1 . British Marathon runner Luke Greenfield-Shaw realized his dream of cycling from Bristol to Beijing. When he was 24, he felt a _________ pain in his left shoulder and was _________ with cancer, a very rare and aggressive sarcoma (肿瘤) . Born in a loving and supportive family, the young athlete gradually _________ and found the strength to _________ his adventures. Luke in order to conquer the continual ache, accepted the painful treatment and was _________ to live to the fullest while receiving chemotherapy (化疗). Halfway through the chemotherapy, he _________ the Bristol Half-Marathon in one hour 20 minutes and 8 seconds, and he _________ his eyes farther away.

He _________ cycling campaign from Bristal England and all the way to Beijing China to raise the _________ about cancer. The journey was round 30, 000 kilometers and across approximately 30 countries and regions through all kinds of landscape and weather, from snowfield to grassland, __________ over 800 follower. During this __________ , cancer patients from other countries __________ him, telling the world that they can live with the __________. It was a school of hard knocks, but Luke has learned to __________ for today and let the future take care of itself. At that time, the dream remained __________ due to COVID-19, a pandemic that trapped everyone at home. But this year with no __________ on travelling, Luke could __________ continue his schedule. Before, China was just the endpoint and the destination. Now, China has become his real focus of the trip.

Landing in China, Luke found it was not the destination but the exploration through life that __________ . What Luke was really hoping to do was something a bit __________ and inspire as many people as he can to __________ life.

3 . On Monday, May 9, James Givens, a police officer in Cincinnati, Ohio, was sitting in his panda car. Just at that moment he heard what sounded like a _________. He turned around only to find a goose pecking (啄) at the car door. This was highly _________ given that the birds typically preferred to observe _________ from a distance.

But on this day, the goose appeared to be determined to get his _________ and kept pecking until Givens opened the car door and _________. The police officer says that though the bird then began to _________, it kept turning around to make sure he was _________. When they finally stopped, Givens _________ why the mother goose had been so — she wanted him to _________ her gosling (幼鹅) that had been trapped in some balloon string.

__________ that the mother goose would __________ him if he got close to the baby, Givens called the local SPCA (保护动物协会). __________, they were unable to send anyone to help right away. Therefore, he had to call his fellow police officer Cecilia Charron, who was nearby and soon __________ Givens. Concerned that the gosling would not survive the __________, Cecilia decided to take on the task herself.

As it turned out, there was __________ to worry about. The mother goose appeared to understand that Charron was trying to help and watched __________ from a safe distance as the officer untied the trapped bird. As soon as the little gosling was __________, it ran as quickly as possible to its __________, and they took off shortly after. Charron, a 24-year-old soldier of the police force, said this would probably __________ to be the most memorable incident of her __________!

4 . “Mom! I found one! I found a rock!”

I heard those words again and again last summer as I sat on the porch (门廊)of my home, which _________ a park in the small town where I live.

The Kindness Rocks Project, which was started a few years ago by a mom in Massachusetts, has _________ around the world. Kids and adults of all ages are taking part — painting rocks, hiding rocks, and finding _________ rocks all over the place. Some post photos of the rocks on social media, and others _________ move the rocks for someone else to find. Some take the rocks home and then _________ them with new ones that they created and hid.

Nine-year-old twins Harry and Hannah De Vrieze have painted hundreds of rocks with their _________. Most evenings, the family and their small dog walk around with a wagon (手推车) full of _________ that they hide as they walk.

“It’s a fun family activity,” Hannah says.

“We will do it in the winter too,” Harry adds.

Ben Burinsky, aged nine, and his brother, Luke, aged seven, were _________ relatives when they found their first painted rock in a park. They were so _________ that they went home and painted their own rocks, then hid them for others to find.

“My boys love finding the rock in the park, __________ since it is a superhero.” their mother, Judy Burinsky, says. “I love how something so small can bring a(n) __________ to my children’s faces. __________, they learn the value of giving back to others.”

Kadyn Kinney, aged nine, and his seven-year-old brother, Jayce, have also painted many rocks. They love to hide rocks and __________ rocks with their mom and dad. Last week __________ their grandmother visited, they gave her painted rocks to take home and hide in the Florida town where she lives.

When asked how many rocks he has painted so far, Jayce says, “__________ me! I’ve painted more than 30.”

8 . Chad and I spent about 15 years celebrating our anniversary in the old-fashioned way. He’d give me flowers, I’d give him a card and we’d go out for dinner. While we both enjoyed it, I _________ admitted that I didn’t even like red roses, and his card _________ in the garbage can.

We invented a new _________ called the Every Other Year Anniversary. We alternated (交替) years planning a surprise for each other. A celebration of a marriage should be _________, and we intended to make it so.

I was perfectly willing to go first, planning a weekend getaway to Hiawassee. I chose all the activities — it was _________ for Chad to think of anything. As for Chad, the mystery added to his _________.

The next year was my turn to be _________. Chad, though traditionally not a romantic person, came through _________, planning a weekend in Nashville. We enjoyed each other’s _________ more than ever. For once, I didn’t have to make any decisions. I could __________ Chad had put a lot of thought into where we went and what we did.

We __________ at this point that the new __________ would be topping (超越) each other the following year. Astonishingly, we __________ to do it every time.

The Every Other Year Anniversary has made our __________ loving, complete and, above all, fun! I can’t wait to see what’s __________ next year.

10 . In my work as a teacher in a vocational school over here in Germany, some of my classes are filled with students of different nationalities. More often than not, I will have a few students in the class whose ________ of German is often rather poor regardless of whether they are fresh off the boat or have ________ here for a few years. Some of these students who manage to ________ their three-year apprenticeships (学徒期) may actually continue to go to school to ________ qualifications so they can attend university.

In the past, I took them aside and gave them ________ on how to enhance their language ________ via books, newspapers, apps or online grammar quizzes. And I gave them advice on how to ________ themselves into the German culture better.

During the last few weeks, I ________ three young men aside and gave them tips on how to ________ their German such as joining sports clubs, finding ways to build their vocabulary outwith class and ________ language immersion (沉浸) courses. After class, I ________ took a couple of them to a noticeboard which displayed ________ information on a poster. They were grateful for this little ________ that only took a minute of my time.

I do not get any ________ money for offering this sort of advice. I have ________ my break over the years. I feel it is important to help the ________ in what I consider a valuable way because once they pass their exams they are ________ to set up a home and spend their working life here.

Good integration is so ________ as it builds bridges and expands horizons. It makes me happy to ________ my knowledge as a language teacher and ________ the kindness in everyday life.