1 . The rosebushes were finally in full bloom on that spring morning.

The sight of roses always brings to________Wanda’s childhood memories. Then the family had no _____to buy extra things, so even a tired rose was something to ________ .

Currently, to have a backyard full of different roses is pure ________. And her husband, Dale, devotedly ________the roses. ________that she loves the very first blooms, he picked some on this particular morning.

But as Dale returned, he came across a neighbor who had________ for a quick visit. As the woman turned to go, Dale generously gave the ________ to her. And even though their visitor ______ she didn’t want to take them, she was_______ assured (确信) that the flowers were hers to keep.

Seeing her precious first blooms go out the door________Wanda with regret, and a bit of ________. She knew it was “better to give than to receive.” ________, she wished she could have kept the roses for herself.

Later that day, the couple headed to the post office, where Wanda waited outside in the car.

Then, without_______, an older woman suddenly appeared at the open window, and gave her a bunch of fresh roses!“These are for you. They’re my first blooms this spring.”

Completely ________,Wanda thanked the woman and_______ for a moment to breathe in the rich fragrance. When she looked back, the mysterious visitor was gone.

That special______changed Wanda. It made her understand the true meaning of_________gifts. Now, she always_______her first blooms to others , as a(n)________that someone is thinking of them.

2 . I had a student today who got his finger stuck inside a test tube in science class. It was really quite stuck. This young man’s finger _______to get whiter and whiter right before my eyes.

Remaining _____ , I suggested he carefully rotate (转动) the tube. It wouldn’t move a bit. He     _____soap and cold water. Still stuck. Meanwhile_______was breaking out in the class. Finally, I     _____the young man to our secretary, who was a miracle (奇迹) worker ______ three kids of her own. With her in charge, I was_______ all would be OK.

To get the students back in order, I _____ my own story of getting my _______stuck between the rails of a balcony. Same kind of curiosity, I remembered________then how far I could thrust (塞) my knee between the rails. Inch by inch, I kept _______and before I knew it, my knee was stuck and _____ before my eyes and in front of lots of _______at a popular Las Vegas hotel!

Hearing my story, many students followed with their own________of heads, arms, fingers stuck in places they shouldn’t ______. A few minutes later, the young man came back, test tube unbroken and finger________to a lovely shade of pink.

I just couldn’t _______this kid. He’s only twelve. I too got my knee unstuck, but not without great ______. The excuse for me, however, was not ______ but plain stupidity. I was ______ fifty years old when this happened.

3 . When my wife, Jane, and I were 16, we were in the same class. About a week before Thanksgiving Day, we found out our teacher Edward was having some_______challenges. We wanted to do something to help, so as a class we_______to gather food, clothing and gifts to_______ his family had a good Thanksgiving Day.

When Jane told her family about our plan, her mother was_______. Together they searched their house for things they could_______. Her mother went to the kitchen,_______a big turkey and saying, “Thanksgiving Day won’t be_______without a turkey dinner.” To this day, Jane remembers how moved she was by her mother’s_______.

Before making our_______, we said a prayer of appreciation for the wonderful__________to help others. I will never forget the surprised__________of our teacher and his wife when they__________the door; their four children gathered around them as we handed out the gifts. It was a cold night; we all felt warm inside__________.

Last month while I was in a meeting, my secretary informed me, “Your high school teacher Mr. Edward is wondering if you could__________him a few minutes. He’s sitting in your office right now!”

I left my meeting and went to my office__________. My teacher and I hugged and began to__________ the last 42 years. He told me he__________remembered that cold winter night when we brought the__________of Thanksgiving Day to his family. The food and gifts were certainly__________, but what warmed his heart that night was to see a group of teenagers who understood the__________of Thanksgiving Day.

4 . If a person were to look at my hometown of Cutler, he or she would probably be reminded of a Norman Rockwell picture. The small town's atmosphere and_______people give it a unique old-fashioned quality._______by thick forests and the Atlantic Ocean, this habitat is home to about 500 residents and some summer guests.

I have lived among this wild coastal beauty all my life. The place gives its residents special_______. People of Cutler have small-town values. They pull together in times of joy and need. Whenever my father needs help, more than enough hands always seem to appear and get the job done. These_______hands are also there to give the back or a round of applause.

Faithful Cutler fishermen set off from the harbor before the sun rises _______over the horizon. My father is one men. I have worked with him on the _______since I was ten and have been able to enjoy the beauty of the shore.

Living in a town like this, one learns to_______the simple things in life. At night one might go for a row in the harbor and walk under silvery street lights. Exercise can be obtained by hiking a trail, and the best medicine for a   _______ day is having a rest by the shore with an apple and a good book.

After this summer I will be moving out into the "real world" to _______what life is really like. I am excited about the many opportunities in store for me; but as I move forward, I won't________the past. I will take the small-town values with me.

5 . When I was in Grade11，my school built a Leadership Training Centre.It had a project called “The Leap of Faith”，where you______to jump off a platform eleven meters above the ground.I had _____ students in my class do it and had sworn there was no way I’d ever _____it.

One day at the Centre my teacher encouraged me until I finally_____to do it. I got harnessed up(系安全带)，and was_____ like a leaf.I climbed up，when I got to the top，I simply couldn’t move and I felt in______.My teacher suggested that I______ sit on the edge and push myself off.So I sat down.______，I still couldn’t bring myself to slide off the edge.I sat here for 20 minutes! If I hadn’t been SO scared，I probably would have died of______.Finally, with the____ of my class，I slid off the edge.I was______the whole day down.

As I was______the harness，I heard two of the boys in my class______me about it behind my back.I was hurt，but more than that，I was angry at_____for letting the whole______make me upset.So the next day I decided to______again.

Over the next two weeks.I______after schoo1.I did all sorts of things to try and prepare myself.

____，one morning before school 1 went down to the Centre，climbed to the top of the 1adder.and I DID IT!!! I’ve never felt so______of myself.

I learnt so much during that time.The most important thing was that sometimes situations are scary，but that doesn’t make things______.

6 . I think I will never forget the special day in November. It was hotter than normal. This was the ______ my father and I had waited so long for, because we had been working towards this race for three years. Dozens of familiar faces from church and school flashed across my view. They had come ______ me. I saw worry and ______ on my father’s face. Then the race began!

For the first two and a half miles, I felt ______. I had never before been so ready for something. The weeks leading up to the race were filled with controlled ______ and a strict diet. My friends hadn’t seen me in weeks, but they understood the ______required to make my dream a reality. As in all of my races，I didn’t ______ out in the front. I loved the pleasure of passing people as my strength overtook their premature speed.

Then without warning，my strength began to decrease. Neck and neck with one of my greatest competitors, I ______ see the finish line. I had begun the final dash into ______ when my knees became weak and my legs gave way. Nothing I could do would make them ______ weight.

I watched as runners rushed by me. ______ I knew my dreams of victory were destroyed, I had to finish the race. However, my legs hurt badly. With all of the ______ left in me, I got on my hands and knees and crawled (爬), inch by inch, across the finish line. Voices, both ______ and familiar, cheered me on. They gave me the courage to keep ______ until the very end.

The doctors were there in seconds, but my eyes searched the crowd for him. There was only one person I wanted to ______ to. I whispered, “I’ m so sorry, Dad, I'm so sorry I ______ you.” He looked at me, saying, “You could never disappoint me. Sometimes these things just ______. All that matters is that you did your best.”

“But we worked so ______. What about our dream?” He reached over for my hand and said, “Don’ t you know that you are my dream and it has come true?”

It wasn’t long before my running shoes were back on, marking a ______ path for my journey. I learned that all of the miles, the tears, the sweat, and the pain my dad and I experienced together were not for a ______. What I realized, though, was that to him, I was the greatest prize he had ever won.

7 . What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I______ an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against_______ of 100, scored 160.

I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not______ have scored more than 80. ______, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him and he always ________it.

Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man______ questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I’d prove myself a______. In a world where I have to work with my______. I’d do poorly.

Consider my auto-repair man______. He had a habit of telling______. One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-dumb man______some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made ______ movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He______ his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk______ him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the______ man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors (剪刀). ______ do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his ______ and asked for them. I’ve been______ that on all my customers today, but I knew ______ I’d catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn’t be very ______.”

And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

8 . When the host announced that my choir( 合唱队) won the second place of the World Choir Game,   I couldn’t believe what I heard. All the __ that we made earn their meaning. Through this unforgotten experience,   I __ much.

In the semi-finals,   we were supposed to sing four songs. When we played the third song,   I suddenly heard an unexpected __—a girl in the alto( 女低音) got quick. The other students in the alto were ___by the girl and were getting quicker and quicker. Our choir’s leader,   Mrs. Li noticed it and __ used her hand to keep time,   but she __.

After the song,   the smile on Mrs. Li’s face __ and some of our members turned and tried to find the person who first got __. My mind was blank,   but quickly I __ the only thing we could do was to __ the performance. Then with a smile,   Mrs. Li became a __ again,   who seemed to have tally forgot what we had done. We sang the __ song as usual.

After the competition, I was __. Just because of one person’s __, the whole choir must ___the fact that we might lose the game. I cried,   but then I found nothing would change no matter how hard we___ the girl who played poorly. __，I came to her, encouraged her,   and practiced the whole melody with her. In the finals, we got the medal because of our __ performance.

Never blame a person when she makes a mistake,   but help her to solve the problem when you are struggling____the same goal No matter what you will experience with others in the future,   successes or failures, __ or tears, these   will surely become your precious treasure and memory.

9 . Like many families in Sanyati, a small countryside town in western Zimbabwe (津巴布韦), Johnson’s family does not have a television. One day after school, Johnson arrived home and _______ something unusual in the house. At first, he _______ his father had bought a television, but when his mother said it was a computer, he was _______.

It’s not that Johnson didn’t like the _______; he just didn’t know how to use it. Johnson and his father didn’t even know how to turn it on. “Nobody in our neighborhood knew how to _______ a computer,” Johnson said.

But things _______ when Nikon, a young family friend, came from a big city to visit. Nikon knew all about computers.

“At first, I was always _______ the wrong button,” Johnson recalled. “But I kept on going _______I was eager to learn.” After three weeks, Johnson had mastered some computer _______, such as opening and closing files.

Johnson kept on practicing after Nikon ________. His speed slowly improved. Soon, Johnson felt ________ with the computer. Meanwhile, Johnson’s friends ________ what had happened to him. He no longer played soccer after school like he used to. Johnson’s friends ________. Were Johnson’s parents ________him from playing with them? Did he have new friends?

One day, three of Johnson’s friends surprised him at home. They couldn’t ________ what they saw — a computer, and Johnson was operating it. After that, Johnson began to teach them how to use the computer.

It wasn’t long before the neighborhood kids wanted to learn, too! The computer began to experience ________ because the kids were pressing too many buttons. So he ________a plan. He began charging for lessons. But this did not stop more kids from coming. Those whose parents did not have money   ___18___ with chickens or goats. Johnson has taught computer skills to 30 students from his local school. With the money earned from ________, Johnson has bought a television and a radio for his ________. And he plans to buy a new computer and keep on teaching.

10 . As children, our parents had dreams for us. They wanted us to do whatever was necessary to reach our highest ______. Later in life, friends and spouses (配偶) may also have schedules for us. People close to us may have ideas about ______ we should live our lives. The ideas usually ______ love and the desire for us to be happy. Other times, they come from a place of need within them— ______ it is the parent who wants us to ______ his or her dreams or the friend who wants us to play an already­defined role. We can appreciate and consider those people's input, but ______ we must follow our own inner guidance.

There may come a time when all the suggestions can become ______. We may feel that the people we love don't approve of our judgment, which can ______ us to some extent. It can ______ the choices we make for our lives by making us ______ ourselves. It may also fill a void (空虚) with their ______ before we've had a chance to decide what we want. However, it can affect us ______ as well. We may have to ______ the feelings of resistance and to keep ourselves off from them. But we can take some time to ______ ourselves of any unnecessary doubts and go within to become ______ on what we desire for ourselves.

We can tell our loved ones how much we ______ their thoughts and ideas, but that we need to live our own lives and make our own ______. We can explain that they need to let us learn from our own experiences ______ to rob us of wonderful life lessons and the opportunity to ______ our own judgment. When they see that we are happy with our lives, they can see all we need them do is to share ______ with us.