1 . In the early 1990s, Eric Domb, a highly successful lawyer, came up with the idea of building a bird park. His father-in-law ________ the idea in the beginning, but when the ________ started to make shape he backed out. Domb thus had to ________ money from former clients, his two brothers and father as well as a bank to build a zoological park known as Pairi Daiza.

After the park opened in 1994, his inexperience led to many ________, but he pushed on with his venture (冒险). By 2000, the park was turning a profit, and Domb’s ambitions were ________. The park needed more than birds, he believed, and other creatures and cultural gardens would help turn it into something ________.

Since his childhood he has been fascinated by Chinese ________. In 2006, he built the first Chinese garden, Dream of Han Wu Di in his zoo. It was said to be the largest Chinese garden in Europe. Domb kept ________ new elements. It finally took more than six years to complete the project.

Domb felt ________ by the joint panda breeding program. Domb and his people spent the following months ________ building giant panda houses with no guarantee that Pairi Daiza would be fortunate enough to ________ giant pandas. The huge enclosure built includes a pool, cave and ________ plantation.

Now, Domb is eager to tell how he ________ a pair of giant pandas, Xing Hui and Hao Hao in February 2014. The sense of ________ is all the more profound in that Pairi Daiza is one of the few private zoos outside China to ________ giant pandas.

2 . One day when Bill was walking home from school, he heard a _________ coming from the bushes. He went over to see what it was. Behind a bush, he found a black and white dog _________ in a trap (陷阱). Bill hurried home with the dog and showed his _________. Bill’s dad said the dog had a broken_________. They took the dog to the doctor. On the way, Bill’s parents decided that Bill could keep the dog _________ they couldn’t find the owner. When they arrived, the doctor put a cast (石膏) on the dog’s leg. He _________ told Bill that she was going to have puppies (幼犬)!

The next day, Bill posted _________ around his neighborhood that said, “Found: Dog-Black and White,” and listed his _________ for the owner to call.   

Two days later, Bill _________ a call from the owner of the dog. The owner __________ Bill for taking such good care of his dog. When the owner came to __________ his dog, he said Bill could have one of the puppies. Bill was so __________!

Bill __________ a doghouse and even bought some__________ to get ready for the dog. What else? Yes, a __________ for his new puppy. Rosco, that’s it!

3 . Once upon a time, a Japanese man wanted to rebuild his house. First he had to tear(拆)the walls open. Japanese houses _________ have empty spaces between the wooden walls. As he was tearing them down, he found a lizard(蜥蜴)_________ there because a nail(钉子)from the outside had been _________ into one of its feet. Seeing this, he felt _________ for it, and at the same time wanted to know more about it.

He knew very well that _________ had been knocked into the wall ten years before when the house was first _________. What had happened since then? The lizard had _________ for ten years! To be trapped in a dark wall for ten years without _________—it seems impossible, and is hard to _________. Then he wondered how the lizard could have lived for ten years without moving a single step since its __________ was nailed! So he stopped his work and began to __________ the lizard. He wanted to know what it had been doing, and how it had survived.

A short time later another lizard __________ with food in its mouth. He was __________, and at the same time __________ affected(感动的). Another lizard had been __________ the trapped one for the past ten years.

“What love __________ in this tiny animal! What can love do? It can do __________! Just think, one lizard has been taking care of __________ for ten years, without __________ hope that its partner would be saved,” the man said to himself. If a small lizard can __________ like this, just imagine how we could if we tried.

4 . Are you a cat person or a dog person? This question always causes fierce ________ among pet owners.

“Dogs!” barked Usha, the owner of 2-year-old Husky, Sammy. Sammy is a cute ________ with a wolf-like face and a thick coat of fur. In Siberia, these huskies are to watch reindeer (驯鹿), pull sleds and keep their owners ________ at night by sleeping on top of them.

Sammy isn’t wasting his natural abilities and can ________ Usha’s son around the streets on bikes. He is also multi-lingual and can understand many ________, such as “sit down”, “stop”, and so on.

Smart ________ like this explains why dogs are a man’s best friend. But according to my extensive website search, dogs ________ second behind cats. Cats use a “human baby cry” to ________ their owner. But the boss’s wife, like all cat lovers, doesn’t care. Even when faced with ________ that scientifically proves Latte controls her, she agreed, “I ________ my cat and that’s that”. Recently her husband was sent away from home on business for nearly 3 weeks. Did she visit him? “I just can’t leave my little Latte home ________,” she cried.

I understand cats are low-maintenance (不费神), smell better than dogs, have a softer nature and ________ look better. But: Does a cat ________ a tennis ball, run back to you, not give it back and then stand there chewing the ball to pieces? Does a cat jump up and lick your face? Do you know any cat that has rushed into a burning house and dragged its owner to________? A cat would be the first living thing to ________.

5 . This heart-warming video shows how a young woman gained the trust of an abandoned rabbit.

25-year-old Alicia Castro spent all day trying to _________ the pet rabbit that had been _________ outside her apartment. She endured (忍受) _________ temperatures and talked to the rabbit while leaving food.

Tons of people knew the rabbit was there! A few said they _________ to catch him but failed. With the cold weather coming, she knew that time was important and she would feel so _________ if she didn’t do anything. He was very _________. She was sick and it was barely above freezing. Every day she would sit outside in the cold with him, gaining his _________, feeding him, and trying to get him to _________ into her crate (小木箱). Filming and sharing the _________ felt pretty normal for her, but it was great to have so much helpful __________. At first she just had a towel to grab him, but by day four, she had proper food, a crate, and knowledge that made __________ him possible. Day three was definitely the hardest. She was so frustrated and started to worry that she would never catch him, not only __________ this poor, helpless rabbit, but also the millions of people who were __________ along too for about four days. __________, Alicia’s patience paid off and the rabbit now is living a life of cosy (温暖舒适的) __________.

6 . In 2017, my husband-to-be, Ricardo, brought his border collie (牧羊犬), Jack, on our first date. I was swiftly struck by the pair of them. Fast forward 18 months and they’d fitted in _______ with me and my daughter, Cayla. The _______ between Jack and us is like no other — he brings us great joy and makes us happy. Now we were all _______ to take on a new family member.

Then came our _______ to the animal rescue centre. It was a love at first sight between Cayla and a little dog, Ruby. As I _______ this little creature instantly sat back. She made herself as tall and _______ as she could, trying to contain her _______ while apparently letting me know what a good girl she was. It _______ our adventures as a family of five _______.

One day, Cayla scootered (玩踏板车) off out of sight along the footpath, Jack and Ruby by her side. Before long, with an ________ bark. Jack ran back, forcing us to ________ we did, and found Cayla, bloody-kneed after falling off.

Cayla looked up smiling, overjoyed that the dogs had come through for her in her moment of ________. One went for help while the other ________ the wounded. It’s a wonderful ________ of how our dogs care for their pack. And I can’t ________ our family without them.

7 . El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in California rises 3, 000-feet from base to summit (最高点). It’s a vertical (垂首的) wall of rock, making it a popular________ for rock climbers from all over the world.

In fact, climbers like Joe Baker say summiting El Capitan is the ________ goal for adventurers. His son, Sam Baker, became the youngest person to overcome the ________ wall of rock. Oh, did we mention that Sam is only 8 years old?

Joe has climbed the mountain before, but ________ from the base to the summit. Making the climb was a dream of his, and seeing his son meet the ________ of one of the most difficult formations in the world made the experience even more ________. Sam was well-prepared for the hardships they’d encounter while climbing, and he ________ hard for the task. On October 30th, Sam ________ the top of the rock face, setting a youngest record to climb El Capitan! Joe ________ the news on Instagram. “We ________it!” he wrote. “Sam wanted to end our ________ with a cuddle (拥抱). I’m so ________ of Sam. He completed the youngest record of climbing El Capitan! In a few years he might ________ more records.”

What an extraordinary ________, especially for someone so young! We can’t wait to see this young athlete breaks records as he continues on his ________ journey.

8 . Paris has set a goal of making the Seine swimmable by 2024 when it will host the Olympic Games. If it _________ it will be the first time that _________ in the Seine is legal in over 100 years. To do that, though, the city will have to significantly _________ the levels of toxic (有毒的) bacteria that flow through the river. Then there’s _________   treasure hidden at the bottom.

Around 360 tons of plastic are found in the Seine every year.

_________ for Paris,11-year-old Raphael is on the case. For nearly two years, he has _________ nearly every weekend with his dad, _________ debris (垃圾，残骸) out of the almost 725-kilometer stretch of water. A typical _________ can include anything from an iPhone to an electric scooter.

It all started in 2019 when Raphael saw a video from someone doing something _________. So, Raphael asked his parents for ropes, a hook and a powerful magnet (磁铁) that could __________ metal objects weighing more than a ton.

“At first, it was just meant to be a leisurely weekend __________,” Raphael said. “But once I saw just how much __________ there was buried at the bottom of the river, it became like a full-time __________ and I wanted other people to know, too.”

Last October, Raphael was even awarded the Medal of Paris for his __________. While he’s not sure if he can make the entire Seine glisten by the 2024 Olympics, he hopes he’ll be one of the first __________ in the water once it’s declared safe.

9 . Growing up in Mauritius, I love nature. Behind my house, there is a mountain named Le Pouce, where I spent much time _________the forest as a kid. However, my instinct (天性) for exploration _________at the water’s edge. Even though Mauritius is an island country _________ by the Indian Ocean, the thought of entering the ocean made me scared.

When I was about 10, this started to _________. I began learning about the _________ climate change presented to island countries, and I started_________ an interest in protecting the environment. I watched nature documentaries,_________ the steps I could take to change the world,_________ I still didn’t know how to effectively achieve it. Later, I took the National Geographic Society’s Exploring Conservation courses, which set me on a path to helping start and_________, The Oceanic Project, an organization dedicated to helping people understand the ocean and enhancing people’s__________ of protecting the ocean.

Gradually, I realized how much humans __________ the ocean for its natural resources and that it was not as __________ as I had imagined. My fear was rooted in a(n) __________ of falling into a river in my childhood. Determined to__________ it, I became a certified diver last year.

Diving plays a big part in my life now, and I work to__________ the protection of the underwater environment. I helped run a summer camp for young divers. During that time, I led a beach cleanup to help the participants understand how human litter could end up in the ocean. I got encouraged by the__________ of the activity when a parent told me her son insisted on __________ plastic items in their home with bamboo alternatives after returning home.

Protecting the ocean is very__________ and I’ll keep dedicating myself to it. And I__________ hope more people will join me. Only with everyone’s effort can we make the world a(n)__________ place for human beings.

10 . 10-year-old Sasha Olsen went on a trip in the summer of 2021 with her family to Vietnam and Japan. She was shocked at the ocean’s pollution levels and dying sea animals.

“We went on this trip and I was so_________,” said Sasha. “But when I saw the way the oceans had become, I got upset. I wanted to know why things were this way but couldn’t find an_________.”

When she returned home to Bal Harbour, Florida, she grew even more_________. She learned some of the_________in South Florida had been closed by the health department because the_________had too much bacteria (细菌)in it.

Sasha sought the_________of her cousin, Narmina Aliyev. Together, they_________ a nonprofit Organization—Iwantmyoceanback._________ the group started small, with friends joining together on weekends to_________the beaches in Bal Harbour. Recently, however, she has__________events to raise funds for beach cleanups and to __________to protection groups.

“It’s__________to bring awareness not just through doing cleanups and meetings, but to show people they can come together through their hobbies and__________together to a common goal,” said Sasha.

Sasha hopes to__________their work to neighboring cities. “We really want to make ourselves visible and__________to all,” said Sasha. “After all, in Miami the ocean is everyone’s backyard. This is the best place to start.”