As the teacher pronounced my name, I knew what lay ahead. She called me to the whiteboard to ______ a long division（除法）problem. Math was my ______ subject. When doing a long division problem, I always repeatedly put the ______ in the wrong places, or forgot to add in the zeros. As I reached the whiteboard, I looked at the blonde-haired girl next to me, trying to ____ what she was writing. Though I tried my best, she went faster than I could _______

Impossible to understand. Why me? Why couldn’t I ______ my head around this strange concept that all the other kids understood? Why, even when I tried my hardest to deal with the division problems?

Why? Why?

I _____ salty tears and wrote some numbers randomly（随便地）on the board. The teacher read over our answers silently.

“Now, class, Susie did this problem absolutely correctly.”

“As for Tara,” the teacher said, rolling her ______, “Gosh, I don’t even know what she did.”

The class broke into ______, and I felt my face ______ red as I tried to sink as low as possible into my seat, in hopes of ______them from seeing me at all.

But this ______from middle school is one I remember, surprisingly, in a positive way. This experience made me feel ______.   Yet it made me stronger, and gave me determination. When I get a ______ grade in school, or am put down by somebody, I think of that moment and every single one of those whys that I asked myself, which gives me the courage to ______ all of those whys and continue until perfection, or as close as I can get.

2 . Jack was a 14-year-old schoolboy. His life was full of lessons ________ tests. Sometimes he felt terrible. He wanted ________. In Jack’s opinion, playing computer games once or twice at the weekend ________ a good way. Then he started to learn to play computer games. Day by day, he got used to ________ computer games at the weekend. Playing computer games really brought him ________ fun. Sometimes he even played for hours and ate nothing ________ his parents were not at home.

One day, Jack played a new online game after his parents went to work. It was so ________ that he didn’t want to move. He ate or drank ________ for over six hours. When he had to go to the bathroom, he found that he ________ move. He felt scared. He called his parents and they took ________ to the hospital very quickly. The doctor said he sat in the same way for too long and that he shouldn’t play computer games any more. He ________ asked Jack to do more exercise after he got well.

After getting back from the hospital, Jack ________ to follow what the doctor said. He started running in the morning and sometimes played basketball ________ his friends. Although he still used ________ Internet sometimes, he stopped playing computer games. He tried his ________ to live a happy and healthy life.

3 . Since the Beijing Winter Olympics kicked off on Feb 4, the mascot (吉祥物) Bing Dwen Dwen has become an A-lister. “One Dwen at each family” has become an _______ popular topic on Weibo, _______ about 600 million views.

In 2019, Bing Dwen Dwen _______ as the mascot for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The design came from 5,816 works from 38 countries and regions. Cao Xue, the chief designer said Bing Dwen Dwen _______ out life as a “Bingtanghulu”. _______ traditional Beijing snack consists of hawthorn (山楂) coated in a sugar syrup, _______ later turns into an ice shell. _______, a simple snack couldn’t stand for a country by itself. Cao’s team tried many animals and plants and finally decided on a panda. “We don’t need to explain _______ to have it understood across different cultures,” said Cao.

Bing Dwen Dwen waves its left hand, _______ hello. It has two red hearts on its palms, showing ________ and love. A series of colored floating lines ________ its head look like the tracks on an ice rink (溜冰场). ________ refer to Beijing’s National Speed Skating Oval, known ________ the “Ice Ribbon” (冰丝带). Bing Dwen Dwen wears a full-bodied “shell” ________ of ice. It looks like an astronaut in a space suit, showing a perfect blend (融合) of winter sports and modern technology. The ice shell also leaves space for ________ additional designs in the future.

4 . It seems that every time I have car trouble on the road, no one ever _______ to see if I’m okay. I end up spending hours on the side of the road.

But one time, someone did stop to help me. And the words of the man _______ helped me have had a big effect _______ my life.

One of my tires went flat. I had a spare tire, _______ no jack to lift up the car. I was about to give up _______ a van pulled up behind my car and someone jumped out. It was _______ older Mexican man, driving with his family.

He didn’t speak much English, but his daughter helped to translate between us. It was hard work, but he managed to help me _______ the new tire on. I tried to give him some money for his help, but he kept shaking his head “no” and _______ my money. I _______ gave it to his wife instead.

After chatting for _______ minutes, we went our separate ways. But when I got back in my car, I saw my money sitting in the passenger seat.

I drove back to the man, insisting on giving _______ the money. He refused one last time, and _______ to me: “Today you, tomorrow me.”

I have been _______ by these simple words _______ others when I can—because you never know when you’re going to be the one who _______ help.

5 . Grandma’s _______ birthday was near and I wondered what to give her. She had moved into a nursing home and didn’t have _______ for extra things. She insisted that she didn’t need any gift.

Finally, I came up with an idea. In her birthday card, I sent _______ a gift certificate(礼券)for “A letter a week for the next year!” It was _______ big promise. I’ve never been much of a letter writer, but now I was living far from home, and should be able to find plenty of news. Growing up just a mile from my grandparents, we’d always been _______. I knew that she’d love to hear _______ was going on in my life.

Grandma got fifty-two letters that first year. All showed her that I was thinking of her _______. As her next birthday came around, she asked for _______ letter gift certificate. In fact, for nine and a half years I wrote to her. She was seldom able to write back.

So much _______ in those years! At first I wrote about the cold Michigan winters. Then I wrote about my pregnancy (怀孕)! ________ the kids’ preschool years, I shared every funny thing ________ they did and said, and as they grew they started adding “picture letters” to the envelope. Once I flew home to visit Grandma and found that all the staff in the nursing home knew the details of my life, ________ they often read letters to her.

My last letter arrived the day after her ________. I never missed a letter and I felt I had given her the best gift I could. What I hadn’t counted on was how her gift ________ full circle to me.

________ later, while going through her things, my dad found a box full of letters from me. Those letters are a journal of my life, filled with moments and pictures I had completely forgotten. But Grandma saved those memories for me in my letters.

Life really does fly by. Loved ones come and go. But sometimes our gifts to others come back to us in unexpected ways. This is one of those times.

6 . One day, David and his friends talked about who their closest _________ were. When it was his turn, he said, “My best friend is Amy, _________ 81-year-old woman living in Florida.” Their friendship came _________ a game. In the game, David and Amy were on the same team. After this game, they became good friends, David even told her about his dream of music.       

However, life was hard for David at that time. He hardly _________ time or money to play music. Most of the time, he had to work in a restaurant. He felt that his dream was hopeless (无望的). _________ he almost lost heart, Amy gave him lots of help and supported his dream. Two years later, he decided _________ to New York for his dream. There he held his first concert successfully.       

After the concert, a famous reporter in New York heard of their story. He wanted to know what _________. So he flew to Florida to interview her. To his surprise, the friendship between Amy and David was _________ than he could imagine. Later, many people _________ by this story. But Amy thought it was nothing. She said, “As friends we __________ give a hand when they need.”

7 . Students at a primary school in Fuzhou, Fujian Province were required to clean the school toilets to help them develop good habits. But some parents are ________against the idea. They can’t see the advantages of students doing such chores (杂事). They think that the school ________ students with a proper education, not the chance to be school ________.

In fact, parents, schools and society all play ________ important role in ________ the character of students. It is good ________ schools to give students such tasks, because only ________ students will do them at home. Their parents want ________ to do homework ________ can help them get good marks.

In recent years, some parents will make mountains out of molehills (小题大做) when students ________ to do some chores in schools. If their kids get hurt in schools, some ________ about the teachers. Some may even challenge the schools’ teaching methods and management. As a result, many primary schools, especially those in big cities, do not let students ________ outdoor activities during breaks because they fear that the students might get hurt. This is bad for the ________ development.

What the primary school in Fuzhou is doing is worth praising. Doing chores can put a sense of responsibility into students’ minds. It teaches them the spirit of rules and teamwork ________. Besides, students’ experiences can become ________ than only studying in schools.

8 . I have a good friend. Her name is Kate. She is _______ American girl. She is eleven. She _______ with her family in China. There _______ four people in her family. They’re her father, her mother, her brother and herself. She has a cat. _______ name is Mimi. It’s Sunday today. They _______ at home. Look! Kate _______ with Mimi. Her father is reading newspapers. Her mother is cleaning the house. Where is her brother Jim? He is doing _______ homework in his study. Kate _______ Chinese very much, but she can’t _______ it very well. Jim likes ________ soccer. He can play it very well.