When I saw Yosemite National Park for the first time at the age of 13, I was crazy about it. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to El Capitan, a 1 rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew 2 I wanted to climb it. That has been my life's passion (钟爱) ever since —— 3 the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I've long made Yosemite my 4.
About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of 5, like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It's 6 me why visitors started respecting the place 7 and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.
I tried 8 trash myself, but the job was too big. I would 9 an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so 10 it that I decided something had to change.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew 11 about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a 12. On that day, more than 300 people 13. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to 14. I couldn't believe the 15 we made —— the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and 16 132 miles of roadway.
I often hear people 17 about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by 18 rather than complaining. We need to teach by 19. You can't blame others 20 you start with yourself.
I was on a plane that was about to take off when my phone rang. I felt something 1had happened. It was my neighbor saying I needed to get to the 2at once. She explained that she'd 3my two boys, George, then five, and Mickey, then four, crying. At first, she had 4it, but when the crying continued for a long time, she 5something was wrong. So she came round and discovered my wife, Mary, lying on the 6floor. She had been emptying the dishwasher 7a live wire fell and touched her.
Mary was taken to hospital. When I arrived, doctors were trying to rescue her, but there was no 8. I explained to the boys that Mum had died; I felt it was important to be 9with them. For a year I was in a suffering 10of mind. I went through the activities of a father but inside I felt 11.
Later, I felt I had to honor my love for Mary by not breaking 12. She married me because I was a 13man and I knew I had to carry on and actively chose to swim rather than 14.
We moved to another city but two years later, I was diagnosed with cancer. The anxiety that had been gone came15back—would my boys be left with no parents?16, the disease was in its early stage and doctors could treat it in time.
17everything happening to me, I realized merely thinking “why me” doesn't 18. We have to learn to accept and adapt to the19it has brought about. It is no use thinking about the past or being worried about the future. Instead, just focus on the 20.
When I think back to my childhood, I like to recall the super-heroes that filled my Saturday morning cartoon marathons. Wearing my warm pajamas, eyes 1on the screen, I remember how I 2 those larger-than-life superheroes fighting against enemies and 3 the difficulties. They opened up a world of 4.
As a child, I think we all admire the idea that there are people in this world who can 5 the impossible things--do things that 6 people cannot. Fictional superheroes are usually 7 as the people having extraordinary or superhuman power and are devoted to 8 the public. But， there are real-life heroes9 there. They don't have fascinating power that we can only 10 of. I am talking about unsung heroes in our 11. The people we often forget, the cashiers at our 12 grocery stores, mechanics who fix our cars， people who cook the food in our local restaurants, daycare workers， those working on the frontline of non-profit organizations, secretaries, and the 13 goes on.
I try to express my 14 every day to the people who make our lives 15, even when we don't realize it. Just everyone in your community is 16 an unsung hero to someone in their lives.
Life is a 17 at times and each of us has a story to tell. Someone else is thankful for less than what you have. An unsung hero of mine who18 my day was a lady in the line behind me at the grocery store who said," It doesn't matter if the glass is full or empty just be 19 that you have a glass." Having a 20 attitude means showing gratitude towards the people in your life.
I, a postman, married Kathy twenty-eight years ago. Our marriage life was filled with quarrels, swearing, throwing pots…—it was too much like 1. So I had an idea that our time as husband and 2 was about up but I didn't expect it would 3 with a fight.
We were 4 at home one evening after tea, one at each end of the table. I was 5a book, and Kathy just sat there. 6 she said, "I do love you, Harry." I was still in the book and said 7.
Then, "Harry, look at me." My 8 came up, smiled and went down again to my reading. Maybe I was in the wrong, and should have said something, 9 the book was too good.
"I'm sure all that reading's bad 10 your eyes," she commented. I went on reading, not looking up. She added, "My dad used to say that only fools read books."
The words 11 me and I couldn't resist replying, "He only said that because he didn't know how to read. He was 12."
Kathy never read books. She hated 13 like poison. She sneered(冷笑), "No need to be jealous of you. We've got more sense, and too much to do."
Then I was upset, but in a 14 way, "Let me read, anyway, won't you? It's an interesting book, and I'm tired."
She 15 out loud, "Tired? You ought to do some real work for a change instead of 16the streets with that stupid post-bag." She snatched the book out of my 17 and screamed, "Nothing but books, books, books," throwing the book into the fire.
This really 18 me, so I slapped(掌掴) her across the face, not very hard but I did.
One day, a month after 19 the book, I came back from work and found a note waiting for me, "I am going away and not coming back."
We 20 six years after we married.
A Wonderful Christmas Gift
Ann and her mother had lived in a small cottage. Christmas was so close， and so was her birthday.
Ann wished she could get a new 1with lace as a wonderful Christmas gift. All her friends would be getting new dresses.2Ann did not want to ask her Mom for that. She knew how hard her mom worked to make both ends meet. Maybe she could make a3maybe Santa Claus would come， even though she knew that Santa Claus is just an imaginary character.
It was not just gift that4Ann. It was her mother. Nowadays she was working overtime and looked pale and worn out.
The days passed and soon it was Christmas Eve. In everyone's house， except Ann's ,a Christmas tree adorned(装饰)the living room. In the5there hung the baked cakes and turkey. But6lovely was being cooked in Ann's house. Every child went to bed eagerly waiting for the lovely gifts that he or she would 7the next day. Ann went to bed with a8heart. She knew that there would be no gifts for her.
Ann wished with her whole heart that at least this time she would get a gift from Santa Claus. Ann slowly drifted off to sleep. She dreamt of Santa riding in the snow on his reindeers.
Ring.…Ring.…Ann jumped， hearing alarm.
She suddenly remembered that it was Christmas morning. Without much hope she looked 9there were any gifts for her. Wonder of wonders! There lay a beautiful packet tied with a red ribbon.
Ann excitedly opened the package. It was a pretty white dress with attractive lace. She 10the gift carefully to find out who gave it to her. Suddenly a small piece of paper fell out from it. Ann11started to read the note.
“Dear Ann ，
This dress is given to you as a12 for being a good girl. Hope you continue to do good things and help your mother.
Your Loving friend ，
Santa Claus"
Ann felt that there was something familiar about this note. She looked into the note carefully. Then it13 her. It was her mother who had worked overtime to save money to buy this expensive gift. Ann was happy 14words. She knew that she was the15girl to have such a wonderful mother as a wonderful Christmas gift.
When I settled in Chicago, my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a 1 problem and had to go to hospital for a 2 examination.
It seemed a small 3 compared to the one I was about to face, but things started to go 4 right from the beginning. Not having a car or 5 the city, I was depending on the buses to get me from A to B. 6 I'd left myself plenty of time, soon it was 7 I was going to be late, because I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the 8 direction.
I 9 the bus and stood on the road not knowing what to do. I looked into the eyes of a 10, who was trying to get past me. 11, instead of moving on, she stopped to ask if I was 12. After I explained my 13 to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street, where a bus would take me back into the city to my 14. Sitting there waiting, I felt 15 that someone had been willing to help. 16 , hearing a horn（喇叭）nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend 17 at me to get in. She had returned to offer me a 18 to the hospital.
Such unexpected 19 from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose 20, for all things are possible.
Stars guide the way for us in the dark. Some are 1, others are dim, but they all shine together as if they're 2 the ups and downs of life. Among them, I try to find Hazel's, the heroine of the novel The Fault in Our Stars, written by U.S. author John Green.
Hazel is a 16-year-old girl who has cancer. In her 3 group, she wins a boy's love, who has lost a leg and he also has 4. They fight pain, fear and death together. 5 their lives are hard, Hazel has a strong will. She never 6, and even silently 7 the happiness of people around her, behind which, I believe, it is the inner spirit that makes her 8.
Hazel isn't 9. She quarrels with her parents, like most teenagers. But most of the time, she's very 10, never letting cancer be an excuse to 11 her life. She regards cancer as a side effect of death, which everyone will 12 one day. She accepts the fact that "the world is not a wish-granting factory", so she13 every single moment in life, no matter if it's 14 or sweet.
That's 15 I admire her. I don't experience the pain and the challenge that Hazel has faced, but 16, I come across many difficulties. When I'm in 17, I always wonder what I can do about it. If there's no more mercy I can beg for, then I try to find 18 in my heart. Hazel has taught me that we should love and appreciate life as it is, forget today's 19, and live life to its fullest. 20, tomorrow is another day.
One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books. I thought to myself, "1 would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be 2 ."
As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, 3all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt. His glasses went 4and landed in the grass.
My 5 went out to him. So, I ran over to him. 6 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, "Hey, thanks!"
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it 7 , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
Kyle was the 8 student of our class, one of those guys that really found 9 during high school. Therefore he had the honor to prepare a 10 speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was 11 . So, I patted(拍) him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be 12 !" He looked at me and smiled.
He cleared his throat, and began. "Graduation is a time to 13 those who helped you make it through those 14 years. Your parents, your teachers…but mostly your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 15 you can give him."
I just looked at my friend with 16 as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to 17himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. "Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend 18 me from doing the unspeakable(不能说出来的)."
Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the 19of your actions. With one small act you can 20 a person's life. For better or for worse.
My eight-year-old son's soccer team in Washington DC was put together several years ago. The team has won 1 one game in the last three seasons. Yet, despite the endless 2, soccer is my son's favorite activity. He plays soccer at every 3, even at break time and at the aftercare (病后护理), and although he doesn't play as well as the best players in his school, this hasn't 4 him in the least.
This has been repeated often, but I 5 it first-hand: soccer is about friendship as much as it is about learning to control the ball and make successful 6. Watching the children, I see that winning is a distant 7 goal for them. What they enjoy is each other's presence and the fact that they're in this game 8.
Actually, I went through a phase of giving my son suggestions such as: Why aren't you more 9 once you have the ball? He 10 my sudden torrent (滔滔不绝) of guidance. "Mom, I play midfield or defense, not forward. And 11, soccer isn't about being aggressive. It's about 12." After hearing that, I paused and 13. How strange it is that I, who never played any sport for a single day of my life, wanted my son to be a(n) 14 footballer!
Isn't it extraordinary that kids don't necessarily 15 their attempts to have impressive results? They love the activity for itself. Becoming an adult means a gradual 16 of that spirit. To stand out or 17, people develop a spirit of competition. How often have I become 18 —professionally and personally—when things haven't gone the way I wanted? I've 19 there's much to learn from soccer-loving eight-year-olds: do your best, be passionate, enjoy yourself, and then, regardless of the 20, move on.
South Carolina is my home state and I am the aunt, granddaughter, daughter, and sister of Baptist ministers(牧师). The church was a center of Black children's social 1 and caring Black adults were buffers(缓冲) against the segregated(种族隔离的) and hostile outside world that told us we weren't 2. But our parents said it wasn't so, our teachers said it wasn't so, and our ministers said it wasn't so. The 3 of my childhood was clear: let no man or woman 4 on you, and look down on no man or woman.
We couldn't play in public playgrounds or sit at drugstore lunch counters and 5 a Coke，so Daddy built a playground and canteen behind the church. In fact, whenever he saw a need, he tried to 6. There were no Black homes for the aged in Bennestsville, so he began one across the street for which he and Mama and we children cooked and 7 and cleaned.
We learned early what our parents and extended community “parents” valued. Children were 8—not by sermonizing(说教), but by personal example—that 9 was too lowly to do. I remember a debate my parents had when I was eight or nine as for 10 I was too young to go with my older brother, Harry，to help clean the bed and bedsores of a very sick，poor woman. I went and learned just how much the 11 helping hands and kindness can mean to a person in need.
The adults in our churches and community made children feel 12 and important. They took time and paid attention to us. They tried to find ways to keep us busy. And 13 life was often hard and resources 14 ， we always knew who we were and that the 15 of our worth was inside our heads and hearts and not outside in our possessions or on our backs. We were told that the 16 had a lot of problems; that Black people had an extra lot of problems; but that we were able and 17 to struggle and change them; that being poor was no 18 for not achieving; and that extra intellectual and material gifts brought 19 them the privilege and responsibility of sharing with others less 20.
Last night one of our 3 family dogs was hit and killed by a car in front of my mother's house.
The dogs became, more or less, my mother's substitute 1 after her human ones grew up and moved out. The one that was killed had 2 with my mom far more than the others. She is shocked and upset. I loved the dog, 3 my true sadness currently comes from having to watch my mother endure another 4 after everything she has been through in her life. In the midst of all of this I have to sincerely5 the driver. It was not his fault. The dog chased a deer into the 6 at night. In an effort not to hit the deer he suddenly changed 7, not seeing the dog, resulting in her death. The driver 8, carefully wrapped our dog in a blanket to 9 her dignity, and carried her up to my mother s front door* He was 10 shaking and very upset. He informed my mother of11 happened and she broke down immediately. He comforted her the best a stranger could. He left his 12 and offered assistance in any way he could.
What he really did was 13 my mother from hitting on a 14scene herself while searching for the dog. He could have very easily continued on his way, but he did something that I hope I never forget. Thank you, Stranger. You restored my 15 in humanity.
Looking overwhelmed(淹没) the attention, Rubi Ibarra celebrated her 15th birthday on a big farm in central Mexico. The1to the event by her father2rapidly and made her a star in her country. Family members had to open a path for the girl through dozens of3 and photographers so she could reach the Mass(弥撒) for her on a farm in the state of San Luis Potosi. A large board4"Welcome to my 15th birthday party" with Rubi's picture towered over the tents and tables5 with food.
Thousands of people6 from across Mexico for the celebration. Rubi's party7 national and international fame after a local event photographer posted on his Facebook page a video of the girl's father8a birthday party complete with food, horse races and local bands. In the video, Crescencio Ibarra9describes the party and prizes, before announcing that "everyone is10invited."
Rubi's mother later11that Crescencio had only been referring to everyone in the12communities, not the world, but by then the video had been picked up many times on YouTube and been seen by millions.
Mexican Airline Interject published a promotion offering 30%13on flights to San Luis Potosi, under the slogan "Are you going to Rubi's party?" Actor Gael Garcia Bemal made a funny video of the invitation, and singer Luis Antonio Lopez wrote a lovely14especially for Rubi.
Several hundred guests15on the morning of the day for the party, but the number increased as the day16so that by evening there were thousands and the event looked like a rock concert. Cars17the access roads to the communities and police monitored the18.
"What happened with Rubi is an interesting example of how the19amplifies(放大) people's personal lives and how20medias look for stories on social network to bring in new audiences," said Sergio Octavio Contreras, a professor from a Mexican university.
An elderly woman is crediting (归功于) her neighbor's 4yearold dog with saving her life during last week's dangerously cold temperatures.
Tim Curfman was 1 his garbage with his dog Midnight when he felt its 2 was unusual. It had its ears held up looking at him. It didn't 3 do that. Curfman got the feeling that something's 4. So he observed how his dog was acting and 5 it to a spot on the other side of his house. There, he saw his 87yearold neighbor, Noreen, 6 in the snow. She was trying to fill her bird feeder when she fell.
Curfman 7 she was out there at least half an hour. She could not get up because she didn't have enough 8 to push herself up, and there was nothing around the corner to get a 9 of, either. The temperature was one degree below zero, but Curfman and Midnight were able to 10 her quickly.
Noreen, who didn't have serious injuries, was lucky to 11 frostbite (冻伤) even though her clothes were wet. Curfman called his wife and they together helped his neighbor up from the snow and into her 12, where his wife helped the elderly woman get into 13 clothes.
Noreen was 14 to Midnight for saving her life. "A dog like this 15 to be proud of because it's not every dog that pays attention to things like this," Noreen said in an interview.
Yesterday, my daughter had to go to work earlier than usual. Since the gym where I work out is not far from her 1, I decided to take her to work and then go to the gym.
At quite an earlier hour, the gym was 2 full of men and women of all ages, working out. I 3 go to the gym at this early hour, and was 4 to see so many people. It seems that many go to the gym before going to work. Some want to lose weight, others want to 5 their body, and a great number of people like to build their muscles(肌肉). I know how difficult it is for most people to start exercising. Most people know it is good for their body, 6 they are too lazy to go to the gym, 7 in the morning. They 8 to spend an extra hour in bed before starting their day. In the afternoon, they are too 9 after work, and want to stay at home or go out to meet friends.
If you're one of them, you need to overcome(克服)your 10. If you 11 going to the gym and exercising, you will start to like it. This usually 12 when you see you're losing weight, that your body is getting into a better shape, and that you feel stronger.
It is the same in every other area of life, when you study a foreign language, develop a new skill or a new habit and when you make up your mind to 13 your dreams. It is 14 at first. But when you start to see 15, everything becomes easier because you have great motivation.
Juan Manuel Ballestero was a 47-year-old sailing enthusiast, who currently lived in Porto Santo, Portugal. When the COVID-19 pandemic (流行病) outbreak started to take its hold, Ballestero began to 1 across the Atlantic 10 reach his 90-year-old dad in the middle of March.
"I didn't want to 2 like a coward (懦弱的人) on an island where there were no 3, Ballestero said. "My father is 90 years old and I'm 4 his health, especially during the pandemic."
The journey wasn't without any trouble. Although he'd 5 necessities and fuel before leaving the Portuguese island in his boat, he 6 to make a stop at Cape Verde in mid-April to pick up more supplies and fuel. 7, authorities in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean refused his request to dock (停靠). So, the 8 sailor carried on his journey in hopes that he'd get to see his dad, unsure of what to 9 as the world battled with the pandemic. He said, "The love for my father kept me 10 in these situations. I learned about myself; this voyage gave me lots of 11 He finally reached the port of his 12 Mar del Plata and was able to 13 his 90-year-old father after his COVID-19 test 14 came back negative (阴性的)— just in time for Father's Day.
Ballestero proves how the love for his father has no 15 even in such a difficult time.
My husband Mike waved a stick in my face, pulling my attention back to the very important task at hand. As I looked up, I saw our dog Bagel's 1 commanding to make the next move.
From our first encounter, Bagel's stare has said everything that she could not 2 out. Twelve years after 3 Bagel, we understood each other better than ever. This summer we decided to 4 the occasion with a road trip.
We 5 ourselves on a Vancouver Island beach, more than 1,500 miles from our 6 in Northern Colorado. Maximum 7 required the whole family's involvement and participation. Bagel reminded me as she waited for me to 8 our game of fetch. Holding my eyes with hers, she threw her head back and sent her 9 directly to me: "Hey lady, you're supposed to be 10 too. It's your turn!” I took the 11 from Mike and as far as I could, 12 it into the water. Within seconds she 13 dropping the stick at my feet with a bark, "14! "
As I watched my aging dog walk around like a puppy, I knew we had made our decision 15 but when we planned this 16 we realized that it could be one of her last. For the last couple of years, old age had finally begun to 17 energy and strength.
As she ages, it is becoming increasingly difficult to 18 the fact that Mike and I will almost 19 outlive her. And consequently, it feels more important than ever that we should celebrate, rather than 20 the limited time we have left.
"Are you going to the audition (试镜)?" Someone asked Connie, as we came out of ballet class.
"What audition?" I asked.
"Oh, nothing," said Connie. "It's for The Ed Sullivan Show. You wouldn't be1."
The Ed Sullivan Show was a famous onehour show on CBS. They constantly needed performers for their new shows. This time they were looking for six dancers to support the star performer Jimmy Durante.
"Why not? I'd love to go！" I 2.
Connie smiled at me and said, "I don't think you are 3 yet, Eva. "
Later that night, I couldn't fall asleep. It 4 me. Who said I shouldn't go to the audition? Only because I was a young novice (新手)? How would I know if I didn't try?
The next morning, I 5 I was going to the audition. I packed my dancing shoes, and put on bright red lipstick. As I looked at my 6 in the mirror, I saw one thing missing. I put on a smile.
I took the subway to the Eighth Avenue and walked to the rehearsal studio. I 7 and took my place nervously.
The audition began. More and more dancers were knocked out. I was still there with my friends. Then we were asked to do a jeté en l'air 8: stand on one leg, kick the other one up and out as close to a split as possible, and then do a turn in the air. Hopefully, you'd land on both feet.
All the other candidates did the jeté beautifully. It was my turn. I took the preparatory step, and with that neverending smile, I leaped up into the air, turned in midair and landed flat on my back. But even then, the smile never 9 my face.
When everything settled down, my friends were instructed to go to the right. When I was told to go to the left, their faces told they felt 10 for me.
I picked up my belongings and prepared to leave when the choreographer (编舞) called out to me, "Where are you going? You've got the 11 if you want it. "
Did I want it? I certainly did. I thought I had been 12！
There were no jetés in the 13. I made my first appearance on national TV. I never stopped 14, and I always landed on my feet.
It proved once again that a smile will get one 15 than a frown ever will.
There I stood with tears in my eyes. I looked at a face which was so1that I might mistake it for my own. I stared2 her in disbelief. It felt like a dream. I hugged her, she was real.
Adopted at a very young age, I3surrounded by people I loved as family. 4, the faces weren't like mine. They were people that loved me. As I got older, the curiosity to learn more about myself took hold and didn't5. Who was I? Where did I come from?
At the age of 21, I was given the chance to6it out thanks to my adoptive parents' 7. They accompanied me to the adoption agency. Then the staff8the process of finding my birth mother. But the process was9and I didn't expect there would be many complex procedures. And the agency also had caution to move the procedures to ensure both parties' privacy especially10my birth mother didn't choose to meet me.
Months later the agency told me that my birth mother was found and that she11to meet me. We were excited. My parents said my birth mother made great sacrifice as she gave me away, 12allowed them to support the family. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been possible on their own. I was 13what my birth mother might be doing and what she might look like. I created a(n) 14in my head.
After a long process, the moment finally came―we reunited.
She said she had made a(n)15decision, when watching me leave with only the hope that another family could provide what she couldn't. She said she hesitated for long but knew she was right. I knew she loved me very much.
Years ago, I had a quarrel with a friend owing to a misunderstanding. It was. 1my fault, but I was afraid to admit that I was wrong, so we didn't speak for a long time. Several years later we came across each other and decided to meet for lunch. It was so2that we kept meeting. After two or three meals together, I felt3to apologize for my behavior years earlier.
My experience is never unique. Many people4apologizing because the idea of admitting to wrong behavior makes them5uncomfortable. Apologies force us to admit to ourselves that we don't always6our own standards. We might also fear that the victim won't 7our apology. We all like to8ourselves as good people—as kind, honest and considerate. For these9, an apology can be very difficult to give.
Given my10, there is no doubt that an apology is a vital tool for11a relationship to make it functional again. Usually, a(n) 12apology is called for, but if the victim is angry at the wrong behavior, it may be more13to wait, because their14may prevent them from accepting our apologies. Also a delay15an apology's effectiveness because it conveys that the offender has time to reflect on his/ her16. But a heartfelt apology has more powerful effects, which can improve our mental health and repair our17 personal relationships. 18, expressing regret and acknowledging responsibility are equally vital. Without 19, it's a good reason of your actions; without responsibility, it's an excuse.
My friend and I had lunch recently, 15 years after my belated apology. Admitting that everything had been my fault helped us heal our relationship. We're both20to have our friendship today.
The life of the dog, Shelby, is a surprising story. The little dog went from living in garbage heaps (垃圾堆) to 1 the hearts of moviegoers around the world.
Shelby was first 2 near Nashville two years ago when Megan Buhler, a Cheatham County Animal Control officer, was patrolling (巡逻) nearby. He saw the poor dog 3 something to eat in the garbage.
“There were lots of 4 passing by — I mean, it was heavy traffic,” Buhler said. “She was so 5 when crossing the road, and finally came up to me for help.”
Shelby was then taken to a local animal centre where she was6 , without the worry for food. Most importantly, the workers here took 7 of her smiling face to improve the 8 of her being taken home by people. However, they never expected this would put Shelby on the 9.
At that time in Hollywood, filmmakers were 10 for a new movie called A Dog's Way Home. They 11 to find a dog to play the leading role. So they asked Miller, a(n) 12 dog trainer who had trained dogs for years for help.
Miller 13 three dogs, but none of them stood out after some time of training. He then 14 the pictures of Shelby by accident from Cheatham County Animal Control and immediately became 15 to see it. It turned out that Shelby was 16 after three months of training.
Since the film was put on, Shelby has been 17 for the way she carried humour and brought much 18 to people.
Shelby is now taking a break in Tinsel Town. 19, she's still winning hearts through her 20. She serves as a treatment dog in hospitals and special needs schools.
