Onceamanwaswalkingalongabeach.Thesunwasshininganditwasabeautifulday.Inthedistancehecouldseeaperson (61)___(go)backandforthbetweenthesurf'sedge(62)___thebeach.Asthemanapproached,hecouldseetherewerehundredsofstarfishstrandedonthesandastheresultofthenatural(63)___(act)ofthetide.
Theman(64)___(stick)bytheapparentuselessnessofthetask.Therewerefartoomanystarfish.Manyofthemweresuretodie.Asheapproached,thepersoncontinuedthetaskof(65)___(pick)upthestarfishonebyoneandthrowingthemintotheocean.
Ashecameuptotheperson,hesaid,"Youmustbecrazy.Thereare(66)___(thousand)ofmilesofbeach(67)___(cover)withstarfish.Youcan't(68)___(possible)makeadifference."Thepersonlookedattheman.Hethenbentdownandpickedupone(69)___(many)starfishandthrewitbackintotheocean.Heturnedbacktothemanandsaid,"Itsurelymakesadifference (70)___thatone!"