A father and his son went to a kite（风筝） festival. When they ________ , there were many parents and their children playing in the park   ________. The son was happy when he saw the sky filled with colorful kites. He wanted to fly a kite, too. So they went to a kite shop and   ________a beautiful one.

The father was good   ________ flying kites. Soon the kite was high up in the sky. After a while, the son said, “Dad, it   ________ that the string ( 线 ) is stopping the kite from flying higher. ________we cut it, the kite will be free and fly even higher. Can we cut it?” The father said   ________but just cut the string off. The kite really went higher. This made the little boy   ________ .

But then, a few minutes later, the kite started to ________ slowly.   It soon fell onto the ground. The son was ________ to see this. He asked his father, “I thought that after cutting the string, the kite would fly higher. Why did it fall down?”

The father smiled and said. “The role of the string was not stopping the kite from going higher, but was ________it stay in the sky, because the kite   ________can’t fly up. You helped the kite go up in the right   ________by using the string. But when you cut the string, it could no longer support (支撑) the kite.”

In our life, we may sometimes feel like there are certain things that are holding us back and stopping us from growing. ________ in fact, these might be the things that support us the most. We can really   ________ and become better by knowing the importance of these things.

A few years ago, I was leaving the dog kennel (养狗场) where I worked, only to find a baby goat at the end of the driveway. The kennel’s owners are animal rescuers, and I figured someone ________ him over the fence. The kid was ________ nervous but stood perfectly still as I approached.

I’m an animal ________ and I’ve brought home dogs, cats, horses, chickens, and fish, but never a goat. The tiny kid was too ________ to resist. I ________ him Quincy and bottle-fed him in my bathroom.

Quincy proved to be quite ________ When he was about a week old, I tapped my fingers on the floor and said “________.” I was amazed when he dropped down. I was even more amazed when he did it three times ________. A quick study, Quincy learned to lie down, bow, and turn in a circle in no time. He knows the name of everything I feed him, and even joins us for ________ to the dog park.

I often take my dogs to shows where they can perform their ________ . Quincy did his first show at just six weeks old. He knew only a few tricks then, but he did them perfectly and never ________ or got nervous in front of the crowd. Now he’ll shake hooves, come when called, walk on a leash, wave, smile for the ________ (“Say cheese!”) , and more. Quincy and my dogs perform regularly at schools, nursing homes, and charity events. Quincy can even “read” his tricks off cue cards, which always ________ the most applause.

The goat kid nobody ________ turned out to be one of the smartest animals I’ve had. He’s by far the sharpest of my bunch—just don’t tell the ________ .

17-year-old Norwood was driving three friends home in St. Petersburg, Florida, on February 20. As they reached a crossroads, a black car _______ them. Their car sailed into someone’s yard and crashed into a tree.

As smoke rose from the car, a bystander shouted, “It’s about to blow up! Get out!” The _______ had caved in Norwood’s driver’s side door, jamming it shut. _______, but otherwise OK, she climbed out through the window. Along with two of her friends, who’d also managed to _______ themselves, Norwood ran for her life.

But halfway down the street, she realized that her best friend, Simmons, wasn’t with them. Norwood ran _______ and found Simmons in the back seat, unconscious. She threw open the back door and pulled her friend out, avoiding the broken glass as best as she could. She _______ Simmons to safety and laid her on the ground. “I checked her pulse (脉搏), and put my head against her chest. No sign of life,” Norwood told CNN, “That’s when I started CPR. Fortunately, I _______ my CPR certificate yesterday.”

She started pumping Simmons’s chest and breathing into her friend’s mouth in hopes of filling her lungs with the kiss of life. No _______. And then, after the 30 compressions (按压) and two rescue breaths, Simmons regained consciousness. The CPR had _______!

Soon, paramedics (急救人员) arrived and rushed Simmons to the hospital, where she heard how her best friend had saved her life. “I wasn’t ________,” Simmons said. “She will always help any way she can.”