1 . It was an extremely hot summer day. A thunderstorm had passed and now the clouds were cleared and the sun returned. Steam was coming off the ____ sidewalk as I parked my car. I ____ into the local store to buy my son a shirt. The air conditioner there was welcome ____ from the heat outside. 

Having made my ____,I walked back into the heat. I got into my car but had to wait to ____ because all the cars were lining up at the red light. I looked out of my car window and saw something on the pavement. A single butterfly was ____ fluttering (拍打) its wings but couldn’t get off the ground. Besides, it was right in front of a truck’s tire. Without a second thought, I got out of my car, ____ my hand so that the truck driver wouldn’t move ____,and then bent down to look at the butterfly. One of its legs was ____ in what looked like spilt soda. I reached down and ____ the butterfly in my hands ____. I lifted its leg and it was ____. I opened my hands and up it flew towards the shining sun. My own eyes shined brighter and my own heart was ____ as I watched it. 

Lots of people might wonder why I would step out into traffic like that to ____ a single butterfly. All I can say is that my heart was ____ me at that moment. And when I had done it, I felt more like my true self than I had all day.

2 . There came Bryan’s favorite game time. He sat back on the couch (沙发) and began to ________. As Bryan was playing, his mom walked through the room to see what he was doing. “Don’t let the video game dominate you and turn you into a couch potato,” said Mom. Bryan didn’t reply and ________ his eyes on the flashing television screen. He gripped (抓) his controller tightly and pushed the buttons hard. 

Soon, Bryan’s________ began to hurt. He was having trouble moving his fingers. Bryan tried to stretch out his hand, ________ it felt like his fingers just wanted to curl back around the controller. Bryan ________ back into the couch. It was so comfortable that he felt like he was sinking deep into the cushions (靠垫). He felt a little thirsty, but it would be too much trouble to get up and ________ the game. Then Bryan thought about ________ Mom had said. Was his body really becoming part of the couch? He tried to concentrate ________ his back and legs to feel where his body ended and the couch began, but he ________ feel much of anything at all. 

Bryan looked down at his hands.It seemed like they were stuck around the controller. Bryan felt ________.Could he really be turning into a video game controller? Suddenly, Bryan ________ the controller and made himself stand up. 

Bryan ran to tell his mom what had happened. “Well, at least we know that video games haven’t________ your mind,” said Mom. “I think I’ll take a break from video games and go outside ________,” said Bryan. And he did it straight away. 

That day Bryan got a(n)________ and made up his mind to keep a balance between video games and suitable exercise. Otherwise a man will end up with a couch potato, or even, a ________ of video games.

3 . I had just started my second year studying at Cambridge University when I was faced with the news I had never expected. A lump in my neck turned out to be cancer. I would________six months of chemotherapy (化疗)．

After the shock, I was struck by this thought: my________didn’t have any room for cancer. I had so much I wanted to achieve and so many goals I wanted to chase.

I was faced with the________job of telling my friends and family. Then, I had to decide whether to________in Cambridge and take five exams at the end of the year. My doctor advised against it, and so did my parents and teachers.

My doctors and teachers tried to convince me that taking some time off to________and relax would be the best thing for me. I could not think of anything________. I did not want to________a year of my life receiving pity from those around me.

Together with my parents, I tried to persuade the university to________me to stay at Cambridge and study only half the courses. At the end of the year I would take two exams. It was really a________to persuade them to agree.

Treatment began and I was up and down from Cambridge to London every other week. It made me feel________，but to a much lesser degree than I had expected. I was able to read, eat and socialize exactly as I used to. I slept a lot and rested a lot, but I also worked hard at my studies. It gave me focus, and it also gave me purpose. Completing my________at the end of the term felt like a great personal victory.

I took a________of continuing studying while undergoing treatment, and it________. I was successful in my exams — and more________， I made a full recovery.

Every person facing a disease like cancer must make the________that are right for them. I am proud that I made the decision that was right for me.

4 . We were a group of people who took a bus to work every day. One of the _____ was a small old man who took the bus to the health centre every morning. He always _____ behind the driver. No one ever paid much _____ to him.

But one July morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled at others. The driver nodded. The rest of us were _____ as usual.

The next day, the old man got on the bus and said in a loud voice, “A very good _____ to you all!” Some of us looked up, _____, and said, “Good morning.” From then on he said good morning to us every day and we began to _____ to each other.

One morning he had some flowers in his hand. The driver turned around _____ and asked, “Are these for me, Charlie?” We never got to know if his name was really “Charlie”, _____ he waved the flowers and said yes. People laughed. Every morning after that Charlie always ______ a flower.

Until one morning Charlie wasn’t ______ at his usual stop. And he wasn’t there the next day and the day after that. What might have happened to him? When we came nearer to the health centre, a woman ______ the driver to wait a moment. We all held our ______ when she went to the door.

She said she knew who we were talking about. The elderly gentleman was sick. We ______ him back on Monday.

The next Monday when Charlie got on the bus, all of us who he had brought happiness to in that summer sat with a ______ in our hands.

6 . I was never very neat. However, my roommate Kate was extremely_______. Each of her objects had its place while mine always were_______somewhere. She even labeled everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got_______. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got_______of each other.

War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her_______, “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes_______at me. I jumped to my feet, yelling. She yelled back louder.

The room was filled with_______. We could not have stayed together for a single minute_______a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her_______was seriously ill because of an incurable disease. ________, she was hard to accept the awful news that her grandma was going to pass away. All of a sudden, a feeling of________rose up in my heart.

Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn’t________Kate had sat up. She was________as her tears dried and her expression shocked me. Then, she reached out her hands to________mine for comfort. Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the________to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.

7 . Dad was not only my best friend, but my compass. While he was alive, he_______me with his actions and advice. He taught me one important_______:“Believe in yourself.” If there was one phrase my dad_______liked to hear, it was “I can’t!” He never got to finish high school and_______two jobs to support his large family，_______he never complained. Through education and years of hard work, my dad became an excellent journalist.

When I was in high school, I had a_______time with maths. He tried to help me, but I still struggled. So my maths teacher suggested I meet with him at 7：00 each morning before school for_______help. I told Dad, “That’s crazy! I’m tired! I can’t do that!” He replied, “You’re doing it. I’ll send you to school. Every morning at 6：45, we’d leave the_______ Despite working 12 hours every day, Dad never once_______driving me to school.

After months of learning I was facing the final exam. I was so________. On the day of the final, my dad hugged me and said, “Luke,________yourself. You can do it.” His words made me realize I needed to trust in my________and in the hours of work I’d put in. When I got my________proudly, the first person I called was my father. He cried, “Yes! You deserved it!” Even now, whenever I________that a task is too much for me, I think back to that exam. No matter how________something is, if you’re willing to work, you can succeed. I’m forever grateful to Dad for that lesson.

8 . My name is Miranda Gibson. I have been at the top of a tree for five months now. Some people might wonder________on earth I would choose to do that.

I have walked through this forest many times. On December 12, 2011, ________rolled into the forest and the destruction (摧毁) began. I couldn’t________the thought that these forests would be________ forever. So, on December 14, 2011, I packed up my life, ________of my job plans, and climbed 60 meters to the top of this tree. I have been here ever since.

Life in the tree top can be________at times. I have times when I feel frustrated (沮丧的) and wish I could________, to anywhere, just have a ________of scenery for a minute! There are times too, when I feel terribly________.I miss my friends and family.________these times, I find myself loving the________.

Living on the tree has been inspiring. I am willing to________ here for as long as it takes,________I honestly hope it won’t be too________before I can put my feet on the ground below and stand in a forest that will never be________.

9 . For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at music students, struggling across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, turning up at school for practice hours _____ anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to_____music, as he hated getting to school extra early.

_____, one day, in the music class that was _____of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing idly (随意地) on the piano and found it _____to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually _____doing it. He tried to hide his obvious pleasure from the music teacher, who had _____over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, _____ the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good _____ and suggested that Gabriel go into the music storeroom to see if any of the instruments there ______ him. There he decided to give the cello (大提琴) a ______. When he began practicing, he took it very ______. But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was committed to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.

This meant, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, ______ his heavy instrument case across the campus to the ______looks of the nonmusicians he had left______.

10 . Many language learners think their pronunciation is good enough because their teacher doesn’t correct them too often or because other students can ____ them.  

Pronunciation is the area which is ____ the least attention to in language learning. Working on each student’s pronunciation in class is just ____. Also the students who are ____ at pronunciation may be afraid that it will embarrass their classmates if they help ____ their mistakes.  

If you believe your pronunciation is good enough to ____ because it is good enough for your teacher and other students. You may be ____ when you actually go to a foreign country. One of my friends was the best student in his ____ class in Poland. When he went to America he found Americans didn’t understand what he said.  

Your pronunciation may still be quite different from that of a native speaker. If this is the ____, other people will find it ____ to understand what you’re saying and will not be comfortable with you. ____, don’t think you can communicate in a foreign language until you’ve tested your skills on real native speakers. ____ for native or near native pronunciation so that people you talk to can communicate with you ____. In order to achieve this goal there’s ____ that you will need to start thinking about pronunciation and ____ time on it.