2 . William was one of my students. He is very positive. Each child should plant sunflowers as a class _________. Planting sunflowers was _________ for many students, _________, the growing part much less so. It took too long to see results from daily watering and most kids had little _________ for it. They lost interest and forgot to _________ their sunflowers, but William didn’t.

Even though he _________ with his reading, he never once complained (抱怨). Still, I couldn’t help but _________. Despite his strong determination, William’s grades were poor. I _________ if he’d be able to pass. _________, to my joy, William entered into the third grade. And though I was happy for him, the worry __________. Would third grade be too tough for him? About a month into the summer vacation, I __________ to drive by the school. I wanted to know how the sunflowers were. I saw William’s sunflowers must have been at least 12 feet tall. They were strong and they faced the sun.

This is what it __________ to be a teacher. Please __________ belief has planted in our children and do our best to work for it. At that moment, I knew I didn’t have to worry about William. I’d seen that special seeds __________ inside him. Others would too. One day, he’d bloom and __________— just like his sunflowers.

3 . A group of generous mothers collected baby strollers(婴儿手推车)to help the homeless mothers. The homeless mothers had_______ from their homes because of the flood. Many people left their homes with only a suitcase or a few _______ items,so the sight of strollers waiting for them at a bus station became a(n) _______ of hope and love.

Women and children_______the majority of the refugees(难民)leaving their homes，because the government _______the men younger than 60 to remain and rebuild their home. The kind mothers _______ the heartbreaking scenes of desperate families escaping from their homes and wanted to help. The donation of strollers and other necessities has _______helped ease the transition for many families. Dorators have also left heartwarming, handwritten notes to show their_______

The mothers who organized the_______ knew first-hand the comfort astroller would bring to a tired mother and child. A stroller offers a sense of ________, and it allows both mother and child an opportunity to rest and________strength.

The stroller drive idea first spread by ________word of mouth between neighbors. The idea soon went viral on social media and________ a kindness movement. The mothers’ stroller idea________ an activity of supply and fund donations or refugees from the country. Many people believe that the kindhearted mothers are heroes for the refugees. Their action has ________ to the world a beautiful example of the value of kindness.

5 . When Jason Arday was aged three he was diagnosed with _________ and global development delay, which can _________ the way a person learns and understands things. He couldn’t speak until he was 11, or _________ and write until he was 18. Now aged 37, Arday is the _________ ever black professor at the University of Cambridge.

Arday has always wanted to help people. As a child he remembers _________, “if I don’t make it as a football player or a professional snooker player, _________ I want to save the world.”

Supported by his college _________ and friend Sandro Sandri, Arday began reading and writing in his late teens. Even though he had a reading age of 13 when he started his _________, he passed and trained as a PE teacher. As he _________ in schools, Arday said he could see __________ children from black and ethnic minorities weren’t always given the same __________ to learn.

When Arday told Sandri that he wanted to __________ his studies into education, Sandri told him he could “__________ the world and win”.

Sandri was right, and now Arday is a __________ of sociology of education at Cambridge. As one of just five black professors there, he will be studying how to make university education open to everyone, and he hopes his work will inspire other people. “Talking is one thing; __________ it is what matters,” he said.

6 . When I was a teenager, I was invited to a formal dance party. I was _________, but also nervous about what to wear. Mom suggested I wear high heels (高跟鞋).

“Mom, I don’t know if I can wear these,” I said, feeling _________. “Don’t worry, sweetie. Just take small _________ and keep your weight centered,” she suggested.

As I arrived at the party, I tried to be _________ and act like everything was fine. But _________ struck when I stepped onto the dance floor. I _________ my own feet, falling to the ground in front of everyone.

I quickly got up and laughed it off, pretending like it was _________. But deep down, I felt like a tomato, wanting to _________.

My friend Lilly helped me _________ that incident and managed me another high heels as a support so that nobody would understand my hesitation. But a little bit __________ continued in my mind.

When I returned home, I told Mom I felt like a complete __________ at the party. “It’s okay. You tried something new, and it didn’t go as __________. But that’s how we learn and grow. Don’t be too __________ on yourself and wear what you feel __________ in,” Mom said, giving me a hug.

From that day forward, I stuck to flat shoes. I learned to __________ my true self and not worry about what others thought.

7 . The sound of the music floated through the ruins of the school corridor. Its _________ melody filled the empty classrooms. I put all of my sorrow and pain into the music I played on the piano, which magically _________ the air attack. As I gently struck the _________, horrible scenes kept flashing through my mind.

Like millions across the city, I woke up to the sound of the _________ last night. I remembered waking up, my body trembling with _________. I just hid behind the couch and _________ my head with my hands. I could hear the terrible screams and cries. On the street, many _________ in panic without warm clothes overnight, some still wearing just their pajamas.

The next morning, I looked out of the window and saw the _________ of my school. Although my family had already packed necessary belongings for evacuation (撤离), I decided to help clean the classrooms where I had studied for the last 10 years before leaving. I wasn’t _________ to come to the school at first, as I worried that there could be more dangers. But thinking of the fact that the place where I had my most vivid childhood memories was a bomb crater, my fear turned into __________.

It was the war that left millions of children without __________ to education, security and a happy childhood. What was supposed to be a place of __________ and hope became a shaky and __________ shell. Only the piano was left behind, which I had planned to play at my graduation ceremony. But the war __________ any hope of celebration.

Finishing the song, I silently stood up and slowly walked away. “How I wish my school could be __________ soon. I really want peace to come. I will work on my knowledge harder. This is my frontline fight.” Whispering these words to myself, I waved goodbye to my school.

8 . More than a decade ago, while pursuing a hotel management degree in Switzerland, I had to move to Zurich for a six-month internship(实习). The hotel didn’t offer _________ to its staff, so I had to find my own.

It was a difficult task, as Zurich is a(n) _________ city to live in, but I found a tiny room that suited my tight budget. I soon became familiar with the building _________ , among them a father and son singing group from Lahore, Pakistan. Their warm _________ made me feel as if I had known them for ages. When I _________ them I was from Amritsar, India, they seemed more delighted still. “We are from different _________ , but the same highland. If you _________ anything, we are there for you,” they said. True to their word, they _________ food, cheered me when I got homesick and gave me discount cards to help _________ money.

__________ , my internship was extended by 15 days. My rental __________ , however, was up and once again I had nowhere to __________ . My Lahore neighbors invited me to move in with then the moment they __________ my troubles. A manager at the hotel was able to arrange a(n) __________ for me that day, but just the way this family opened up their home to me left my heart so full of __________ and respect.