1 . It was a regular day for high school teacher Cesar Punzalan. When he walked into the classroom, his students_________him as usual. As he stood behind his desk, ready to start the class, a student_________a brown box on his table. Slowly, Punzalan removed the cover and was_________. There was a pair of brand-new_________inside the box. As expected, Punzalan couldn’t control his_________and teared up.

Several months ago, the students learned that Mr Punzalan had to walk for one hour daily to school._________, that wasn’t all. He had a sick child at home. His thoughtful students_________he had been coming to school in worn-out shoes for a long time. They_________that maybe he didn’t wish to buy new shoes because his salary was going toward his kid’s_________. Or perhaps he wanted to see how long his__________shoes would last. Whatever the real reasons, his students__________to help in any way possible.__________, they purchased a lovely gift for Mr. Punzalan, sharing the kindness with him.

While he struggled to talk, a sense of__________was written all over his face. He considered himself__________to be blessed with so many sweet students! Teachers play an important role in our life. They__________the same love and care as we show to our parents.

2 . “Believe in yourself, and there will come a day when others will have no choice but to believe with you.”

一Cynthia Kersey

Enur Pakashtica has been a(n) _________ to the young generation as he has developed _________ over the years to push his limits. Born into a poor family in 1994, Pakashtica has been singing since the age of six. As he _________ for the other kids in school for events, it built his self-esteem (自尊) and helped him _________ his confidence. Pakashtica is a singer and producer, who has used his skills to _________ the world with his passion and commitment. Pakashtica has _________ more than 15 songs and joined forces with artists such as Adrian Caxha for the remake of the song “Ajshe.”

Pakashtica officially started his _________ when he was 12, and since then, he has never _________. As he performed on TV in front of thousands of people, he made it to the Top Ten, which gathered _________ and built his will to achieve more and more. There is ______________ that can hold a person back if they have the ______________ attitude, and Pakashtica has been channeling positivity throughout his life. Pakashtica has taken part in Season 2 of X Factor Albania, where he reached the semifinals and performed ______________.

Pakashtica follows a ______________: “People who want to succeed have to ______________ between whether they want to go far or fast. If you want to go far— be yourself, never ______________, and if you want to go fast, and go down fast, fake it till you make it.”

3 . Cody Wilkins sat on the bench, while his soccer teammates were scoring goals on the field. It had been a(n) ______ high school year for him. He was the only freshman on the team. He most never got to play, and he felt like a______.

“My confidence was shot. I thought maybe I wasn’t as good as my coaches thought I was during tryout. I thought maybe I should ______.” Cody says.

Cody suffered once he discovered he wasn’t a good soccer player. But he ______ to keep going. “The struggle I______made me want to work harder,” he says. “However talented you are, you can always ______ in sports.”

Then Cody took advantage of his ______ on the bench to watch his more skilled and experienced teammates play the game, and by the time he was a junior, he had improved so much that he was ______ captain of his team. He is now a senior and is being ______ to play soccer for several colleges.

If you base your ______just on whether you win or lose, you will never be happy. Winning is always ______ because there is always another ______ waiting for you.

No one is______. But you should learn about your strengths and weaknesses and know how to______ from failure. Once you accept that losing something isn’t the end of your world, you can get on with the business of living your life and learning from it. In the long run, this is _______.

4 . Once a year, around the time when Christians celebrate Easter, Muslims celebrate Ramadan and Jews celebrate Passover, I often invite my 24-person team to a joyful and special dinner at my place. To _________ the needs of all my team members, I usually _________ different kinds of typical food from different religions.

I think this _________ reflects the wider philosophy(哲学) of my science lab: we aim to be a _________ yet united group of people working in a global scientific network. My lab _________ people with different _________. One of the most obvious _________ is our religions.

Yet when people _________ my lab, they gather together, first through their common _________ for science, and then as they get to know one another and enjoy spare time activities, we become a cohesive(有凝聚力的) team. I am ____________ this cohesion and the new friendships in my lab, and do my best to encourage them.

I’m also really ____________, while looking for new members. I interview many people before I ____________ the right ones for my lab. They must be ____________ capable(有能力的)of course, but it’s just as important that they’re friendly, interesting and interested in others. They should be prepared to ____________ various points of view and cultures.

As the person in charge of the lab, I see preserving a variety of cultural backgrounds as an important part of my job. Such an accessible, varied and supportive ____________ promotes new ideas and scientific breakthroughs.

6 . A curious and eager 6-year-old boy went on a journey that took him to a place filled with wonder and heroism: a fire station. But this young explorer was _______ , so this wasn’t just any adventure. His _______ was to “see” what a fireman looked like.

The little boy’s wish was realized by a _______ fireman, who made sure the boy could “see” his uniform in a magical way. Together, they began an extraordinary _______ that challenged traditional sight.

Then, the child _______ his walking stick, touching and discovering the firefighter’s uniform with both hands. This kind firefighter explained everything _______ as the boy’s hands moved with wonder. His _______ painted a picture that his eyes couldn’t see.

And just when you thought this touching _______ couldn’t get any more magical, the little boy_______ for a hug, though he met the fireman for the first time. It’s a ________ that spoke volumes about the impact of this brief, yet unforgettable ________.

This small act of kindness has ________ an internet hit and got a lot of likes. In fact, it ________ us all that empathy (同理心) and understanding can create ________ far deeper than what meets the eye.

So, share this article to ________ the warmth of this beautiful interaction and help others “see”   the world in a more loving, empathetic light.

10 . After a rough week, all I wanted was a good rest. I went to the beach nearby for some ________ time with myself. It was a lovely, warm weekend in California, kids joyfully ________ in the water, or building sandcastles.

As I was leaving, I ________ a girl playing by herself. She built a little sandcastle with a moat (护城河) around it and was trying to fill it with water. Unfortunately, there was no ________ around to carry water. She would go to the waves,________ her hands and then walk back to her little castle. ________, not much of the water was making it to the moat. But she kept trying, still smiling and ________. As I was standing there watching her, feeling helpless, I ________ that I had a bottle of water in my bag. I quickly ________, took it out, and walked over to ________ it to her. Confused at first, she smiled but ________ her head shyly, saying no. I told her that it would make getting the water much faster. She ________ and finally took it from my hands after I insisted (坚持), Looking back, I saw her running over to the sea with a big smile, ________ in hand.

For me, it was a tiny ________. But I also know that when she meets someone in need, maybe, she would think of this little act of kindness by a ________. And maybe she would help create a little gentler world around her.