Some years ago, a ship headed for China. All the passengers boarded the ship, including an officer, his wife, their only child—a little boy five years old, and a large Newfoundland dog called Bobby. Everybody in the ship liked Bobby, he was so good - tempered and playful, but the boy was the dog’s constant playmate. He was a happy little guy, and the two are so fond of each other.

One evening while the little boy and the dog were playing together, the ship shook suddenly, and splash (扑通一声) went the child into the sea!

A cry was raised, “A hand over! A hand over!” and the brave dog jumped over the side of the ship, and swam towards the boy.

The little boy’s father, half crazy, jumped with others into a small boat; but it was too dark to see far before them. All gave the child up for lost.

At last they heard a splash on the left side of the ship. “Pull on, quick!” cried the father. The boat was turned, the men pulled with all their strength, and in a moment brave Bobby was alongside, holding up the child in his mouth! Joy! Joy! Joy!

The boat was rowed back to the ship; the half-drowned (差点淹死的) boy soon got better; the parents were delighted; and brave Bobby was caressed (抚摸) by all.

At the Cape-of-Good-Hope, the passengers were to be landed. The officer going to the boat, with his wife and child; but he told the sailors to hold the Newfoundland dog tight by the collar till the boat was some distance from the ship. “You will then see,” said he, “what a strong swimmer he is.”

Brave Bobby pulled again and again to get loose, but all failed; for they held him till the boat was near the shore. But as soon as the officer gave the signal, the dog was set free, and away he went into the sea to chase after (追赶) his masters.

Suddenly the poor animal set up a shrill howl, and threw himself out of the water.

Just at that moment the shark, which had got very close to the dog, turned on his back and opened his frightening mouth!

2 . Two students were eager to get off their bus at the end of the school day when their driver saved them from a_________tragic(悲惨的) accident in East Syracuse,New York,on February 3.

Jay Leo, who has been driving a school bus for 28 years, told Newsweek that he saw a_________car behind the bus as he was stopping at the children’s house with his red lights_________.

The car_________the open bus door and kept going. Leo stopped the children from going down the stairs by holding out his arm to stop them, saying, “Woah, woah.”

Afterward, the two students Lily and her younger brother Lincoln—_________walked off the bus when Leo saw the road was_________“That’s why you check your step when you get off the bus,” Leo said as they got off. “Check your steps, kids. Have a good_________.”

The children’s mom, Jennifer Blowey, saw the_________from her window. She thanked Leo for his quick_________, posting on the Internet: “__________, my children were not hurt but this could have ended so terribly ! Pay attention while driving and STOP for buses!”

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the school bus is the safest means of__________on the road. However, Leo said that after nearly thirty years of driving a school bus, he knew that close calls happen “more than everybody thinks.” Students are often__________to get home and see their parents, he said, and no matter__________often he reminds them of safetysteps, they are__________to forget those steps in their rush from the bus to the house. “People need to pay more attention to the most valuable treasure we transport,” he said. “That’s a__________.”

LONDON—The stabbing of three people at Manchester railway station on Monday night was being treated as terror related, British police said Tuesday.

The British police launched a “terrorist investigation”     1     the knife attack, which came on the New Year’s Eve.

A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of     2     (attempt) murder after the incident shortly before 2100 GMT on Monday.

The three victims were taken to a nearby hospital in a serious but not life-    3     (threaten) condition.

A woman in her 50s suffered injuries to her face and stomach,     4     a man, also in his 50s, has injuries to his stomach.

A British Transport Police (BTP) sergeant in his 30s was treated after he was stabbed in the shoulder, but has since been released.

The knifeman     5     (hear) shouting “Allah” on Monday night before he stabbed a police officer and two revellers at Victoria Railway Station in Manchester     6     the New Year’s Eve.

Terrified passengers described hearing a “blood curdling scream” down the platform and were forced to run down the tram tracks after seeing a man wielding a 12-inch kitchen knife.

Two knives were recovered at the scene and a property     7     (search) in the Cheetham Hill area currently.

British counter-terror cops are investigating after the incident took place at Victoria Station,     8    , a combined mainline railway station, is situated to the north of the city center of Manchester.

The stabbing scene is close to the Manchester Arena,     9     terrorist Salman Abedi murdered 22 people in a suicide bomb attack in May 2017.

New Year’s Eve fireworks display in Manchester’s Albert Square went ahead with security     10     (increase) after the incident.

7 . One Saturday afternoon in a small town, Emma came out of a shoe shop with some new shoes. They were _________ shoes, but Emma was very _________ with them. She was seventy-three years old and did not have much money. She began to _________ home.

It was a _________ town and there was nobody in the street. _________, Emma heard something behind her. She did not have time to look, because just then somebody ran up behind her, hit her on the _________, and snatched(抢夺)her bag out of her hands. Emma _________.

“Help! Help!” Emma cried. But nobody came. Emma _________ got up and went to the nearest house. The people there were very _________ and gave Emma a cup of tea. Soon an ambulance came and took her to a __________.

At the hospital a doctor looked at Emma’s head and back and told her to stay in hospital for a few days. Emma thanked the __________.

Later, a policeman __________ the hospital and Emma told him about the bag-snatcher. The policeman __________ a small bag. In it there were a lot of pictures of eyes and ears, hair and mouths. Carefully Emma took the small pictures and __________ a big picture of the young man’s face.

After two days, in a morning a policeman came to the hospital with Emma’s new shoes and an empty bag. “A little girl __________ them in the street and took them to the police station,” he said. “How kind she is! Thank you very much,” Emma said and felt happy, though she lost some money.

8 . National Drowning Prevention Week

National Drowning Prevention Week is July 17-23, 2022, which promotes the awareness of the drowning prevention problem in Canada and the need for individuals, communities, organizations, and government to take action in an effort to save lives. Drowning is preventable!

Measures to Promote

Members of the public, community groups, and government are encouraged to promote the following measures that have been taken from the World Health Organization’s publication Preventing Drowning.

★Teach basic swimming and water safety skills to school-age children aged 6 years and older. Activity Suggestions:

• Offer Swim To Survive sessions to your community during National Drowning Prevention Week

• Promote people to learn to swim by registering in Swim For Life lessons

• Work with local schools to book swimming lessons in the upcoming year

★Provide community-based childcare for preschool children to reduce the drowning risk.

•Work with local officials to create childcare options that are less than 20 minutes away for all communities

★Train bystanders in safe rescue and CPR (心肺复苏). Activity Suggestions:

•Offer free CPR training opportunities to the public during National Drowning Prevention Week

•Promote learning to rescue others by registering in Bronze Medallion

National Drowning Prevention Week Announcements

Since the United Nations (UN) passed a resolution declaring July 25 of each year as World Drowning Prevention Day last year, we have stopped our request for community announcements for National Drowning Prevention Week. This does not lessen the importance of raising awareness during National Drowning Prevention Week, but allows us to focus more on the other important matters.