“Do I really want to go through with this?” Have you ever asked yourself that _____? Sometimes in life, there are moments when you _____if you will be able to handle the responsibilities ahead of you. For me, these _____come daily, whether it’s taking a test or working. But one Saturday afternoon, my family and I were _____around when my dad pulled into a small mall. Little did I realize, we were going to a _____store where a new member would be _____to our family.

As my _____parked our car, I figured we would just take a _____look and then leave. After a while, my dad called us over. He was standing next to my mom, looking at several _____. I began to think, “Are we _____a cat”? My dad asked, “So guys, you like any of these?” My brother said “Yes!” before I could even open my _____.

When I pictured feeding the cat, cleaning it and giving it water, all of these responsibilities felt _____to me. Would I be able to handle it? _____, I would have to live a more adult-like _____if I got a cat. Later on, after _____that we should get a cat, I thought about this new phase of my life. I realized that the _____I make can affect my future.

Looking back, I find that I have been able to _____the responsibility of owning a cat. Some tasks may be _____, but that doesn’t _____they can’t be accomplished. You simply______to do your best in order to push past them.

I lived closely related to the weather. It is surprising how you_______it when you live in the wilderness. Not a cloud passed_______, not a wind blew untested (不被检视). When the winds changed and the air_______like snow, I would stay in my tree house, because I had gotten lost in a_______one afternoon. That day the storm was so strong that I could not push against that.

However, that_______me to stay home when the air said "snow." Not that I was afraid of being_______far from home in a storm, for I could find food and shelter and make a fire anywhere,_______I had become as attached to my tree house as a hatching (孵蛋的) bird to her nest. Caught out in the storms and bad weather, I had an urgent_______to return to my tree house, even as the deer to their bushes : We all had our little_______in the wilderness. We all fought to return there.

When you don't have a newspaper or radio to give you the__________forecast, watch the birds and animals. They can__________when a storm is coming. When the nuthatch (五子雀) holed up, I__________up, lit my light, and sat by my fire learning new tunes on my reed whistle. I was now really into the__________of winter, and quite attracted by its__________. There is no such thing as a still winter night. Not only are many animals__________around in the freezing cold, but the trees cry out and branches break and fall, and the wind gets caught in a valley and screams until it dies.

When Julie got back home from school that afternoon, she noticed a pigeon sitting very closely to the front door of her ________ . It seemed as if the pigeon hadn't moved at all. Julie moved ________, noticing the pigeon had a wound on its left wing. Anxious that a dog or a cat would eat the ________ animal, Julie ran upstairs to tell her mom about the bird.

"We have to help it!" Julie insisted. Whereas Julie's mom made a disgusted face, "I don't want to. Pigeons usually have ________" she said. Julie began to cry. This made Julie's mom feel bad. She ________, but she gave Julie some ________ that the pigeon had to stay in the kitchen in a storage bin. Julie's mom didn't want to touch the ________ bird.

While Julie tried to ________ the bird bits of moist bread, Julie's mom looked online for local animal ________ organizations. She felt silly trying to save an injured pigeon. Finally she found an organization that would ________ the bird, but not until the next morning. Julie stayed up all night ________ the bird.

The next morning Julia and her mother took the ________ to the bird rescue organization. Many people on the train gave Julie and her mother ________ looks. Julie's mother just shrugged. When they ________ the site, the worker welcomed them warmly ________ a big smile, "It's so kind of you to do this. This means ________ to the pigeon!" ________ goodbye to the worker, Julie looked so ________ with a slight flush on her cheeks. On their way home, leaning on her mother' shoulder, Julie said softly, "Thank you, mom, for your support and ________." Julie's mom patted her head, "I'm proud of you, sweetheart. You've taught me ________: Every life deserves to be respected and loved."