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.

They walk down the catwalk, slim figures displaying the latest designs with cool, confident looks on their faces to match. The model quartet (四人组), a ______ group on online platforms like short-video site Douyin, is made up of four female ______ retired from different careers. At an average age of 71, they ______ more than 100 million views online and over 3million ______ with their online fashion videos alone. Their videos produce ______ content that is helping many to face the ______ of an aging society. Through the latest communications platforms, they show that it’s ______ possible to age gracefully and attractively.

The close friends met two decades ago. None of them had had any ______ in fashion before. But they held similar ______ in an industry that allowed them to be kept busy after______ . Shooting videos can reflect their real state of mind and body from all angles. Accepting aging as a ______ process and accepting wrinkles, gray hair will help the elderly ______ the fulfillment of daily life. The model quartet wants to show other elderly people that they can lead______ lives like this. They also want the message to ______ young people, that they can look forward to old age positively, and that they can create a bright ______ together with the elderly.

The year our youngest daughter, Shelly, was four, she received an unusual Christmas present from “Santa”. The gift Shelly ______ that Christmas Eve was a giant bubble-maker, which the inventor promised would create huge bubbles. Both Shelly and I were ______ about trying it out, but it was already dark, so we’d have to wait until the next day.

Later that night I read the instruction while Shelly played with some of her other new ______ . The inventor of the bubble-maker had tried all types of soaps for ______ bubbles and found that dishwashing detergent(洗涤剂) created the best giant bubbles. I’d have to ______ some.

The next morning, I was ______ very early by small stirrings(移动) in the house. I knew in my ______ mind that Christmas Day festivities would soon begin, so I got up and ______ my way towards the kitchen to start the     ____ . In the hallway(走廊), I met Shelly, already wide awake, the bubble-maker in her little hand. Her eyes were     ____ with excitement, and she asked, “Daddy, can we make bubbles now?”

I ______ heavily and rubbed my eyes. I looked towards the window, where the sky was only beginning to lighten. I looked towards the ______ , where the coffee pot had yet to start dripping its sweet reward for early-rising Christmas dads.

“Shelly,” I said, my ______ almost begging and perhaps a little annoyed, “it’s too early. I haven’t ______ had my coffee yet.”

Her smile ______ . I watched her eyes light back up. Immediately I felt a father’s regret for bursting her bright Christmas bubble, and my heart broke a little.

I broke records getting to the store, and in no time we were out on the front lawn creating huge bubbles.