1 . Temperatures in the Norwegian capital regularly drop to -10℃ during winter. _______ in the cold winter without wearing a coat, a boy wrapped his arms around himself on a bus stop bench.

It’s _______ scene, but the actions of the ordinary people who witnessed the dilemma of 11-year-old Johanne was both joyous and _______.

A young woman sitting next to the boy noticed him rubbing his arms. She immediately asked him, “Don’t you have a _______?” “No. Someone stole it,” he replied. She _______ and learned he was on a school trip and was told to meet his teacher at the bus stop. She asked him the name of his school and where he was from as she _______ draped (披上) her own coat around his shoulders.

Later, another woman gave him her scarf and then _______ him in her large overcoat. Throughout the day, more and more people _______ to give him gloves and even the coats off their backs as they waited for their bus.

_______, Johanne’s experience was an experiment by Norwegian charity SOS Children’s Villages. Carried out by a ________ camera, it was part of their winter campaign to gather ________ of much-needed coats and blankets to help Syrian children through the winter. Many of the refugees (难民) have left their homes ________ winter clothing.

“People should care as much about children in Syria as they are ________ about this boy,” Synne Ronning, the information head of SOS Children’s Villages Norway, told The Local. She also ________ that the child was a volunteer who was never in any danger during the ________.

5 . Nathan was a boy in my band class as well as in my math class. I never really liked him. He didn’t have any friends at all and always sat _________ at the lunch table listening to music with his phone. People just walked past him without _________. In class, whenever he was asked a question, he would take a long time to answer it, which made the whole class get _________. Whenever he got an answer _________, the whole class would _________.

One day, when I walked into band class and was _________ to play my flute (长笛) , Mr. Kohler began the class. After we had played _________ for a little while, Mr. Kohler asked the class, “Who can tell what _________ it is just by hearing the pitch (音高)?” Nobody raised their hands except Nathan. When I saw him, I laughed and thought he couldn’t do anything _________. How could he possibly guess the note when the pitch was played?

Even Mr. Kobler laughed a little and then told Nathan “Come here, buddy.” Nathan __________ and went to the front of the class. Mr. Kohler had a tuner (校音器). He played a pitch and asked Nathan to __________ it. Nathan said, “E flat.” Mr. Kohler said, “OK. Good.” He played another pitch. “F sharp,” Nathan said. The whole class went __________. Mr. Kohler __________ Nathan by playing two pitches together. “C and B flat,” Nathan said. “Good job, go back to your seat.” he said.

Then I got surprised. Nathan had guessed all the pitches __________. That day I realized I shouldn’t judge people __________ little things I saw and that I needed to see the great things people can do.

6 . A man was visiting a zoo. As he was passing the _______, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that each of these _______ creatures was being held by only a small _______ tied to their front leg. It was _______ that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their _______ but, for some reason, they did not.

He saw a _______ nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and made no attempt to _______. “Well,” the trainer said, “when they were very _______, we would use the same size rope to _______ them. At that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they still believe the rope can still hold them ________ they never try to break free.”

The man was ________. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds, but because they believed they couldn’t, they never ________ to escape. Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging on to a ________ that we cannot do something, simply because we failed in it once before? ________ is part of learning. We should never give up the ________ in life.

7 . Goran Kropp was a Swedish adventurer and mountaineer. In 1972, at the age of six, with his father’s help, he_______ Galdhopiggen, the highest mountain in Northern Europe. Twenty-­four years later, he stood on the highest peak in the world, Qomolangma. His journey to the_______ shows just how independent, persistent (坚持的), and determined this outstanding man is.

_______ most people arrive at the foothills of Qomolangma by some sort of modern _______, Kropp bicycled 7,000 miles from his home in Sweden. Traveling by bike was not_______. He stopped many times to_______ his bike because rough roads caused mechanical problems for him.

Kropp _______ to climb Qomolangma the same way he traveled to the mountain: without the _______ of others and without modern conveniences. Unlike other _______ Kropp climbed the mountain without a guide or helper. He did not ________ bottled oxygen to help him ________ at high altitudes, and he carried all of his ________ himself in a pack that weighed about 140 pounds.

It took Kropp ________ tries to reach the top of Qomolangma. The first time, he had to ________ only 350 feet from the top because the weather was too dangerous. The mountaineer waited out the storm, rested, and tried again a few days later. This time, he was ________. After he walked down the mountain, he got back on his bike and rode the 7,000 miles back to Sweden.

8 . Several months ago, a powerful tornado hit our city without any signs before. We hadn’t_______ for it in advance, so we were just forced to go into our emergency action. I _______ not to be in the classroom when it struck. Hearing the sound of alarm, I rushed_______as fast as I could back to the classroom.

Never did I imagine that we would put our regular_______ to use. Never did I imagine that my students had _______against the wall and crouched down on their knees. Their eyes were obviously filled with _______ as they asked if their parents, pets, and friends would be okay. I, along with other teachers, tried our best to comfort them, though we actually didn’t know what the _______would be.

I couldn’t _______ the tornado more. However, I’m very proud of my students who behaved so well. In such a scary and_______ situation, they behaved beyond their ages. Never in my life had I seen them ________ instructions so quickly, without any hesitation. Though some tears were dropping and some hearts were beating fast, the kids were unbelievably ________. I’m extremely proud that they made an effort to calm down because of their ________in me.

Because of the tornado, I ________ that my job as a teacher meant a lot. Behind every well-behaved student is a long line of teachers who have made it their life’s ________ to educate them with safety, courage, calmness and trust. Though the tornado has presented ________, I’m sure we can deal with them one by one.

9 . It's strange, but I don't really remember the hurricane (飓风）itself. It all happened so________. I was sitting in my room when the roof (屋顶) just ________. All of a sudden, there was the sky where the roof had been and I was very________. Without a roof, staying inside was really ________. It was August, so it was really hot and it smelled so________everywhere because much rotten food was thrown on the streets! Living in the ________air, we became breakfast, lunch and supper for the mosquitos(蚊子). We had lost our home and everything in it. But Mom kept on ________us that whatever happened, we should always try to see the good side of things. Anyway, we were all together and safe. Mom's words made us feel ________ . I remember us all lying under the midnight ________and looking up at the stars. Even though we had lost a lot, moments like those gave us________for the future.

Although it was only a few days before we were ________, it felt like months. We were taken to another town in a faraway county. Now, one year has________and I'm back home in New Orleans. We are working together to ________our home and our lives. Now we have another chance to look up at the ________of New Orleans, their beauty inspiring us and giving us ________ to move on.