A mere four months ago, a black cat named Bounty had no idea just how adventurous his life was about to become. Although the cat was _______ destined for a cat shelter, Doina adopted him just in time. To some, Doina being an avid (酷爱的) traveler seemed like a potential issue, but it _______ , these two were made for each other.

_______ for their journey to begin, Doina gathered all of the equipment, treats, and other _______ that the two of them would need. Though, when it came to carriers for Bounty, Doina had to get a bit _______ . “I made a special pouch (小袋) for him, because cat carriers are not adapted to certain _______ ,” she said.

One of their first adventures included a _______ tour of Italy, the first test that helped them discover how _______ he was to an adventurous lifestyle. “At the start, Bounty was a little anxious and nervous, but after the first few days, he started to _______ himself,” Doina said. “While I pedalled, he ________ in the pouch.”

Since that first cycling tour, Bounty and Doina have ________ several more adventures in their short time together, including mountaineering and camping. In fact, this adorable ________ has already managed to become a record breaker! He is considered to be the first house cat to summit La Grignetta, a 7,100-foot mountain in the Italian Alps. Best of all, he did so “without even a meow of ________ ”.

The two of them have cycled the entire length of the Italian peninsula! If you’d like to ________ this adorable duo, you can visit their website where Doina ________ their travels with lots of updates, photos, and videos for their 800 followers to enjoy.

Love is blind: the magic of Tabby

In October, 2003, I started my work at my local animal shelter’s adoption department. Over the years, more than 50,000 animals have______the door of the shelter. Most of them, I do not remember. But occasionally there are special animals, which touch me so deeply that I could never possibly______them. Tabby was one such animal.

Tabby was an ancient cocker spaniel, probably 14 years old. What’s more, she was blind and deaf. Tabby’s chances of being adopted seemed______. After all, there weren’t many adopters coming here asking, “Can you show me all of your really old dogs that are also______?” We had all thought that Tabby would live out the rest of her life at the shelter.

One day a woman named Loretta came to the shelter. Her son, Gary, had______Tabby’s picture and stories on the shelter’s website at home. They were interested in meeting her! It was the only______we ever received about Tabby. What could a young child possibly see in a 14-year-old dog that was both blind and deaf? Most boys would want a dog that could grow with them and______through grassy fields on summer days. Tabby would never be able to do that. But after meeting her, Loretta and Gary thought that she was the right dog for their family. They adopted Tabby!

If Tabby’s story had simply ended with her______adoption, it would still have been something very special indeed. ______, it was what happened after her adoption that people might regard as “magic”. Gary______from seizures(癫痫). Since Gary and Tabby met, they had become______. They did everything together. They became so “in tune” with one another that Tabby began to telegraph Gary’s seizures______they occurred, giving his family a warning that one was about to strike. What’s more, Gary seemed to be having fewer and fewer seizures because of Tabby’s______.

How could it be? Nobody could explain______Tabby did it. But we were fortunate enough to know they had______the magic, the kind that has its roots in love.

"Meow, meow, meow" is what I heard when I found a _________ black and white cat. I picked him up and realized he must be freezing to death. I _________ home with the cat held in my jacket.

I named the cat Little Bit, because he was almost _________ when I held him in my hands. He stood about five inches tall. Little Bit's small size had a great advantage—he _________ perfectly in the pocket of my jacket which made _________ him everywhere very easy. Any time I was home, he wouldn't leave my _________. He was always eager to play with me. Unfortunately, as I grew up, my fast—pace life stopped _________ time for him. My free time was spent with my friends instead. His meows became an annoyance to me, but it wasn't his _________ that he wanted his best friend back.

Time had caused a _________ to Little Bit and by the time I realized something was wrong with him, he had already lost his balance. He lay there and looked at me, and __________ this day I still remember the __________ look in his bright green eyes. I took him to the vet(兽医),but there was nothing he could do. The last time I __________ him, he wasn't the same tiny cat I had found ten years before. Little Bit filled my arms and he was put to sleep that day.

Little Bit's __________ made me realize how much he meant to me. He was always there for me when I needed him I __________ our last years together and I feel sorry for not always being there for him. I will always __________ the special memories we made.