1 . I have invented robots that crawl(爬)through pipes to check them for damage. Two of my_______allow cars to be used as power plants on wheels. My love of building things_______when I was a kid. It wasn’t until I leaned about Thomas Edison, though, that I really became excited about inventing. 

When I was in fourth grade, our teacher gave us a_______. We had to write to a company and learn about the_______it made. Each student would then give a report in front of the class. I_______the Thomas A.Edison Company.  

Soon after I wrote to the company, our mailman_______a package to me. It contained a book about the life of Thomas Edison. How I_______reading and rereading about his inventions! The ones that impressed me most were movies, recorded sound and the electric light. Edison became my hero. 

My dad noticed my interest in inventing and_______me. He showed me how to turn my ideas into plans and, finally into new things.  

Together, my dad and I repaired radios and televisions. Once, I surprised my dad with a_______I made to adjust the brakes(刹车)of our car. Later, we found a similar tool in a store. That’s when I learned that________inventors often invent similar things. It is not________for this to happen. I learned, too, that not all great ideas work.________is a common part of the inventing process.  

As my father and I worked together, I began to________that my dad was quite an inventor himself. His guiding hands, combined with my________in inventing, led me to become an engineer and inventor. But I am________to Thomas Edison, too, for first lighting that bulb(电灯泡)inside me.

3 . It’s hard being an astronaut’s son, I _________, everybody expects you to be special or _________, but I’m just an average student.

I often wonder _________ my father ever had a son like me. I mean he’s so _________ and so good at everything. So I used to dream about doing something spectacular (令人印象深刻的) to _________ my father.

In one class, my teacher _________ a Father’s Day essay contest for us and the winners’ essays would be read in front of all the parents and students. After school I walked home, _________ about my father, who I would write about in my essay.

He sat with me in the _________ when I was a little kid and had a nightmare. He _________ me with a new puppy at my eighth birthday party. To me, he wasn’t a world-famous astronaut, but just my dad.

I wrote about all these __________ in my essay. One of our neighbours said, “I __________ you’ll win the contest, David. You’re the only one in town whose father is an astronaut.” I didn’t want to win __________ because my father was an astronaut.

I won the second prize. When I finished reading my essay, the __________ applauded. I saw my father blowing his nose.

Dad nodded to me, __________ his throat, and put his hand on my shoulder. “Son, this is the __________ moment of my life,” he said.

It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but just then, it was enough just to be my father’s son.

4 . When 12, I knew my teen years would be the _______ years of my life. I was a total outsider, bullied (欺凌) at school. I felt _______ alone in my small town. _______ , by doing volunteer work when 14, I turned my _______ into a chance to help others. The opportunity to practice kindness made me feel my life had a greater _______. The more _______ energy shared, the more kindness and appreciation I _______. I realized my purpose in life would be to help people, especially teenagers, feel less alone.

Books were my true friends back then. I was so _______ that the authors wrote those books. The _______ they offered with their books saved my life. My biggest dream was to become an author to write books that would ________ other teenagers as those books helped me.

After ________ terrible experiences at school and at home, I chose to take the positive road in later steps of my journey. I have been a full-time ________ of teen novels since 2007 and am grateful for this amazing opportunity to reach ________ to readers every day.

Kindness saved me ________ I needed help the most. Small acts of kindness can change someone’s life. You never know what someone else is ________. But by practicing daily kindness, you become an architect of positive change.

5 . Last weekend, I had an opportunity to serve as a volunteer at a nursing home in another city. I don’t have a car and even the _________ train station is far away from my house. _________， I wasn’t sure how to get there.

I posted a request for a ride on the ride share board. Soon an individual I’d never met _________ that he’d be able to pick me up and drop me off at the station. He said he’d wait until my train arrived before he drove away. My heart _________ and the stress I’d been feeling disappeared immediately and thus our friendship began.

I _________ arriving at the nursing home in time. The tiny team of workers there were _________ for the additional help. We all worked together as a team. I was glad to be a part of this and be of _________ to the elderly.

That evening when my new _________ dropped me off at the station, he noticed that it was in a deserted (空寂无人的) area. So he parked his car and said, “We will wait for the train to come together.” I couldn’t believe his _________.

With five minutes left before the train arrived, he __________ with me stories of his childhood. As a young boy, he __________ to sit near the edge of the railway tracks, waiting __________ for the trains to rush by with all their force. That night he waited with me as my train __________. It didn’t rush by with full force but I left that station __________ the full force of his kindness and generosity. People like him would always __________ me how to love and how to give.

6 . So far, many dolphins worldwide have been captured and kept in small pools, performing for people, especially kids. These dolphins are fed on fish instead of having to _______them. Gradually, they start spending most of their time near the pool waiting for food rather than underwater. They get out of shape and can no longer _______for long distances, which affects their_______ greatly, and results in _______ consequences (后果).

Thus comes the question. “Should captive (被关起来的) dolphins be _______?” Jeff Foster, a dolphin expert, decided to help two captive dolphins, Tom and Misha, to reach their top physical_______. Every day, he trained the two dolphins to get used to their wild homes again. Twenty months later, Tom and Misha began to act like _______ dolphins and they were set free back into the sea.

_______Tom and Misha lived in captivity for 4 to 5 years, they were able to adapt to the wild. It was _______ what Foster had hoped for. His dreams for the dolphins had finally come true and he knew that the dolphins would ________ in the wild.

This program was successful, but there have been other failures. For example, another dolphin, Keiko, returned into the ocean in 2002, but________ a year later because of all the misery (痛苦) he ________ in the past. The sudden ________change did not suit him well.

If people want to avoid these accidents, we must go to great lengths and put ________to ensure it doesn’t happen ever again. In fact, with virtual reality technology picking up, there can still be great ways to ________ kids with sea animals without having to capture them.

8 . Lydia Denton felt very sad when she learned about the incidents, in which many children died in the hot cars because they were accidentally left behind. But no one has _________ a good way to deal with the problem. The little girl, who would enter the seventh grade, decided to find a _________

Two years later, the 12-year-old girl from North Carolina won a $20, 000 prize for her _________ , the Beat The Heat Car Seat, a car seat device measuring the _________ of a car. The device is able to _________ the parents of the danger when the inside of the car almost _________ 38. 9℃.

Lydia used part of her $20, 000 to continue to _________ her device with the hope of getting it to market as soon as possible _________ it can be something that will save lives and something that most people can _________ to get.

With her 14-year-old brother and 10-year-old sister, Lydia also __________ some of her prize money. They also helped bring the __________ in the car seat device . Her brother was really great at coding(编 程), and her little sister would __________ them with some sweets or cakes.

Lydia’s mom, a science teacher, said it was __________ to watch her three kids cooperate to think out a way to the problem that has __________ for years. “They have proven that time and time again nothing is   __________. I am really proud of them, ”she added.

9 . Although the road to your goal is always full of difficulties, everything is for your wish, as long as you are full of passion and determination.

My daughter, Alice _________ some terrible illness in her early childhood. Luckily, after years of regular treatment (治疗), she finally became _________.

Two years ago, while watching the Olympics, a dream _________ into her sweet little head—to be a swimmer. Last summer, she practiced hard and finally _________ our local swim team. From that day on, Alice kept swimming and didn’t _________ a single practice. She had a _________ desire within herself to be the best she could be. My ten-year-old was growing and changing right before my eyes, into this _________ human being with a passion and a mission. There were moments of _________ of course: often she would be the last swimmer in the race. Alice was upset to be _________ that she wasn’t a winner-ever. But that didn’t __________ her from trying.

Then came the final awards ceremony at the end of the year. Alice didn’t expect any award but was still there to cheer on her friends. As the ceremony was nearing the end, I suddenly heard the head coach __________ “The highest honor goes to Alice!” Looking around, he continued, “Alice has inspired us with her __________ and enthusiasm. __________ skills and talents bring great success, the most valuable asset (财富) one can hold is the heart.”

It was the greatest __________ of my daughter’s life. With all she had gone __________ in her ten years, this was the hour of true triumph (成功).