When Jenny was riding a bike to the local Wildlife Center last December, she was scheduled to go bird-watching. Just a mile into her walk, she saw a female ________ near the water’s edge. Jenny had worked at a wild bird rehabilitation (康复) center and ________ that swans can be aggressive. But as she approached this one, it didn’t ________. She was certain that the bird needed ________ attention.

Jenny put her jacket over the bird’s head to keep it calm, ________ picked it up and held it in her arms. And then a thought ________: What should I do now?

Her best ________ was the rehab center, but that was on the other side of town. How was she going to ________ a 17-pound swan on her bike all that way. Luckily, some ________ driving by offered her, her bike and the swan a(n) ________ to the rehab center.

Staff members at the rehab center ________ that the swan might have lead (铅) poisoning. They got the swan back up on her feet. ________, the swan had a bacterial infection. Two months after Jenny came to her ________, she passed away.

It’s a(n) ________ ending, but the story shows just how far people are willing to go to ________animals.

My business is an unusual one. I founded K9 Fit Club, a gym where people and their dogs can exercise together. How did I come up with that idea? That’s quite a story.

One day I brought my dog Louie for a(n) _______. “Louie weighs too much. This puts him at risk for diabetes and heart disease. Each extra pound takes two years _______ his life. I know you don’t want that.” Dr. Mayer said.

“Of course not!”

“Then you have to help him lose weight. And _______ yours, too.” Dr. Mayer looked me in the eye.

Back home, I was so _______ Dr. Maler’s cruel honesty that I headed for the kitchen and shared a lot of food with Louie. And then depression followed when I looked at myself in the mirror, feeling awful. _______, I soon got out of sadness and began to accept Mayer’s idea. I’d thought I was showing my love by _______ Louie to all he wanted. The truth was, I was slowly killing him.

I needed Louie’s _______ and I needed to do something. I _______ everything that might make us fat. I put both of us on a schedule — _______ exercise, three balanced meals a day and two nutritious snacks. No more fast food.

I rewarded Louie by __________ with him on a daily basis — walking, leg lifts, and stair climbs. Louie was with me every step of the way. And in a year, I was down to 175 pounds. Louie was 61 pounds. What a __________!

The biggest change was on the inside. I became __________. I was ready to join a gym. __________ every gym I visited had a sign on the door, saying No Pets Allowed. No, Louie was my close friend and I couldn’t leave him behind. That’s when I decided to __________ one.

Now I have clubs in every state and even as far away as Singapore and all that was inspired by my love for Louie.

It wasn’t until I was forced to face the truth that I discovered nothing is impossible if you have the right __________.

Heimaey is a small island off the southern coast of Iceland. But with its neighbouring islands, there ________ the world’s largest puffin colony (海鹦群). Each spring, puffins go to the islands to breed (繁殖). Around August, baby puffins ________ their way to the ocean. That’s when the ________ begins.

Baby puffins leave at night by instinct (本能) and follow the light of the ________ to the sea. But they are ________ by bright lights. Every year, a large number of baby puffins ________ lost. Worse still, the lost birds are ________ hit by cars or eaten by cats.

Each breeding season, the ________ of Heimaey start their own midnight adventure, which is called the Puffling Patrol. They formed search parties. ” When you see a bird, you try to ________ it and guide it into the box, “ Eldur Hansen, a 14-year -old boy says.

The next morning, they take the birds to the beach for release(释放). Over the years, kids have even developed a ________ method. ”You do not throw them like a baseball,“ Eldur says. ”You hold them in both hands. Then spread your arms out in front of you and let go. “ Before being set free, the birds are ________ and tagged(打标签) for tracking purposes.

“ Thanks to kids’ help, we scientists have learned that baby puffins now weigh less. That means they have a ________ chance of survival , ”says Erpur Hansen, Eldur’s dad, a researcher in the Southeast Iceland Nature Research Center.

Scientists worry puffins will ________ completely. But the kids give ________ to Erpur Hansen. “The story is that people can make a(n) ________”he says.     Each time these kids help a bird get back to the ocean, they show us that.