1 . With a massive wildfire approaching, the evacuation (撤离) order came and Yellowknife’s residents were instructed to leave. As a result, Louise and her big family got into the vehicles with their pets: a _________ dog, Sedze, and a cat named Copernicus, heading to an evacuation center in High Level.

After driving all night, the _________ group setup camp near the Deh Cho bridge to sleep for two hours before _________ again at 8 am. But 20 minutes into the second _________ of their journey, an unexpected _________ happened: Sedze was missing. They rushed back to their campsite, _________ asking if anyone had seen an old Shih Tzu (西施犬), but had no ___________.

Though Louise tried to stay positive, she _________ the worst: Sedze had drowned in the nearby river. After a _______ search, Louise had no choice but to continue the journey, still holding out hope for a __________.

The moment they arrived in High Level, Louise called her daughter Jilaine and __________ the news in tears. Ten minutes later, Jilaine called back with a shocking__________: a man named Ryan had posted about a dog he found on Facebook, and the dog looked exactly like Sedze! Louise immediately got in touch with Ryan and confirmed Sedze’s identity. __________, Sedze was reunited with Louise, safe and sound.

Three weeks later, the order was __________ and the group returned to their home. “If my house had burned to the ground, I could have replaced it,” Louise says. “But you can’t replace your __________.”

3 . Daniel Hove spent years serving his community in Wisconsin as the Assistant Fire Chief for the Burnsville Fire Department. In 2012, he _________ from the job he loved after doctors diagnosed him with pancreatic (胰腺的) cancer.

Daniel spent years fighting the _________ disease. And he had tons of _________ from friends and family. But his beloved 11-year-old Labrador (拉布拉多猎犬), Gunner, _________ by his side every step of the way.

As Daniel’s _________ grew more difficult, Gunner became ill, too. And he _________ highs and lows right along with his favorite human.

“When my dad would get restless, the dog would be _________,” Daniel’s daughter Heather explained. “So once we   _______ how the dog was doing—he wasn’t moving much anymore and not doing well—we knew, it was coming.”

As Gunner’s suffering hit its peak, Heather _________ knew the dog’s time on Earth was done. Gunner was __________ an animal hospital where the veterinarian put him to __________ forever. And soon after Gunner passed away, Daniel found his __________ was close. About an hour and a half later, Daniel was gone too. __________ in life, the dog and his beloved owner also remained that way in death.

Special friends are placed in our lives. And the story of this dog and his owner is a beautiful __________ that sometimes those furry friends offer lifelong __________ without words.

5 . Pets are always part of a family. Pets and kids who grow up together have very close _________. This is especially true in the case of 9-year-old Milly Kukuczka, whose beloved dog Bella _________ shortly before Christmas in 2022. The girl was _________ but she turned her sadness into a labor of love for _________ animals.

This year, when Milly’s parents asked her what she wanted for Christmas, she went to her room to prepare her _________. To her parents’ surprise, _________ toys for herself, Milly gave her parents a flier (小广告传单) she made for a pet drive to collect toys and treats for pets without forever _________. All she wanted was to hold a pet drive, so all pets could have a toy for Christmas.

The Kukuczka family _________ Bella before Milly was born. The dog was Milly’s _________ and her best friend. Milly’s mom said that they were always side by side, and she wanted to do everything with Bella. But Bella was diagnosed with cancer around a year before she died. It was difficult for the entire family, especially for Milly. Now, this young girl wants to keep her love for Bella __________ by helping other pets.

Milly’s parents were all onboard to help their daughter organize the pet drive. They __________ out to the Dumb Friends League in Denver where the family chose their cats and __________ the pet drive on social media. The response was very __________. There are 50 toys there already and they have boxes of treats and cat scratchers (抓扒工具).

Milly is __________ the pet Father Christmas and she will deliver the __________ to shelter animals at the Dumb Friends League just in time for Christmas.

7 . A four-year-old dog named Kob became a hero in its neighborhood by discovering a possibly life-threatening gas leak (泄漏) in its owner’s front yard.

This dog’s actions not only _______ its surroundings, but also stressed the importance of the behavior of our furry friends.

The story began when Kob, _______ by 28-year-old Chanell Bell, started digging a large hole in the yard. At first, Bell thought this was typical dog _______, but as the hole grew larger, she became _______. Recognizing that Kob’s actions were unusual, she trusted the dog’s judgment, considering its normally well-behaved nature.

After _______ a recent gas leak in her home, Chanel _______ a gas detecting (探测) tool. She followed her sense and chose to use the tool to _______ the newly dug hole by Kob.

Finding gas coming out of the hole, Bell _______ contacted the authorities about the issue.

“If it wasn’t found, the _______ would have continued to escape into our homes,” Bell said. “We were told it could have caused ________ health effects like breathing issues, brain damage, and even ________. They told me that something as simple as ________ a light could have caused a burst!”

During the repairs, workers ________three main gas leaks in Bell’s neighborhood caused by aging ________. It took the workers over three days to repair the leaks and replace the old equipment.

Throughout the repairs, the workers________ Kob for saving the neighborhood.

8 . While many cats love to go outdoors, they usually do not venture far from home. But some cats are the _________. One cat has even made a busy railway station in the UK her second _________.

Although Nala, a four-year-old cat has a home in Hertfordshire and a loving owner, she always loves _________, with an adventurous spirit. Her owner, Natasha Ambler fitted her with a GPS tracking device. And Nala’s favorite place to _________ is the Stevenage Station where she _________ commuters every day.

She comes in every day to greet hundreds of commuters. Ambler says that Nala goes to the station when it is the busiest because she enjoys the _________.

The staff at the station have grown very _________ of Nala. They say, “Her _________ always makes people smile and encourages cheerful conversations between the staff and passengers.”

Nala wears a collar with _________, including her name and owner’s phone number. Ambler says that she received around 20 calls a day from people telling her they __________ her cat. She had to make a second tag (标签) to tell people that Nala was not lost but just on a(n) __________.

Nala is so popular that Ambler __________ a website page where people can post photos of their __________ with the cat. One passenger posted, “She __________ my day when I get the train to work.” Another said, “Nala is __________ a real celebrity of the Stevenage Station.”