1 . Over the years, I never thought of my father as being very emotional. He never was, ________ not in front of me. My father never told me he loved me when I was a child, and never held it against him. I thought that all I really wanted was for my dad to take________in me.

On November 9^th, 1990, I received________that my National Guard unit would be sent to the front. I went on to my father and gave him the news. I could feel he was ________about my going. We never________it much more, and eight days later I was gone.

A few days after Thanksgiving I was able to call my wife. She told me that my father said his usual Thanksgiving prayer (祷告). But this time he________ one last sentence. As he lowered his voice and a tear ran ________his cheek, he said, “ Dear Lord, please________over and guide my son, Rick, with your hand in his time of need as he ________ his country, and bring him to home________.” At that point he burst into tears. I had never seen my father cry, and when I heard this, I couldn’t help but cry myself.

Eight months later, when I returned home from________, I hugged my wife and children in tears. When I came to my father, I gave him a huge hug. He whispered in my ear, “ I’m very proud of you, Son, and I love you.” I looked at that man, my dad,________ in the eyes as I held his head between my hands and I said, “I love you too, Dad,” and we hugged again. And then together, both of us cried.

Ever since that day, my ________ with my father has never been the same. We have had many ________ conversations. I have learned that he’s always being proud of me, and he’s not afraid to say “I love you” any more.________ am I. I’m just sorry it has taken more than 30 years and a war to find it out.

2 . I'd been proud that I'd never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.

We went to visit a friend in hospital last year.When Jack's _________ rang,it was my mother calling from my_________ .She asked if I had_________ my mobile.I checked my purse.It was _________！

I used Jack's phone to call my number.Then a boy,whom I'll call Rhys,_________ it."I found your phone!" he said,excitedly."I have been trying to find you,but_________ it was getting late,I decided to leave" He gave me the address of a _________ near his home.

Later that evening,I went to_________him there.I didn't dare to go_________,worrying this was some cheater.So Jack came along.After____________10 km,we got to the coffee shop which Rhys ____________.

My____________were gone.Rhys was just a young boy."How did you____________my mum?" I asked.He ____________that when he found my mobile by the roadside,he started calling people in my list of contacts (联系人).But all they____________ was my mobile phone number — which didn't ____________.He'd called many names,starting with the letter A.Finally he got Adam,one of my friends,who____________ my house.

I was____________ to get my phone back with all the contacts,messages and photos I could have lost forever.I was so ____________to Rhys and offered him some money,but he ____________.

As we drove back,we praised Rhys for his honesty.

3 . My teacher Mr. Bush is the most positive person I’ve ever met. He has the ability to _________positiveness to young students.

He always smiles and never gets _________ at students. Once I met some _________ because I felt overshadowed by my brother, who seemed to be doing great in every way. Hopelessness _________ me whenever I was in a classroom. But that all _________ when I met my teacher for life, Mr. Bush. Having found out about my problems, he just kept _______ me. Because of Mr. Bush, my world was filled with _________ and power.

A few weeks ago, everyone in my class was feeling a bit _________ because of a bad day at school. But things got _________ after a close of Mr. Bush’s class. He drew a picture on the whiteboard that __________ a half-full glass of water. He then said, “Class, the point of view in which you look at things will __________ your feelings. Like this glass of water; some people see it and think ‘What! Only half a glass of water. How __________ I am.’ Whereas other people think ‘Wow, I’m so thirsty. Great! Half a glass of water for me!’ It all depends on the __________ you think.”

Mr. Bush’s __________ way of thinking always makes me feel glad and ________. I will always remember him.

4 . One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of the wonderful works.

A young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me chatted________between themselves. I watched them a moment and ________she was doing all the talking. I admired his patience for________her constant words. Annoyed by their noise, I moved on. I encountered them several times as I moved through the various rooms of art. ________I heard her constant talking, I moved away quickly.

I was standing at the counter of the museum gift store making a________when the couple approached the exit. Before they left,the man ________into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He turned it into a long cane (手杖) and then fought his way________into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket.

“He's a_________man,” the clerk at the counter said, “Most of us would________if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a________that his life wouldn't change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there's a new art show.”

“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked, He can't see.”

“Can't see! You're wrong. He sees a lot. ________than you or I do,” the clerk said, “His wife________each painting so he can see it in his head.”

I learned something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the________of a young wife describing paintings to a person without ________and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life. And I saw the love________by two people as I watched this couple walk away arm in arm.

5 . It's a memorable period when I lost a long time job. It happened in 2004, when our company announced the job _________, facing the global economic crisis. We all _________ the insurance company we worked for was not as _________ as it used to be. Then, one day, I entered my office and was _________ I got fired.

During that week, I did almost nothing to change my situation, _________ renewing my old contacts with writers that I built when I worked as an experienced _________ many years ago. Beyond this, I remained a _________ unemployed loser. Soon enough, I received an order from a writer. Then I was _________ by a few more people who needed my services, and gradually my reputation recovered.

Though this _________ job couldn't support me long. I could make ends meet while __________ a job. During my hard times, I made the __________ of a man from Japan, who wanted to have his novel translated into English quickly, and I __________ that. We worked together for a while. He inspired me to find new opportunities from __________ companies instead of the same ones. I started to look at the world from another __________; I figured out what I truly wanted, and __________ the thought that “the man is for work, not the work for the man”.

6 . My mother was a nurse and often took me along to visit the families she was caring for. Among them was a woman who had a _______ disease and was always lying on the bed.

One afternoon, my mom told me that we needed to visit the woman at her home, and that we needed to be there to _______ treatment, and we would stop at a store on the way. I thought we would stop at a _______ store, where we can buy some pills, but we pulled up to a _______. My mom headed to the make-up area and bought the most expensive bottle of perfume they _______. To my surprise, she also bought a _______ nightdress. When I asked my mom who these things were for, she said they were for her patient. My mom further explained that although this woman was older and unable to _______ her bed, she was still a lady, and she still _______ dignity (尊严) and beauty. She _______ to me that when we care for someone, we should look past the ________ or the illness and we look into the soul of the human so we can connect with them with sympathy.

I ________ realized that my mother’s great strengths and abilities were ________ the very young and the very old, those who can not ________ out their needs and hope for themselves, and need trustworthy and loving care providers. Under the influence of my mother, I knew in the 9^th grade I would become a ________. Today, my dream has come true. I work as a clinical psychologist, working hard and remembering what my mom taught me, and I’m not ________ that I find my work filled with patients who are very and very old.

7 . I started training in tae kwon do (跆拳道) by accident. But in the first class, I learned something exciting—how to ________ someone grabbing your arm. I loved it, so I kept practicing and earning higher ranks.

At every rank, I found something ________, whether it was the kicks in the air or the increasingly complex patterns. But over time, “I can’t” ________ “How can I?” which then became “How will I?”

One day, I showed up to class and students were ________ wooden boards. I was convinced that they were all crazy and “I can’t” voice yelled again.

I watched, in ________ as student after student walked up to solid pieces of wood and broke them with their hands or their feet. When I was given the opportunity to ________ I chickened out. But my ________ were extremely patient. They invited me to work individually with them. I refused their first and second offer, but ________, I agreed to try.

They told me that board breaking was more a mental ________ than a physical one and taught me how to line up to break that board. And the first time I went to ________ it, I was so afraid that I missed and accidentally kicked the board holder’s fingers. I felt ________ but he encouraged me to try again. I told that doubting voice in my ________ to “shut up!”

I focused on the ________ I thought about how much I had improved and how I had surprised myself. I told myself I ________ to believe that I was able to do amazing things. And then—suddenly that board looked a lot less ________ I kicked with everything I had and it worked.

9 . One day, Luke Fortune drove from Oregon to Portland, where he parked his car in a paid garage overnight. The next morning, he ________ the car's window had been broken, along with his dreams for the future: his computer was ________. “Everything important to me was on that computer, " said Fortune. “I felt ________. ”

Two days after the theft, another young man called Fortune. Masoud Almazrouei was an exchange student from the United Arab Emirates. He'd been ________ by a man who said he had a computer for sale. Only $200. Almazrouei ________ a computer, so he bought it, took it home, and turned it on. Within seconds, he saw files and photographs. “I wondered who would ________ a computer with all of this on it, "he said. “I ________ it could be stolen.” Almazrouei found what appeared to be the owner's phone number and called it immediately.

“He told me the story and said it was his fault. I thought it was a ________. I told him if he really had the computer, he should take it to the police, "Fortune said. ________ , a police officer called Fortune to say that a man had dropped the computer off and had said he was ________. He passed on the man's number. Fortune called and thanked Almazrouei and ________ paying him a reward of $200-the money he was out. Almazrouei ________.

When a report about the two young men's story made it to the local papers, Almazrouei received a(n) ________ from Wim Wiewel, the president of the university where Almazrouei is studying. Impressed with his student's ________, Wiewel gave Almazrouei a new computer. “ We thought since you gave back the computer, we should give you a computer so that you'll have one, ” Wiewel told him. “We're very ________ you. ”

10 . Face adversity(逆境)with a smile

I told my friend Graham that I often cycle two miles to my company, but unfortunately there is a big hill on my way. He replied, “You mean _______. ”He explained that I should be thankful for the extra exercise that the hill provided.

My _______ to the hill has now changed. I used to _______ as I approached it, but now I think that this hill will exercise my heart and lungs and it will help me to _______ and get fit. This hill is my friend. Finally, I have a smile of _______ as I reach the top of the hill.

Problems are there to be faced and _______. We cannot achieve anything with a(n)_______ life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a university degree. She wrote, “Characters cannot be _______ in ease and quiet. Only through _______ of trials and sufferings can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved. ”

One of the main ________ of success in life is our attitude towards adversity. At times we all face hardships, problems, accidents and difficulties. ________ we cannot choose the adversity, we can choose our attitude towards it.

Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs amputated(截肢)following a flying accident. He was ________ to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aces (擅长……的人). He was a(n)________ to others during the war. He said, “Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's nonsense. ________ your mind, and you'll never use crutches(拐杖)or a stick，then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them ________ you that things are too difficult or impossible. ”