1 . Ring! Ring! Ring! It was early in the morning. Though I knew who was_________, I unwillingly reached for the telephone. I was a new supply instructor (代课老师) struggling to support my young family. Each morning I waited for a call that would take me to a different_________that day. The last three classes had all been intended to_________me and see just how much bad_________I could deal with. I had responded by being_________with the students. I didn’t really want to go to work that morning then,_________since it was my birthday.

Still, I answered the phone and took the job. My family needed the money and I couldn’t_________to be picky (挑剔的). As I was driving to work, however, I_________to try harder to be the best teacher I could be. As school started, the students_________me as their former teachers and once again were ready to see what they could get away with. This time, though, I was strict but__________with them. I did my best to make the__________fun. I shared smiles, praised their efforts, and__________them to work hard. The effect was amazing. My uncontrollable classroom was soon__________. Students were laughing and learning and I finally felt like I was doing my job__________. I went home happily and enjoyed the rest of my birthday with my family.

Every day we are given another__________to get things right, to live our lives with love and joy, and to make this world a better place. Every morning arises and begins once again to be the best of you.

2 . At the age of 16, my father studied under the street light until he was very tired. Sometimes, the school guard would let him slip (溜) into the empty passages to _______the cold. The _______of electricity in the home was one of the easier roadblocks to overcome on his path to becoming a _______.

Despite poor conditions, my father defeated the difficulties to establish his own clinic. However, he decided to _______this comfortable lifestyle and move to America to look for limitless opportunities for his family.

Indeed, he _______something. Because of my father, I tried to take advantage of every opportunity. I changed my school from my familiar middle school in the country, where I stood out, to the _______International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program. Although I also gave up something, like my father, by changing schools, I have no _______. At my current high school, I have endless _______to make progress and communicate with students from many backgrounds.

Changing schools gave me the _______to look for strict courses. My academic future challenges and pushes me.

For the rest of high school, I hope to keep my ________grades and participate in summer programs. I understand that grades do not represent a person, but I am encouraged to study, like my father, ________I reach success.

I firmly believe that to develop our society we must first help the less ________. I hope to choose a career that lets me do this. My dream to become a doctor results from my desire to reduce the ________of others. Also, I realize that ________is the groundwork of my future and that I must ________a good foundation (基础).

7 . I always knew that I depended too much on my phone. But I didn’t know how much. So I decided to do this _______ to find out.

Every morning since I got a smartphone, I’ve used The Weather Channel App to find out what to _______. On the first morning I had to dress without guidance, but _______ I was able to guess that the day would be cold and foggy by looking out of my window.

I couldn’t tell what time it was. I haven’t worn a _______ for more than a year, because my phone showed the time. So I was late for _______ friends who had been on the bus for two hours from Santa Monica to Palos Verdes. I was also late for my part-time job. And _______, I couldn’t call people to tell them that I was running late.

Getting places was harder, too. I got _______ because I couldn’t use the GPS on my phone. My driving, though, got a lot _______ because I no longer had my phone in one hand checking directions while _______ with the other.

But the number one trouble was not having my contact list. I forgot to write down my friends’ and family members’ phone numbers before I ________ the challenge. It was sad to realize that I couldn’t remember my brother’s and my mom’s cell phone numbers. Oh, how I ________ to turn on the phone for just a second to look up phone numbers!

Even with all the problems, however, I found ________ not worrying about missing a text message or an e-mail.

This challenge was a(n) ________ learning experience. It surprised me how I’d taken no notice of even the ________ things like remembering phone numbers. We all should ________ some time to think about how we can depend less on our cell phones.

8 . I'm entering my eighth year teaching preschool. I've never got tired of it, because______ year is ever the same. Sometimes our school brings new staff and new students' families who are ______ with the purposeful aesthetic（美学）our school seeks for. So I am eager to show them around my classroom with the of ______ to help them sense our school philosophy ——supporting creativity, learning and ______ for children. Their nodding and smile make me feel it will be another ______ new school year.

All of the walls in my classroom start out very ______They are plain in color. All I will do is give students the great beauty in the physical environment with my philosophy. First, I arrange all the children’ s first names in a circle on the wall, ______ traditional number lines or alphabet order, which may make students feel discriminated. I like it when children see their names and have a sense of ______ to our class community. ______ I have a sign on our paper towel holder that is a ______ of how many paper towels we use, because we are showing our ______ to the Earth and will be starting with what we can do for the Earth within our classroom. I also have a small sign about our voice scale, which gives a ______ to distinguish indoor and outdoor voice level, and then I use the language all the time ______,“Shh — Let's bring our voices down to a Number 2 or 3. ”For the ______ part, the walls belong to the children, and the children will ______ the lively color and decorations in the room through their paintings to relieve their tension between lessons. The walls I place value on give an excellent way to show that students' well-being and the talent of art are valued.

Aesthetics of the walls affect their emotional responses. I am proud I can provide such a class community where my students feel happy, motivated and respected.

9 . I'm a big fan of pop music and I enjoy listening to music quite a lot. Although people can listen to ____ music on their music players when they are travelling, working or studying, ____ festivals and concerts are becoming more and more ____. This is because I believe they offer two main ____.   

The first one is that the sound is much ____ at live concerts where the music and voices come ____ from the musicians. This makes it a much more emotional(有感染力的) ____ because you have direct contact with the ____ and you react to them and they react to you.   

The second advantage is the atmosphere. ____ listening to a recording ____ on your personal music player, at a concert you are ____ with a huge crowd of people and ____ the music together. This means it is a ____ as well as an artistic experience.

The main problem is that you cannot listen to live music whenever you want as you can on a personal music player. Besides, the noise from the audience sometimes damages the quality of the sound.

In my opinion, however, the best way to enjoy music is in the wonderful atmosphere of a live concert. It is more ____ because you are surrounded by other ____ who are dancing with you happily.