1 . As 17-year-old Norwood drove through St. Petersburg last February for a tour, the laughter from the four girls inside her car quickly _________ screams. As they approached a crossroads, another car T-boned them, sending their car sailing into the yard nearby, coming to a stop only when it crashed into a tree.

The impact had caved in Norwood's driver's side door, jamming it _________. Shaken, but _________ OK, she crawled out through the window. Along with two of her friends, who had also _________ to free themselves, she ran for her life.

But halfway down the street, she realized that her best friend, Simmons, wasn't with them. She ran back to the car and found Simmons _________ in the back seat. Without hesitation, she threw open the back door and pulled her friend out, _________ the broken glass as best she could. She _________ Simmons a few feet to safety and laid her on the ground. “I _________ her pulse but there was no sign of life. That's when I started CPR,” she told CNN.

If the accident had happened a few weeks earlier, she might not have known what to do. But Norwood, pursuing a career in medicine, had got the CPR _________ just the day before. Looking at her dying friend, Norwood knew she had __________ time to practice what she'd learned.

Immediately, she started __________ Simmons's chest with her interlocked fingers and breathing into her friend's mouth to __________ her lungs with the kiss of life. Five minutes later, Simmons began coughing and gasping（喘息）for air. The first aid she performed worked!

Soon, the ambulance arrived and __________ Simmons to the hospital, where she received medical treatment. When she heard how her best friend had saved her life, “I am extremely grateful to Norwood for her __________ of life,” Simmons told CNN. “But I am not __________, because she will always help any way she can.”

2 . In a national spelling contest in America, an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her ________ voice, the judges were not sure whether she spelled the right word. They talked it over and ________ decided to simply ask her what she had said. By then, the girl knew she had misspelled the word. Instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the ________ letter—so she lost the contest.

As the girl walked off the ________, the entire audience stood，clapping to applaud her honesty. Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this ________, even though it cost the girl the contest. But the fact is that she ________ the biggest contest that day: the contest of her character.

Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we would do if we knew we would never get ________. This young girl could easily have ________ and nobody would have known it but herself. But it’s been said, “If you ________, you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was ________ enough to prize her own character more than the prize from a spelling contest. She knew the ________ she made in that moment will have a long-lasting influence in her future.

Should the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket or ________ to the policeman? Should the ________ change received at the store be forgotten or ________ ? Nobody will know. But we have to live with ourselves, and it is always better to live with someone we ________.

3 . The first time my grandma came to visit us in Canada, she was a little upset. She ________ that there was nothing to do.

Before my grandma arrived, I used to tend the flowers in our garden. But while I was at school and my parents were at work, my grandma, feeling ________, came down upon the little piece of land. She pulled out the annuals (一年生植物) and ________ those with orderly rows of green onions and other ________. I told her to stop, to keep the flowers. “They’re pretty, but they’re ________,” she said matter-of-factly. I was annoyed until I learned something about her past.

Grandma was ________ at the time of a severe famine (饥荒). She lost her parents and did everything on her own. ________ , she never cried about it to anyone.

Different times ________ unique characters. My grandma was shaped by the ________ of her family members and the difficulties in China’s recent history. Those who experienced the famine are, ________, unwilling to use valuable land to plant flowers. Her ________, responsibility, diligence and frugality (勤俭), helped her through those difficult years, some of which were laid down by the hands of time, and to change them now would ________ her. She is a(n) ________ link between my family’s past and future — she ________ her times’ challenges to support the next generation. Someday, I will be like my grandma and ________ my small part to human’s moving on.

4 . A woman was drowning and she put her hand in the air with her last energy. She was only moments away from_______when she was rescued. Surf lifesaver Andrew Reid, who helped _______ the woman,said the woman was_______ lucky, with a number of factors contributing to her rescue.

He had just walked in at 6:55 a. m. and a fellow lifeguard _______ because they start at 7:00 a.m. They were _______ just looking out and checking the conditions. It was then that the struggling woman was_______ .

Mr.Reid said as he _______ his way towards the woman, other lifeguards were also trying hard. One of the other _______ , Troy Stewart, got to the woman quicker. He reached the woman as she began to _______ under water. Mr.Reid said the woman was ________when got above the waterline.

Another lifeguard, Anthony Carroll, raced to the rescue, and he even made a separate rescue. “She is a very lucky lady,” Mr. Reid said. “She had two of the country’s________ surf swimmers at the beach this morning.” He added that each lifeguard took a different ________ to ensure at least one of them was able to ________ the woman in time.

The woman was ________once she had been rescued. Mr. Reid was proud of the role he and his colleagues________ in the rescue.

5 . When my best friend, Jane, and I were 16, we were in the same class. About a week before Thanksgiving Day, we found out our teacher Mr. Edward was having some financial (经济的) ___________. We wanted to do something to help him, so we decided to ___________ food, clothing and gifts to ___________ his family had a good Thanksgiving Day.

When Jane told her family about our plan, her mother was ___________. Together they ___________ their house for things they could ___________. Her mother went to the kitchen, pulling out a big turkey and saying.

“Thanksgiving Day won’t be ___________ without a turkey dinner.” To this day, Jane ___________ how moved she was by her mother’s generosity (慷慨).

Before ___________ gifts, we said some words of appreciation for the wonderful chance to ________ others. I will never forget the ____________ look of our teacher and his wife when they ____________ the door; their four children stood around them as we handed out the gifts. It was a cold night. ____________, we all felt warm inside.

Last month ____________ I was in a meeting, my secretary informed me, “Your high school teacher Mr. Edward is wondering if you could ____________ him a few minutes. He’s sitting in your office right now!”

We hugged and began to speak of the last 42 years. He told me that what warmed his heart that night was to see a group of teenagers who understood the spirit of Thanksgiving Day.

6 . Pennsylvania is full of mysterious places! One of those is an old turnpike （收费高速公路） _______ for decades. My dad loves history, and he learned it was open to the public. _______, when I was 14, we took a bike trip to _______ this road!

My dad chose a 16-mile _______ of the road for us to ride. Part of it included an old tunnel called Sideling Hill which is over a mile long! To _______, we checked our tires and made sure our lights had batteries. In the morning, we loaded our bikes into the car and set off. As we approached the tunnel, I felt _______ as it was absolutely black inside! But Dad encouraged me. He said he would be beside me. He reminded me to stay _______ and keep my light on!

When we _______ the tunnel, the sound of our bikes was heard through the darkness. I shined my flash light around and saw walls _______in graffiti （涂鸦）.And I felt like I was being __________! I was pretty scared, but __________ on following Dad helped me relax. After riding half-way through, I could see light coming from the other end, motivating me to keep going. And I was so delighted to ride out into the bright afternoon!

Whenever going through __________ in life, I remember this trip. It reminds me that my father is always beside me. He turns on the light of hope in my __________, as well as gives me __________ to keep riding through life's   __________ tunnels.

7 . One of my favourite films is Mr. Bean At a Fancy(化装)Restaurant. In the film, after being____at his table,Mr. Bean takes out a ___,writes a few words on it,signs his name,puts it into an envelope and ___it on the table.After a moment,he looks at the____but this time he looks surprised,as if he did not know it was there.He opens it to find a birthday card and delightedly puts it on the table for everyone to see.

When he looks at the____,an astonished look quickly____on his face.He takes all____out of his pockets,counts it and puts it in a saucer(碟子).He then looks from the menu to the money with ___until he finds one thing that makes him smile. He____a dish called “steak tartare.” When the dish arrives,he is ___to discover that “steak tartare” is____a raw(生肉的)hamburger.He____an attempt to eat it,but it is____,from the look on his face,that he finds the taste really terrible.He cannot ___his feelings,except when the waiter asks whether everything is OK.He smiles and nods,____that everything is fine.___no one is looking,however,he____himself hiding the raw meat anywhere he can____,inside a sugar bottle,a tiny flower vase and under a plate.He becomes so disappointed in the end that he ___hides some inside the ___of a woman sitting near him and throws some under the seat of the restaurant’s violinist!

I like to watch Mr. Bean on TV but I wouldn’t want to meet someone like him in real life.

8 . In 2016, 60-year-old Marshall Reeves got onto his bike in California. He _________ the Race Across America, a 3000-mile _________ than runs from coast to coast.

The _________ was to cross the finish line in Maryland in two weeks. It had _________ him twice. But he didn’t give up. For his third _________, Reeves had a new source of _________; He was racing with 3000 Miles to a Cure, which raises money for brain cancer research.

The race is one of the most _________ in the world. Only about half the competitors are able to finish it. _________ other long-distance bike races, it is continuous—once the clock starts in California, it doesn’t stop until Maryland. Therefore, racers have to meet the _________ time cutoffs（截止点）, otherwise it is impossible for them to __________ it.

Racers are typically __________ by a small crew in cars, whose job is to keep the racers not only physically fit, but also mentally __________. In the early days of the race,when Reeves had time to stop at a hotel, he would be __________ to a full-body massage（按摩）and a good night’s sleep. But after three days, rest was a luxury（奢侈品）as he needed to __________ for over 20 hours a day to achieve his goal.

After crossing the two points where his previous attempts had __________, Reeves entered an unknown area. With just 25 miles left, Reeves __________ to stay awake, just catching quick naps. __________, he successfully crossed the finish line in 12 days, 13 hours and 52 minutes.

This year, Reeves will __________ across America again. But this time it’s a little __________ —as a road director, he returned the __________ for his crew’s hard work.

9 . A couple of weeks ago, when we were leaving one of those horrible giant trampoline bouncy(弹跳床)places, my 11－year－old daughter said to me, “I don't think I'm very athletic, you know, like Rocket (her brother). He seems to be really good at ______.”

What came out my mouth ______ me: “No, you're kind of not.”

Okay, let me ______. As you may have guessed, this child has been with me for about 11 years, so I've had enough time to ______ her engaging in physical acts: jumping, climbing, running, and organized sports.

And the kid is just ______ me: two left feet. If anybody was ever NOT a “natural”______， that person is me.

But even ______ these facts, my first instinct(本能反应)was to show her with some ______： “Oh, no honey. You're good at sports! You just have to keep ______！” But I decided to tell her the ______， and I could see it hurt a bit.

So I said more: “Ava, we all have things we are particularly, ______ good at. Like you and ______. You're in the 5th grade and read Charles Dickens. That isn't ______， but you've done it without even trying. But all of us also have things that we are ______ in. If we wan to get good at those things, we have to put in twice the ______ of the people around us to get to a decent(相当的)point and even harder if we want to ______.”

She was nodding. She totally ______ it. Why? Because it's the truth. Sometimes I wonder why we run around talking nonsense(胡扯)to our kids when they can ______ the truth. And they can smell rubbish from a mile away. In other words, they can easily recognize you are ______. In addition, if they don't know where they ______ now, they'll never know how to get somewhere new.