When my aunt's children were small, she decided to get them a puppy. Her neighbor's dog had given _______ to a couple of puppies a few weeks earlier and so my aunt arranged to _______ one of the puppies once they had been weaned （断奶）.

The day came to bring home the little puppy and the children were _______; they named it Shorty happily and _______ welcomed it, preparing its food and a comfortable _______ in a basket. The next day the children gave it some milk before kissing it goodbye and _______ for school. When they returned, they were _______ to discover that Shorty was missing. They _______ the whole house inch by inch, _______ it was nowhere to be found. A few hours later, the ____________ who sold them the puppy came over carrying Shorty, ____________ . He explained that the mother dog had slid into my aunt's house and carried the puppy back to his home.

For a number of days my aunt and her neighbour tried ____________ to keep the puppy in his new home, because each day the mother dog would ____________ it from the tiny bed. Finally, my aunt's neighbour gave up and offered her a refund （退款）

I came to realize that mother's love is flowing all over the places you can imagine , ____________ in the kingdom of animals. By the way, if you would like to keep a puppy as a ____________ you might as well keep the mother dog at a distance.

I once joined a group of elderly adventurers in climbing the Himalayas. Though I was the youngest member of the expedition, I was the only one who _______. I eventually gave up, while they _______ made it to the peak of the mountain. Focusing on the goal of reaching the peak and_______ by what still lay ahead, I was unable to enjoy the climb, so I lost my desire and my _______ to carry on. They also focused on the peak but _______ to make sure they were staying on _______, because they thought reaching the peak itself was not the most important. _______ that they were headed in the right direction _______them to focus their attention and enjoy each step at the same time.

Focusing on _______ is human nature, but without enjoying emotional ________ in the process, it is rather difficult to ________ the long-term action. The greatest benefit that goals ________ is direction, and ________ we have a clear direction, all our energy can be focused on the ________. And focusing on processes leads to more ________ over the long term.

If we want to be a great writer, then having a best-selling book is a goal. But the ________ only way to reach that result is to fall in love with the process of ________. If we want to be in the best ________, then losing 20 pounds might be necessary. But the only way to reach that result is to fall in love with the process of eating healthily and ________ consistently.

So, let’s ________ the process of doing anything. All the journey is a reward.

Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know whether you think you are a ______ person or a coward (懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question until you are ______ in real life. Some people think they are brave but when they come face to face with real ______, they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like ______.

Lenny had always thought of himself as a ______ person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and his health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. Then January 5th, 2002, a plane ______ into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the ______ water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very ______ and did a very courageous thing. He jumped into Potomac, ______ to the woman, and kept her head above the water. Seventy-­eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not ______.

When you are in a very dangerous ______ and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. This chemical is called adrenalin (肾上激素). With adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are ______ to fight or run away. However, when you are ______ frightened, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this ______, the muscles become very hard and you find you can’t ______ at all. You are paralyzed (使无能为力) with fear. That is why when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we are “petrified”; this word comes from a Greek word “petros”, which means “stone”. We are so frightened that we become stonelike.