When Sue Strong ’ s apartment grew quiet in the afternoon, she wasn ’ t surprised to find her companion Henri surrounded by opened jars and entertaining herself with fruits. Life with Henri is never __ 1 __. But Henri is not a(n) __ 2 __ roommate. She is one of the 50 working simians ( 猿猴 ) in the Helping Hands program, which trains monkeys to __ 3 __ those who are permanently unable to use their arms and legs with day­to­day tasks. For the past 18 years, Henri has been __ 4 __ with Strong, who became paralyzed ( 瘫痪的 ) in a car accident. Henri can turn on the TV, switch the lights on and off, and bring Strong a drink when she ’ s __ 5 __. “ Henri is a great __ 6 __ to me , ” Strong said. “I can ’ t __ 7 __ what life would be without her.” Strong has an assistant who comes to her home each morning and night to help her. When the assistant __ 8 __ , Henri takes over, allowing Strong to stay alone for hours. “ Without an assistant or family member around to help, if I drop the stick I hold in my __ 9 __ to lift light switches, I would be in the __ 10 __ , ” she said. “With Henri, I can spend eight hours alone and be __ 11 __” . When Strong needs something, she __ 12 __ the object she wants with a mouth­operated laser light ( 激光 ), which is attached to her chair. “ Henri is__ 13 __ to look for the laser light , ” Strong said. “ When she sees the object I __ 14 __ , she knows what to do. ” Henri is also trained to fetch and __ 15 __ jars of juice and place sandwiches in a holder. “ With Henri, I usually find that I ’ m sharing my food with her , ” Strong said. The two have grown so __ 16 __ over the years that Strong considers Henri part of the __ 17 __. Not only does Henri help Strong with __ 18 __ tasks , she also makes Strong __ 19 __ with her playfulness. While people are sometimes shy about talking to Strong when she is out alone, everyone __ 20 __ to talk to her when she is with Henri.