1 . Umar Fox searched his whole life to look for the firefighter who saved him and his sister from a house fire in 1978. The search _________ came to an end with a heartfelt reunion.

Umar was 3 when the _________ happened in their house. He and his sister were home for Christmas break. Joseph Gilmore was one of the first people on the _________. He rushed into the fire, risking his own _________, and took the children out. Photojournalist George Rizer happened to photograph the _________.

Umar had always hoped to _________ the man. But the picture taken by Rizer was all he had, which _________ his wish not being realized. Forty-five years later, that picture ended up being _________ thanks to social media. Once Umar _________ Joseph, he and the firefighter had an emotional reunion. Umar’s sister had planned to __________, but she canceled due to illness. Joseph __________ when strong-built Umar walked in, “Oh, man! I wouldn’t want to pick you up now.”

Umar said that he and his sister “wouldn’t be __________” if it weren’t for Joseph. He went on to __________ that his act “brought more into the world”. Umar is __________ to be a father of five. His sister also “has great kids” who are “all grown up and doing big things”.

As for Joseph, he considered he was __________ doing something he did every day for 38 years.

2 . Four children in Colombia survived a plane crash. They were _______ in the jungle (丛林) for 40 days before they were finally _______ . How did the miracle of life come about?

Lesly, 13, was travelling with her family in a light aircraft when the engine was _______ and the aircraft crashed. All except Lesly and her three younger brothers died.

After the accident, Lesly took care of her younger brothers. She _______ through the wreckage (残骸) of the plane for food with her brothers. Once having _______ it, they sought wild fruits that they _______ to be eatable. They even used hair ribbons (丝带) to help build a _______ .

The rescuers’ discovery of a child’s drink bottle and a simple shelter gave searchers _______ that the children were still alive. To help the children, rescue packages were dropped to the jungle floor by the helicopter for them to get _______ , along with 10,000 brochures telling ________ on how to survive. Speakers from a helicopter broadcast a(n) ________ message from the children’s grandmother telling them to stay ________ and wait for help.

________ , a dog led the rescuers to the children, who seemed extremely weak from thirst, hunger and insect bites. Their aunt believed it was the wildness survival skills they learned at an early age that helped them ________ the difficult time. Lesly was highly spoken of for her courage and ________ .

3 . John Utsey went hiking with his two children one Saturday in August. While strolling along a trail (小路) in New Mexico’s Santa Fe National Forest, they heard someone calling out. About 600 yards away, they found a man ______ on the ground. He had spent 14 days waiting for ______ to arrive.

Two weeks earlier, the man ______ his back in the forest. Unable to stand or walk, he had to wait and hope ______ hikers would find him. As more days passed, he ______ by filling a water bottle from a stream by his side. When John found him, it was ______ that he wouldn’t be able to ______ for much longer.

After giving him all their food and water, John and his kids ______ back to the trailhead. The moment they had reception, John called 911. When the rescuers arrived, he ______ them straight to the ______ .

Because the man was in such bad ______ they built a fire to raise his body temperature before they tried to ______ him. The rescue team carried the man back down the trail. After nine long hours, he was ______ out of the woods!

Now, he’s getting the best ______ possible at a local hospital, where he can rest ______ and hopefully make a full recovery.