1 . Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If _______, you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” by Australian writer Andrew Matthews _______. In his book, Matthews _________us how to have a happy life and answers the _______of teenagers. There are many _________such as parents and friends, and the book _______ we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us of useful skills _______ how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to _______ your memory better.

Many teenagers think _________happiness comes from a good exam result __________praise from other people. But you can ________ be happy when there are no such “good” things. Success comes from a(n) __________ attitude. If you ________ from problems, you will have success in the future.

Some school students have ________such as being too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that __________comes from thinking about things in a positive ________.If you are __________, people notice you and you can get a __________view at the movie; if you are short, your clothes and shoes __________less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important __________: you choose to be happy!

2 . Every year, I circle the first day of spring on our calendar. In this way, it won't slip by_______. I'm not sure why _________ the calendar to announce spring's arrival, since it has so little bearing on the matter. Spring comes when it's good and ready; sometimes well before its _________day, sometime well after.

For years, spring in our town was _________ by Leon and Jo Martin, who owned the Dairy Queen. Every year, they would _________ the words “Now Hiring” on their sign. I would walk past to see Leon and Jo Martin _________ for their spring opening. It was as _________ an indication of spring as any calendar, and after the Dairy Queen was sold to an out-of-town outfit who kept it _________ all year round, it threw off our towns' circadian rhythms（昼夜节律）._________, when Johnston's grocery store __________ selling snowplows and starts selling lawn mowers（割草机） that's a pretty good __________ winter's grip（抓紧，把手，柄） has loosened.

But let us suppose Johnston's store ignores its duty and we are left __________ of spring's arrival. We would then have to look and see whether Bill Edd, our town's plumber（水暖工），was wearing coat.__________ the first leaf dries up and falls to the ground in autumn, Bill __________his brown Carhartt coat and doesn't remove it until next spring. I've known Bill since we were very young, so I am well acquainted with his __________.

3 . A 22-year-old aircraft maintenance engineer living in Dubai, Zachariah was visiting the southwest India state of Kerala for a family wedding when a lockdown was declared. Store shelves were emptying, and hence Zachariah and his father _______ vegetables on their family's plot of land.

Using YouTube videos and techniques Zachariah's grandfather had _______ to his father _______ a guide, they began a garden that finally helped _______20 neighboring households during the pandemic （流行病）.

The tropical （热带的）climate of Kerala, he said, _______ plenty of rain and sun, making farming hands-off _______ it's time to harvest. That free style of farming is in line with Zachariah's growing _______ in sustainable agriculture, a movement that promotes working with nature instead of forcing the land to obey man's _______

What he didn't realize was that a _______ had been planted, one that would eventually lead him to ________ his career in engineering and consider one in farming. Soon after returning to Dubai, he's decided to ________ careers, from serving the skies to ________ the soil. " It's a big change for me. But this is what makes me ________ —helping others and being in nature. "

The time they've spent together has also helped bring Zachariah and his father ________. “We started bonding and I think that's why I ________ gardening,"   Zachariah said.

6 . There was an oak tree in my yard, close to where neighbors parked their cars. One day I saw a big bird surrounding a baby squirrel(松鼠), as if_________it. So I picked up a rock, and being_________to aim, I threw the rock at the bird...but the stone bounced off a_________breaking the windshield(挡风玻璃)of a new white Prius car. My blood ran cold.

In_________yet calmly, I put my personal information under the windshield, went back inside and watched to_________which neighbor’s car window I destroyed. Later a young man came to the Prius and I ran out to_________the accident and promised to_________. He was a mild and gentle man. He called his relatives—my neighbors, who were also very _________. After some_________, I knew that they planned to attend a wedding party...and now they had no car! I quietly cried__________but that made this family even kinder-they__________me and decided to take a taxi.

The very next day I received a__________from an agent of the man’s insurance office. In a(n)__________voice of further kindness, she accepted my explanation of how this accidental damage occurred and agreed to__________all.

I was impressed by the example set by everyone concerned and what__________looked like.

8 . Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little device (装置) on your desk. And they’ve never actually ____ you. Everything they know about you ____ through this device, sometimes from hundreds of miles away. ____ they feel they can know you ____ from the sound of your voice. That’s how powerful the ____ is.

Powerful, yes, but not always ____. For years I dealt with my travel agent only by phone. Rani, my faceless agent whom I’d never met ____, got me rock-bottom prices on airfares, cars, and hotels. But her cold voice really ____ me. I sometimes wished to ____ another agent.

One morning, I had to ____ an immediate flight home for a family emergency. I ran into Rani’s office ____. The woman sitting at the desk, ____ my madness, sympathetically jumped up. She gave me a ____ smile, nodded while listening patiently, and then printed out the ____ immediately. ＂What a wonderful lady! ＂ I thought.

Rushing out ____ I called out over my shoulder, ＂By the way, what’s your name?＂ ＂I’m Rani,＂ she said.   I turned around and saw a ____ woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip. I was ____! Why had I thought she was cold? Rani was, well, so ____.

Sitting back in the car on the way to the airport, I figured it all out. Rani’s ____ — her warm smile, her nods, her ‘I’m here for you’ ____ — were all silent signals that didn’t travel through wires.

9 . What does taking a risk mean? It means ______ your comfort zone, and at times doing ______ things even if they terrify you. One of the greatest risks I’ve ever taken was auditioning(试演) for my high school’s play. Not only was I a person who had no ______ experience, but also I stuttered(口吃).

The thought of performing in front of people ______ me. The reason why I decided to have a try was that I wanted to get ______ in my school’s theater program. On the day of the audition, there was also a special acting workshop(研习班) which meant to warm us up. I walked in and set my backpack down on the floor. I ______ and saw about twenty people calmly making preparations. Soon we began special acting exercises. We were divided into ______ to prepare parts of the play. I was very anxious. After I delivered some of the lines, my partner said, “Oh, I ______ you are stuttering. Is that for dramatic effect or do you really stutter?” I was ______.

When it was my turn to audition, my heart was beating fast. Across from me, the director and two of his assistants sat on metal chairs. Needless to say, I was really worried about my performance. In the ______, I played the role of a male painter who pretended to be a woman. My partner was playing an evil picture dealer who was determined to marry me. We said our lines and, ______, I didn’t stutter. The whole process went smoothly, and finally the audition was over. I was so ______.

The next Monday I got a call telling me that I had ______ the play. I was overjoyed. It was a lot of fun doing the play, and it was really worth it. It was ______ to me: My stuttering couldn’t prevent me from doing the things I wanted to do, and taking risks, ______ it embarrassed me, was well worth time and effort.

10 . Far from a Family Christmas

My Air Force room in Florida was empty and quiet—I was alone. My five roommates were gone for the holidays;   I had chosen to remain behind in the camp. Being young and far from my home, I felt _______. My room was comfortable enough, _______ I hadn’t realized until then what made it so—the _______ of others walking, joking or just lying on their beds.   

I was not able to sleep. I was _______ of being on my own—in fact, I preferred it at times—but tonight was poor. Tossing and turning in the darkened room gave no _______. The last sign of daylight had disappeared, _______ my inner sadness. Besides, the glow of Christmas lights on the tall pines would only _______ me of my great misery (痛苦).   

_______, I heard weak sound of men attempting to sing. Yes, the voices grew louder and came my way. I _______ still, enjoying the sound.   

In the corridor (通道, 走廊) ________ my room, voices came near enough for me to hear Christmas carols (颂歌) being offered. Suddenly, there, four airmen, identities unknown, were slightly unsteadied (摇晃) by holiday ________. The first held a Coke bottle with a lit candle ________ its top. The others formed a dancing line behind him.   

________ I was in the room, with joyful faces in the flickering (摇曳的) light, they sang me several carols, ________ me a merry Christmas and left as fast as they had arrived.   

I slept soundly soon after, burying my face in my pillow, ________ that someone had cared.