A lot of people fear getting old, because ageing is often linked to loneliness. But Terry, 75, in Green Bay, knows _______ what to do to keep sadness from seeping (渗入) into his _______.

Terry, an animal lover whose heart has a very soft spot for cats, _______ drops by the animal shelter in Green Bay to hold the _______ cats close and take a short nap with them.

The pleasant _______ of the old man taking a short sleep while surrounded with cats _______ the workers. It had such a beautiful _______ that the workers always found themselves taking _______ of Terry and all the cats and posted them on the Facebook page.

_______ one photo with the cat, Lois, attracted the followers of the page, and ________ over 47 thousand likes and was shared by about 25 thousand! In fact, in less than a day, Lois was ________ by a new family.

Terry has become popular on the Internet. But more than the ________, the old man is very happy to know that his love for cats is bringing a lot of help to the animal shelter by ________ a lot of people to contribute to the shelter.

Terry is happy, the ________ behind which is not difficult to understand. His story just goes to show how a small ________ can make a big difference.

A lost baby elephant has been united again with its mother with the help of the Forest Department. The story happened when the baby elephant was discovered walking _________, anxiously looking for its mother in the huge wild areas of the Tiger Reserve at Pollachi.

An official _________ the situation when he was checking the monitor (监控) and it immediately made him _________. As a matter of fact, it was he who shared the inspiring process of the _________ online later, along with a moving photo showing the exciting get-together.

“The year ended with a(n) _________ event for us,” the official wrote on his post. “After a lost baby elephant was saved in the Tiger Reserve, our foresters united it with its mother and the herd (象群).”

After hours of searching, the baby elephant was _________ by a team full of love and determination and they immediately _________ .

Using advanced technology such as drones (无人机) and the knowledge of _________ forest watchers, the Forest Department successfully found the herd, _________ the safety of the baby elephant.

After __________ that the youngster’s family had walked 2.5 miles from the baby, the team tried various ways to __________ the baby to walk towards its family, including using the sound similar to that of its mother to __________ it. Finally, they made it —it was really a(n) __________.

The official took a picture of the baby nestling tightly with its mother and __________ the excellent performance of forest department staff online. And the heroes in this event are praised for their __________. Under the photo, a sentence “A picture is worth a thousand words.” was written.

The words of some second-graders opened the hearts of dog adopters to empty the doghouses of a local shelter. Their hand-written notes _______ fast growing adoption rates for the dogs to get adopted in Richmond.

Nobody could resist a _______ like “If you adopt me, I hope I will _______ up your Sundays like the sun. You’ll be my Sunday Special, and I hope I’ll be yours!”

Kensey Jones, a second-grade teacher, is also a volunteer of a local shelter. She _______ to come up with an idea for a _______ assignment, and had the idea to try and _______   adoption rates by giving the dogs their own supporting voice.

“The idea just struck me to _______ persuasive writing with these adoptable pets that need a forever home,” Jones said, adding that it was “a way that I could make their writing _______ for the students, and _______ make an impact on the world and our community.”

She told the shelter’s manager about the idea, who thought it was __________. The kids nearly __________ at the news that their new assignment would be __________ on helping dogs get adopted.

“Hi, I’m Cody. I would love to be adopted,” one student wrote. “I would like a loving, caring family. Please be my __________!” This kind of representation, pinned in colorful drawings to the animals’ crates (板条箱), was a huge __________. This shelter sees a high adoption rate.

“All dogs __________, a loving home,” one of the kids said. “I am so very happy to be able to help neglected (无人看管的) animals find forever families.”