1 . My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to rain heavily. When it became lighter, I decided to get my _______, which was parked at my office three streets away. My friends _______ that I shouldn’t go, mainly because I was seven months pregnant (怀孕) then. I promised them that I’d be very _______. One of them wanted to come with me but I asked her to stay with another friend who needed help _______ her baby.

I walked out of the hotel and started making my way to the car. At the crossing, a van stopped and a man came out with an umbrella. Before I knew what was happening, he walked right _______ me and told me he’d escort (护送) me. Although I refused, he said that he would.

During our walk, he kept telling me to walk slower, as the ground was _______. When we got to the car park, I thanked him and he went away. I did not get his name and can _______   recognize (认出) him now. Did he stop for me? I’ll never know.

So how did I pay it forward? I was at home when I noticed two Indian workers _______ in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the working place near my home. I went out and passed them my _______. I told them they should take and keep it. They were surprised by my action. They were very grateful to me, probably ________ why a stranger was offering such kindness. I was so relaxed and happy that day.

4 . Food is important. Everyone needs to ________ well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is________. We begin to get knowledge even when we are young. Small children are ________ in everything around them. They learn________ while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older, they begin to________ science books, storybooks and anything else they like. When they find something new, they have to ask questions and ________ to find out the answers.

What is the best________ to get knowledge? If we learn ________ ourselves, we will get the most knowledge. If we are________ getting answers from others and don’t ask why, we will never learn more and understand________ . So we should believe in the saying that one is never too old to learn.

5 . The psychological aspect of sports is often overlooked. Athletics is 90 percent _________ and 10 percent physical, and mindsets make a huge _________ in competitions.

“The physical aspect of the sport can only take you _________,” said Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Shannon Miller. “The mental aspect has to _________, especially when you’re talking about the best of the best. In the Olympic Games, everyone is talented. Everyone _________ hard. Everyone does the work. What _________ the gold medalists from the silver medalists is simply the mental game.” Many athletes have used the _________ of mental imagery, or visualization, to perform at their best. Research on the brain patterns of _________ found that the patterns activated by lifting heavy weights were activated _________ when they simply imagined lifting and some studies have suggested that mental __________ can be almost as effective as physical training.

Mental imagery about the event __________ on many cognitive (认知的) processes in the brain: motor control, attention, perception, planning, and memory. So the __________ is getting trained for actual performance during visualisation. And it’s been found that mental practices can prepare your brain for success. __________ visualising is more than just thinking about an upcoming event. “During visualisation, the athlete incorporates (整合) all of his __________ into the experience.” sports psychologist Dr JoAnn Dahlkoetter wrote in a blog post on The Huffington Post __________ a speed skater she works with. “She feels her forefoot pushing off the track, she hears her skating splits, and she sees herself racing ahead of the competitors. She experiences all of the elements of her race, for example,before executing (完成) her performance.”

6 . Long ago, poems were recited loud instead of being written down. Back when the Greeks first started the Olympics, they held poetry _________ as well as athletic competitions.

Now, poetry competitions have been revived. This year 120,000 high school students competed in the first Poetry Out Loud national recitation competition,_________ poems from memory for $100,000 in prize money.

The first competitions were held in classrooms. The winners went on to school wide contests, and then they competed in city and state competitions. _________, the 50 state champions, along with the _________ of the District of Columbia came to Washington D.C. last week for the last showdown. After the 51 champions competed _________ another, 12 went on to the _________. Then the field was narrowed to five. The final five had one last chance to “perform” a poem. The overall champ, Jackson Hille, a high school senior from Ohio,_________ a $20,000 scholarship. The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation _________ Poetry Out Loud, because they realized that hearing a poem performed is a different experience from _________ it on a page.

It’s not just a matter of saying the words in the right order. It’s the tone of __________, the pauses, the gestures and the attitude of the person performing that bring the__________ to life. “Each time we hear somebody recite a poem, we understand again what we found __________ and interesting about it,” said National Public Radio Broadcaster Scott Simon, master of ceremonies for the finals. Hearing it in a new voice offers something new to the listeners.

Not only do the people hearing poems have a(n) __________ experience, but__________ and presenting poems helps the participants understand those poems in a new way. Another __________ of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn public speaking skills that can help them for life.

7 . My parents, siblings (兄弟姐妹) and I took our first camping trip to the Lake Houston Wilderness Park recently.

We had finished putting up the _________ when it suddenly started to rain. Luckily, we had _________ our tent on a high flat ground where water could not pour in. Mom got some snacks and drinks ready for us while we played games and _________ about our daily life, which made wet-weather camping fun. How _________ it was camping under the sound of the rain! We were gathered around in the center of _________ and it was a nice feeling. Even with the rain, I had never been so _________.

The rain died down before dark and the sky turned clear. Soon, Mom _________ a big meal over the fire for the family. I sensed that a hot meal and good _________ would warm us right up. While we ate together, Dad _________ at the stars and told us about his childhood. As we laughed and __________ on our days, the stars shone like diamonds at night.

The following day, we had a good time __________ the rocky trails around our campsite. __________ hiking in the forest, we had a lovely late afternoon boating. It was amazing to see the __________ changing rays of the sunset behind the pine trees. That evening we packed up our __________ and headed home.

I am very grateful for this camping trip, which has left us unforgettable __________.

8 . My name is Ally Del Monte. I remember it clearly. When I was 10 years old, my _________ and I were on our first vacation at Disney World, and we were going to a “Pirate and Princess Party”. We didn’t know that it was a costume (戏服) party but no _________ — my mom said she’d _________ me to get a princess dress. We _________ the land of princesses, but they didn’t have one for me.

I was in the beginning stage of Lyme disease. My _________ and medication caused my overweight. I was too _________ for the kids costumes and the adult costumes wouldn’t _________for me.

The lady at the shop said, “I’m sorry, she’s too fat to be a princess.” I was only 10 years old, and I was _________ because I thought I would never be _________ enough or skinny enough to be the princess that I wanted to be.

Several years later, I just turned 16, and instead of a party, I asked for a family __________. I chose to go to Disney World. Our trip was right in the middle of Halloween, and I knew I could wear a costume. It was still __________ to find a princess dress in my __________, but my mom and I decided to make our own, a magical princess dress to prove to my 10-year-old self that I am a princess, and I don’t have to look for a certain __________ to be one.

I’ve __________ that no matter what you look like, you can be a princess. A princess isn’t a size. It’s a state of __________.

9 . The most unforgettable thing during my long summer holiday last year, of course was my trip _______ England. This was my first time to go abroad, so it really made me _______.

There were quite a lot of interesting places in England, _______ Oxford. When we walked around Oxford, we saw quite a lot of ancient buildings on _______ sides of the streets. One of the most famous tourist _______ in Oxford is Christ Church, it’s _______ one of the Oxford University’s 39 colleges. There is a huge hall in Christ Church, _______ was used as the dining hall at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter _______. I felt really excited when I heard this.

_______ place that impressed me ____________ during my trip was a place called Stratford upon Avon. It was a small town. Maybe you haven’t ____________ it, but I’m sure you have heard about William Shakespeare — it’s the great man’s ____________. In Stratford upon Avon, I could ____________ Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Shakespeare Countryside Museum, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, and a lot of places that are connected with ______________.

I went to Shakespeare’s Birthplace. It was the house ______________ Shakespeare was born and spent his early years. Its sitting room, hallway (走廊), bedrooms, and kitchen were furnished (布置) in 16th century style. I also went to see the Shakespeare Exhibition. It illustrated (以图解说明) Shakespeare’s life and career in both Stratford and London.

I really enjoyed this nice trip to England, from which I learned a lot. I’m very happy that I could visit such an interesting country. I want to go there again in the future.