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In January 2016, Sam Bloom was on a family holiday with husband, Cameron and their three young boys. After a morning __11__ in the sea they discovered the hotel had a rooftop platform and all went up the __12__ to enjoy their surroundings. Suddenly Cameron heard a tremendous crash. He __13__ around and Sam was gone—as was the safety rail(栏杆) she had been __14__ against. Sam fell into a deep depression after the fall from the roof left her paralyzed(瘫痪的) from the chest down. Doctors said she could never walk again.

Three months later, as they were heading home from Sam's parents, Noah, her middle son, __15__ a baby bird that had fallen to the ground. So they __16__ it up and took it home. They called her Penguin because she looked like a penguin. She was just very __17__ at two or three weeks old. She would have to be fed every two hours, but they decided rescuing this little bird would be a __18__ thing to do together.

Penguin brought joy back to the family. Sam loved having Penguin around because she was like __19__. Penguin would rest on Sam's lap or on her shoulder, Sam could finally __20__ herself without feeling guilty—she would talk to Penguin; she would __21__ to her behind Cameron and tell her how she was feeling. Some morning Penguin would just run down the hall and jump up into bed, __22__ her way into the quilt and then roll over and sleep. Penguin had some __23__—she was not toilettrained, and the house got quite messy. As she grew older, Penguin did sleep outside, but at six o'clock in the morning she'd be at the door, with a special __24__ that meant, “Let me in”！

As her __25__ grew, Penguin stayed away for longer periods. When she was a year old, she disappeared for six weeks. But on the little son's 13th birthday, Penguin made a __26__ visit. A year ago, she left again and hasn't been seen __27__. The bird has found her freedom and Sam has a freedom of her own. Sam made a new __28__—she took up boating and even made the Australia Paraboating Team. She was out of the __29__ and in the water and back in nature.

Over the two years, Cameron took about 14，000 pictures of Penguin, which have been collected in a book called Penguin Bloom, Penguin rescued the family as much as they rescued her. Sam got __30__ it, thanks to her family, exercise and yes, the friendship of a bird. Angels come in all shapes and sizes!

11．A. run B. swim C. walk D. thrill

12．rs B. ceiling C. sidewalk D. edge

13．A. got B. gathered C. traveled D. turned

14．A. sitting B. playing C. leaning D. warning

15．A. spotted B. rescued C. shot D. caught

16．A. lifted B. cleaning C. picked D. woke

17．A. unfit B. fragile C. stout D. flexible

18．A. disappointing B. compulsory C. tiring D. great

19．A. company B. assistance C. friendship D. romance

20．A. underline B. unburden C. unlock D. undo

21．A. subscribe B. respond C. complain D. submit

22．A. wind B. follow C. fight D. push