Kathy Xu,a high school teacher,had always wanted to see a shark in the wild.The opportunity finally _______in 2011,when she went on a snorkelling trip to the Ningaloo Reef.She was so inspired by its beauty and grace that tears _______to her eyes.

After returning home,Xu learned about the shark trade _______at one of Indonesia’s largest fish markets,on the island of Lombok.Shark parts including meat,cartilage(软骨)and teeth are cut up for export.The most prized are the fins,which _______high prices.

Curious,Xu _______her bags and headed to the fish market.There,she spoke with several fishermen.Shark fishing is _______ risky and involves hard physical work,but it is one of few ways for them to_______for their families.“I told them I’d pay them to take _______out to see these snorkelling havens,“she says.Together, Xu and the fishermen came up with the idea of snorkelling boat trips,and a deal was_______.

In late 2012,Xu________her full-time job to focus on building The Dorsal Effect, an ecotourism business she hoped would help save the declining shark________.In 2019,Xu found a female Rhynchobatus cook, a relative of the shark.The species had not been seen for more than 20 years and was believed to be________.The discovery gave scientists hope,and it could be________ for an in-depth conservation study.

In the past decade,global demand for shark fins has________-a promising result of conservation campaigns.For now,Kathy,41,is proud of the small changes she sees happening on Lombok,from the fishermen who now have a new way to________an income to the schoolchildren who learn about sharks on tours with The Dorsal Effect.

Mitsuhiro Iwamoto has been blind since he was 16. He wanted to _______ that his blindness didn’t limit what he could do.

Sailing a boat is much more _______ than simply steering(掌舵). But Mr Iwamoto can _______ it. He can feel the waves and sense the speed and angle of the winds to _______ the sails properly. In 2013, he tried to sail the Pacific with a navigator(领航员). However, after only five days at sea, their boat sank, and the two spent 11 hours floating in the sea before they were _______.

Doug Smith, who hadn’t sailed much before, but liked the _______ of sailing across the Pacific, learned the story of Mr Iwamoto’s defeat during his first sail. He got in touch with Mr Iwamoto._______ they teamed up. Mr Smith would go along as the boat’s navigator—to use his _______ to decide on the boat’s path. It took much courage to make a second attempt, but Mr Iwamoto was _______. He said that “Failure becomes ________ failure if you stop trying.”

They prepared for the ________ trip together. Mr Smith bought a 40-foot sailboat that he named Dream Weaver. Mr Iwamoto ________ actively and hard. On February 24, he and Mr Smith, who he calls his “Seeing Eye Doug”, set out from San Diego, California on their 14,000-kilometre trip.________, after sailing for 55 days, the two arrived in Iwaki, Japan.

“I didn’t ________ and I made it,” Mr Iwamoto ________ himself on this achievement. He became the first blind person to sail non-stop across the Pacific Ocean in the world.

One afternoon years ago, when my family were walking into an ice cream shop, I Saw an old woman sitting outside the shop with _______clothes, Minutes later, she struggled to_______and walked, but it seemed quite _______, hers legs shaking and her yes showing deep sorrow.

I didn’t_______an ice cream, so I watched her while my family went in. Her _______were weak. I came to her with a 10-dollar note and_______it to her. Receiving the money, she was _______and started blessing me instantly.

I talked with her. I asked her about her______. She said there was no one and all of them had died with tears in her eyes. “Where does she live?” I _______myself. The answer was quite_______. I noticed her “luggage”— two plastic bags, containing her belongings. I gave her my_______stole (披肩). It was bright: yellow and new.

But she was worried about my feeling cold, I insisted and she finally_______the stole and put it on. She blessed me even more. I kept giving her things I thoughts he could use. I saw the change in her. At that time, she seemed calm and _______. And so did I.

Her look of hopelessness was_______. She looked at people with more _______. I realized my small act of kindness had made a big difference on this poor lady.