2 . Do you know one bird whose name is crow (乌鸦)?Here is a story about one of them. There was once a lazy crow who thought it was too much trouble to _________ food. “Caw! Caw!” he said “If someone brought me my food every day, I’d be very _________!”

One day he saw a(n) _________ pigeon flying by. “How happy and well-fed it looks ” the crow said to himself. So the crow _________ the pigeon until they came to a _________. There were some other _________ there too. Before long an old man came along and brought them a large bag of food. When the man had gone ,the crow flew over to the pigeons. “Caw!Caw!” said he. “Can I _________ you?”

“No, you can’t!” _________ the pigeons angrily. “We don’t know you.”

The crow went home feeling _________. But he suddenly had a(n) __________. “I’ll paint my __________ grey,” he said, “and then the pigeons will __________ I am one of them.” After he finished the painting, he flew off to the park and was __________ by the pigeons. The crow was so hungry that he got very excited at the food. “Caw! Caw! Give food to me!” he said loudly. __________ the pigeons found he was a crow. They flew after him and made him __________.

Sadly the crow flew to his own forest. But when his old friends, the other crows saw him they asked him to __________. They did not __________ him because of his grey-painted feathers. So the crow felt __________ than before. His own __________ did not want him, __________ the pigeons wouldn’t let him into their group.

“What looks easier isn’t always so,” the crow said to himself. “I wish I had never painted my feathers grey!”

4 . Just after I came to Turkey, I was fortunate to meet George and his lovely wife Laura. As I was fairly new to Turkey, they helped me out with ________ such as bus routes and restaurant recommendations, all very important for a ________ returnee.

One day I happened to discover that George’s balcony was ________ with mother cats and kittens(小猫) . I was totally blown away. When living in Turkey, I found animal ________ was among the hardest to bear. It was ________ for street animals to be poisoned, beaten and kicked or have stones thrown at them. ________ such a safe corner for mother cats and kittens filled my day with ________ .

Like many retirees, George and Laura were living on a ________. As pet food is generally very expensive in Turkey, they ________ their house guests a diet of bread, fish and whatever meat was going ________ in the butcher’s. Soon their balcony became a ________ for expectant mother cats to safely ________ their kittens, which, in a sense, could keep them ________of killers, severe weather and cruelty.

Laura also ________ neighboring Turkish children to meet the young cats in the hope of re-educating the new generation, which might ________improve the lives of street animals. Their obvious ________in helping to feed and play with the small life was ________ a joy to watch. While I know that no one can ________ all the street animals, they have absolutely made a huge ________ for the precious little life in their care.

Teaching children to be ________animals today is our only hope for a nicer world tomorrow.

6 . When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was very _________, I wasn’t a good student, I_________ too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to bear all this _________I could. But at last, I became very _________. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me _________. Then he asked, “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re like? Well, you now have that girl’s _________. Go and make a list of everything she said and _________ the points that are true. Pay _________attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t _________(like being very thin), but a good number I could — and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a clear __________of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He __________to take it. “That’s just for __________,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the __________about yourself. But you have to learn to __________, not just close your ears in anger feeling __________. When something said about you is true , you’ll find it will be of __________to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, __________hear the truth and do what you know is the __________ thing to do.

Daddy’s advice has __________me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a __________piece of advice.

8 . When I decided to leave my home country of Iran to pursue a PhD in Canada, I hadn’t expected that communication would be an issue. In Farsi, I was a(n)________ speaker. I had taken English lessons in my 20s and scored well on the English test for university ________.

But soon after my ________ in the English-speaking world, I realized how wrong I was. Now I had to be careful and deliberate. I needed to ________ and simultaneously (同时地) follow the conversation. I needed to ________ it into my native language, reflect and generate thoughts and ideas in ________, and find the right English words and put them in the right order to ________. I had a hard time remaining present and focused in ________, because I was constantly thinking about what I would say next. I gradually turned inward and ________, particularly when surrounded by native English speakers. And I worried about my future.________, effective communication in English is critical to being included and recognized in many ________ and professional operations.

Later, I ________ to say exactly what I meant in discussions over and over again. Suddenly, a simple idea ________ to me: why not ________ the discussion in writing, in an email to my colleagues? That small adjustment was a game changer, because writing gave me ________ to reflect and comfortably ________ my points in English.

I made a ________ of sitting at my computer and putting my Farsi thoughts into English words, taking my time to ________ clear sentences with accurate vocabulary and ________. With some efforts and a willing heart, I grew more ________ with oral communication, which revived my spirits.

9 . When I became an amputee(被截肢者) at age 29，I was forced to rethink the idea of physical perfection.My life became ________ as I changed from an acceptably attractive woman to an object of pity and ________.

Too busy ________ physical pain and obvious limitation of movement，I was not aware of this ________ at first.There were so many difficulties before me.But I was determined to manage my work and life as well as before，feeling ________ about the progress I had made.

________，as I made my first journey outside the hospital，society had already regarded me a new status.Happy to be free of my ________ in the hospital，I rolled through the shopping mall as a ________ survivor，feeling like a war hero.Unfortunately，I got a rude ________ as I discovered that others did not view me in the way I had come to view myself.

All eyes were upon me，yet no one dared to make eye contact.Their efforts to ________ my eyes forced me to realize they only saw my missing legs.Mothers ________ held their children closer as I passed.Elderly women patted me on the head saying，“God Bless You！” with ________ in their eyes.

While I sat thinking about what had happened，a small girl came up to me.She stared with unembarrassed ________ at the empty trousers.Finding nothing there，she looked up at me with a ________ look，and childishly asked，“Lady，where did your legs go？”

I explained that my legs had been sick.Since my legs hadn’t been strong and healthy like hers，the doctors had to ________ them.Leaning her head upwards，she asked，“Did they go to ‘Leg Heaven’？”

That incident made me think about how ________ children and adults react to the unknown.To a child，a new appearance is an interesting curiosity and a learning experience，while adults often ________ the same thing with horror.I began to realize that I also had been guilty of the same unsuitable ________ before I knew what life was like for an amputee.

To fulfill the wholeness of my mind and spirit，I now smile warmly，make eye contact，and speak in a ________ manner.By using a positive approach，I attempt to make society know the fact that having a not­so­perfect body doesn’t mean having a ________ quality of life.We disabled people also enjoy a colorful life.