1 . When I was in the fifth grade, my teachers first ________ that I could not ________ read the first grade books. They didn’t think this kind of problem could ________ to me since my father was a famous scientist. My parents sent me to experts, trying to ________ what the problem was.

My IQ was high, but I had ________ problems in learning. They discovered that I was dyslexic (诵读困难的). I was ________ that my parents cared enough to find a way out for me. When my ________ went to Ford Country Day School and sat down with Brent, a teacher in the school, he ________ to help without thinking twice.

My family was not rich and I was ________ to go to school free of ________ because my mother ________ some students to school in the morning in her car. I was ________ of going to school with my difficulties in learning, but Brent’s kind and loving ________ helped me slowly learn to grow and overcome my learning ________.

Ford Country Day School has become the most important turning ________ in my life. I count myself as one of the truly lucky people having been touched by Brent’s caring and love.

3 . Do you have a best friend at work? A person once said, “Relationships _______ more than work. Years from now, you will forget all the _______ of the work you did, but you still _______ the people there and the relationships you built.”

We hear a lot about this and it’s true. We spend more time with our co-workers than our families. Getting along well with workmates is the _______ to our success in the job.

Gallup, our employee engagement survey provider, has been asking us to _______“Do you have a good friend at work?” for 30 years. He has discovered a strong _______ between having a good friend at work and performance on the job.

I’ve worked with a lot of people over my career. The most _______ achievements were with _______ that I felt a strong social connection with. We were not only working as a team but also spent our spare time _______ with each other and caring for each other’s normal life. I do believe that our success ________ strong social connections at work.

I’ve been through a lot with many people I would ________ my best friends at work. We’ve celebrated our work ________, promotions (升职) and retirements together. We have supported each other through marriages, adoptions, illnesses and even deaths.

Good relationships and a sense of ________ are a part of work culture that we shouldn’t ignore. ________, I have been working with amazing people over the years. Can you imagine going to a ________ every day where there is no fun, laughter or friendship?

4 . Romero is an 84-year-old man. He owes his ______ to his pet dog, Palomo, who took ______ to him after he got lost in the desert for a week.

On November 27, Romero left his home for a short trip, but he didn’t come back ______. His family wasn’t ______ at first as he used to visit nearby villages in the area and would be back a few days later. However, after four days, the man’s niece, Ramona, panicked and ______ it to the local authorities.

The police with trained dogs were brought in to ______ Romero. They searched the area around, but a week after his ______, Romero was nowhere to be found. That’s when the old man’s faithful dog, Palomo, was brought in as the last ______.

According to one member of the search team, the brown dog ______ them through hills and valleys and finally to the place in the desert where Romero had been ______. His niece told the authorities that Romero sometimes had poor memory and that ______ his getting lost on his trip.

The ______ weak man was rushed to the hospital where he spent two days getting back on his feet. One officer posted online that “Palomo ______ by the hospital door day and night waiting for the ______ of its beloved Romero. The unconditional love of his pet allowed Romero to be ______ with his family”. A photo of Palomo staying by Romero’s side after he came back home was along with these words.

5 . “You’re very talented, dear. I hope everything turns out great. I’ll tell my friends about the animal shelter (避难处),” a kind old lady told Conrad, who smiled _______ as she left $20 in his hat.

Conrad was proud of what he was doing and people in the _______ loved hearing him sing and play his _______ . The 11-year-old didn’t know _______ how much money the local animal shelter needed.

His mother, Sandy, worked at the shelter and had always been a(n) _______ animal lover. Therefore, he grew to be fond of animals as well. _______ , he recently heard his mother telling a friend that the shelter was not doing well. It _______ purely on donations, and not much donations were _______ . This made the boy very _______ . So he grabbed his guitar and ________ the local town square to sing and play.

He placed a ________ to tell people he was doing it to raise money for the animal shelter, which helped greatly. People ________ and gave him mostly $1 and change, and others, such as the kind old lady, were more ________ . He was grateful to everyone and continued playing songs and ________ money.

Raise your kids to love animals, and they’ll be better people. Caring for innocent animals makes people more selfless, ________ and caring. That’s why Conrad used his skills to raise funds, knowing how vital the shelter was.

6 . British brothers James and Thomas Lindesay have spent months traveling across the Great Wall of China on foot. They ______ 3,263 kilometres, a remarkable achievement at any time.

Their ______ to complete this adventure came from their father, William Lindesay, who______ along the Wall decades ago and attracted a great deal of media attention. Born in 1956 in Liverpool, William became ______ about the Wall later in his life. In 1987, he made the ______ in China by hiking the Wall. He has committed over 30 years to the protection of the structure, and has ______ 10 books on the Wall based on his knowledge and experiences.

His action and books influenced his two sons, who now share his ______ in the Wall. In 2016, the Lindesay brothers flew drones (无人机) at many ______ along the Wall and edited video works on the ______ of the Wall, hoping to keep it safe from damage. Not ______ with merely documenting parts of the Wall, the young brothers ______ wanted to find a new way to experience the structure and finally they ______ hiking its length, following in their father’s footsteps.

The brothers’ trip was ______ than they had imagined. They met many difficulties. But______ the great wonder was life-changing, which gave them a better ______ of the structure and the history behind it.

7 . I’ve been working as a UN Peacekeeper in the Central African Republic for the past two years. Before this, I was a pilot and I _________ my work. However, I felt it was my duty to help innocent people who are caught in trouble, so I _________ the United Nations.

The Central African Republic is a relatively small country. Since it got _________ from France in the 1950s, there have been many violent conflicts between the government and rebels (反叛者). In 2012, a civil war began, due to which, over one million people were forced to _________ their homes and there were many deaths and injuries. _________, the United Nations launched a peacekeeping _________ in the country.

We peacekeepers _________ cities and villages to _________ that no conflict is occurring and help bring supplies of food and medicine. We are a _________ that can keep people in conflict apart.

As a woman, I am particularly __________ as I can act as a role model for many women and girls in the country. When they see how others respect me, they feel that they also __________ to be respected and treated __________ to man.

My life is not __________ in any way! It’s long hours in a very tough environment. I have basic__________ with just a bed in a shared room. Of course, being away from my family and friends is also very hard at times. However, I know that the Central African Republic is safer because of the UN Peacekeepers, and that makes it all __________.

8 . My husband, our children and I have had wonderful camping experiences over the past ten years.

Some of our _______ are funny, especially from the early years when our children were little. Once, we _______ along Chalk Creek. I was _______ that our 15-month-old boy would fall into the creek (小溪). I tied a rope around his waist to keep him near to our spot. That lasted about ten minutes. He was _______, and his crying let the whole campground know it. So _______ tying him up, I just kept a close eye on him. It _______ — he didn’t end up in the creek. My three-year-old, however, did.

Another time, we rented a boat in Vallecito Lake. The sky was clear when we _______, but storms move in fast in the mountains, and this one quickly _______ our peaceful morning trip. The _______ picked up and thunder rolled. My husband stopped fishing to ____________ the motor. Nothing. He tried again. No ____________. We were stuck in the middle of the lake with a dead motor. As we all sat there ____________, a fisherman pulled up, threw us a rope and towed (拖) us back. We were ____________.

Now, every year when my husband pulls our camper out of the garage, we are filled with a sense of ____________, wondering what camping fun and ____________ we will experience next.

9 . I looked out of the door of my 100-year-old house and saw my newly built garden. I realized nothing is rubbish. I was full of joy and ___________.

I ___________ to look at the things in a different perspective that we usually think of as _________ —plastic bags, polluted water, rubber bands, and newspapers, clothes and furniture we ___________. I also began to think, act and live according to the belief that all things have the _________ of being reused as long as we try to _________ it. And I explored the worth of ___________. I mean recycling isn’t just about _________ rubbish like putting glass and paper in _________ bins. It also requires creativity, commitment and even love.

My neighbors would put the autumn __________ by the roadside to be picked up by the garbage truck. This didn’t __________ with my newfound concept of recycling trash, so I made a new ____________ with branches for moving boxes and put up a __________, saying, “Dump (倾倒) leaves here”. I watched carefully through the autumn as my neighbors __________ the leaves in my new garden and I also watered the grass __________ with rainwater and collected dogs’ waste as fertilizer. Then I __________ flower seeds. Finally, I had a new ____________ garden, full of colorful flowers.

Nothing has to be really __________. I even used my bath water to water my flowers, though it might be a little   __________ for my friends. But I think if we all can turn waste, sometimes a little dirty, into __________, the world will be a much better place.