2 . My husband and I booked a fall foliage (叶子) tour up the Hudson River. We were really excited to see all the changing colors of the leaves in their full glory.

It was a beautiful day. We were a little ________ since none of the leaves in our backyard seemed to be changing color. But we ________ that as we motored farther north, it would be a ________ story.

However, through the whole trip, there was only the occasional sight of yellow and orange. It was not the fall foliage tour we had ________.

Our whole family ________ where we were and we had to prepare to face their ________ about the trip when we returned. How were the leaves? Were you disappointed?

If I tell myself that the ________ was all about the color of the leaves, and complain about money wasted and hopes ________, I will have had a truly ________ day. But if I tell myself that I had a beautiful day out on the Hudson River, had some ________ time(even on a boat filled with passengers), and came back refreshed, then it was money and time ________.

________ I couldn’t change the surroundings and I couldn’t make the leaves suddenly change color, all that was left was to change my ________.

So the honest answer is that while there was some initial (原来的，最初的) ________, we ________having a great day. I love being out on the water.

3 . Jacob McFarland loves making and bringing his parents coffee. And now the 21-year-old, who has autism (孤独症), has his own cafe.

Making coffee for his dad is a passion. It makes him feel very ______. Jacob is his father’s biggest ______, and he loves coffee. So, Jacob loves everything his father loves. Jacob was ______ himself in all types of research about the proper beans to use, the best water, the water temperature and the ______ of the whole thing.

His parents ______ a record store in town, and they had to ______ close it sometimes because it was not an ______ business. Jacob, who was 19 at the time and had graduated from high school, was still in continuing education courses, but those ______ too. So, the family decided to do a coffee cart (推车) outside of their store.

The coffee cart was a way to keep ______ coming out-even though they couldn’t shop for ______ inside the store. It had a double benefit, because Jacob got to ______ his dream of being barista (咖啡师).

Not only was the coffee business successful, it helped ______ Jacob’s life. The cafe has expanded even further, by employing other young people with ______ and helping them with future employment efforts. Having a business has also helped Jacob socially. He’s found the ______ side of himself. And if this were to all go away tomorrow, the ______ in Jacob in two and a half years has been worth everything.

5 . Niu Yu looked remarkable on the catwalk at the concluded Shanghai Fashion Week. This was not just because of her beauty or the clothes she was wearing. She also seemed to show a (n) _________ strength. She did it with her artificial _________ in full view, and in that single action she _________ beauty with courage.

Thirteen years ago, in the 8. 0-magnitude earthquake that _________ Wenchuan, the then teenaged Niu _________ her right leg as well as her young brother and nine close friends. It was a big _________ to her. However, Niu feels that she is _________. “At least, I _________ and I am surrounded by people who love me.” She says, smiling with tears _________ up in her eyes.

“Losing a leg doesn’t mean losing my ____________ for life.” she says.

In 2018, at the 10th anniversary of the earthquake, she ____________ and finished the 21-kilometer marathon in 3 hours and 53 minutes, ____________ almost walking.

She even went to remote Tibet Autonomous Region for a volunteer ____________ program. Her students surrounded her, looking at her “iron leg” ____________. She knew it was her ____________ to help others and ____________the love and confidence.

Now she works as a photographer in Chengdu. And her one-minute catwalk went viral (风靡) on the Internet. Some social media users nicknamed her as “Iron Man’s sister”.

Her leg doesn’t discourage her. ____________, it serves as a ____________ that it is not what she is missing that defines her, but what she has got. She says, “When you accept your flaws (缺陷), you become free and ____________.”

Everyone has flaws that we want to hide away, whether they are visible or invisible. And we should learn to ____________our “imperfection” and embrace life with passion and confidence.

6 . It’s hard to put into words how much of a sense of freedom I get from being outdoors and in the wilderness. If I’m_________ by buildings for too long, I get a bit anxious. I need to see a field, a river or a mountain_________ in front of me.

Spending time outdoors is a wonderful _________, I like nothing more than getting to the end of a day spent outdoors and _________ the ache in my legs from a long walk. It helps me sleep and is far more _________than training in a gym.

There are so many _________walks to choose from all over the UK. We live on a tiny island, relatively speaking, but the scenery we have here easily _________ some of the most beautiful in the world. We are extremely_________: on our doorstep we have beaches, rivers, hills and mountains.

Thanks to the light and the weather, the same walk can feel very different _________the time of year you do it. But for breathtaking views whatever the __________is, I’d recommend Cow and Calf Rocks on Ilk-ley Moor in West Yorkshire. It’s quite a challenge climbing them, which is why doing so feels more daring than a normal walk and offers __________ that you don’t get from following a gentle path. It’s perfect if you want a workout as well as fresh air and gives you the chance to get up high and__________a view that changes all year round.

Otley Chevin in West Yorkshire is another __________ climb that offers beautiful views. And like Cow and Calf Rocks, it is within easy__________of the nearby town. But being Cambrian, my heart will always belong to the Lake District. I grew up walking those fells in all weathers and seasons, and I think there is nothing more __________than a big hill walk that gets your lungs burning and brings you to a       view you’ve never seen before.

8 . McDonald owned a gas station that earned close to six figures a year. But he went bankrupt (破产) in 2010 with higher gas prices and an increase in gas theft “I_________lost my whole life after the gas station,” McDonald said.

In the following years, he had to live with his relatives, but bad_________between them left him on the streets, and he even suffered a fire that took most of his remaining_________. Eventually, he_________a one-bedroom apartment with a stranger. Unfortunately, the apartment wasn’t safe, so McDonald was forced to_________his time between the apartment and a tent.

During this time, his light motorcycle didn’t_________for missing a part. McDonald asked a woman nearby if she would_________his things while he walked to get a new part, and she_________. The_________stranger, Kim, decided to do more. She and her husband, Andrew, gave McDonald a solar-powered backpack that allowed him to__________his cellphone. They even offered to let him put up his__________in their backyard and use their bathroom.

Then the couple set up a GoFundMe__________to raise as much money as possible.__________they are able to buy a small house, the plan is to transfer (移交) it over into McDonald’s name. McDonald’s__________spread quickly on the Internet. Before they knew it, they had raised over $18,000 through the page!

“They have done more than I can ever say thank you for,” McDonald said. They started off as__________, but they’re so much more now, McDonald is part of the family now.

10 . It was his father’s dream to see one of his kids grow up to be a doctor. When he was in grade 12, his father told the youngest son that he wanted him to study biology and pass medical exams. His sister, who_______in biology, had earlier tried for Medical Degrees but failed even though she was very_______. In August, he asked his sister to teach him biology. The_______started to give lessons but soon she realized that the guy was not_______for it. She tried to tell the father that the son was no good at biology and that he should_______his dream of making one of his kids a doctor. The father called the guy and in a_______way, he told him to try up to his capacity. The guy_______his father and gave it his best shot. The result was_______in June the next year but he didn’t pass it in that_______.

Just 20 days later the family faced a serious________when the father died suddenly due to a heart attack. The guy was not even 18 and those were________hard times.

He remembered his father’s dream and decided to work on that. For a(n)________guy, medicine isn’t a child’s play. With great________, he studied day and night to fulfill his father’s dream which became his own dream, too.

He________for the medical exam again and this time, he made it. He finally________the top medical college in the state.