2 . My great-grandfather, my grandfather and my father are all farmers. My father expects me to become a farmer and _______ them all but I don’t agree with my father.

Three years ago, my father took me to an airport to visit one of his friends. His friend _______ a small airline. It was the first time I had seen a _______ airplane. After my father’s friend discovered I had never been in an airplane, he _______ me to fly with them. When we took off, I felt excited. While we were in the air, I almost forgot I had to _______ the ground. All I could think of was flying would be my _______ in life and how I wanted to fly again and again.

Since then, if I had time, my father’s friend would teach me how to fly. He _______ let me fly alone once. I wanted to become a pilot but I would have to go _______ my father.

At the age of 18, I had to tell my father what I wanted to do but I didn’t want to make him _______. As he walked ahead of me and I ________, I didn’t know what I could say to help him understand my ________ for flying. I took my courage and said, “Father, I have something ________ to tell you. I want to go to college and become a pilot. I have talked to the schools and they agreed to give me financial (金融的) help. “I felt nervous in his ________. Then he spoke,” I was wondering when you would tell me. I have been ________ money for you. ” When I heard this, I couldn’t help crying. For the first time, I really understand his ________ love for me.

3 . When he was young, Emmett Diggs liked nothing more than boxing. He even ________ a national prize in 1961. ________ at age 45, he wasn’t able to move as usual. A doctor told him he had Parkinson’s disease (帕金森病). At first, he thought nothing of it until one day while cleaning the floor on his hands and knees, he found that he couldn’t get up without ________. After that, he began to feel ________ and showed no interest in doing anything. It was the ________ period Emmett had experienced.

One morning, Emmett’s wife, Patty, shared with him a newspaper story about a man with Parkinson’s disease who practiced a ________ training called Rock Steady Boxing (RSB), which ________ shadow boxing (拳击练习) with strength training.

So, Emmett decided to turn to John, the local program director, for help. When they first met, John ________ Emmett boxing gloves and let him take over a heavy bag. Just putting on the gloves brought wonderful ________ back for Emmett. When John said, “Hit the bag.” Emmett did as he was told. “It felt ________ as the bag was hitting back,” Emmett said excitedly.

Soon, Emmett ________ a regular RSB class of a dozen people who were dealing with Parkinson’s disease like him. Emmett’s boxing skills impressed them all and soon they became friends. Over time, the class became something of a(n) ________ group in which they could share their pains and hopes.

“I had thought Parkinson’s disease was going to ________ everything that mattered to me, ”Emmett has written. “________, it didn’t change my love for boxing and gave me a ________ to know a new group of guys who are optimistic and supportive.”“

4 . NEST4US, a charity organization, was born when 17-year-old Amanda realized how much food waste there is, how many _________ people there are, and how simple it would be to use the food waste to help the people in need. “There was a _________ man standing on a corner and he was holding a _________ that said “Hungry Need Food,” she remembers. “So I gave him my _________. It was so _________, it only took me 30 seconds, and it really _________ him.”

Hunger is just one of the many serious problems of living on the streets. But the ease of this small act _________ her to find a way to get food to the people who need it the most. She didn’t think too much about it and decided to just _________.

How would she _________ this huge task? Many kids have difficulty talking on the phone but talking to strangers is not a problem for Amanda, who says she emails, calls, and __________ to business owners to ask for money. From there, she and other volunteers __________ enough food.

“We have 1.5 times the amount of food we need to __________ every person on the planet, it’s just a matter of how to hand it out,” she says matter-of-factly, “__________ there are so many people who want to help the hungry people all you have to do is to ask them.”

She thinks running NEST4US has __________ her life skills like time management, public speaking and leadership. “What it’s really given me is this viewpoint, of putting other people __________.” she says.

6 . A thief dropped a winning lottery ticket (彩票) at the scene of his crime, but he has been given a lesson in _______. The man whom he robbed _______ the ticket and won the ￡25,000 prize. But the man managed to find the thief, and handed over the _______.

The robbery happened when Professor Sabbatucci was changing a tyre on a highway. Another motorist, who stopped “to_______”, stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the _______ ticket and brought it home.

The next day, the professor saw the lottery _______ on TV and realised it was a winner. He _______ the ￡25,000 prize, but he decided not to keep the money. He made an announcement on the radio, _______, “I’m trying to find the man who robbed me. I have ￡25,000 for him — a lottery _______. Please meet me.”

The professor received hundreds of ________ from people who were hoping to ________ him into handing them the money. But there was one voice he ________ and he arranged to meet the man in a park.

The robber gave back the ________ and burst into tears. He could not ________ what was happening.“Why didn’t you keep the money?” he asked. The professor replied, “Because it’s not mine.” Then he walked off, turning down the thief’s ________ to share the prize.

9 . Lu Yiwei, a 19-year-old from Shanghai, proved his floristry(花艺) skills by winning the gold medal at the 45th World Skills Competition in Kazan, Russia, last month.

“It is commonly believed that floristry is a job ________ for girls,” he said. “But actually, it’s not an easy one because it requires heavy work, such as moving wood and large, heavy flowerpots—things that are ________when creating works—which requires strength.”

Lu was ________ by a vocational school(职业学校) in 2017, a year after he graduated from junior high school at age 16. “The first thing I learned was design. Then my teacher told me that maybe I should study floristry because he felt I was ________ in that area,” he said laughingly. Lu said he was not sure about the suggestion then. “Actually, I knew ________ about floristry. All I knew at the time was that some students in our school had won the 44th World Skills Competition in Abu Dhabi in 2017.”

Lu said he was in a poor condition when he ________ the competition. “Almost two weeks before I had the final training in July, I was ________of ideas, which was terrible for a competitor whose project needed new ideas. I got used to my new identity later, thanks to my ________who guided me with their patience and scientific training courses.”

His trip to Kazan was ________, but he enjoys the memory. He said he had ________ during the competition because he was getting more and more nervous as the competition ________. “We were given all our tasks about 15 minutes before the competition started. It was really hard because we had to come up with ideas for all in such a short time.” he said.

“I didn’t ________during the World-Skills trials(预赛), as there were so many experienced and excellent competitors,” he said. "But I was always ________. I think my positive ________ brought me opportunities and the final honor.”

“Many of my classmates were pleased after winning medals at the competition, but they lost their ________. I won the gold medal at the age of 19, but I know that it’s not my final goal. I want to develop more new abilities.” Since returning from Russia, he has started a new life at his school, again studying design.

10 . Over the years, I never thought of my father as being very emotional. He never was, ________ not in front of me. My father never told me he loved me when I was a child, and never held it against him. I thought that all I really wanted was for my dad to take________in me.

On November 9^th, 1990, I received________that my National Guard unit would be sent to the front. I went on to my father and gave him the news. I could feel he was ________about my going. We never________it much more, and eight days later I was gone.

A few days after Thanksgiving I was able to call my wife. She told me that my father said his usual Thanksgiving prayer (祷告). But this time he________ one last sentence. As he lowered his voice and a tear ran ________his cheek, he said, “ Dear Lord, please________over and guide my son, Rick, with your hand in his time of need as he ________ his country, and bring him to home________.” At that point he burst into tears. I had never seen my father cry, and when I heard this, I couldn’t help but cry myself.

Eight months later, when I returned home from________, I hugged my wife and children in tears. When I came to my father, I gave him a huge hug. He whispered in my ear, “ I’m very proud of you, Son, and I love you.” I looked at that man, my dad,________ in the eyes as I held his head between my hands and I said, “I love you too, Dad,” and we hugged again. And then together, both of us cried.

Ever since that day, my ________ with my father has never been the same. We have had many ________ conversations. I have learned that he’s always being proud of me, and he’s not afraid to say “I love you” any more.________ am I. I’m just sorry it has taken more than 30 years and a war to find it out.