1 . I’d been exploring the 40-hectare woods around our cottage my whole life and I knew the way well. So it was a _________ when I found myself lost there.

One dull cold February afternoon, I had a sudden _________ to hike the hill with my two daughters. Putting on our snowshoes, we immediately _________ northwestward. While making our way up the hill, my daughters stopped occasionally to investigate unknown plants and to look at the abandoned deer beds… These really made their _________.

As the shadows started to _________, we moved further up. Soon, weariness began to _________ enthusiasm. We decided to return. Instead of backtracking over our _________ route, I chose to walk down the steep (陡峭的) side of the hill, _________ my general sense that ahead of us lay the stream that would guide us to the road. But as the terrain (地形) leveled out, I had my first major moment of _________: Where was the stream? Were we off course?

I instinctively (本能地) pulled out my phone to get my location, but it __________ in my hand in the cold air. __________, I started feeling a bit panicky. However, I quickly __________ myself, reassuring my daughters to continue walking. Focusing on the landmarks, I spotted a familiar tree and eventually __________ the road.

That winter’s day taught me a valuable lesson about habitual reliance on technology. If my phone had __________ then, I might have directly followed the GPS, ignoring the old __________ of depending on surroundings and life skills.

2 . 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.