4 . John was crazy about playing basketball. Every day after school, he would spend much time practising to   _______ basketball skills. Sometimes, he didn’t go back home until sunset, which made his mother_______ angry.

One day, as he was given a chance to watch a basketball game, he dreamed about_______the college basketball team the next year. On the way, he was happy secretly. Suddenly, a car hit him. Luckily, some passers-by called the _______number in time, and he was sent to hospital at once.

What a terrible experience! He_______from terrible injuries. It seemed like a bad dream. John woke up in a hospital room, _______to death. When the doctor told him that both his_______were broken and he had to sit in the wheelchair (轮椅) for the time being, he knew his_______of becoming a member of college basketball team was over. He was really_______. John followed what the doctor had told him, but it did not________entirely. When he left hospital, John was sent to a health center to________. He never heard of this center before, but he was relaxed when he knew his mother would keep him________. Life there was a struggle for him for the first few days. Despite the best efforts, he________to stand up. But he________to the changes. As time went by, he learned to be________about himself, bravely facing the difficulties.

5 . The dog Pooch Chi Chi managed to open the door and let a fire crew in after his owner collapsed on the kitchen floor.

Responders were searching for another entrance when they heard a “click” as the dog managed to unlock the door to let them in. They found the man, named only as Mr Green, collapsed on the floor in the kitchen as the fire took hold on the hob. Firefighters then swiftly put out the fire and carried out first aid until paramedics (急救医士) arrived.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said “a potential disaster” was avoided with help from the dog. They said they were called to the scene after a smoke detector was activated and a Careline alarm was sounded.

Mr Green initially answered the call but operator at Careline lost communication. Within six minutes, the crew was on scene and investigating. They could hear the alarm but were unable to establish contact with the man inside. With curtains drawn, the crew could not see inside but could hear a dog barking. They tried the front door, but it wouldn’t open. As the crew looked for another entrance, they heard a “click” and the front door opened. The crew went inside to find a man collapsed on the floor in the kitchen when a fire was beginning to take hold on the cooker. They contacted the ambulance service, put out the fire and allowed fresh air in. Firefighters then carried out first aid and established the man until paramedics arrived. It wasn’t until later in the incident that they discovered that Chi Chi had managed to open the front door and let the crew inside.

Ian Bolton, Crew Manager for Home and Partnerships at Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service added: “Having monitored diction in people’s homes means the fire service are only minutes away from providing lifesaving assistance. This is a real success story and highlights the importance of Careline and the fire service. Careline’s system, combined with the speed of our crews getting to the incident, saved Mr Green’s life. The cherry on the cake, however, was Chi Chi letting the crews in before they had to force entry to the property.”

8 . A group of Georgia high school football players are being praised as heroes. They ______into action last week to save a woman following a car crash.

The students were on their way to school on Friday morning when they saw the crash______ in front of their school. The football players ______ helped the woman driver escape by tearing open her door as smoke and petrol poured from her badly ______ vehicle.

Luis Goya, a math teacher at the high school, praised the boys’ ______ on the Internet detailing the ______. “The football players in my school really _______ today,” Goya wrote in his post. “They went above and beyond to help.” People could know the ______ story from the teacher’s post. The football players ______ a loud bang and instantly knew it was going to be a bad ______. They quickly took action. They began their attempts to pull the ______ from her car without hesitation. The door was jammed and in ______ shape. They literally started_____ their strength to pry (掰开) the door open, so that the lady could be ______.

Police said the lady was taken to the______ with cuts and bruises. She was______ to be okay. The school football team ______ the players. They said that they couldn’t be prouder of the ______ act and showing the good characteristics of their team. Are the players ______? No doubt they are to that woman and her ______.

One night,     1     winter, a bear came into the city in Vancouver Canada. It walked through the city streets past houses, shops and offices. Then it     2     (find) some food in bins outside a restaurant and started eating. In the morning, someone saw the bear and called the police. The police came with a vet (兽医) from the city zoo. They put the bear in a lorry and took it to the mountains outside the city.     3     (lucky), the bear was safe. But     4     happens in other countries when big animals come into cities? In Vancouver it is unusual     5     (see) a bear, but in some cities you can see big animals on the city streets every day.

Big animals usually come into cities to find food. In Cape Town in South Africa baboons (狒狒) come into the city when they are     6     (hunger). Human food is very bad for the baboons     7     (tooth) because it has a lot of sugar. Now, there are Baboon Monitors working in Cape Town.     8     (they) job is to find baboons in the city and return them to the countryside.

In Berlin in Germany, pigs sometimes come into the city for food. They eat flowers and plants in parks and gardens. Sometimes they eat vegetables from gardens     9     they walk in the street, causing accidents. Some people like the pigs and they give them food and water to drink. Other people do not like the pigs and they want the government and the police to stop them     10     (enter) the city.