2 . In 1963, at age 65, my grandfather decided to build a new house on his farm. In order to save money, he hired a bulldozer (推土机) to________the old house far out to the________and it sits there to this very day.

We moved in the farm two years after my father passed away. When my wife took one look at the ________house, she________tearing it down. I agreed, but thought it________to check it out first, in case something of value had been________.

I walked into the woods where the old house sat. Most of the windows were________, and the siding was falling off. I entered through an open window. Suddenly, a(n)________on the floor caught my eye. I opened it. It was dated September 1944, when my father was serving in the navy abroad, at the age of 18. It wasn’t hard to read between the________. Here was a(n)________ young man, a kid really, who left his home and fought battles somewhere in the South Pacific. At the________of the page, in underlined print, my father had passed on one last message. Tears________my eyes as I read those words he had so________stressed：“All is well here. Please don’t worry. I am doing fine.”

As I left the old house that day, I took one last________back at it over my shoulder. I don’t care what anyone thinks. I________∶That old house gets to stay there until it rots (腐烂) into the earth.

3 . Chicago winters are famous for their bitter cold. It is a ________ time to earn a living for the city’s street vendors (商贩). They have been hit hard by the pandemic (疫情) as the population of street shoppers has ________ by as much as half in the city. One Chicago based restaurant owner,Robert Magret,came up with a brilliant and quite ________ idea to help these vendors. He purchases their entire day’s food ________ as a clever way to get them out of the ________. Robert then distributes the food to the ________ for free,turning one good deed into a chain of ________.

Robert has been purchasing truckloads of ________ from Chicago vendors for weeks as the temperature began to fall into the single digits. After he ________ the vendors from the cold weather,he then ________ the delicious bread to the homeless. Robert also uses his purchases to ________ Love Fridges,which are fridges around his city where people can either donate or ________ fresh vegetables and cooked meals.

Robert’s creative idea won great ________ on social media and he immediately began receiving donations from the community. Robert plans to ________ buying out street vendors all winter with the help of donations from kind ________ who have joined him on his merciful mission.

4 . Henry was a high school headmaster. When he learned some of his students were in _______ need, he was determined to help. He decided to get an _______ job at Walmart besides his tiring day job. His entire _______ from the night job is generously donated to his students.

Henry seems almost a _______ to most. Incredibly，Henry works the night shift from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. stocking (上货) shelves three days per week after _______ work from school. He was motivated when he heard how some of his _______ had fallen on hard times. The headmaster was _______ with emotion as he described going to the home of one teenager and saw their difficult situation and heard _______ of other students sleeping under a bridge or in a(an)_______ car.

A high percentage of the students at Henry’s high school live below the ________ line. The community is further ________ by the pandemic (疫情). Henry’s donated funds go straight to his students and their families to purchase basic school supplies，food and ________ bills such as heat and electricity.

“At my age，we don’t ask for ________. We just don’t. You just go ahead and do what you need to do，”Henry said.

Henry hopes to keep his second job a ________. He said the only thing that he wants in return is that his students one day ________ and help others.

6 . Lakira noticed that a 10th grader, Jonny, often ate alone in the school cafeteria. Jonny has autism (孤独症), which makes social interactions ___   at times. One day, Lakira decided to join Jonny and they became fast friends.

Jonny often experienced ___ and nervousness on the first day of each new school year. He worried he would ___ to make new friends. Thanks to Lakira, this year was ___. He looked forward to joining his friend at lunch, and his whole world ___. He would go home and talk excitedly about Lakira.

His mother noticed the change in her son. He appeared happier and more ___, and looked forward to going to school. It was clear to his mother just ___ Lakira’s friendship meant to Jonny, and she wanted all kids to ___ the same positive transformation. So with Jonny and Lakira, she got the idea of forming a friendship ___ in their school, named “Not Alone Club”. More than 100 students ____ and promised to join and talk to the student eating alone.

Lunchtime at school is different now for the kids who ____ sat alone in the school cafeteria. Now, every seat at Jonny’s lunch table is ____. Loud chatter and laughter can be heard ____ from the cheerful group of new friends.

It’s inspiring for the ____ to come together and do this. ____ the group together is an example to Jonny that people can do anything they put their minds to, especially doing it together.

9 . Rejection doesn’t always hurt. Sometimes rejection may _________ a more certain path to our final goals.

This year football fans have been watching to see how Joe would _________ in the playoffs(季后赛) this season. Joe dreamed to play in the National Football League (NFL), but his journey wasn’t a(n) _________ one. He applied to several colleges, but none _________ him. Later, he got into Ohio State, but he sat on the _________ for three years. Ohio State had a great football program and coaches, who didn’t think Joe had _________. But Joe thought differently. He _________ Nebraska and got rejected once again, but he didn’t quit. Then he applied to Louisiana State University, which accepted him. The rest is history.

Joe became the Heisman Trophy _________ during his senior year, then he was admitted to the NFL, and later, his team participated in the World Championship.

Joe’s story reminds us that there are _________ paths to our final goals and that it __________ strong endurance and determination to reach them. No single __________ is going to prevent you from __________ your long-term goals. Be sure to__________ the pain that comes from disappointment and face it bravely. Try to focus on goals rather than the __________ outcome of being rejected and remember that the hurt of rejection comes from how we __________ it.

10 . In November 2020, a polar bear named Suka gave birth to several little ones, including Laerke. Laerke and her brothers and sisters were the first polar bears successfully born and _______ in the Detroit Zoo since 2004.

Days after her _______ , Laerke became significantly inactive and appeared increasingly _______. She was sent off to the zoo’s health complex for _______ , but by the time she returned home, her mom no longer _______ Laerke as her cub (小熊).

Without having any other polar bear who would _______ her, she would have to go without a _______, or so they thought. _______, that’s right when Jebbie needed a new home! Jebbie, the baby grizzly bear was _______ all by himself helplessly in Tok, Alaska, when he was ________ and taken to the Detroit Zoo, where he and Laerke had been gradually getting to know each other.

After some time, Jebbie and Laerke became best ________! The zookeepers have since posted pictures and videos of them playing, showing just how ________ they are. Together, they’re able to wrestle in the grassy tundra (苔原), splash around in the freshwater or saltwater pools, and play with toys ________.

“We’re excited that we are able to give Jebbie a home and ________ a much-needed friend for Laerke,” said Scott, chief life sciences officer of the Detroit Zoo. “This social development is critically ________ for both Laerke and Jebbie.”