3 . A professor entered the classroom and told the students about a surprise test. All students were_________ and waited for the test to begin. The professor gave the test papers to all students with text facing down at the desk. Once he was done with _________ the test to all students, he asked them to_________ the test paper and begin.

Students were ___________ to see that there was just a black dot in the center of the page. The professor told them, “I want you to ___________ about what you see there.” The students were___________ confused but got started with the test. At the end of the class, the professor collected all answer sheets and started reading each answer from each sheet in front of all students. All of them___________ about the black dot and tried to explain its position.

Now, professor began to explain, “Here everyone_________ the black dot and wrote about it_________ no one wrote about the white paper. The same is with our lives. The white paper stands for our whole life and the black dot __________problems in our life.

Our life is a __________ given to us by God, with love and care, and we always have reasons to celebrate—our friends around us, the job that provides us with everything we need. However, we just focus on day to day ____________ like health issues, lack of money, poor relationships, but we seldom see that these problems are very small __________to everything we have in our lives.”

We should try to take eyes __________ our problems and enjoy each moment that life gives us. Be happy and live your life ____________.

4 . Nixon, 59 years old, was born and grew up in St. Petersburg. Each morning, he sits on a bench, watches the sunrise, and connects with _________ from all walks of life.

Eight years ago, he decided to begin each day from a bench (a kind of chair) with an impressive view of the St. Petersburg waterfront (圣彼得堡海滨), because it made him feel calm and _________ before starting his day.

About a year later, a woman stopped to say hello, and she said something that _________ Nixon’s view on his daily visit. She said, “Every morning when I see you sitting here, I know everything is going to be OK.” That’s when Nixon _________ he needed to pay attention to the people walking past.

Instead of staring straight ahead at the waterfront, Nixon started _________ at people and talking to them. And pretty soon, some early risers began _________ him on the bench, sometimes sharing their pressure and asking him for advice about personal problems.

No matter what problem a person wants to _________, Nixon lends an ear. One day, a couple came by to talk about their problems. The husband was always working. It was destroying their _________. Nixon told him, “You have to know what’s really important.” The man admitted he’d put everything he had into his _________ for many years instead of focusing on his family. “He started to cry and agreed that he needed to __________,” Nixon says. “We hugged each other and became friends after that.”

Nixon was always happy to listen, and he listens without __________ and without any kind of return expected. “You have to listen with an open heart, because you never know who’s going to walk up,” Nixon says. He is a loving and loyal __________ to many. For those who walked past the bench, they were always __________ with a smile and asked how they were doing. No topic is off limits, but some people don’t want to talk. They simply want to sit next to someone and share the __________. Once a woman stopped and just sat with Nixon for an hour; then she said thanks and walked away. She just wanted a moment of peace and to know she wasn’t __________.

And at that moment, she truly wasn’t.

5 . In the summer of 2015, Brian Peterson often heard a ________ man yelling on the street corner near his apartment. Peterson, a car designer, would pass the guy on his way to work, but they never ________.

One day, Peterson was reading the book Love Does in his living room, when his ________was disturbed by the homeless man.________ by the book’s sympathetic message, Peterson decided to go outside and introduce himself.

In that first conversation, Peterson learned that the man was Matt Faris, who had moved to California to________ a career in music, but he soon fell on hard times and________living on the street.

Peterson recalled later, “I saw beauty on the face of a man who ________hadn’t shaved (刮脸) in a year. But his story, the life inside of him, inspired me.”________ Peterson, a graduate of art, hadn't painted in eight years, he asked if he could paint Faris’s portrait. Faris said yes.

Peterson’s________with Faris led him to form Faces of Santa Ana, a nonprofit organization________ on befriending and painting portraits of members of the community who are unhoused.

Peterson________ the painting - signed by both ________and artist - for a few thousand dollars, dividing the profit and putting half into what he calls a “love account” for his model. He then helps people use the money to get back on their_________

Faris used the funds from his portrait to ________an album (专辑), fulfilling his musical dreams. Another subject, Kimberly, asked, “Can I use the money to pay my daughter's rent?” When the check was delivered, “they both________in my arms,” Peterson recalls.

6 . 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.

7 . Afraid to have a start, I was walking slowly into my first school in America. I had _______ a long way from India in order to join parents. They had been here for three years, and hoped America would help my future. My father decided that I would go to school here, so I found a local high school in my new town.

With _______ on one hand and fear on the other, I arrived at the classroom. Everyone’s eyes were on me as I entered the classroom. Without paying attention to them, I went straight to the _______ and asked if it was the right class. With a _______ voice, he answered, “Yes.” His voice comforted (安慰) me a little. He gave me a piece of _______ called “course requirements”, which I would never get in India. Then he asked me to choose where I would sit. I chose the _______   closest to the door instead of the corner where all of the boys were sitting. I didn’t _______ want to pick a seat. In India, the teacher _______ the seats, so I never needed to worry about that. I spent the rest of the class taking notes from the picture produced by the overhead projector (投影仪).

_______ it was my first day, I was confused (困惑的) about which hallway (走廊) to use, but I ________ to get to my classes without asking anyone. I was very confused about when I would have ________. It was noon when I went to my next class and the bell rang as I entered. I went through the normal process of asking the teacher if I was in the right class. Feeling ________, she said, “That is the lunch bell.” I felt a little awkward. Without another word, I headed for the cafeteria (食堂).

At the end of the day, I was on my way to the bus stop. I realized that all the ________ was like the difficulty I had to ________ to reach my goal. I ________ my bus and sat down inside happily. I said to myself: Today isn’t so bad.

8 . My cat hospital was very busy. So when the door rang just before closing on a Friday night, and a man walked in carrying a shoebox, I wasn’t _______. “I have a little cat,” he said. “I have _______ taking it to the shelter (收容所), but the shelter won’t _______ the cat because it is too sick.”

I looked into the box and found a thin cat. “Okay,” I said. “I’ll _______ the cat.” And the cat’s road to recovery (康复) began.

Months later, after great care, the little cat _______ a cute ball of fire. I named him Ben.

_______, the day came when I had to find someone to adopt (收养) Ben and give him a forever home. But there was a  _______: after months of taking care of him, Ben had become more to me than _______ another rescue (营救) .

Ben was placed in the adoption cage. Andrea, one of my favorite clients (客户), was _______  but not ready to adopt. “I’ll let you ________  in a week,” she promised, and I was hopeful.

Over the week, I found myself becoming less and less excited at Ben’s possible adoption. So, when Andrea phoned with her ________, I really had ________ feelings. She said she ________ another cat would be too much for her.

“I understand,” I replied, trying to sound sad.

There was only one ________ of fostering (代养) in our cat hospital: The worker could not keep an adoptable cat. But sometimes rules are meant to be broken. Why should this one be any ________? That night, Ben was put into his carrier for a one-way trip to his forever home — mine.

9 . Last week, I had a wisdom tooth (智齿) pulled, leaving me swollen and unable to speak. It was very strange spending a few days in this _______ but judging from other people’s responses, not as strange as it was for them.

I thought my husband would be the first to feel upset. I tried to imagine how _______ it must be to have half of the house go silent. _______, when I found him in the kitchen at midnight, cooking potatoes for my _______ and singing “your lovely swollen face” to the tune of My Humps, I was surprised but also _______.

Later, I went to my local shop. It still _______ when I moved my face, so when I _______ a friend, I couldn’t say anything. The friend wanted my _______ on a Twitter disagreement. I didn’t seem bothered and it felt good to remember that.

Soon after, I visited my mom, who chatted away normally. She didn’t even _______ my silence, making me certainly believe that my family role is part ________, part listener.

People say ________ is golden and that sometimes it is wise to say nothing and to let people reveal themselves. Perhaps that is the ________ of the wisdom tooth. Maybe when they arrive with pain, forcing us — even just for a while — to move our ________ a little less, they give a lesson for living well: Listen, ________ and try being quiet now and then. Then maybe adulthood won’t be quite like ________ teeth.

10 . Standing on the top of Mount Tai, I watched the sun rising through the cloud and taking its place in the sky. I haven’t seen many ______, but I can feel that seeing one from the top of Mount Tai must be one of the best ways to ______ the beauty of nature.

When I left for China, the ______ of climbing Mount Tai had not even ______ me. I was going to China to ______ its language, history and culture and gain a better understanding of international agricultural trade between my country and China.

Now I have stayed in China for a few weeks. In Beijing, my group have, ______ friendship with many Chinese students. Through our broken Chinese and their ______ English, we are still able to teach each other about our cultures. We ______ that we are all just students working towards the same ______ of having careers, families and lives and trying to make the world better. Cultural differences seem ______—even the language almost completely differs from our own. But their daily lives are similar to our own routines (常规). ______, people worry about the same things we do here. They are ______ food safety, pay close attention to the government and feel the effects of the economic markets.

This ______ makes me realize how many cultures my country has in common with other countries around the world. More importantly, it makes me ______ for travel, and I am i looking forward to having more ______ to engage in cross-cultural communication and learning.