3 . Growing up in coastal Maine, Lynda Doughty spent lots of time out on the sea. There she often saw whales, seals and other marine (海洋的) animals. She developed a(n) _______ for the wildlife living along the coast.

“I remember being so amazed by them and _______ what was happening in their life,” Doughty said.

She also _______ that their livelihood was influenced by pollution and other human-related activities. She wanted to do something to _______ these animals.

So she became a marine _______ and worked with organisations that provided help for sick and injured sea animals. But as many nonprofits (非营利机构) closed their doors, Doughty decided to step in.

In 2011, she _______ her nonprofit, Marine Mammals of Maine, and has since provided help and medical care for more than 3,000 sea animals.

When COVID-19 broke out, things became more difficult, but they couldn’t _______—the animals _______, needed their help.

“We were so nervous of how we would _______ as a nonprofit in uncertain times,” Doughty said. “________, our team stood strong and we were able to continue to help animals.”

When another New England-based marine animal rescue program ________ its animal care during COVID-19, Doughty’s work became more ________ than ever.

“We could no longer take any ________ to their rescue center and there were not enough rehabilitation (康复) places for these animals. Actually, we were really ________ and there was more pressure for our center to stay open,” Doughty said.

“I feel this strong ________ to help these animals,” Doughty said. “This is what I was put on the earth to do.”

5 . Dressed in a kachhad, a traditional Nepalese clothes, Umesh Balal walked into his meetings at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) on climate change in Dubai with a sense of determination.

Balal, who has physical disability, was there to publicly ________ inclusion of disability rights in the climate change conference-an aspect that he said has long been ________by organizers of the world’s largest annual meeting on climate issues.

As a student, Balal was ________ about science and involved himself in research on environmental science. Those were his first few interactions that ________ the climate-related issues to him. Being from a mountainous region, Balal ________ more about how climate change had, ________ people there, which led him to develop climate anxiety.

The more Balal________ himself to climate science, the more he learned about the impact of climate change. People with more resources have better chances of ________ the climate crisis. But the less developed countries, for the ________ communities, usually don’t have the same opportunities, which will push them further into the ________.

And it is even harder for people with ________. Many people with disabilities in Nepal don’t have ________ to proper education or opportunities for growth. As a result, they aren’t able to advocate for their rights.

In an interview, Balal said, “________, I am honored that I come from a supportive family, where I had a chance of good education which ________ me to grow in life. This is what I ________ for others, to change the way they live their lives.

7 . It was the night of the full moon, a time which always drives Java’s young people mad with excitement.

Fireworks were lit long before the moon _________. The big noise brought people out into the warm night to enjoy the interesting scene. Everywhere, there were the paper remains of _________ fireworks lying on the ground. Little boys _________ more and covered their ears as they waited _________ for the explosions.

The moon appeared above the horizon (地平线): huge, _________ ball high above the city, and the _________ filled with people, as Java began to enjoy one of the year’s greatest _________: “the Night of the Full Moon”, a festival (节日) that is especially popular with young people.

More and more young Javanese _________ together and walked slowly through the _________. Joking and chatting, they moved towards the mountain __________ the city. They continued to climb until they reached the old temple (寺庙) at the __________ of the mountain.

After they were inside the temple, they drank their water and ate their mooncakes — delicious homemade ones, __________ of dried fruit and nuts. Outside, on the mountain, young people __________ cross-legged in circles, chatting and telling each other jokes. And still, in their hundreds, more young people continued to make their way up the mountain to __________ the brightly shining moon.

By midnight, the fireworks had stopped __________ up from the gray city in the valley below them. But during the night, the sound continued to be heard from the distance.

8 . Nathan was a boy in my band class as well as in my math class. I never really liked him. He didn’t have any friends at all and always sat _________ at the lunch table listening to music with his phone. People just walked past him without _________. In class, whenever he was asked a question, he would take a long time to answer it, which made the whole class get _________. Whenever he got an answer _________, the whole class would _________.

One day, when I walked into band class and was _________ to play my flute (长笛) , Mr. Kohler began the class. After we had played _________ for a little while, Mr. Kohler asked the class, “Who can tell what _________ it is just by hearing the pitch (音高)?” Nobody raised their hands except Nathan. When I saw him, I laughed and thought he couldn’t do anything _________. How could he possibly guess the note when the pitch was played?

Even Mr. Kobler laughed a little and then told Nathan “Come here, buddy.” Nathan __________ and went to the front of the class. Mr. Kohler had a tuner (校音器). He played a pitch and asked Nathan to __________ it. Nathan said, “E flat.” Mr. Kohler said, “OK. Good.” He played another pitch. “F sharp,” Nathan said. The whole class went __________. Mr. Kohler __________ Nathan by playing two pitches together. “C and B flat,” Nathan said. “Good job, go back to your seat.” he said.

Then I got surprised. Nathan had guessed all the pitches __________. That day I realized I shouldn’t judge people __________ little things I saw and that I needed to see the great things people can do.

9 . About 15 years ago, Andrew McLindon, an entrepreneur, was riding his bike in Austin, Texas, when he thought about a friend’s 12-year-old son. The boy had never known the ________ of biking because he suffered from hydrocephalus, a disease in the brain that often causes ________ disturbances.

When he got home, McLindon, now 60, went online and found a three-wheel bike with a seat belt, ________ for a child with balance issues. Soon the boy was ________ around the street with his peers, having fun and getting exercise. “ Seeing his ________ with other kids,” McLindon says. “I’ll never forget the ________ on his face.”

That smile ________ the McLindon Family Foundation. Funded by donations, the group works with pediatric rehab clinics to find children who can ________ from owning an adaptive bike— and to help craft each bike to the ________ needs of the child. For kids ________ enough to get one, they’re a life changer.

“We worked with a 14-year-old who has spina bifida,” says McLindon. “She spent most days on the couch ________ TV. Soon after she got her bike, she was training for special-needs triathlons(三项全能运动). In a magazine ________， she said, “ I always knew there was an ________ in me.”

So far, the foundation has ________ 450 bikes, and that’s just the start. “I do a lot of things. I run a lot of companies,” McLindon says. “But getting these kids their bikes is the ________ important thing that I do.”

10 . Speaking Up

I never looked up when my friends were talking and joking about the retarded (智障的) boy a few tables away. It didn’t even cross my mind that he might feel _______ when people whispered about him. So I just let them talk.

Then came the day when I learned my younger brother Tom’s testing for autism (自闭症) came out positive (阳性). I had never thought about him like that. I broke _______, crying. Everything had just changed. He was no longer a(n) _______ little boy.

Over time, I was able to accept his illness a little more. We had to _______ because Tom needed treatment. So Tom and I both started at a new school. One day, I was standing in the bus line waiting when a “short” bus (for the retarded) came and _______ some kids up. The children in the other line started making _______ about the “retarded” on that bus and I felt a strange feeling in my heart. I said quietly that those comments weren’t very nice, but no one listened.

My family moved again. In the new school I got a _______ to speak up pretty soon. That day, in a band class, my teacher _______ our playing to make some comments, “… Guys, we’re playing like the kids on the short bus! Come on!”

The entire room was laughing loudly. I felt very bad. Then, I raised my hand. I wasn’t sure what I was going to say but I wanted to be heard.

The whole class _______ down. My mouth opened and this came out: “I don’t think we should make fun of the short bus, because there are people on that bus who have a lot in common with us and have the same feelings as we do.” I could feel my ________ getting louder. “So I would ________ it if you didn’t make fun of them.”

The room was very quiet and everyone stared at me. My teacher ________ for the words and then started the song again. At the end of the class, everyone was giving me strange looks. But I didn’t ________, because I knew three things: I had spoken the ________. I had taught everyone something, and while everyone in the classroom was being a follower, I had decided to take a different path since I wanted to become a ________ and a role model.