“Jin Pei, 75, encountered Biubiu on a cold night in 2015 when she dashed out from nowhere as Jin was ______ her own dog. “She walked fast when we walked fast, and slowed down when we did. She followed us all the way, and I sensed she wanted ______ to find herself a home. ”

Since that night, the pair have become ______ companions. People can find Biubiu wherever Jin is, and, last December, Biubiu became a therapy (治疗) dog visiting care homes for the ______ and rehabilitation (康复) facilities for autistic (患自闭症的) children to aid their ______.

“I used to be shy, never daring to speak in front of others, but ______ Biubiu really lifted my spirits. That’s why I sent her to be ______ as a therapy dog. I want people to see stray (走失的) dogs can play a ______ in society.”

Biubiu ______ a thorough training program and test before becoming a certified therapy dog. Last month, Biubiu with four other dogs, provided ______ at the hospital. They ______ their “skills”, doing “high fives”with their owners and putting their paws together to make a “thank you” ______. Then, they lay on patients’ laps and allowed them to feel the softness of their fur. This session, during which they ______ lasted an hour.

“When I heard the therapy dogs were coming to the hospital, I felt I had to see them to be healed ______,” said Andrew, 70, sitting in a wheelchair while feeling the dogs’ soft coats.

Treating them in a way as family members, you won’t be ______ to just let him or her eat and sleep every day. If your child can go out to do something to help others, you’ll feel proud and delighted.

Ronald Handel lived on a farm in California. He owned two Great Pyrenees mountain dogs who ______ his eight goats. It was their ______ to protect the goats from wolves in the California mountains. In 2017, when the wildfires in the distance were ______, Handel hurried to get his ______ and the dogs into the car so they could evacuate (撤离).

One of the dogs, Odin, ______ to ignore his doggy duty. He ______ down with the goats, and stared at Handel, as if to say, “I'm not _______.” Handel waited as long as he could for Odin to come around, but they had to go, because they ______ that parked cars a few yards behind them were filling with flames, and heard explosions from oil tanks.

After the flames were put out, Handel and his young daughter did not ______ to find anything when they returned to their _______. But to their surprise, Odin was ______ there. He and the goats were slightly _______. Odin managed to bring them all to _______, despite the fact that everything else around them was completely destroyed by the fire. Odin was limping (一瘸一拐), and very ______ , so Handel knew that Odin had been on an adventure of his own to save his ______. If only dogs could talk.

Anyone planning to go camping or hiking should first learn to recognize poison ivy, _____ this plant can cause a rash resulting in reddened skin, an annoying itch, and painful blisters. A severe _____ can even force a person to remain in bed or become hospitalized. The best way to _____ these discomforts is to avoid the plant.

Fortunately this plant is easy to _____. Whether it grows as a bush or a vine, the shape of it is always _____. Each leaf stalk has three glossy leaves, usually with jagged edges. In early spring the leaves are red, turning. And then the autumn comes, the leaves _____ to become bright red or orange. The poison ivy plant is found _____ everywhere in North America. Because many birds eat its berries, its seeds are _____ distributed. The plant loves the sun and flourishes along beaches, in fields, and by roadsides. It also grows ____ in light shade and is often found in parks and pine forests. However, in thick woods the story is different. It is not _____ there. That is because the leaves of the trees block out the sun, which the plant needs to grow.

The poison in poison ivy is in the form of an oil that is in all parts of the plant. It is extremely _____. Merely touching the plant is enough contact for a person to be infected by the _____. Touching clothing or shoes that have brushed against the plant can also cause a rash and blisters. Even the smoke from a fire where poison ivy is burning can cause the skin poisoning.

A person who makes ____ with the plant should wash all infected areas with a strong laundry soap as soon as possible. Clothes that have come in contact with the ____ should be dry cleaned or washed in soap and water. There is one good way to prevent the ____. Stay away from the plant!