3 . One day last summer, my 9-year-old son Ben and I were riding the waves at a popular ocean beach on outer Cape Cod. As we were playing happily with our surfboard, I suddenly noticed an astonishing _________—some whales were spouting (喷水) well within view of where we _________.

We stared and pointed in _________. “Ben, can you believe it?” I cried. “We’re swimming with the whales!” “Mom,” Ben said in reply, “we’re _________ swimming with the whales. This is their habitat, not ours!”

Ben’s words took my breath away, more than the dramatic waves and the amazing sight of the _________.

He was absolutely _________, of course. These whales live in the waters off Cape Cod. This is their _________—one that we visit, love and protect. So when we set foot into a _________ space, it’s meaningful and important to _________ that we are visiting something that is beautiful and enjoyable to us, but is not __________ for us.

We each have a part to play in __________ space. When we acknowledge our coexistence, as Ben __________, we set ourselves up for success in how we interact with each other. This is as __________ in the vastness of the ocean as it is in our __________ where we live, work, play and serve.

How we __________ and support each other in this vast ocean of life—that’s up to us.

5 . Last month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report that a hotter future is unavoidable. The scientists predict killer heatwaves, a(n)_________ of water and food, and millions of people suffering and dying. In 2040 when my son will be college-aged, he will likely be more _________with air quality and escaping the heat than with his academic achievements. By the time he has _________of his own, reliable access to food and water may be more _________than a diploma (文凭).

That night, I asked my husband: What if we stopped putting money in our son’s college fund and started using that money to _________him from climate change?

_________played a big role in both my and my husband’s college decisions — I did my first two years at community college to _________money, and my husband’s college fund got spent on keeping the family business running. The idea felt _________that we would be removing those_________for our own kids with the money we were putting aside, something we had started doing while I was still pregnant.

After much discussion, we agreed that saving money for his college education when we are facing a climate emergency just doesn’t __________. Instead, we are planning on using the money to invest (投资) in a __________life style now by buying electric cars, installing solar panels and starting a backyard vegetable garden.

Another mom __________me of “stealing” my child’s future by planning to spend this money now ________saving it for higher education. But my husband and I are living __________that you don’t need a six-figure college fund to do well in life. If my son wants to go to college, he’ll figure out a way. Or he’ll be like nearly 80% of the other students and __________student loan debt.

7 . A single tremble shook beneath my feet. The trees above me began to sway(摇摆) hard. Then came the deadly_________that could only mean one thing, destruction. Every house and object was now_________. My vision blurred (模糊) even more when I saw the remains of my house. The house that used to_________all the happiness in the world was now_________a pile of ruined pieces. I_________all the times I played with my little brother and sister. Images of them were_________in my mind, so I let the darkness sweep over me completely so I could see them vividly one last time. I regained a bit of my_________after lying on the ground for some time. My eyes viewed different things, but I walked on mindlessly, with no_________to anything around me at all.

Years have passed since the disaster that_________me years ago. I never thought I would be okay again after this__________event.

Today I am going on a trip to California to help__________of a recent earthquake. Then, I see her. A young girl is weeping into her arm. I walk toward her. Losing family was__________, but because of my life changing experience, I am strong, and I can__________the lives of those who are suffering as I was. When I reach the girl, she stares at me with sad eyes, and I gently stick out my hand for her to hold to. One day, she may__________others the way I did for her. She holds my hand tightly, and together, we look for a brighter future where we can help those around us and__________the world starting with one disaster at a time.

8 . Typhoons and hurricanes are the same weather phenomenon: tropical cyclones (热带气旋). However, they go by different names _________ where they occur.

Typhoons develop in the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean. They most _________ occur from late June to December. When winds blow into warm seawater, a lot. of warm, moist air evaporates and _________ rapidly, while colder air moves in below. This creates_________     causing the winds to move very quickly. The more warm air and moisture there is, the more_________ the winds. When the winds move faster than 119 kilometers per hour, a typhoon is formed. If a typhoon _________ 241 kilometers per hour, then it becomes a super typhoon.

The _________of a typhoon is called the “eye”. This is right in the middle of a typhoon and is _________ . In the “eye”, the wind does not move so fast. Around the “eye” is the _________ of clouds. This is where the strongest winds and hardest rains are found. The rain bands are the outer part of a typhoon that _________ with it.

Typhoons do bring water to people, but they also can be very _________ . They _________   houses and cars, and even kill people. For example, tropical storm Megi hit the Philippines in April. More than 220 people died from _________ and flooding caused by the typhoon.

China is also one of the countries most affected by typhoons. The _________ time for typhoons landing is from July to September._________ , China’s coastal residents face 10 typhoon landings each year.

9 . My interest in wildlife and rainforests began at an early age, when my parents introduced me to nature books and magazines. I was _______ by the pictures of strange animals living in distant lands. As I got older, my mother and father _______ my learning by taking me on trips to other countries. Therefore, I could see wildlife firsthand. I grew to _______ appreciate places of natural beauty and _______ the environment around me.

Over the years I have seen many beautiful _______ and met many wonderful people. I have swum with sea lions in the Galapagos Islands, _______ lemurs (狐猴) sing and dance in Madagascar, and had many other amazing _______. I have also become increasingly aware of the changes _______ by human activities. Some of the special places I so _______ are no longer around today. My inspiration to protect rainforests comes from a particular ________ in the rainforest of Borneo when an area of ________ was destroyed by loggers (伐木工).

Today I ________ a great deal of time reading, writing, traveling to rainforests, and talking with scientists doing research on them. My ________ is to raise awareness, interest, and appreciation of wild-lands like rainforests. It is not too ________ to save these special places and I hope that my work will someday inspire people to make a ________ in the world around them.

10 . Despite growing up so close to Jersey Shore, I _________went to the beach:I know,very un -Jersian of me. However, when I do _________to go to the beach, it is to fulfill my mission on Earth.

On most days that I choose to go to the beach, there is a__________beach clean-up. My friends and I are placed in a group together and then we start to work. Even the smallest bit of trash can end up _________an innocent creature, so we are always extra careful when assigned a specific area. I remember _________all sorts of trash. For example, once I found an old dog leash; well, I guess that dog is long gone, but the leash _________With a trash bag in my left hand and a glove on my right, my _________days were filled with doing semi-squats and talking with my friends as we went along.Step by step,we _________anything that did not _________the beautiful beach scenes we kept in our minds. Sometimes, we turned back and__________the complete clean sweep that we had left behind us. What was once filled with trash, was now gleaming flawlessly under the sun.

Even if I only get to spend 10 hours on the beach per year, I want to make the most out of that time. Yes,I do _________the shore with my family and friends. However, just seeing _________rows of trash lined up near the boardwalk ________ the fun.The beach has given me so many memories since early childhood, and now it is my time to return the__________and do what I can to reverse the environmental_________.