1 . It was an unexpected call for Aranza Delgado from the shelter, Peewee’s Pet Adoption World, 800 miles away in Texas. She was so pleasantly ________ when learning her dog “Puppies” was picked up by a passerby after it went missing four years ago. Since he was ________, the shelter called the chip company and got the name and telephone number of his ________.

However, Aranza had a limited window of time, and could only come to pick up Puppies one week later. Ernie Cochran, a volunteer of the shelter, replied that they were more than ________ to provide the dog with a place to stay for several more days.

“If we can get a dog back to his family, it’s a wonderful thing,” thought Ernie. Ernie and the other locals teamed up with a plan to get Puppies back home as ________ as possible.

“Everybody has been amazing, from the shelter to the people who are helping me transport Puppies,” Aranza told Kris News. She was happy to be ________ with her old friend soon. “I didn’t ________ how friendly everybody in Texas was and how helpful they’ve been. I’ve had a lot of ________. Actually, the lady that I’ve been in contact with is picking Puppies up tomorrow and she’s going to ________ him overnight and then will send him back home.”

Although she may never completely know what Puppies went through during the four years, Aranza hopes that her story ________ the kindness of Texans.

2 . Jahiem Morgan knew he was too young to be living on his own at 15 years old, but he didn’t have much of a choice. His parents died when he was 12, and he lacked a reliable home. So he slept on the streets. “It was dangerous but I did what I had to do in order to _______,” said Morgan.

Morgan was among the nearly 1.3 million young people across the US. Some of them are runaways; others_______abusive（施虐的）homes. They are out on their own, and many end up in _______ situations--- living on the streets or in abandoned buildings.

“Most people don’t even_______ these kids exist,” said Vicki Sokolik, who helps these teens in Florida. “There’s shame that goes with being a homeless youth. So they hide what’s going on with them.” Sokolik was first introduced to this population in 2006, when her son told her about a classmate who was in danger of becoming_______. Sokolik helped the girl, finding her a place to live.

The experience encouraged Sokolik to do _______. In 2007, she founded “Starting Right, Now,” an organization that helps homeless youth get permanent housing, graduate from high school and move on to their next goal. “They come in so broken; they cannot_______ others,” Sokolik said. “The _______ of these kids is great. And it’s great that they can be happy again.”

Morgan, who has been with the group, will soon graduate from high school and head to college. “I am so _______Miss Sokolik,” Morgan said. He has big ideas for his future, with the hopes of being a teacher.

“These kids’ voice matters. Everyone should look for them and ________ them.”

3 . He looked in the mirror, feeling sick of the sight of what he saw, a constant reminder of the fire last year. He was badly _________ in it and worse still, his wife had left him and would never return home.

He was filled with self-pity, _________ and even hate. He limped (瘸着走) to the park and decided to give his mind some _________, so he sat down and started to read.

Then out from a group of children at play, a young girl approached. Her eyes to the ground, she stretched out her arm and said, “Look what I found!” She _________ in her hand what looked like a weed, all wilted (枯萎) and brown, its flower gone to seed.

The man said in a low angry voice, “Just leave me alone. Get on with your playing.”

But the child was still _________. “I picked these for you. They’re really pretty, and I think you are, too.”

The man was annoyed, _________ her gift. He thought she made fun of him, as others had done. He pushed her aside when _________ he noticed that the girl was blind! He felt _________. Then his anger and hate began to disappear. He accepted her flower. The girl smiled and ran away before he could say “thank you” to her.

The girl had awakened in him a _________ to start a new life. He went to the hospital and saw the burn patients in treatment. He knew the “inside” was the hardest to cure. From that moment on, he knew what he’d do. He’d help these folks heal (康复). And his____________ would heal, too.