1 . Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact _________ she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished _________ a driving offence (犯规，犯法).

Then one day she nearly _________ her record. A police car _________ her, and the policemen in it saw her _________ a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed _______ that she would be punished.

_________ Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was _________ old to drive a car, and that the _______ why she had not stopped at the red ________ was most probably that her eyes had become weak ________ old age, so that she had simply not seen it.

When the judge had finished what he was ________, Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was ________ and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she ________ a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt.

When she had __________ done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed ________ the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your __________. I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.”

The judge took the __________ and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was __________, and her record __________ unbroken.

3 . I was driving home after__________my aunt’s funeral. I took a canyon (峡谷) drive with beautiful scenery process my feelings.

Suddenly I heard a pop. I knew what had happened—a big flat tire! I __________ to the side, but this was a canyon drive with not much shoulder (路肩) __________, and it happened to be around a turning that people couldn’t see. That made it __________.

Cars were passing me fast. I couldn’t get out. Within minutes, I saw a van stopped behind me. The gentleman walked out, __________ a hand, and I dared to walk out very __________. He moved my car out of the __________ way while I was talking to the police. Since they couldn’t send __________ in 20-30 minutes, the gentleman took out my spare tire and started __________ the tire for me.

After the job was __________. I thanked him and he left. As we said goodbye. I __________ him to pay it forward. I saw in my mirror that the van just __________ me, making sure I was OK. At the light. I got a __________ to see his family in the van. A beautiful young wife with attractive children in the back. They all gave me a big smile and __________ at me!

I thought the gentleman had set a successful example for those young children to learn about __________ and passion.

4 . It was the last day of the final examination in a university. On the steps of one building, a group of students who majored in engineering were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few_____.On their faces was confidence. This was their last exam—then they would face _____ and jobs.

Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they would get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take _____ of the world.

The coming exam, they knew, would be an easy task. The professor had said they could_____ any books or notes they wanted to take the exam, only requesting that they should not _____ each other during the test.

Joyfully they entered the examination room. The professor handed out the papers. And smiles _____ on the students’ faces as they noticed there were only five essay－type questions(问答题).

Three hours had passed_____ the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces were frightened expressions. No one spoke as the professor faced the class with papers in his hands.

He looked at the _____ faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?”_____ a hand was raised.

“How many answered four?” Still no hands.

“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly (不安地) in their seats.

“One, then? Certainly somebody finished _____.”But the class remained silent.

The professor put down the papers.“That is exactly what I _____，” he said.“I just want to impress upon you that，_____ you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many questions about the _____ you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively (相对地)valuable in everyday practice.” Then smiling, he added, “You will all _____ this course, but remember even though you are now college graduates, your education has just begun.”

The years have _____ the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.

7 . For most people, having things stolen feels like an offence. Robbie Pruitt admitted that he got_________ when he discovered the theft of his mountain bike last September. But soon enough, his_________ took a turn. After letting go of his anger and frustration, he found himself on a road to sympathy_________.

For Pruitt, a keen bicyclist, the first thing to do was_________ his   stolen bike. But   when he went bike shopping, he found few available, which got him thinking: What if the_________ of bikes was Covid- 19 related, and what if the person who’d taken his bike really needed_________ to get to work?

With that thought in mind, Pruitt_________ a plan and posted it on the community website. He _________ to fix bikes free of charge for anyone who needed it. He also asked for unwanted bikes, which he would repair again _________. And then he would donate them to folks who could truly use them but didn’t have the __________ to buy one.

The day the post went live, Pruitt received thirty __________ bicycles. Then came more than 500__________ for detailed information. By the end of 2020, Pruitt had repaired more than 131 for donation or to be __________ to their owners.

Pruitt tries to give his donations to families that are __________ struggling. __________ simply satisfying a material need, he has provided an opportunity for kids in his neighborhood to learn how to fix their own bikes.

In addition to __________ skills, Pruitt’s lessons teach teamwork, encourage self-worth, and promote feelings of community. __________, the kids have gained a sense of accomplishment.

“It’s a really great __________ for kids,” said a neighbor in an interview with the local newspaper. “Pruitt is certainly providing a __________, but it’s not just the bikes. It’s the relationships in the community. It’s the __________ that he can make on people.”

8 . Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. In my application letter, I was careful to ________ how much I wanted to see France; evidently, my excitement really came through in my words. Once I ________ that I was going, all I could think about was the fun of foreign travel and making all sorts of new and ________ friends. While traveling was inspiring and meeting people was ________, nothing about my term in France was what I ________.

The moment I arrived in Paris, I was ________ by a nice French couple who would become my host parents. My entire experience was joyous and exciting ________ I received some shocking news from my program coordinator(协调人): there had been an accident in my host parents’ extended family. They had to travel outside France for several weeks. That afternoon, I had to ________ out of one family’s house and into another. The exchange coordinator told me I’d have a ________ this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker. To avoid the temptation to ________ my native language, I asked not to be ________ with an English-speaking roommate. When I got to my new room, I ________ myself to my new roommate Paolo, a Brazilian, the same age as I, whom I was surprised to find playing one of my favorite CDs! In just a few hours, we knew we’d be good friends for the rest of the ________.

I left France with many ________, so when people ask me what my favorite part of the trip was, they are always ________ to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and the scores of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends ________ France we enjoyed together. I love how people ________ seem so different, but end up being so ________. The most valuable lesson I gained from studying in France wasn’t just to respect the French people ________ to respect all people, for your next best friend could be just a continent away. I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign cultures and gain meaningful ________.

9 . Peter loved his wife Marion, loved adventure, and loved his camper van (野营车)called Schoen. The pair made numerous unforgettable road trips in Schoen. But after Marion died, the ______ Schoen had fewer and fewer outings. With Schoen’s adventuring days seemingly over, Peter decided to put it up for ______

Elise and her husband, Domenic, had always dreamed of owning their own “happiness bus” and travelling in a camper van. One day, Elise ______ the sales information on Schoen and the couple instantly decided to take a look. Elise fell in love with Schoen______, but Peter asked for $39, 000, well outside their______.

Feeling extremely disappointed, the couple left. “We were______to have met Peter,” said Elise with a smile. “We shared with him our story and dream of owning a van like that.”

A few days later, Peter called to invite them back for a second look. ______the young couple came again, but without much______Peter said he had so far received two offers for Schoen, and both met his asking price. But they were from ______, which would likely mean the van’s______gathering dust in a garage or display. Peter asked how much the couple would be able to______. Domenic told him the most they could spend was around half of what he was ______ . Peter, holding back tears himself, told them he would ______their offer only if they promised to have adventures with Schoen.

Now Schoen is on glorious adventures somewhere, helping Elise and Domenic create wonderful family ______.

“Peter is definitely a hero for us,” says Elise. “Finding Schoen and making that______ to Peter had totally changed our life. ”