1 . There are always some people teaching you important lessons about life. They come into your life suddenly when you have no ________ of their arrival.

Several years ago I was diagnosed (诊断) with a disease that was ________. Due to vision problems caused by it, I could no longer ________ and would have to deal with other medical related ________. In light of this, some people ________ and their doings have enriched my life and ________ it forever.

First of all, my son, Eric, who ________ in the hospital throughout my surgery and recovery. He would whisper ________ words in my ear every night, “Don’t give up... Keep on ________ …Hang in there...” For three years since my return home, he has made the daily two-hour ________ from his home to my home to help me handle various things. Secondly, when my neighbors learned at first that I was unable to drive, they formed a group of ________ -women who drive me each week wherever I need to go. For three years I have ________ missed an appointment.

Dozens of lovely people ________ week after week, month after month. There are so many such people in my life-too many to ________-and I am grateful for their gesture. ________ you aren’t one yet, you can try to become one!

2 . Patrick, Scheels store’s fishing manager, always helps customers with their angling (垂钓) needs, but one ______ stood out.

One day, a young boy named Xander entered the store with his mother, Brynn. Patrick noticed his eye were filled with ______ about the world of fishing. For nearly half an hour, they ______ their shared passion.

Brynn shared the ______ of Xander’s connection to angling, explaining, “My dad, a fisherman, passed away last year, but Xander never got to go fishing with him. So over the last year, he’s been ______ grandpa, wishing he could go fishing with him.”

______ by Xander’s longing for a connection to his late grandfather, Patrick decided to take action and ______ Xander his first fishing pole. “It was sixty dollars and he bought it with his own money,” Xander said. This ______ gesture brought tears to Brynn’s eyes, and she acknowleged that such acts of kindness aren’t ______ .

However, Patrick’s generosity didn’t ______ here. The 22-year-old fishing enthusiast went a step further by ______ a memorable fishing trip for Xander and his family. To ______ that Xander had an enriching experience, two professional anglers from Scheels ______ him on the trip, offering guidance and teaching him valuable skills.

Patrick’s kindness was ______ a breath of fresh air for Xander and his family, who described the fishing trip as a once-in-a-lifetime ______ . “I felt like it was my due diligence to pass on the good word of fishing,” Patrick said.

3 . The most affectionate memory of my childhood is about a round table. When I was still little, my entire family would ______ on almost every traditional festival to have dinner. While the ______ were discussing something beyond our comprehension, we kids would play hide-and-seek.

The round table is a ______ of a reunion of our families and an ______ to our families. But as a matter of fact, in China, almost everything can be solved over a ______ table. The marriage bells between a loving couple and the ______ between business partners can all happen on the same round table. ______ , I start to wonder what this round table is to us, and its true significance starts to ______ in front of me.

The food on the table may ______ with time. The reasons why we come together may be ______ , but the sensation behind it remains the same. And that is our tolerance of different people or willingness to ______ different cultures.

In less than two months before the Spring Festival, a(n) ______ epic migration: would take place in China. The power that ______ us to do so has been sustaining Chinese civilization for thousands of years, and even the history of our nation has been the stories of ______ or running to the round table to which we ______ . The round table is and will always be a symbol of the Chinese sensation.

4 . Mawson was an Australian explorer and scientist who explored the Antarctic with a team of fellow adventurers in 1912. His travels in the frozen continent brought him worldwide _______. In December of that year, Mawson and two other _______ left the main base at Commonwealth Bay, _______ a 300-mile exploration into the central part of the continent to gather scientific data and samples. _______ followed.

One of the men, a young British soldier named Belgrave Ninnis, _______ down an open crack on a sledge, along with several of their best dogs and many of the team’s supplies, dead. For several weeks, the two others, _______ with scurvy(坏血病)and other _______, struggled to return to camp, keeping living first on the _______ dogs, then on starvation food. _______, Xavier Mertz, a Swiss mountaineer and skiing champion, died from exhaustion, starvation and possible poisonousness from eating dogs’ livers.

________ to return with the research data, Mawson ________ the elements for 30 days. Finally he returned to the________ in February of 1913, extremely thin, frost-bitten and exhausted-only to ________ he had missed the ship rescuing the rest of the ________ by hours. Mawson was regarded as a survivor hero. For his achievements as an explorer and scientist, he was knighted(封爵)in 1914. In addition to his other ________, Mawson edited and contributed to the 22-volume Reports of Australasian Antarctic Expeditions.

6 . As a child, I was fascinated by the world of theater and began taking classes at the age of 7. Throughout my teenage years, I actively _________ plays, television shows, and movies. _________ provided me with an opportunity to explore and _________ things that I may not have had the courage to attempt in real life. One of the most significant _________ of acting was the ability to step outside of my comfort zone and transform into someone else, _________ and bold on stage.

Despite this, in my everyday life, I was often plagued (困扰) by _________ and hesitance. Acting allowed me to explore different time periods and _________, as I donned (穿上) various costumes and immersed (投入) myself in different eras and worlds. I played a variety of _________, ranging from aliens to ringmasters, and _________ a diverse set of skills along the way.

Performing was an excellent way for me to __________ my shyness and inhibitions. I gained a newfound confidence in myself and learned to be more __________ and daring. __________, after a while, I grew tired of living inside someone else’s __________ and was ready to forge (打造) my own path. I was fortunate to have received unwavering __________ and guidance from my family, who had always __________ me of the importance of education and self-worth.

Looking back, my time as a __________ actor was a period of significant self-discovery and __________. Through acting, I gained __________ insights into myself and the world around me. I will always be __________ for the experiences and lessons I __________ during my time in the spotlight.

10 . A few years ago, I was serving customers hamburgers and fries at McDonald’s after graduating from high school in Rogers, but I wanted to do something else.

After the COVID-19 pandemic started, when I saw job _______ for COVID-19 screeners, I decided to leave McDonald’s and start _______ as a COVID-19 screener at Willow Creek Women’s Hospital in Johnson. _______ something more for my life, I went to the University of Arkansas _______ and put “health care” into the search bar. That led me to a phlebotomy (静脉切开术) technician course _______ by the University of Arkansas Global Campus. From there, I saw that I might _______ for federal funding to take the phlebotomy course for free through the Reimagine Arkansas Workforce Project.

By the time I found the Reimagine website, I was working two health-related jobs, which made me a little _______ at first about taking an online course at the same time. But _______, instead of giving up, I applied and got the funding.

Trying to _______ work and the class was difficult but I was so glad that I ________   it and it’s changed my life. I also finished the externship (校外实习期) ________ with the course. The Highlands Oncology office in Springdale offered me the job of phlebotomist in August before I ________ the externship.

My job as a phlebotomist includes performing venipunctures (静脉穿刺) on patients, and a venipuncture can be very scary, especially with our cancer patients who have ________ such a hard time already. Therefore, we’ve got to be very ________.

I would really like to encourage you to apply for what you might start as a(n) ________. It’s super important that we do what we love at work because we’re going to be doing it for the rest of our lives.