pound dog, Buddy, was _________ nearby, doing what dogs do: getting into _________. Only this time, Buddy was getting into a real trouble.

The unmistakable _________ that no one wants to hear alone in the woods caught Benham’s _________. It was the deep roar of a bear. Benham _________ around to see the beast, which weighed around 350 pounds, 100 feet away. _________ the bear seized Buddy’s head and started dragging him away.

Benham, aged 24, chased after them. “_________,” he told CBS 13, “the only thing I could think of was ‘save Buddy.’” With extraordinary _________, he dashed and struck the bear. But it even _________ its grip (掌握) on Buddy. Benham tried prying open its mouth, but the jaw was ____________ tight. Finally, Benham turned to street fighting. It ____________. The bear dropped the dog and ran off into the woods.

Buddy was badly ____________. “My first thought was that I was going to lose him,” Benham said. He ____________ him to a nearby vet (兽医). Buddy’s ____________ took nearly four hours. Benham was ____________ to watch the process through a window as Buddy was operated on.

This was the second time Benham had rescued Buddy, says CBS13.

7 . It was the day before Thanksgiving and Kaleb Benham was hanging around outside his home. His 90-pound pit bull, Buddy, was doing what dogs do: getting into trouble. Only this time, Buddy was getting into a whole lot of trouble.

The______sound that no one wants to hear alone in the woods______Benham’s attention. It was the deep______of a black bear. Benham______around to see the beast, which Benham______weighed around 350 pounds, some 100 feet away. In an instant, the bear took hold of Buddy’s head and started dragging him away. Benham took off after them. “______,” he told CBS13 in Sacramento, “the only thing I could think of was ‘save my baby.’”

Benham______the bear by the throat. Nothing. He tried opening its mouth, but the jaw was locked______. Benham beat the bear over and over around its snout and eye. It______. The bear dropped the dog and ran off into the______.

Buddy was______. His face was bloodied and his ears were______. He had a bite mark clear through his lip.

Buddy’s surgery took nearly four hours. Benham watched the______ through a window. This was the second time Benham had rescued Buddy, says CBS13. The__________ was from a shelter a few years ago. “If it was your kid, what would you do?” he asked. Nodding toward Buddy, he added, “That’s my______.”