The only survivor of a shipwreck(失事船)was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed worriedly for God to rescue(营救)him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but {#blank#}1{#/blank#}seemed forthcoming(即将来临的). Exhausted, he {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(eventual)managed to build a little hut(小屋)out of driftwood(漂浮的木头)to protect him{#blank#}3{#/blank#}the bad weather, and to store his few possessions(财产). But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(roll)up to the sky. The worst had happened;{#blank#}5{#/blank#}was lost. He was almost fainted(昏倒)with grief and anger. “God, how could you do this on me!” he cried. Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(approach)the island. It had come to rescue him. “{#blank#}7{#/blank#}did you know I was here?” he asked one of his rescuers. “We saw your smoke signal,” they replied.

    It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad. But we{#blank#}8{#/blank#}lose heart,{#blank#}9{#/blank#}God is at work in our lives, even in the middle of pain and suffering.

    Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be {#blank#}10{#/blank#}smoke signal from the grace(恩泽)of God. For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves. God has a positive answer for them.

    Some years ago, SARS broke out in the mainland of China, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (cause) some people to be killed or nearly got to death. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} severe was the situation that there was no time to debate who was {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (blame). The most important thing for the government to do was find out the cause of this {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (dead) disease. They invited all the top experts in this field to have a discussion and quite a few {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (suggestion) were put forward. Some of the top experts picked out those suggestions and tested them to see whether they were available. Doctor Zhong Nanshan chose one patient {#blank#}6{#/blank#} was seriously ill and had little hope of picking up and had the new medicine {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (test) on him. To his great joy, this patient recovered! He made his way to his office and telephoned the top official, telling him the exciting news. For {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (convenient), he moved to live in his office. His method did make sense. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} wasn't long before the other hospitals also controlled this terrible disease and kicked it out finally. If no efforts {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (make), China couldn't have defeated SARS.

Wayward Penguin(企鹅)Released South of New Zealand

    He needed a little push before speeding backward down a slide. Once in the water, he held his head up for one last look. And then he was gone. The wayward emperor penguin {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (know) as “Happy Feet” was back home in Antarctic waters after a temporary stay in New Zealand.

    Happy Feet was released into the ocean south of New Zealand on Sunday, more than two months after he came ashore on a beach nearly 2,000 miles from home and became an instant celebrity. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (speak) from a satellite phone, Wellington Zoo veterinarian Lisa Argilla said Happy Feet's release went remarkably smoothly. Argilla said crew members from the boat carried the penguin inside his box to the rear part of the ship for his final send-off.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} when they opened the door of the box, the penguin showed no interest in leaving.

    “I needed to give him a little tap on his back,” Argilla said.

    The penguin slipped down the slide on his stomach, bottom first, she said. He resurfaced about 6 feet from the boat, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (take) a look up at the people aboard, and then disappeared beneath the surface.

    “I was really happy to see him go,” Argilla said. “The best part of my job is when you get to release animals back into the wild {#blank#}5{#/blank#} they are supposed to be.”

    The 3-foot-tall bird was found on June 20 on Peka Peka Beach, about 40 miles northwest of New Zealand's capital, Wellington. It has been 44 years {#blank#}6{#/blank#} an emperor penguin was last spotted in the wild in New Zealand.

    At first, conservation authorities said they would wait and let nature take its course with the penguin. But it soon became clear the bird's condition was growing {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (bad), as he swallowed sand and, likely mistaking it for snow.

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the world watching, authorities finally took action, moving the penguin to the Wellington Zoo four days after he was discovered. It was at the zoo {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the bird was given a home in a room filled with a bed of ice so he wouldn't overheat.

    Now that Happy Feet {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (nurse) back to health, his chances are as good as they are for any other penguin in the wild.

    “He swam away, not caring about us anymore,” Argilla said.

She paused.

    “And that is a good thing,” she said.

    Lasa Bailey took her gloves off when {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(take)her dog for a long walk on a winter day and didn't notice anything until that evening. She was shocked when she realized her beautiful anniversary ring was missing. She {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(hurry)back to look for it but couldn't find anything. Her husband kept going on a website where people sell jewelry,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} never found it.

    All that changed, however, thanks to a recent Facebook post {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(write)on their local police department's page. A woman police officer posted, "If anybody knows of anybody losing a diamond ring, please contact us." One of her friends read it and wrote on it "Lisa Bailey".

    The police station happened to find some unidentified {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(jewel)in a local pawn shop (当铺) and took them away. When Bailey learned from her friend that her ring might {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(find), she couldn't believe it.

    The police called Bailey and asked her to describe it. She sent a picture of it to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} and then they asked if she could come to the police station. When the police officer in the station {#blank#}8{#/blank#} had written the Facebook post handed her the ring the next day  she was very thrilled and started to tear up. She could wear her anniversary ring home where it belongs {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (final) after three years' wait.

    Bailey's husband had offered to replace the ring after it went {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (miss), but she refused because she thought it wouldn't be the same.