Yesterday,a salesman called me to sell his phone plans.I was at work and while I usually don’t like spending time on those things,I ___ myself that I couldn’t talk yet and ___ that he call me back at 6 pm.

That’s what he did.So we talked about 20 minutes.He ___ to me his different phone plans.While listening to him,sometimes I was ___ in my thoughts.I gave several “hmm hmm”,as a sign of agreement and to ___ that I was still there.Sometimes,I felt a bit ___.But I stayed calm and ___ until the end of the discussion.

Finally,he said the following to me:“Thank you,Olivia.You are the first person in a long time with whom I had an enjoyable conversation.___,people shout at us and slam down the phone.Today,since 10 am,I hadn’t had a phone ___ without an offense (触怒).I know you had a long day at work and you could have ____ in front of your TV.But you listened so carefully to me.I am ____ and I sincerely thank you.”

It set me thinking.He had been the____ of verbal violence (语言暴力) all through his working day.Physical ____ do not exist in this situation but dehumanization (非人性) seems to happen.____,he was only doing his job.I felt a sense of ____ that I hadn’t treated him so rudely.

Years ago, I was on a long flight, during which a voice from the speaker said, “We won’t _____ drinks or the meal because we are facing a storm ahead. Please make your seat belts fastened. ”Many passengers became _____, talking about it with each other. At once it became _____ in the plane.

Soon, lightening _____ the darkening skies, and within moments the _____ was like a boat on waves in the storm. One moment it was _____ up by the storm；the next,it was thrown as if it were to _____ onto the ground. All the passengers were _____. Some cried. Some prayed (祈祷). The _____ seemed hopeless. I wondered if we could ______ it through the storm.

Then I noticed the little girl next to me. Surprisingly, the storm seemed to mean ______ to her. She was ______, looking through a picture book. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would ______ again, but she never showed a(n) ______ of worry or fear. The little girl wasn’t afraid at all ______ all the adults were scared to death. Finding me watching her,the girl smiled at me and said,“Don’t worry. My father is the pilot. He is taking me home. Take it easy. He will take us home safely.”

When the plane was out of ______, I smiled at the girl and she gave me a big smile in ______. “I said my father would take us home safely.”

Many kinds of storms may ______ us: diseases, difficulties... They can easily darken our skies and ______ our planes into hard times. Let us ______： Love is the pilot. It will help us out of trouble. So take it easy.

In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The _________   is that countries around the world have growing mountains of _________ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

How did we become a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to_________ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. Thanks to modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and _________.

Another cause is our_________ of disposable (一次性的) products. As _________ people, we are always looking for ways to save time and make our lives easier. Companies _________ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.

Our appetite for new products also_________ to the problem. We are addicted to buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that _________ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we __________ useful possessions to make room for new ones.

All around the world, we can see the__________ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To __________ the amount of rubbish and to protect the __________, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. __________, this is not enough to solve our problem.

Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions instead of throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about__________. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.

A man came home from work ________, tired and sleepy, only ________ his 5­year­old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, may I ask you a question? That is, how much do you ________ an hour?”

“That’s none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?” the man said angrily.“________, if you ________ know, I make $ 20 an hour.”

“Oh,” the little boy replied. Looking up, he said,

“Daddy, may I please borrow $10?”

The father was furious, “________ the only reason you wanted to know how much money I make is just that you can borrow some money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then you march ________ straight to your room and go to bed. ”

The little boy quietly went to his room and ________ the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy’s questions. How dare he ask such questions ________ to get some money? After about an hour or so, the man had _________. “Maybe there was _________ he really needed to buy with that $10, _________ he really didn’t ask for money very often,” the father thought.

The man went to the door of the little boy’s room and opened the door.

“Are you asleep, son?” he asked.

“No, Daddy, I’m _________,” replied the boy.

“I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard _________you earlier,” said the man, “It has been a long day and I lost my _________. Sorry about that. Here’s the $ 10 you asked for. ”

The little boy sat straight up smiling. “Oh, thank you Daddy!” he yelled. Then, __________ under his pillow, he pulled out some crumpled (皱巴巴的) bills. After carefully counting out his money, he __________.

“Why do you want __________ money if you already have some?” the father said angrily.

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I __________,” the little boy replied. “Daddy, I have $ 20 now. Can I __________ an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

The first day at school has left a deep _______ on me. I’ll never forget it.

As soon as I rushed into the classroom, the bell rang. A young beautiful woman came in, but she was _______, no smile on her face. “You are not permitted to _______ me in the course of class unless...” She was speaking when I heard a _______ “Lily, Lily” from outside the door. My grandmother was standing there with a pair of socks in her hand. I didn’t realise. I was bare feet until then. I wanted to _______ them, but I dare not do that. I shook my head, _______ “Don’t wait here any longer. Leave quickly.” As I did so, I still _______ my eyes on my teacher. I really didn’t want her to take _______ of me, but she did. She went out to get the socks. When she gave them to me, she looked at me for a while. My face suddenly turned red and my heart _______ faster. I began to put the socks on. Unfortunately I was so nervous that my __________ hands couldn’t get them onto my feet easily. Just then I heard my name called. I rose from my seat quickly. “Can you __________ the numbers from one to one hundred?” the teacher asked. I nodded. To her surprise, I did very well. Finally she said, “Be __________, please. Study hard.” I looked up at her to find a smile on her face. I felt __________ at last.

The first day at school has stayed in my __________ as something embarrassing but __________.

My family often had a get-together with friends in my childhood. As I was small, there was always someone who would come up to mention my high _______ and ask, “What are you going to do when you _______?”

Well, it started out being a teacher or a hero. _______ it was a fireman, an artist … As I grew older my dreams of the future _______. When I was going to college, I was asked, “What will you major in?”, another question _______ to find out what I would be when I grew up.

By then I made up my mind to become a _______ programmer. So I was studying software for much of my life. I am _______ that I could realize my dream. The realization of my life purpose encourages me to help others to succeed in their own _______.

However, for many, there is a “_______” which goes around stealing our dreams and robbing us of the ________ mental state to achieve our ________. Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, ________ the greatest thief is just ourselves.

Usually when we are about to ________ the aim, a “small” voice inside will say, “You will never ________.” “Very few have ever done this successfully.” And on and on the “small” voice makes us ________ heart and fail.

Failure, ________, helps our dreams to come true. It is one of the most important ________ we have, because it teaches us ________ lessons. And, when we learn these lessons well, we are ________ for success.

There are no “overnight” successes, but with perseverance, they will come. So just don’t ________. Let dreams stay in your life.