1 . I was on my way to go to a job interview when I was stopped by Officer Jenkins. When I ________, both of the brake lights went out. Thinking that I was stopped for a(n) ________ traffic check, I reached for my driving license and registration. I was even ready for a(n) ________.

As he ________ the car and saw I was pulling out my stuff, he ________ said, “Don’t worry about pulling anything out. I just want you to be ________ that your brake lights are out.” I was immediately ________ because I had just got them replaced last month. I explained to him how the garage mechanic wanted to ________ me $600 just to run a test on the wiring of the car.

He looked at me with a ________ and told me to pop the trunk. With a simple tap here and a tap there, Jenkins managed to get the brake lights ________ again.

I was moved by his ________. He could have easily given me a ticket, but he stepped out of ________ role and into mechanic role to make sure I was straight. His action reminded me of the profound impact a ________ act of kindness can have. It’s a call to recognize those who go the ________ mile, who do more than what’s ________ of them.

2 . Jaxon Carter, a 6-year-old boy, lost his mother very early. Her passing away left the little boy and his dad in _________. Soon after that, Jaxon had to move to a new _________ to study, which proved to be a great _________ for him.

Jaxon has been an outstanding and _________ student, despite his sadness over losing his mother. Jaxon recently had his graduation ceremony where he _________ a valedictory (告别的) speech. However, a normal speech everyone expected _________ an emotional and heart-breaking one as the boy paid tribute to (致敬) his late mother.

“When I started kindergarten here in August last year, I was a little 5-year-old boy who had lost my beautiful mother a month before. My kindergarten year helped me grow braver, smarter, more kind-hearted, and more _________,” he said in the _________. He thanked his teacher, who he _________ as someone with a “big heart”. “When I was __________, she used to tell me it would be all right.”

Lastly, he dedicated his speech to the person he __________ missed his mother. “I dedicate my speech, good grades, all school awards, and my kindergarten graduation to my beautiful mommy, who I will always __________ and miss so much,” said Jaxon. “I know she will always be with me in my __________.”

The audience __________ him as they were all brought into tears by the boy’s beautiful and heartfelt __________.

3 . Tenzing Bodosa was awoken at midnight by a sound outside. He got up and saw several wild _________ in his farm. For many farmers, seeing such animals appear in the farm is _________. However, for Bodosa, who ran a large tea farm in the state of Assam, India, it meant everything was working _________.

The Asian elephants has been listed as a(n) _________ species by International Union for Conservation of Nature and their population has _________ by half in the past decades for various reasons. One is _________ to the vast tea farms, which elephants regard as parts of their forest habitats and their migratory routes over centuries.

“Sadly, in India, _________ between humans and wild elephants often end up _________,” said Bodosa. “I decided that there must be a way for us to live _________.” Then Bodosa began a natural tea farm in 2007.

To create an elephant-friendly area for elephants, Bodosa planted organic grass, fruits and tea. He also provided them with easy __________ by making sure there were no fences or other __________ to restrict wild elephants’ movement.

Gradually, his tea farm __________ other animals’ visiting. Many human visitors followed, too, and some even volunteered here. Bodosa’s tea farm was __________ as “the world’s first elephant-friendly tea farm”. He has also trained many farmers in organic farming. “We have to work hard to __________ the lives of both wild elephants and humans,” Bodosa said. The tea from such farms does have an economical and __________ impact on Assam.

4 . My car suddenly broke down on a highway when going to a wedding with my daughter.

People shouted _______ at me and flashed their lights as they _______ away.

You cannot believe how _______ it is on the highway flowing at 120 km. When you’re _______ , you are a part of the flow and you don’t feel the speed. When you _______ , you suddenly realize how dangerous you are. As a 16-wheel truck _______ my car’s back window, I found the truck stopped in order not to _______ me. Cars piled up behind me and tried to miss one another and _______ hitting me. We felt terribly _______ for them.

I called Discovery Insure to assist. When we were waiting, I saw the truck ________ behind us and a man ran up quickly. I said I couldn’t pay him and my insurance service was on the way. He said, “I don’t want money. Someone will probably hit you. You aren’t ________ here.” Then I knew his name, Godfrey.

Godfrey placed a warning ________ behind my car. He took us to his truck, ________ to pull my car onto his truck, and drove us to safety. I was ________ , saying he was so kind, and the world needs more people like him. Godfrey waited until Discovery Insure came. Knowing we were OK, Godfrey drove off as ________ as he appeared! He was gone, but I will never forget his kindness!

5 . People come in all colors, shapes, and sizes. We’re all born to be our own _________ . For Sarah White, a young baby girl, she was born with the congenital melanocytic nevus (CMN) (先天性黑色素细胞痣)on her face.

Sarah’s mother, Ariel White, _________ thought her baby just had a small bruise(瘀伤). However, she later found out it was a(n) _________ birthmark. Knowing the troubles her daughter might _________ with such a terrible birthmark, therefore, Ariel has been on a mission to change how the world _________ beauty. In an effort to raise awareness about Sarah’s _________, the mother set up a social media page where she shares _________ on Sarah’s day-to-day life.

Ariel said, “Many people have never seen a birthmark like Sarah’s and that’s part of why I was _________ to share. This is a good platform for parents and their children to see kids have _________. ”She has focused on spreading understanding of the CMN. Surprisingly, __________ social media and Ariel’s passion, the family has been able to __________ other kids just like Sarah on the other side of the world.

Ariel added the toughest thing for Sarah in the future could be her mental health. “She may __________ bullying (欺凌) and the similar kind of experiences. Honestly, I think that just mainly comes from people’s lack of the related knowledge. It doesn’t __________ me that others haven’t seen it. Instead, I really __________ the more people can see these differences, the more __________ the differences will seem to be, through my efforts. ”

6 . Tina often discussed with her parents whether they should get a pet dog. However, they always ________ that training a dog would be too distracting for Tina, and they couldn’t ________ the vet (兽医) and food bills with their low income.

One day, when they were walking along a narrow path to look for mushroom, a painfilled howl (嗥叫) rang through the trees. Tina and her parents got ________.

“That’s a dog.” Tina headed off in the ________ of the wolf.

“Wait, Tina!” Her dad reached for her arm but ________. “It could be a wolf.”

“Even if it is, it’s still hurt,” Tina said as she headed deep into the forest. “We’ve got to help it.”

Tina’s parents ________ her, but Tina was soon out of ________. When they caught up with her, she was kneeing down beside a hunting dog. It was obvious that he was ________ in a trap. Tina’s dad bent forward to ________ the dog and found the trap closed over the dog’s paw (爪). Later, Tina’s dad took out his knife to ________ the trap. ________ the trap didn’t break any bones.

Tina’s mother had grown up in a family of hunters and was well ________ that the dog was well-trained.

They took the dog home, and Tina’s dad treated his ________. Although Tina’s parents initially intended to send the dog to a ________ where there would be kind people taking care of him, the family quickly grew to love him, so they ________ their idea. Tina named the dog Rocky and he became a family member.

8 . As a community worker, I came into serious conflict with my community last week, and things completely fell apart between me and my community. As a result, I ________ to step away from them, blocked them on social media and did my best to ________ about them. However, the issues continued to ________ me, and even had a bad ________ on other areas of my life.

Yesterday, I was ________ to see this community and held a ________ because of a major work event. I was still in fear of the issues and felt ________ when I first saw the people I ________ with. Despite all of this, the strangest but most ________ thing happened to me. I felt something that I hadn’t felt in a long time, peace and forgiveness.

At the meeting, there were no ________ or conflicts with anyone. It was ________ that a lot of people had ________ from the issues. I realized that there wasn’t anything to worry about anymore. No one ________ bad will on me, and no one was holding anger against me anymore. There was peace, and room for people to forgive and move on.

When you ________ others, you not only free them and find peace with them, but yourself as well. Now, I only wish them the best life that they can have, and the most ________ they could ever have. And then, I move on.

9 . In late July, an accident happened during Louisiana Watermelon Festival in Farmerville, Louisiana. A produce truck carrying over 100 ________ on the road near the festival site was ________ in an accident, which left the fruit spread on the road. Fortunately, it caused no ________.

It appeared that the watermelons which were crushed (压碎) in the accident would go ________ until licensed wildlife rehab (康复) specialist Leslie Greene came upon the scene. Once discovering everyone was okay, she ________ the owner, Jeff, “Well, if you are not going to use all the watermelons that’s already ________, can I have it for the wildlife rehab?” Jeff responded, “If they can go to another ________ instead of being discarded, that would be ________.”

Jeff ________ the fruits to the home of River Bandit Rescue, which currently houses forty-two ________, including beavers, raccoons, goats and some other animals. Greene passed the watermelons onto her furry ________. They all just went to town on it. They ________ love the watermelons.

After Greene shared her watermelon truck encounter on social media, a ton of her followers went to the Jeff’s social medial account to ________ him for donating the crushed watermelons instead of trashing them. Jeff ________ Greene to tell her he would offer her and her animals any produce he could no longer sell or use.

“So it turned out to be a big ________ for us and the wildlife,” Greene says. “I appreciate Jeff and appreciate all the animal lovers who did reach out to him and tell him thank you.”