1 . Life is full of uncertainties, and every activity we do carries some level of ________ . Some activities, like snowboarding (单板滑雪运动), often have a higher possibility of injury. Ian Steger ________ this firsthand when he had a serious snowboarding accident but he was so ________ that Francis Zuber passed by.

In March, Ian and a group of friends went on a snowboarding trip in Washington State. During their ________ , things took a dangerous turn. While moving through the trees, Ian fell backward and crashed into one, finding himself ________ in a deep hole of snow.

Ian explained the ________ , “When we entered the trees, they were so ________ together that we each had to find our own paths. Unluckily, the path I ________ led me straight into a big tree well.” Fearing the worst, Ian thought he was facing his   ________ moments. However, Francis Zuber, a skier, happened to pass by.

Francis saw a flash of red in the corner of his eye. He ________ a snowboard sticking out from the snow, which was ________ considering how far they were from any populated areas. Worried, Francis called out to Ian but didn’t receive any ________

Without hesitation (犹豫), Francis began to dig hard to save Ian from the snowy trap. In the end, he ________ it. Feeling extremely ________ , Ian hugged Francis, telling him, “I’m so glad you ________   my life today.”

9 . It’s most people’s terrible dream: surviving (幸存) a plane crash only to be left in a rainforest with no way of contacting the outside world. But this was _________ for four Colombian children, and in an unbelievable _________ of knowledge and willpower, they survived.

The children, aged 13, nine and four, as well as an 11-month-old baby, were _________ with their mother. They were going to visit their father in the capital city. Their plane experienced engine problems and _________ on May 1, 2023. For two weeks, bad weather prevented the army from _________ the crash site. They found three adults there later, including the children’s mother, who were already _________.

How did these children survive conditions that would be _________ for most adults? They are members of the Huitoto Indigenous (土著) group and were _________ in the rainforest. As such, they have a complete _________ of the rainforest. They know which fruits are safe to eat and which plants should be __________. They survived on a fruit called juan soco and seeds, and fed the baby water mixed with flour that they found on the plane.

While the __________ got on with the business of surviving, the Colombian army worked with Indigenous volunteers to find them. And after 40 days of __________, the army found the children and took them to recover at a military hospital in the city of Bogota.

Many around the world have taken this survival story to be a __________, while others point out that it is the result of an ancient and thorough knowledge of the __________ that has been passed down through Indigenous communities over the generations.

Indigenous groups have a deep respect for the forest and, __________, their close connect ion to the rainforest helped the children to survive.