2 . A homeless man rescued all the animals at a shelter after it caught on fire, which made a local headline news. Hamlin, the _______ of the W-Underdogs shelter, told the local media.

Keith Walker, 53, a homeless man, _______ his life to save several cats and dogs _______ at an Atlanta animal shelter after it caught fire, the facility’s founder said.

“I was nervous as hell. I was really _______ to go in there with all that smoke. But God put me there to save those animals and I _______ into the shelter after a fire engulfed (吞噬) its kitchen.” Walker told the media. “If you love a dog, you can love anyone in the world. My dog is my best friend, and I wouldn’t be here _______ him, so I knew I had to save all those other dogs.”

_______ the shelter was not completely destroyed, the fire left it uninhabitable, according to W-Underdogs founder Gracie Hamlin.

“He is my guardian angel (天使),” Hamlin told the media. “Even the firefighters didn’t want to _______ the dogs. They called animal control, but Keith was already in the building _______ the cats and dogs until they were all safe.”

Hamlin ________ knew Walker, who has been homeless since he was 13 years old, because she lets him ________ his dog, a pitbull (斗牛犬) named Bravo, at the shelter every night.

Walker was on his way to ________ Bravo and take him for a walk when he saw the fire. He was able to rescue all the animals-six dogs and ten cats.

“________   the great loss, I’d like to thank him for saving my animals,” Hamlin said. “To my ________, all my animals are safe and sound. Homeless man as he is, Walker is truly my ________ .”

3 . I had a lot on my mind as I recalled my teddy bear (泰迪熊) on the snowiest day last year. Only twenty-four hours before, I had been _______ with it happily in our farmhouse. How quickly things _______ ! The house I had lived in disappeared. The fire had _______ all those things with my memories.

I have never known my mother to be so _______ . When picking up my ashen (灰白色的) clothing, she moved with emptiness (空虚). The _______ was heavy to us.

After moving to the temporary (临时的) house, my father told me dealing with this would cost _______ money. It brought about a wave of _______ and life became a struggle.

“Hey, Jason,” a classmate came up to me at lunchtime with a box in her hands. “Jason, we know what _______ a few days ago. This is not something you have to go through _______. We started up the Shoebox Fund for you. Almost every student in our school ________. We love you and we want you to have this.

My eyes were filled with ________, and I had never been so moved. I had felt so lonely for the days after the fire that I became ________, unwilling to communicate with others. But these people looked past the impolite behavior I had shown to them. They were my true friends and by sharing this ________, they were my family.

Yes, things are getting back to ________. But what I learned from this journey of discovery will ________ with me forever.

4 . I love and enjoy playing the piano. So when the recital (音乐演奏会) was ______, I was disappointed. I had expected it for long and already ______ my best songs.

However, Mom turned this ______ into something worthwhile. “You should ______ at Carriage House Manor. I’m sure the ______ there would really appreciate the music.” To me, this was a win-win situation because not only would I play more songs, but I have the chance to ______ the residents, some of whom tragically didn’t have families.

The much-anticipated day ______ arrived. Stepping into the dining area, I saw several gray-haired people seemingly enjoying a dinner and the ______. Despite on-going conversations at tables, ______ still hung like a dark cloud in the room. After introductions, I sat down in front of the piano, butterflies in my stomach. But my ______ melted away as I played on.

The dinner hour flew by. One woman got up and began to cheerfully ______ about the room to the beat of the ______ while others snapped their fingers (打响指). I was ______ to see how music brought big smiles to their faces.

Calling off the recital was a blessing because it led to us ______ the gift of music with those who needed it most. Go spread ______ whenever possible.

5 . Young children across the globe enjoy playing games of hide and seek. For them, there’s something highly exciting about ________ someone else’s glance and making oneself unable to be seen.

However, we all witness that preschool children are remarkably bad at hiding. They often cover only their eyes with their hands, leaving the rest of their bodies ________.

For a long time, this ineffective hiding method was ________ as evidence that children are hopelessly “egocentric” (自我中心的) creatures. But our ________ research results in child developmental psychology ________ that idea.

We brought young children aged 2-4 into our Minds in Development Lab at USC. Each child sat down with an adult who covered her own eyes or ________. We then asked the child if she could see or hear the adult. Surprisingly, children replied that they couldn’t. The same thing happened when the adult covered her own mouth: ________ children said that they couldn’t speak to her.

A number of ________ ruled out that the children misunderstood what they were being asked. The results were clear: Our young subjects ________ the questions and knew ________ what was asked of them. Their ________ to the questions reflected their true ________ that “I can see you only if you can see me, too. ” They simply ________ mutual (相互的) recognition and regard. Our ________ suggest when a child “hides” by putting a blanket over her head, it is not a result of egocentrism. In fact, children consider this method ________ when others use it.

6 . It was the first night of a tiring seven-day 250km race across the Gobi Desert a year ago. Mr. Leonard___________a little dog going around his camp trying to ___________herself.

“Cute, but I’m not giving you any,” Leonard thought. Like all ___________, he had packed just enough for the whole ___________. He’d been running competitively for three years, and he had a___________ to win.

The next day, at the starting line, the dog ___________ him again. He waved her away, worried that she might be stepped on by the runners. ___________, the dog followed him all the way until the day’s race ___________. That night the dog snuggled (偎依) up to Leonard and even___________ to get a little food from him. By then, he was determined to name her Gobi.

The pair went on to finish the seven-day race, with Gobi____________ a distance of 125km on her own, and winning Leonard over, enough for him to make a____________ — he would take her home to Edinburgh. “Seeing Gobi on the race ____________my attitude to things. It made me think more about stopping and helping her, rather than just focusing on winning, ” said Leonard, who finished second. “It also made my running more enjoyable , giving me a lot of pleasure.”

As Leonard was preparing to get Gobi home, she was missing. With a group of 20 local volunteers coming to his ____________ , he finally found her. After that, Leonard never let Gobi out of his____________. Now Gobi’s favorite activity is still running, and she__________ does at least 8km a day with Leonard up the hills.

7 . It was a very foggy day in London. The fog was so thick that it was impossible to see more than a foot or so. Buses, cars and taxis were not able to________ and were standing by the side of the road. People were trying to________their way about on foot, but they were still________their way in the fog.

Mr. Smith had a very important meeting to attend at the House of Commons. He had to get there before 9 o'clock, but________could take him there. He tried to________, but soon found that he was quite________. Suddenly he knocked into a stranger. The stranger asked if he could help him. Mr. Smith said he________ to go to the Houses of Parliament. The stranger offered to________him there.

Mr. Smith________him and they started to walk. The fog was getting________every minute but the stranger had no ________ in finding the way. He went along one street, turned down another, crossed a square, and after about half an hour's walk, they arrived at the Houses of Parliament.

Mr. Smith couldn't ________how the stranger found his way. “How do you find the way in this ________?” he asked.

“It is no________ to me,” said the stranger. “I am________.”

9 . Eating fruits and vegetables is part of keeping a healthy diet. Health experts_______people should eat five servings of fruits and vegetables a day. A(n)_______way to remember this is to try to eat each color of the rainbow(彩虹)daily. This is because different colored fruits and vegetables contain different vitamins and minerals. _______you eat one of each color each day, you are sure to_______the necessary nutrition your body needs.

_______fruits and vegetables is good for the heart. There are many delicious_______in this group. Have an apple with lunch. You can_______ have a red pepper for a hot tasty small meal. Cut some tomatoes and put them on your sandwich. Or perhaps you can have strawberries after dinner. When you_______red, your heart works better.

Orange and yellow fruits and vegetables contain vitamin C. Vitamin C helps the_______protect itself against disease. In this way it helps your body stay in good health. Besides, these wonderful foods are good for your sight. So it is a great ________to have a glass of orange juice with breakfast. Then put some peaches in your lunchbox. Are you afraid of catching a cold?________that from1 happening by eating a juicy tangerine (a type of small sweet orange).

Green fruits and vegetables have long been widely known as healthy foods. ________, they are especially good for keeping teeth and bones strong. When you eat green, your smile will thank you! Your bones will thank you too!

Blue and purple fruits and vegetables are useful to the ________ . They help with memory. Put blueberries in your bowl. You can easily________where you put your keys!

Eating the rainbow is an easy way to care for yourself. So make your eating habits a little more________!

10 . One day, the sewer line (污水管道) under our house burst open. My first reaction was to _______ the pipe repairer, but when he heard what was on, he _______. He did, however, recommend someone. I made the call, _______ the man to complain about such a terrible job. _______, he simply asked, “The address?”

An hour later, Steve arrived in his truck. He looked exactly like what I had imagined: rough and bearlike. I _______ as he walked down into the wet depths. A few moments later he _______, saying, “Yep. It’s broken.”

“Can you fix it?” I asked with a mixture of doubt and _______.

Steve looked at me as if scolding (责怪) me for lack of _______, saying “Sure.” Then he told me that he needed to tear up the street to the main sewer line.

“How long will all this take?” I asked.

“I should have it done by evening.”

I didn’t _______ to watch the digging, so I went into town and visited a few friends.

________, around 6 pm, my curiosity got the better of me. I went home, and there was a sweeter ________ I never saw: an area of newly-covered street across my front lawn (草坪). I opened the underground room door and — all was ________ and dry.

His good job taught me a lesson: Never judge people by their ________. And I was taken by the very idea that, whatever might happen to a ________ homeowner, there is somebody who is skilled in its solution. If that’s not reason for ________ , I’m not sure what is.