1 . A sheep in Scotland, known as the “loneliest sheep”, was stuck at the bottom of a cliff for over two years. A group of farmers made it their _______ to rescue the sheep. The sheep was first _______ in 2021 by a kayaker (皮划艇运动员) and had been unable to move from that _______ since then. Local agencies were _______ but said the sheep was not in danger and could not be rescued. One of the farmers, Wilson, named the sheep Fiona and provided _______ about her on his social media account.

Wilson explained that it was too _______ to attempt a rescue earlier due to the dangerous location of the sheep. He expressed concerns about the safety of the rescuers and the difficulty of _______ the sheep by boat or with a dog. However, after careful _______, Wilson and four other men successfully rescued Fiona using heavy _______ and a winch (绞车). They ________ brought her to the slope of the cliff.

The Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was present to ________ the welfare of the sheep. They confirmed that Fiona was in good ________ but needed her wool to be sheared (剪). The ownership of the sheep was transferred to the ________ group of farmers.

Wilson ________ the risks involved in the rescue and expressed gratitude for the successful ________.

3 . Davis Smith was born into a family of travel agents. It offered him the chance to_________ places such as Nepal, Laos and Nigeria during his childhood, according to Times magazine. He began saving up at the age 13 to_________ his goal of visiting all countries By his 19th birthday, he had travelled to 81 nations. In September, 2015, he realized he could see the_________ nations on his list in time to set an official record. Many people _________ his travel on social media platform Instagram, so he decided to chase the world record partly to_________ others. “Honestly, in the beginning, I_________ wanted to push the_________ of what I thought I could do with my life and see as much of the world as possible in the_________,” he told Times. “It wasn’t until things started getting really_________ that I realized I was inspiring people around me, especially the__________.”

“I also loved visiting Sri Lanka, for the natural beauty of the mountains, and the kindness of the locals were astonishing,” Davis Smith said. “The most pleasant surprise about travelling to all these misunderstood areas of the world was that the countries that I had the __________ expectation for__________ being the most incredible.”

“My__________ for young people is to believe that you can do anything you set your mind to do. If you want to travel, you have to__________ sacrifices to travel around the world. And it’s only a matter of__________ until you can make it a reality.”

4 . I’m an 18-year-old student, tall and good-looking. Looking back, I realize how important it is to _________ oneself.

Born and raised in Africa. I had always taken my African origin as a(n) _________. Myself-dislike was further _________ when my family moved to Norway. Compared to all the white girls around me. I was so different. My nose often had a thin sheet of _________, regardless of the weather. What also _________ my self-dislike was my stuttering (口吃). It always stood between me and any fine opportunity. I’d taken it as a(n) _________ to avoid any public speaking sessions.

_________, there came a turning point. One day a white girl caught my eye. To my _________, she had a thin sheet of sweat on her nose too, and it was in November! “Wow, ” I whispered to myself, “this isn’t a genetic (遗传的) disorder. It’s perfectly _________.” Days later, my life took another __________. Searching the Internet for stuttering cures, I __________ learned that such famous people as Newton and Churchill also stuttered. I was greatly __________. Another __________ to myself-confidence came as I knew Oprah Winfrey, the famous host and writer, is black too!

Today, I’ve grown to accept what I am with pride. It simply gives me a feeling of __________. The idea of self-love has taken __________ a whole new meaning for me: there’s always something fantastic about us, and what we need to do is learn to appreciate it.

6 . The Internet can be a dark place. Readers generally don’t show their true ________ and thus feel free to leave bitter comments.

So ________, schoolteacher Decker in Florida felt worried when her son wanted to share her, ________online. He posted a photo of Decker shyly holding her painting and wrote: “My mom painted this and said no one would be ________ of it. It’s her 2^nd painting.”

To Decker’s surprise, more than 24,000 people praised her painting! An artist saw the photo and made a decision to express his ________ for the mother by painting Decker carrying her painting. He even ________ the shy look on her face. He then ________ himself holding his painting of Docker with her painting and posted the image online.

Two days later, a journalism student ________ her own picture of the artist holding his painting of Decker holding her painting online. Well, thus the Internet just stepped in and ________. More and more people joined in and ________ the “fun”. By this time, the paintings and pictures of paintings had got over one million people’s attention online.

Instead of the ________ remarks she was expecting, Decker said so many people were very friendly to her. She registered a social media account to ________ their support. She wrote, “I was really ________ I was going to read a lot of hateful comments. I was ________. You all are sympathetic, caring, and a ton of fun! You all have ________ me and strengthened my confidence. Thank you!”

7 . Spring was in the air, but this year it felt different. Like many families, Sandy and John, who were ordered to stay at home because of the COVID-19, were running _________ on groceries. Then Sandy, 72, found a typed note _________ up in her morning paper.

“My name is Greg Dailey. I deliver your newspaper every morning,” the _________ read. “I understand during these times it is difficult for some to get out of their houses to get everyday _________. I would like to offer my services for free to whoever needs groceries.” It included his phone number. She was doubtful, but she _________ anyway, Sandy said, “I called Greg, and he delivered $302 of groceries to the front of my garage the very next day without _________ me a penny.”

Dailey, 50, is a self-described “shy guy”. But when he noticed that an older customer didn’t want to walk down to the sidewalk to pick up her morning newspaper _________ the coronavirus pandemic, it made him think there must be plenty of people around who were _________ to leave their home—even for groceries.

Some grocery stores deliver, but it takes days or weeks. Customers have to figure out how to _________ their orders online, which can be ____________, and then there are delivery fees to pay.

Dailey sat down at his computer and typed out a(n) ____________ to shop for all 800 of his newspaper customers and ____________ else in his delivery area that might need help.

A few days ago, he received another thank-you note from a longtime subscriber, “You were there when I stayed at home ____________. You’re the ____________ thing to an angel I’ve ever seen.”

“Do you know what that does to your heart? I just ____________,” Dailey said.