2 . Last month, Koch went to make breakfast and found a(n) ________ guest using his pool. A large moose (驼鹿) was swimming in the deep end, ________ in the solar cover (太阳能覆盖膜).

“I looked out in the backyard and there’s the moose absolutely panicked and ________,” Koch told The Dodo. “She stepped on the solar cover and put her ________ through it and she was ________ trying to get free.”

Koch has noticed more wildlife around his home in Ottawa, ________ he had never seen an animal________impressive before. He rushed outside and pulled the solar cover off the ________ moose, who continued paddling ________ the pool, proving to be a surprisingly skilled swimmer.

The wild moose seemed to be having trouble finding her way out of the pool, so Koch called the police and wildlife services to see if they could ________ a hand. “She looked so pitifully sad out there that my wife said, ‘I want to give her a ________.’”

Workers from wildlife services intended that they would get her to a safer spot, but they couldn’t ________ it until she was out of the water. “The best thing that happened was that after 3.5 hours she climbed out of the shallow end and ________ the fence,” Koch said.

The moose ________ unscratched, but the same can’t be said for Koch’s pool — which now has two hoof-sized ________in the bottom.

5 . Located in Ontario, Canada, the Niagara Falls is the seventh wonder of the world and the fastest flowing waterfall in the world. When I went to tour it, I found there were some truly amazing ways to _______ the waterfall.

One way was to take a _______ to the center of the Niagara Falls. Everyone on board was given a raincoat that looked more like a garbage bag. We would need it later on when we got close to the waterfall. There were huge waves and thick mist (迷雾), although we were still far away from Niagara Falls. Inside the mist, another boat approached us. As that boat _______, we waved hello to the blue-coated _______. After a while, we were as _______ as possible to the waterfall, which was like a wall in front of the boat. The _______ here was white with huge waves that threatened (有……危险) to _______ over the boat. A few minutes was enough to make this a very exciting trip.

Another _______ was to go behind the waterfall. This adventure started with everybody walking into a wet and _______ tunnel (隧道) one by one. It was ________ by several lanterns, making us see the tunnel clearly. As the tunnel came to an end, I could see that we had ________ onto a platform at the foot of the waterfall. Here, I had a good ________ of how thick the waterfall was. It was at least one meter ________.

________ I experienced Niagara Falls, I was shocked by how ________ it was. And I look forward to taking the zip line (滑索) next time to view Niagara Falls from the sky. It will definitely be a wonderful time, too.

6 . “I can’t decide!” Carter told his mom. He had a big ________ to make, and he was ________.

“You have to.” Mom took a sip of her coffee. “It’s not ________ for both boys to think you are coming to their parties. I think you should go to Tyler’s party. He invited you ________ and you told him that you were going. ________, it will be at the lake! You love to ________.”

“I know. But, Josh is having a go-kart (赛车) party! That would be ________!”

Four days later, Carter was riding a bike for Josh’s party. He ________ told Josh or Tyler that he would not be ________ their party. They were both ________ him to attend. He ________ to tell Tyler that he wasn’t coming, but he felt so ________ about it. Tyler was his best friend. But go-karts! How could he possibly ________ this golden chance? As he arrived, Josh’s sister, Kayla told him they had already left for the party.

Carter stood at the door, stunned. He ________ the party! It started one hour earlier than he thought. No go-karts! How could he have made that kind of ________? Maybe he could still ________ it to Tyler’s party. Sweat trickled down his sides as he pedaled home. His T-shirt clung to his back. He would have to ________ clothes before he left for Tyler’s house. When he pedaled home, the door was locked. “Mom!” he yelled outside. No ________.

Weary, he dragged his feet over to the porch (门廊) and plopped down. Right now, his friends were ________ racing around a go-kart track or swimming at the lake. He had to wait for his family to ________ home.

7 . I stopped at a local store the other day after a fitness class to buy some food. After I got the food, I got in ______ behind a lady who looked about twenty years old. She had quite a lot of things in her shopping basket. She ______ her credit card to the shop assistant but the shop assistant told her it had been refused. The young lady ______ she had paid it off the day before. The shop assistant replied, “Maybe it hasn’t got through the system yet. Do you want to call someone?” The young lady ______ her cellphone and was looking through it. ______, they opened another counter (柜台) to let me ______ out.

I was walking out to my ______ when I thought, “Okay! You’re always wishing you could help someone. Now it is time for you to do it!” Immediately, I made a ______ to help her. I got out of my car and ______ with my bankcard in my hand. The young lady was still looking through her phone. She looked a little worried. I returned to the counter, handed my ______ to the shop assistant and said, “I will pay her bill.” She ______ her head and took the card.

As the shop assistant_________the card to me, the lady was still looking at her phone. And I didn’t think she had even ______ what had happened! I told her that I had paid her bill and then I left before she expressed her ______ to me.

The bill was about $52. However, the feeling inside me was ______! I realized that helping others did make me happy.

8 . The sun was shining brightly over our heads and sweat (汗水) was pouring off our backs and faces. We stood still without ______ any noise, all hot and tired. But everyone kept standing as straight as trees.

It was ______ most high schools give to new Senior One students-military training. We ______ four days in a closed environment. Although we couldn’t go home at night and the training was ______ and difficult, our humorous young drill sergeant (教官) with a funny accent was a real ______ of our days. We laughed at his jokes, sat in rows singing different songs and ______ him telling true stories about his life. He gave us the feeling that ______ and sweat were not the only things that military training ______ .

After this journey, we were more ______ than we had imagined and we were much braver than we had ______ . Girls who looked pale rested for a little while, then right away came back to the team. Boys who were being punished ______ to the playground at once and began to run. Sweat flowed down our faces when we thought about how to shout ______ than other classes.

Military training taught us perseverance (不懈) and determination. On the last day of our training, the confidence could be ______ on our faces. We shouted so loud that our ______ could be heard across the heavens. With eyes like burning torches (火炬) , we walked into the future. Now the sun is ______ at all of us.

9 . In her 102 years, Sally Lepis has been known for helping her family, friends and neighbors. So when the old lady couldn’t _______ to replace her decades-old hearing aids (助听器) and it became increasingly difficult to _______, a local non-profit was happy to give a _______. Last month, Lepis was presented (赠予) with hearing aids, worth about $7,500, through Senior Dreams Come True, a non-profit program _______ by a law firm.

“Mrs. Lepis has _______ so much of herself over the years to friends, family and those _______ in her community,” said Jennifer Cona, a managing partner at the law firm. Lepis has long been the _______ that’s kept her family together, her niece, Olivia Schmidt, 73, said. When Schmidt was a teenager, her mother, Lepis’ twin sister, died at age 42. Lepis _______ jumped in and raised Schmidt in her Westbury home.

“It’s _______ that she has done so much for so many people and thinks ________ of it,” said Schmidt, who ________ to recommend her aunt for Senior Dreams Come True over the summer.

In July, Schmidt and her cousins wrote letters to the non-profit, ________ Lepis for her lifetime of ________ deeds. Later that month, Lepis learned she would ________ new hearing aids, replacing the ones she had used for the past 25 years, and it is ________ that Lepis will again be a lively presence at her family’s Thanksgiving dinner.