3 . On September 16, 2023, just weeks into the school year, two groups of boys fought across the courtyard at Southwood High School in Louisiana. In a _________two days, 23 students were in police station, one of whom was _________ with threatening an assistant principal.

When gang violence _______, concerned dads at this high school said “Not on our _______.”That’s how Dads on Duty was born and they began patrolling the campus every day.

Around 40 men organized into six-person _________. Some are fathers who sacrifice their own schedules and _________, while others are men who don’t have a _________but wants the youth to know they have an entire community behind them.

Now, anyone who wants to enter the school with rage (狂怒) and a closed _________ have to face tough papa bears. They are _________ Southwood, making sure every student feels as if someone __________a lot of time and energy in their safety and has an adult to turn to in times of crisis.

Besides, their presence is meant to be more __________ than reactionary. For instance, one day after school, Morgan noticed an odd student __________ outside without friends. Morgan suspected he was lying in wait for an attack so this cautious father got the student out of the area, likely avoiding a violent incident. It was a situation requiring more delicacy than law enforcement (执法部门) and security __________ have offered.

Since Dads on Duty arrived on campus, gang battles have stopped completely. The Louisiana dads have already __________ with fathers in other parts of the country, who have followed their example. They’d like to start new __________ of the campaign throughout the country.

4 . Chris, a 21-year-old young man from Maitland, Florida, completed an Ironman triathlon (铁人三项). An Ironman ________ a 112 mile cycle, a 2.4-mile swim and a 26.2-mile run. While this is an amazing ________ for any human being, it is especially ________ for Chris Nikic who has Down Syndrome. ________, Chris Nikic did the impossible!

His ________ to this amazing and inspiring accomplishment has been anything but ________. Chris had open-heart surgery when he was just five months old. He needed a ________ when he was three and did not even walk on his own until he was four years old. Throughout his childhood, he and his parents were told that he could not do many things that other kids could do. For years they got ________ to and accepted these limits.

Until in 2017, he sets his ________ on competing in triathlons. His training starts with one pushup as well as an amazing commitment he ________with his dad to get 1% better each day. ________, Chris trained four to eight hours each day for a whole year to prepare for the ________.

Chris’s amazing perseverance (毅力) is an example for not only children with Down Syndrome and other special ________ but to all kids around the world. Chris is now trying to ________ as many people as he can with his story which he is ________ through public speaking, presentations, and a book he is working with his father.

5 . If you want to stand out, 10,000 hours of training will take you much further than your natural abilities. Mozart is considered by many as the greatest composer who ever lived. Traditionally, many people ________ outstanding achievements like Mozart’s are due to talent, or even inborn inspiration or ________.

This assumption holds especially true for child prodigies (神童) like Mozart whose music talent ________ the world at the age of six. But looking more ________ at this phenomenon, we find that these individuals actually had to practice countless hours before showing their ________ remarkable talent. In fact, scientists indicate that a prodigy’s training typically ________ at a very early age, with massive time invested in practice.

For example, when the six-year-old Mozart toured Europe to ________ his brilliant piano skills, he had already ________ 3,500 hours of musical training. If you compare this to other pianists who have practiced for as long, Mozart’s ________ wasn’t all that exceptional. It seems that outstanding abilities come from intensive strict practice ________ natural talents. A study shows the only factor directly ________ the students’ level of achievement was the amount of serious practice time: the most ________ performers had practiced for an average of 10,000 hours, while the least skilled had only 4,000 hours of practice. What’s even more revealing is that there were no ________: All of the top performers had ________ great efforts to their practice. It seems that no extraordinary talent can ________ without tough practice.

6 . My biggest challenge in the past year, when I moved into an apartment near Basel, Switzerland, took the form of a massive Bernese Mountain Dog. He ______ an elderly woman on her daily walk behind my home. Since I enjoy the same ______ almost every day, our encounters were ______. The dog walked closely by his partner like a ______.

I’d admired the beautiful Bernese ______. My policy is not to touch anyone’s dog without asking ______ or sensing a clear invitation to do so. This fellow’s owner would always ______ me a pleasant word or two in the local Swiss dialect, little of which I understood ______ at first. So we’d just smile and pass as the dog eyed me with ______, usually with a sharp warning bark.

As this ______ on week after week, I came at least to know their names: Etti and Rocky, ______ with a deeply rolled “R” and long “O”. You can’t force love. Sure enough, over time the sharp bark turned into an almost ______ woof (狗叫声), and the conversations with Etti ______ several sentences, mutually understood despite my ______ accent.

Finally, one day, Rocky presented his massive ______ below my hand, as if allowing me to bestow (授予) on him his entitled knighthood.

7 . May is a beautiful month full of sunshine and flowers. It is also the __________ when we show thanks to our mothers on Mother’s Day.

In my family, the celebration of Mother’s Day is __________ every year. Two years ago, I made a big __________ for my mom and she still remembers all the dishes I cooked that morning. Last year, I __________ some of my old books and I bought her a scarf with the money. She uses it all the time.

I wanted to do __________ special on Mother’s Day this year. In late April, I started to look for different gift __________ on the Internet. It took me about two weeks to get a final idea. __________ , I decided to make several (几个) cards by hand. And then I put the cards and a bag of colorful __________ in a box. Of course, I wrote some____________ on the cards. The words were all about __________ jobs I could help my mom do at home, like doing the dishes and cleaning the floor.

On the night before Mother’s Day, I went into my mom’s room __________ and put the gift on her bed when she was sleeping. When she __________ in the morning, she found the cards. She was very excited about my gift and __________ a lot of time looking at the cards and enjoyed the candies.

Mother’s Day is a happy moment (时光) for me to __________ my mom. I will try to show my love __________ she cares about me so much every day. Mother’s love is the best in my heart.

9 . At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Romanian gymnast Nadia Comǎneci made history. She performed a routine ______ on the uneven bars (高低杠), scoring a perfect 10. She pursued perfection in her practice, which led to remarkable ______ in the game.

Perfectionism is generally appreciated as a good quality. Therefore, it’s not ______ that perfectionism in society has been on the rise for years. And it is more common in certain ______ like top athletes and medical specialists. Perfectionism can be seen as a behavioral ______. Perfectionists usually set extremely high standards for themselves and others. According to researchers, such behavior is rooted in insecurity. Many perfectionists ______ that if they don’t pay enough attention to ______, it will hurt their performance. So they ______ their perfectionism even when it’s self-defeating.

Aiming for a high degree of success isn’t necessarily ______ as long as you behave reasonably. People with adaptive perfectionism work hard to meet ambitious goals, but are also able to ______ mistakes, changes, and problems that they didn’t anticipate. When encountering barriers, they stay flexible.

Maladaptive perfectionism, which involves an intense ______ for others’ approval, and a high level of concern over mistakes, is unhealthy. It tends to ______ individual confidence and affects relationships and overall well-being. To overcome it, it’s crucial to ______ your mindset. Start by being ______ and gaining a broader perspective. Give yourself permission to loosen up a bit on certain matters, enabling you to ______ what truly matters. Transformation can be challenging, but it is indeed attainable.