1 . Fifteen years ago, Pilots N Paws was founded by Debi, an animal lover, and Jon, a pilot. Debi wanted to _________ a dog from a shelter and needed to get it from Florida to South Carolina, so Jon helped her make it _________. Most animals were transported on the ground back then, but the two had the idea of transporting the animals via _________. Thus, Pilots N Paws _________. Pilots N Paws is a nonprofit organization that works with pilots all throughout the United States. Since its foundation, more than 200,000 animals have been _________. The Pilots N Paws pilot network has grown to _________ over 6,000 pilots. The organization also _________ Cirrus Aircraft, who supports it financially.

Though Pilots N Paws _________ transports dogs and cats, the organization has actually helped all kinds of animals. Pilots have flown dolphins, a baby bear badly burned in a wildfire, eagles, and snakes.

Pilots N Paws _________ the gap between the pilot and the person wanting to adopt the animal. The __________ is not to make the pilots go significantly out of their way to save an animal, but rather to have them rescue the animal on a flight they would take __________. The customer needing transportation of an animal has to __________ a request on the Pilots N Paws website, and the pilots can view the requests like a forum. Once a pilot __________ one, they coordinate (协调) the __________ of the animal. When filling out a transport request, the requester is asked if they are willing to drive the animal to the airport, making the __________ much smoother for the pilots.

2 . Speaking of turkeys, people rarely see them in their daily life. I have a history with turkeys.

I saw my parents ________ young animals when I was a child. I was ________ to try that, but it wasn’t until I was in my forties that I got the ________. One day, I was given twenty turkey ________ by a driver who had almost driven over them. I had to ________ fast, buying a container at short notice to keep them, and ________ them twice a day, as a hen would, I ________ them regularly, to make them get used to that. After a week or so, I received ________ and the first tiny mouth broke through.

The first poult (小火鸡) ________ immediately to my voice as expected, raising his wet head to look at me. He became ________ to me quickly, pressing his face against mine and falling asleep. Over the next days, this process was ________ many times. Though not all the poults ________, I had a new family of 16 turkeys. I built a pen, complete with upright branches to ________ them, where I ________ much time myself. The poults would ________ “Mom” to be waiting when they came out of nests every morning and I had to be ________ before they slept. During daytime we would ________ outside. They seemed to love everything they encountered, which ________ me gradually.

The turkeys grew fast. Our ________ began as they started inhabiting (栖居于) trees outside. Down though, I was glad that ________ of living with turkeys and the lesson of enjoying every moment would stay with me all the time.

4 . My husband Mike waved a stick in my face, pulling my attention back to the very important task at hand. As I looked up, I saw our dog Bagel's _______ commanding to make the next move.

From our first encounter, Bagel's stare has said everything that she could not _______ out. Twelve years after _______ Bagel, we understood each other better than ever. This summer we decided to _______ the occasion with a road trip.

We _______ ourselves on a Vancouver Island beach, more than 1,500 miles from our _______ in Northern Colorado. Maximum _______ required the whole family's involvement and participation. Bagel reminded me as she waited for me to _______ our game of fetch. Holding my eyes with hers, she threw her head back and sent her _______ directly to me: "Hey lady, you're supposed to be ________ too. It's your turn!” I took the ________ from Mike and as far as I could, ________ it into the water. Within seconds she ________ dropping the stick at my feet with a bark, “________! ”

As I watched my aging dog walk around like a puppy, I knew we had made our decision ________ but when we planned this ________ we realized that it could be one of her last. For the last couple of years, old age had finally begun to ________ energy and strength.

As she ages, it is becoming increasingly difficult to ________ the fact that Mike and I will almost ________   outlive her. And consequently, it feels more important than ever that we should celebrate, rather than ________ the limited time we have left.

5 . One afternoon, I had been clearing bush in the mountain for several hours. Feeling starved a bit, I decided to _________ myself with lunch. Sitting on a log, I unwrapped a sandwich and surveyed the scenery. My peaceful time would have been _________ if it had not been for a bee that began buzzing （嗡嗡叫）around me. Without thinking, I _________ it away.

_________ ,the bee came back and buzzed me again. Now, losing _________ I swatted （重拍） the insect to the ground and crunched it into the _________ with my boot.

Moments later the bee _________ again. This time I stood up and crushed the insect into the sand with all my 210 pounds.

Once more I sat down to my lunch. After several minutes I became aware of a _________movement near my feet. A broken but _________ living bee was weakly emerging from the sand. I leaned down and saw its right __________ was relatively complete but the left was crumpled （褶皱的）. Nevertheless, the bee kept exercising the wings slowly __________ and began to clean its sand. Next the bee struggled to __________ the left wing. I got down on my hands and knees to better see the fruitless __________. As a retired pilot, I was __________ the bee was finished.

But the bee paid no attention to my superior wisdom. At last it felt sufficiently confident to start a trial __________ but gently flew into a rise in the sand no more than three inches away. Again it lifted __________ this time flying six inches before __________ another mound （土堆）.Apparently the bee had not mastered the __________ control, like a plane without navigation.

Once more it took off, this time clearing the sand but heading straight toward a tree. Avoiding it __________, the bee checked its forward speed, circled and then flew slowly over the mirror-like surface of the pool as if to admire its own __________ As the bee disappeared, I realized that I was still on my knees.