1 . We had just completed a lesson on community heroes. I had asked my kindergarten class to________about their favorite hero. Each child was busy________colorful masterpieces.

However, one little boy was having difficulty with the________. Cameron was on the autism spectrum(自闭症), but that didn’t________to us. We all loved him. I sat and watched as Austin________Cameron. Austin was Cameron’s deskmate and he had a_________way of interacting with Cameron. He helped Cameron________his hero. Within a few minutes, Cameron began drawing blue lines on his paper.

Finally, it was time for everybody to________their hero pictures. I listened as each child________stood up and described their heroes.

When Austin stood up to share his picture, he________me by holding up a picture of Cameron. He said Cameron was his hero because he had a________that made it really difficult to learn, but he was like Superman and did a(n)________job.

________those words, Cameron suddenly stood up, and put his arms up in the air as if he were going to take off and fly. He________shouted out, “I’m Superman!” The entire class stood up and began striking Superman poses, too. We were all laughing as though we had truly discovered the secret of________superheroes.

2 . This story happened when Gandhiji was practicing law in the city of Johannesburg in South Africa. His office was three miles from his _______.

One day a colleague of his, Mr Polak, asked Gandhiji’s thirteen-year-old son, Manilal to fetch a book from the office. But Manilal _______ forgot till Mr Polak _______ him that evening. Gandhiji heard about it and _______ Manilal. He said, “Son, I know the night is dark and the way is long and lonely. You will have to _______ nearly six miles but you gave your _______ to Mr. Polak. You promised to fetch his book. Go and fetch it now.”

The family were _______ when they heard of Gandhiji’s _______. The punishment seemed too _______. Manilal was only a child, the night was dark and the way was lonely. He had only forgotten a book ________. It could be brought the next day. This was what they all felt, but no one had the ________ to say anything. They knew that once Gandhiji’s mind was made up, nobody could change it. At last Kalyan Bhai gathered up courage. “I’ll fetch the book,” he ________. Gandhiji was gentle but ________, “But the promise was made by Manilal.” “Very well, Manilal will go but let me go with him,” Kalyan Bhai pleaded (请求). Gandhiji agreed to this and Manilal ________ with Kalyan Bhai to fetch the book.

The kind and gentle Gandhiji could be firm as a rock at times. He saw that Manilal ________ his word and did as he had promised.

4 . Like many young people, Jessica wants to travel the globe. Unlike most of them, this 25-year-old is doing it _______ . She and her husband have spent the last two years traveling the world, stopping everywhere from Paris to Singapore. It might sound like one long, expensive _______ , but the couple has an unusual way to make their travel _______ .

They’re part of a new form of the _______ economy: an online group of house sitters. Throughout their no-cost stays in _______ homes, they feed pets and water plants in the homeowner’s _______ .

It’s not all sightseeing. The two travelers carefully _______ their trips, scheduling their days around the pets that are sometimes difficult to _______ . But house sitting also offers a level of _______ they can’t find in a hotel. “It’s like ________ at a friend’s house,” Jessica says.

The couple has a high ________ rate in getting accepted as house sitters and they always go beyond the homeowner’s ________ . For Jessica, that means ________ plenty of pictures of happy pets, keeping the house ________ and leaving a nice small gift before heading to the next house. “You want to make the homeowner feel that they made the right ________ ,” she says.

5 . A 13-year-old girl from Connecticut came up with a smart idea and brightened the days of hundreds of sick kids.

_________ to see her dear sister lying on the hospital bed three months ago, Ella Casano _________ the Medi Teddy, a stuffed animal bag that contains an IV pocket(静脉注射袋) . The back of the _________ consists of a net, allowing a doctor or nurse to see through and check on the liquid _________ that a child is receiving. From the front, the child sees a _________ face instead of the IV liquid pocket.

At the beginning, Ella hoped to _________ $5, 000 through a GoFundMe page， which would have allowed her to start producing 500 Medi Teddys, the smallest number _________ by the manufacturer(厂家)to do the job. _________, in just over a week, Ella’s page collected more than $20, 000. Although her sister recovered soon, Ella was amazed by the unexpected level of _________ and decided to work harder.

She shared with a local newspaper, “It turns out kids aren’t the only ones who get __________ by the Medi Teddy. The __________ for it has been quite obvious among patients, both children and adults, and even pet owners nationwide. We want to continue to __________ Medi Teddys to as many children as we can to make a __________ in their lives.”

The same motivation has also __________ Ella’s mum. “It’s really been heartwarming to receive such __________ emails from all over the world,” she said.   “And it’s inspiring me to contribute to the process.”

7 . In September 2016, six people came out from a small solar-powered building on the side of a volcano in Hawaii. They were _________ of a simulated (模拟的) mission to Mars, and they had been living in the building for nearly one year, _________ from the rest of the world.

This mission to Mars was part of an ongoing _________ to see how people would deal with the challenges of living on another planet. Based on the _________ of the experiment so far, here are four abilities you would need to _________ on Mars.

The first is Resourcefulness (足智多谋). When the water system broke, the group had two _________. They could figure out how to fix it or they could _________ months for supplies to be delivered from “Earth”—by which point they would be dead. So they _________ it themselves.

The second is Imagination. The group members have said boredom was a major _________. On Mars, you wouldn’t have Netflix or Xbox, so you’d have to __________ other forms of entertainment (娱乐活动).

The third is Tolerance (宽容). The building is only a quarter of the size of a basketball court. If you’re __________ annoyed by people, life on Mars might not be for you. Whether eating, working, exercising, or relaxing, you would hardly be __________.

The last is Independence. During a mission, there is no real-time __________ between the group and anyone on “Earth.” They have email, __________ messages are on a 20-minute delay (延迟), simulating how long it would take messages to __________ between Earth and Mars. So you would be removed from the lives of your loved ones back on Earth.

9 . Wu Ming, a young German born after 1995, is a big fan of Chinese culture. As he thought some diseases can’t be treated _______ with Western medicine, he decided to _______traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). In 2015, Wu came to Henan province, where a strong TCM culture can be _______. After a year of learning, he _______ the language barrier and started to learn Chinese medicine. Wu always _______ some Chinese herbal medicine by himself to know their flavours and effects, just like Shen Nong, a character in Chinese legend. In Wu’s opinion, TCM is one of the best-preserved _______ of Chinese culture.

Studying TCM also _______ Wu’s mind and lifestyle. He used to be _______ to electronic devices, playing video games every night. Instead of being trapped in the fast-paced but unhealthy daily _______, he now lives a(n) ________ and peaceful life, practicing good habits like drinking tea and reading.

Wu ________ what he has learned to help his family. He always provides his family members with some advice about staying fit after ________ their skin or tongues online. Over time, his family gradually began to understand his ________ for TCM.

Wu thinks there’s no big difference between China and Western countries. “________ comes from being out of touch”, said Wu. He plans to run a traditional Chinese clinic in Germany, which could serve as a(n) ________ between the two countries and publicize TCM and its culture.