2 . Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man_________out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very_________.She couldn't understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could_________,but, of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve(解决)the problem of homelessness.

Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman,_______ an old shopping trolley（购物车）which was piled with_______. It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more_______to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people_______they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldn’t_______as bad.

Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to_______her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foundation, an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to __________ “Big Bosses” lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to ________to the cause. She also organized a fundraising(募捐)drive in “Ladybug Jars” to collect everyone`s spare change during “Make Change” month. More recently, the foundation began another ________ called National Red Scarf Day—a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada`s ________and homeless.

There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called “Hannah`s Place”, something that Hannah is very________of. Hannah`s Place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that________outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of ________.For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the ________ of young people to change the world. But ________   all this, Hannah still has the ________   life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.

Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a ________ in the world. You can, too!

3 . The sun was shining brightly over our heads and sweat(汗水) was pouring down our backs and faces. We stood still without _______ any noise, all hot and tired. But everyone kept standing as straight as trees.

It was something most high schools give to new Senior One students—military training. We _______ four days in a closed environment. _______ we couldn’t go home at night and the training was _______ and difficult, our humorous young drillmaster(教官) with a funny accent was a real _______ of our days. We laughed at his jokes, sat in rows singing different songs and _______ him telling true stories about his life. He gave us the feeling that _______ and sweat were not the only things that military training _______.

After this journey, we were more _______ than we had imagined and we were much braver than ________. Girls who looked pale rested for a little while, then right away came back to the team. Boys who were being punished ________ to the playground at once and began to run. Sweat flowed down our faces ________ we thought about how to shout ________ than other classes.

Military training taught us perseverance(坚持不懈) and determination. On the last day of our training, the confidence could be seen on our faces. We shouted so loud that our ________ could be heard across the playground. With eyes like burning torches(火炬), we walked into the future. Now the sun is ________ at all of us.

5 . Susan knows the ________ of a good doll. “Dolls have a power we don’t ________ understand,” she said. It’s a(n) ________ she came to while working as a social worker using dolls to help her young clients ________ their changing medical situations. Many of the kids saw themselves in those dolls. But for the kids ________ a leg or who had lost their hair, there were none they could relate to.

So, seven years ago, when a friend ________ that her child had been disabled because of a car accident, Susan, now 49, knew what might help the youth through this potentially ________ period. Susan went about changing that. She crafted a doll by hand that ________ her friend’s child and sent it off.

________ spread, and soon Susan was making dolls for children with scars and birthmarks—in short, a doll that looked like them. She even ________ her job and started a nonprofit, A Doll Like Me.

From photos ________ by parents or caregivers, it takes her ________ seven hours to craft each doll. She hasn’t ________ for a doll since she began her nonprofit. The ________ is long, but Susan is unbowed (不屈服的). As she explains, “Every kid, ________ gender, ethnicity, age, medical issue, or body type, should look into the sweet face of a doll and see their own.”

6 . There’s a black walnut (黑胡桃) tree in my backyard. I’ve been in an 18-year love-hate ________ with it. It’s a unique tree. In late September or early October, falling fruits as hard as baseballs ________ the heads of you. Patio (露台) umbrellas are a(n) ________ while dining in the garden in early August, and because of the volume of fruit this season, I wear my bike ________ while working in the garden.

The black walnut also ________ a chemical substance through its roots as a ________ strategy. It’s harmful to several common plants. There have been many new plant varieties that I brought home with ________ that maybe the black walnut would ________ them, but they failed to ________.

Have I thought of getting rid of this giant pain in my tiny backyard? Yes, however, getting rid of this tree standing at 50 feet with an 87-inch trunk is ________. It’s also protected under the law. Rightfully so. Trees are important to the urban forest and for all of those that inhabit it. Trees are ________ to numerous birds and insect species and are essential for keeping our environment ________.

Sometimes I think about my ________ without the black walnut. I can’t imagine a spring without the birds who arrive every year and ________ sing their songs before dawn. I’d miss falling asleep on ________ weekend afternoons as I look up into its leaves before the nuts threaten to fall.

Every spring, I wonder what the season ________. What are the chances of being knocked ________ while barbecuing? Like any good relationship, I’ll never be pleased. I’m ________ with this tree, so I’ll listen to its needs and give it the space it requires. ________, my walnut offers a home to wildlife and a ________ that acceptance, instead of resistance, is the better way to be.

8 . A Different View

At age 14, 15 and 16, the way we looked was the most important thing in the world to us. My friends and I wanted nothing less than perfection.

In high school, we joined the gymnastics team, and our ______ became even more important to us. We had no fat, only muscle. On the weekends, we would go to the beach, _______of our flat stomachs.

One summer day, all my friends were at my house ______. At one point, I was running back to the pool. I ______ on a bee, and while it was dying under my foot, it stung(蛰) me. I instantly started to feel ______. That night, I began to run a high fever and my leg and foot were red, hot and swollen. I couldn’t walk. I could barely ______. When my foot started to go numb, everyone became more ______. My foot was not getting enough blood. I had to go to the ______, and my leg hurt as if it were badly broken. I couldn’t move. All I could do was think about how soft my waist was becoming. That ______ me more than any concern over my leg.

That would all ______ when I heard the doctors mention possibly cutting off my foot. It was still not getting the ______ supply it needed. The doctors would have to speed up their treatment.

Never before had I had such great ______ for my foot. And walking seemed like a ________from the gods. Less and less would I want to hear my friends talk about ______ and who was wearing what. More and more I expected visits from other kids in the hospital, who were quickly becoming my friends.

One girl came to visit me ______. Every time she came, she brought flowers. She was recovering from cancer and felt she should come back and ______ the other patients.

She still had no hair, and she was swollen from medications she had been taking. I would not have given this girl a second ______ before. I now loved every inch of her and looked forward to her ______.

Finally, I was improving and soon I went home. My leg was still swollen, ______ I was walking, and I had my foot! When I would go back to the hospital, I often saw my friend. She was still visiting people and ______ good cheer. I thought if even there was an angel on this earth, it had to be her.