1 . A rabbit is running into its hole. You will ask, “What has this to do _________ language?” Well, when a rabbit sees something _________, it runs away. Its _________ moves up and down as it runs. When other rabbits see this, they run too. They know that there is _________. The rabbit has told them something _________ making a sound. It has given them a _________.

Many _________ animals use this kind of language. When a bee _________ some food, it goes back to its home. It cannot tell the other bees _________ the food is by speaking to them, __________ it does a little dance in the air. This tells the bees where the food is.

Some animals say things __________. A dog barks (吠叫), for instance, when __________ comes near. A cat purrs (叫) when __________. Some birds make several different sounds, each __________ its own meaning.

But human beings have something that no animal has — a large number of words which have the meanings of things, actions, feelings or ideas. We are able to give each other information, to tell or inform (告诉) other people __________ we think or how we feel. By writing words down we can remind ourselves of the things that have happened, or send messages to people far away. No animals can do this.

No one knows how man learned to make words. Somehow (然而) he learned to make them. As centuries went by, he made more and more new words.

2 . A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, but unluckily two of them fell into a deep pit(坑). All the other frogs _________ the pit. When they saw how _________ the pit was, they told the two frogs that they might as well be dead.

The two frogs _________ what the others were saying and tried to jump up out of the pit with all of their physical _________. The other frogs kept telling them to _________. Finally, one of the frogs paid attention to the comments, _________ considered them, and gave up. He _________ down and died.

The other frog continued to jump as _________ as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs _________ him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and finally __________ it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, “Did you not hear us?” The frog __________ to them that he was a little __________. He thought they were encouraging him the __________ time.

This story teaches two lessons: First, there is power of life and death in the __________. An encouraging word to someone who is __________ can lift him up and help him make it through the day. Second, a destructive word to someone who is down can be __________ it takes to kill him. Be __________ of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path.

The __________ of words is great. It is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that __________ to rob another of the spirit to continue in __________ times.

4 . John Clark was a postman. He was fond of dogs. However, when he was delivering letters (送信), he found that ________ dogs were his friends. One particular (特别的) dog called ________, who lived at No. 108 Turner Road, was one of John’s ________. Whenever John came near his ________ house, Spot would not lie in and ________ out on John, barking (狗吠) and trying to ________ his ankles(脚踝).

After a heavy snow ________ was freezing (结冰) that morning. The road was covered with ________. John was afraid of ________ down, so he ________ his bike and walked with ________ steps. Unfortunately (不幸地), John slipped(滑倒) on a patch of ice, which was opposite to No. 108 Turner Road. Spot ________ this as John together with his bike made such a big noise. Spot jumped onto John’s ________ and tried to bite his neck. Quick as a flash, John, ________ hands were full of letters, bit ________ on the leg.

John Clark said later, “It was the ________ thing I could do. I don’t approve of (赞成) ________ to animals, but that dog ________ had it coming. Since that day I’ve had no ________ at No. 108. Spot always hides round the ________ of the house when he hears me coming.”

7 . My doctor accompanied me out for a stroll(散步) around the farm where she lives. I was physically and emotionally exhausted and_________by anxiety and stress from work. The farm was full of life. There were insects, horses, rabbits, and a cat. She told me to_________my hobby in the environment.

When I was ill, I tended to hide myself and_________from the here and now. So, when I met a horse named Lira, I expected_________As I got closer to Lira, she nuzzled(用鼻子爱抚) her nose into my chest, putting a(n)_________pressure over my heart. Suddenly, I felt_________I had reached a wellspring(源泉) of past hurts, fears and_______ I began to melt emotionally. I patted Lira’s nose and_________in her smell. I found I felt_________ I worked with Lira__________ learning basic communication and feeding methods to work together with her.____________I wasn’t sure at first what one would do with a horse except____________it, I knew that Lira had enabled me to bond with the world in an uncommon way by____________my feelings and giving them back to me.

In my meetings with Lira, I found that I lost my usual self-consciousness and I would focus on____________. I learned to live in the____________ . With Lira by my side, I saw into a____________in which trust comes first, and compassion(同情) ____________.I found a deep peace in leading her____________a path, by using my own power of intention to tell___________to start, stop, turn left or turn right. I felt an inner quietness and even joy. My work with this horse was part of a____________out of a very dark night in my soul.

8 . On Thursday, I dropped my kid off at school and was on my way to San Francisco. On a curve, I passed what looked to be a _______ hawk in the middle of my lane. I took a sharp turn to go around it. I glanced _______ in my rear-view mirror and I thought I saw it move. I _______ and turned around. He was alive! I stopped the car, going over to him and picked him up, holding him in my arms. I took him quickly back-to my car _______ we both would be out of danger zone. Sitting with him in the car, I spoke calmly to him. had an animal in my arms that never had _______ with a human being before, let alone in one’s car. His eyes were brilliant _______ seemed in shock but not badly hurt. His feet were curled, which worried me bit but _______ he seemed in good shape.

I told him I was going to take him to someone who could help. I drove to a vet in Los Alamos who I have known and trusted for many years. We were about 20 minutes _______. The hawk’s energy seemed to be improving on the drive. He sat on my _______ the whole way there and when we arrived at the front of the vet, we waited for 15 minutes before they opened. I feel so grateful for those fifteen minutes! When I stopped the car he was looking directly at me. I moved my hand from the steering wheel and I could tell that my __________ moments made him nervous. He opened his mouth and seemed to be ready to __________ himself. So, we sat there and stared into each other’s eyes for 15 minutes! I wanted to __________ to him that he was in no danger and my only intention was love and for his __________. He seemed to understand. He closed his mouth after the first minute and relaxed on my lap, though staring into my eyes but without the intense air of __________.

When the vet assistant arrived and came up to the car the hawk got __________ and flew to the passenger seat. The vet then said, will be right back with crate(箱子)for him. Once again I looked into the amazing animal’s eyes and told him it was OK. He allowed me to pick him up and ____________ him to my lap. We stared at each other for a longer time.

When the assistant returned I placed him in the crate. He seemed to know everything was going to be OK. He trusted me and didn’t flap his wings or struggle. A(n) __________ came over me that felt like sweet sadness. I was sad to leave this awesome creature but was full of gratitude feeling so incredibly __________ with its presence.

What an awe-inspiring experience! I can still see those golden orange eyes that __________ into my soul. think I will see them for the rest of my life.

I later found out he was taken to the animal sanctuary(庇护所)near Dominical called Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary where he is well on his way to __________.

9 . When my daughter was in the 4th grade, one day she brought home four twigs. They were tiny trees given to the students by the school to______. None of them looked very______but with a hope for the______, so I helped my daughter plant them in our backyard. Over the years an accident with the lawnmower（割草机）and______soil brought an end to three of them. All that was left was a single evergreen（常青树）.

It was not straight and grew very______, seemingly never growing very tall. In the end it looked more like a fat bush than a______. I noticed a few years ago that it was starting to______. The lower branches were becoming______. The needles on the branches a little further up had turned brown. Only the top third of the tree was still green. Last summer I did my best to______it by feeding it a lot of fertilizer（肥料）but______.

This morning I went out and looked at it again. I was______on whether it would be better to just cut it down. It would make mowing the lawn______and I would no longer have to watch it die. As I walked over to take a closer look at it,______, I noticed something moving within the needles. It was a robin patiently______a nest in the topmost branches. I______when I looked at it and thought that maybe this old tree had some life and______left in it yet. It may not be healthy or pretty but it was still giving a bird a______and oxygen to this world.

This tree______me of something too. All of our lives have a______. All of our lives have meaning. It doesn’t matter whether we are young and healthy or old and sick. Until our last______here we can help to make this world a better and more beautiful place.

10 . The residents of Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin are no strangers to wild turkeys. However, Smoke, a turkey that has been living in the town since spring this year, is_____. The bird runs after_________vehicles, and “controls”__________flow by parking   himself in the middle of the road. He is also known to boldly____residents and shout at them, as though saying____to them.

Though the bird can be somewhat annoying at times, the____have grown to love their resident wild turkey. Those who commonly kept to themselves are forming____after Smoke’s arrival, using the new common pet as an ice breaker to start a____.

To   show their_______, the residents recently named Smoke the town’s honorary mayor, and______a Facebook page “Smoke Turkey-Mayor of Ashwaubenon” to________the growing   fans to keep up with the bird’s antics(滑稽动作).

Randy Tews is well aware of Smoke’s____. He says, “I think some residents will be ___to see him go. He’s brought so many smiles to people’s faces here. And this turkey is ___traffic for people on their way to work, and it gives them something to cheer about.”

However, people are_______that Smoke’s rising popularity will result in road accidents as distracted drivers try to take   a_______or two. There is also the danger of a traffic jam caused by drivers______stepping on their brakes to avoid hitting the bird, which regularly______ around on busy roads.

Despite months of trying, all_______to catch and take Smoke to a nearby wildlife rescue station have proved______. The turkey seems to love the residents, unwilling to leave the town.