1 . We always celebrated my Dad’s November birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home. As years went on, these events took on a(n) ________ meaning - a traditional birthday party for Dad, and a personal ________ for all that he had done for me in my life.

When we knew that it might be Dad’s ________ birthday, the whole family decided to come together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home. It was a crowded party ________ all of us sitting around him.

Dad was a wonderful ________ , and here was a biggest audience he’d ever had. During a quiet moment, I announced that it was now Dad’s turn to ________ stories from us. I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him. ________, we told stories from our hearts, ________ Dad listened with wet, flashing blue eyes. We ________ all kinds of lost memories - stories about when we were little, stories about when Dad was young and stories that are shared as family ________. Even the littlest grandchildren couldn’t ________ to tell their grandfather why they loved him. For a man who had been kind to so many people in his life, here was our ________ to honor him.

A few months later, at Dad’s memorial service, we fully realized what we had given Dad that night. Those were the stories people normally tell at a ________. They are told, then, full of tears with the hope that the departed will somehow hear the outpouring of love. ________ we had given those loving ________ to Dad when he was ________, told through laughter, accompanied by hugs and joy. I’m sure the stories and memories ________ over in his mind during his last months and days.

Words do ________, and they are enough. We need to say them, to speak them ________ to the ones we love, for everyone else to hear. That’s the way to ________ love and our chance to honor a person in life.

2 . Brave daughter Neve, aged seven, and son Billy, five, save their mum’s life after calling 999 to say “mummy’s dead”. A proud mum was _________ by her young kids after she fell down the stairs and knocked herself out. Neve found her phone and _________ called 999, while anxious Billy who _________ her a blanket as the mum _________ unconscious was saying, “My mummy is dead.” Ambulance service chiefs gave a lot of _________ to the children, describing Neve as “very brave”.

The mum said she remembered going upstairs at her home in morning, but after that everything went _________ and she estimated she had been black out for half an hour. Neve told the operator, “I need _________ for my mummy. She’s not awake.” _________, Neve was able to give the ambulance service her full _________, and counted her mum’s breaths for the __________.

Rebecca, who is diabetic (糖尿病患者) and has had four __________ on her back in the last two years, said, “I’ve always __________ them that if anything happens, this is what they have to do. She listened to everything.” Neve even had the presence of __________ to call a friend of Rebecca’s and a neighbour as the drama __________. “Billy went to get a blanket, he’s a very __________ little boy.”

The mother said it __________ the value of being prepared, and said paramedics (急救人员) were full of praise for Neve and Billy for their incredible __________ to the crisis. An ambulance service spokeswoman said, “We’d like to say a very big well done to the little girl for her __________ thinking to help her mum! We would encourage parents and __________ to teach your children about 999 using our __________ campaign called Little Lifesaver. ”

4 . On Thursday morning, two teenage boys were rescued by a drone (无人机) in Australia while lifeguards were still training to use the machine.

The ________, aged 15-17, got into difficulties about 700 feet off the coast of Lennox Head, New South Wales (NSW). A passer-by saw them ________ in dangerous waves. Lifesavers ________ sent the drone to drop a lifeboat, and the pair made their way safely to the ________.

The drone, known as “Little Riper”, was actually not ________ to be saving anyone just yet—lifeguards were being trained to ________ the machine. When a call came through about the swimmers in ________ the drone happened to be nearby.

Jai Sheridan was the lifeguard who ________ the drone. He described the experience as ________. “The Little Ripper ________ proved itself today. It is a highly efficient piece of lifesaving equipment. I was ________ the drone when the alarm was raised. I directed it towards the swimmers and dropped the ________. With its support they made their way to safety. They were ________, but not hurt. The teens were saved in just 70 seconds with the drone—while a lifeguard would have taken up to six minutes to ________ the rescue.”

John Barilaro, an official of the state,________ the rescue as historic. “It was the world's ________ rescue by the unmanned airplane,” he said. “Never before has a drone been used to ________ swimmers like this.”

Last December, the NSW state government ________ some “Little Ripper” drones for 247, 000 pounds.________ some are designed to spot sharks, others are ________ with lifeboats, alarms and loudspeakers. “It was money well spent,” said John Barilaro.

5 . Last month, I slept through a flight from London to Beijing. Upon waking up, I was shocked to discover that I could no longer _______ my right arm and fingers. My arm just simply did not follow my brain’s _______ , as if it no longer _______ my body.

The doctor at the Sino Japanese Friendship Hospital _______ me to have suffered neural (神经的) injury. Aside from _______ that I see a physiotherapist (理疗师), he only told me, “Rest for two months first and come back for_______ check-up. ”

In that moment of _______ , a long-time family friend, who is an acupuncturist in Sichuan, _______to help. I started my acupuncture _______ the next day. I was sceptical at first, but my ________ was soon beaten by the results. After a few days, I could move my ________ Two weeks later, I could have meals using chopsticks. After a month, my arm and fingers were almost back to their ________ functions.

In that clinic, I heard many other patients’ ________ . One 11-year-old boy, who was born with ________ autism (自闭症), was treated at the age of three, and now he communicates quite ________ One lady, who suddenly became deaf two months ago, has just ________ her hearing.

I’m surprised at how these ________ needles can cure so many illnesses, many of which even big hospitals with expensive medical devices ________ with. Is it magic? No! But it is the right ________ of the Chinese tradition that brings ________ and happiness to friends here and farther.

6 . Pass Your Love On

Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind _______ your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only _______ seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带), a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “_______am I going to sit there，” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I _______ to move to that seat. The girl was named Kathy. She _______ in a car accident and now was on her way for _______. When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to _______ that Kathy would not be able to _______ herself. I considered _______to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too ________ to offer a service to a ________. But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more ________ than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and ________ she was uncomfortable to accept, she ________ as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart had ________, and the________was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself. I was very glad I had reached ________my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love ________flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us ________. When we ________to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.

7 . The Cost of Dishonesty

David began studying in Germany two years ago. The college was a little far from _______ he lived, so he had to take the _______ every day. This clever student soon found it was _______ to escape buying subway tickets, _______ he often went and returned without a ticket to _________ money. As a result, he had been caught with no _______ in the subway four times but he _______ took them to heart. He thought what he should pay more attention _______ was his study. He did work very hard in the last two years and graduated with _________ grades a month ago. Everyone, including David __________, thought he would get a good job easily in Germany and have a bright __________. He went to a big local company __________. But to his surprise, he was not __________ given his chance for an interview! He then went to __________ famous company, only to receive the same treatment. When he was __________ a third time, he couldn’t __________ telephoning the company to ask why they didn’t __________ him. The answer was simple, “We don’t offer jobs to ________ people in Germany!”

Being dishonest may bring us something useful sometimes, but the truth will __________ sooner or later and the cost is high. So remember, __________ is the best policy (策略).

8 . The Internet seems to have become a necessary part in modern life. This is__the Internet has a lot of__. To begin with, the Internet provide people__lots of information in a very__time. With this easy access__the Internet, searching__information has become easier than ever before.__, the Internet__the way people communicate__each other. E-mail__us to write to our friends and__letters from our friends cheaply and__. Furthermore, the Internet has changed business. E - commerce enables people to do business and go shopping at home easily and conveniently. Finally, the Internet__an important role in people' s education.

__, the Internet also has some__. Cybercrime causes a great__in people' s property. Computer viruses bring us lots of__.The trash mail is always a nuisance to everyone. Worst of all, pornography may do harm to people, especially__people.

In a word, every coin has two__, but on the whole, it brings people more benefits than harm. It is suggested that clever use__be made of this modern technique for the benefit of all people.