1 . The town I live in is about to put cameras at all traffic lights to catch people who run red lights. It _______ me of how many people I've seen who take the yellow light as a signal to go faster. I also can't _______ why people don't move when the traffic light has turned green. Above all, there are those _______ situations in which someone doesn't even _______ that the light is red, and just keeps going；that is why so many accidents happen! All these situations make me _______ about the purpose of traffic lights.

However, it's even more _______ to imagine letting people make their own decisions at crowded intersections(十字路口). Do the biggest cars get to go first? Who decides who goes next? _______ I guess I do like the idea of a system to control traffic. And I'll do my best to _______ the traffic rules: to go, to be cautious, and to stop when I'm supposed to.

It occurs to me that my _______ have done much the same for me in terms of teaching me how to live. They have given me many __________ lights: to get along well with others, to listen and talk to them, to help others, to live with __________ and purpose. They have also given me some red lights so that my __________ doesn't go astray(误入歧途): not to be greedy, to keep my temper, to control my desires. And there also have been some yellow caution lights: to watch how much I drink, to keep control of my behavior, to __________ school regularly and work hard.

If I obey these rules, my life will be as __________ as it can be. Just as I'm wise to pay attention to the traffic lights when I'm walking across the street, I'm wise to pay attention to the “life __________ " given to me by my parents.

3 . Research confirms that performing acts of kindness and sharing thankful thoughts have many positive effects on mood and health. They are among the top five predictors of happiness. When you feel thankful for something, that's gratitude. You never get it out of ________; you are clear who or what is responsible, whether that's a loved one, a stranger, or a higher power. Gratitude is how you ________ to others when you see yourself in connection with things larger than yourself. However, this understanding of our reliance on others is becoming more ________ today. With commercial and social media, everything makes the younger generation feel that they are the ________ of the universe. If it's all about them, why thank others?

If true, there would be a disturbing ________ trend. Canadian researchers found that people who wrote thank-you letters or performed good deeds for a six-week period decreased their pain, upped their energy, and improved their mental health. And you can ________ these benefits at any age. Old people who choose to be thankful are less likely to worry about their ________ health.

Gratitude tends to be easily spread, as well. Those who are helped are more likely to pay kindness ________. One study found that when someone is thanked, it more than doubles his or her chances of being helpful again, likely because he or she enjoys feeling socially ________.

If you aren't particularly grateful now, you can learn to be. People who keep a journal of three positive things that happen to them each day ________ health-inducing thankfulness. At first, it may be difficult to recognize the good things that occur. But ________, your brain gets trained into a more appreciative mode. And in the end, the journal becomes a book of joyful ________. Gratitude training certainly comes to your aid during the dark times because a greater ________ for life is the part you focus on.

Sharing your gratefulness directly with the person you feel grateful to, the benefits of happiness ________. You don't need a scientific study to know that showing and accepting gratitude can ensure you an ________ life, a much better life than you thought.

4 . I guess a boss must be pleased to hear that his employees are sorry to hear he's leaving and that they respected him and appreciated the job he'd done. Cards and e-mails are great, but maybe it's just ________ heartwarming to know that kind words are being said ________ "behind your back".

I like to do the ________ for my students. Of course I give them my own compliments, but I love to let them know when other adults have noticed their good behavior and attitudes. I want them to know that we aren't spending our lunch and meeting times ________ about them all the time! I want them to know that we often express our pleasure in working with this ________ group of kids, and I want them to know why!

I ________ myself when someone finds how my teenage grandchildren are turning into such fine young people. Then it's absolutely necessary to let them know it too! I want them to know that people notice them, and that it ________ when what they notice is good and praiseworthy.

I've known, from the other side, how much this can ________ . I often lack confidence in my own abilities as a teacher, so it gave me quite a ________ when a friend who works with families in the community mentioned that he has heard several times from parents how glad they are to have their kids in my class. It just feels more important ________ to have the words said by people who don't know I'll ever hear-when they can be totally honest. Great to hear it and great to ________ !

Sure, it's pleasant when we can say nice things about other people. It feels good! And I think it's a ________ compliment for people to know of the times when others are saying nice things even ________ ear shot.

Watch for your next opportunity to be the ________ ! Make sure to tell them about the nice things being said behind their backs! Because how will they know ________ we tell them?

5 . A Toronto man is offering a free round-the-world air to the right woman. But _________ apply. You must be named Elizabeth Gallahgher and have a Canadian _________.

Jordan Axani, 28, said he and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavily discounted round-the-world air tickets in May, but their _________ ended and he did not want her ticket to _________. The ticket had a strict no-transfer (不可转让) _________, but since passport information was not required when _________, any Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher can _________ it.

“I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to _________ a lot of joy,” said Axani. He posted his _________ on a social networking website, and received thousands of e-mails, including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the __________ passports, “More __________, there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in __________ their name to Elizabeth Gallagher, Axani said. “It was absolutely out of __________, thousands of e-mails, people around the world __________ their stories of travel.”

Axani wrote in his post that he is not __________ anything in return and that the woman who uses the __________ ticket can choose to either travel with him or __________ the ticket and travel on her own.

The __________ is scheduled to start on December 21 in New York City and continue on to Milan, Prague, Paris, Bangkok and New Delhi before __________ in Toronto on January 8. He said the __________ woman will be announced on the website and the trip will be shared online.

6 . Have you seen people who take pictures of food for more than 10 minutes before eating? My friend Stella is such an example. Every time we went to a restaurant she would not take a bite until all the dishes we ________ were on the table. Then she would spend five minutes in ________ the dishes in a seemingly random but in fact ________ order. Then the most important part: taking pictures. After that, she would choose one of the ________ and click in the filter app. The food eventually looked 10 times more delicious than it really was, but we had no ________ to really enjoy it—it all went cold, actually Stella’s real life is much less elegant. For example, she hates to wash the dishes, so she leaves them in the sink for days.

Many people care too much about others’ opinions and try too hard to ________ others. They find it hard to be ________ and to accept themselves, and thus they are afraid to show their ________ life on social media. What they are trying to prove is ________ what they lack in reality. But this will not bring any ________ to reality, as they still ________ the same old pattern of life.

If they really want an elegant life, they should put more ________ into achieving it ________ fabricating it. Being more confident, ________ themselves and trying their best to be better are much more meaningful than ________ their life on social media.

7 . Three years ago, I participated in Model United Nations(MUN) held by the Education Department, which was a mock UN activity. During the two days, students were separated into different groups which ________ different countries to debate and try to solve problems. MUN has ________ awards: best delegate, honorary mentions, and verbal mentions.

Each time I participated in MUN, I made good ________ and undoubtedly got a few awards. But I often felt as if I'd ________ because I had never won the best delegate award. I ________ those who didn't deserve to win the award but won it various times, and I was just filled with ________ at their success. But later I realized that it was also ________ not to get the award because I could actually ________ something，and that I shouldn't ________ the best delegate award until I was the best delegate I could be.

Failures are completely subjective-we can look at a result as a failure or a ________ . Any failure can be regarded as a(n) ________ because you can always learn something from it and do ________ next time. This is supported by John Locke's theory that we are born with blank views: Knowledge and ability are learned from our ________ . That's true. If I make a mistake in the life practice, then I probably won't ________ that next time. I believe this is ________ the best way to become better.

8 . It was a cold January in 1925 in Nome, Alaska. The town was cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snow.

On the 20^th of that month, Dr. Welch ________ a sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly infectious (传染的) disease mainly affecting children. The children of Nome would be ________ if it struck the town. Dr. Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick. ________, the closet supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.

How could the medicine get to Nome? The town’s ________ was already full of ice, so it couldn’t come by ship. Cars and horses couldn’t travel on the ________ roads. Jet airplanes and big trucks didn’t exist yet.

________ January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were sick. Nome’s town officials came up with a plan. They would have the medicine sent by ________ from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogsled (狗拉雪橇) drivers—known as “mushers”—would ________ it to Nome in a relay (接力).

The race began on January 27. The first musher, Shannon, picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night. ________ he handed the medicine to the next musher, Shannon’s face was black from the extreme cold.

On January 31, a musher named Seppala had to ________ a frozen body of water called Norton Sound. It was the most dangerous part of the journey. Norton Sound was covered with ice, which could sometimes break up without warning. If that happened, Seppala might fall into the icy water below. He would ________, and so would the sick children of Nome. But Seppala made it across.

A huge snowstorm hit on February 1. A musher named Kaasen had to brave this storm. At one point, huge piles of snow blocked his ________. He had to leave the trail (痕迹) to get around them. Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to ________ the trail again. The only hope was Balto, Kaasen’s lead dog. Balto put his nose to the ground, ________ to find the smell of other dogs that had travelled on the trail. If Balto failed, it would mean disaster for Nome. The minutes passed by. Suddenly, Balto began to run. He had found the trail.

At 5:30 a.m. on February 2, Kaasen and his dog arrived in Nome. Within minutes, Dr. Welch had the medicine. He quickly gave it to the sick children. All of them recovered.

Nome had been ________.

9 . 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.

10 . 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.