1 . Morgan Hartman was born with both physical and cognitive disabilities. For years though, she lacked a diagnosis (诊断). But one thing she did have was a happy _______. Her dad Gordon Hartman never wanted to see her daughter become _______ just because she was disabled.

_______, at times she was. “We once _______ Morgan not being able to participate in a pool activity with others, simply because of her inability to speak,” Hartman said. “It almost puts a lump in your throat because all Morgan wanted was to _______ .” After seeing his daughter _______, Hartman started his journey to realize his dream of an inclusive theme park.

He had experience as a (an) _______ and worked together with other experts for Morgan’s Wonderland, which eventually opened in 2010. He made sure everything there is what he calls “super _______ .” “Here everyone could _______ everything. Whatever their physical ________ may be, that’s not a question anymore,” Hartman said.

So far, it has welcomed all visitors, and those with ________ enter for free. “It’s the small things that make the big difference: Having fun,” Hartman said. “For too long I think people could only ________ and wish they could. But here at Morgan’s Wonderland, you truly participate.”

In 2022, the 29-year-old Morgan finally knew the ________ she had from her early age, ________ a lifelong question of her. But that same happy spirit, when millions visit the theme park ________ by the girl, is still shared among people.

3 . Five boys, aged 11, were playing at Clove Lakes Park. Then they _________ an open drain(排水管)and decided to get in. After _________ for about 10 minutes in it, the boys realized that they were _________ and decided to call 911.

“We’re _________ in the drain. We can’t find the way out,” one boy said to the 911 operator.

Following this call, firefighters were immediately sent off to the area where the boys said they’d entered the drain. Rescue teams found the boys’ _________ backpacks and jackets at the mouth of the drain.

Rescuers _________ to enter the drain. But the tunnel’s 40-inch opening _________ to about 30 inches further in, making it too small for the _________ to get in. So they decided to find another _________ .

While the rescuers were searching, the 911 operator instructed the boys to scream as loud as they could to catch their __________ .

Luckily,this strategy proved __________ , and rescuers were able to locate and enter a manhole(检修孔)to the boys’ __________ . Rescuers used ropes to __________ themselves down into the drain and found all five boys. __________ , none of the kids were injured.

In total, the boys spent roughly an hour in the drain, moving a quarter mile through the dark with a __________ for guidance.

4 . I remember dreading (惧怕) having to sit through fifty-five whole minutes of a poetry class when I was in high school. But walking into that class _________ my life.

Before I took the _________, I believed poetry was all fluff (没多大意义的娱乐) — just rhymes about rainbows, flowers, love and the stars. I soon _________ that poetry could be about that, but it was also so much more. Poetry is about _________ yourself in a completely raw form and using phrases other than “the sky is blue”. Poetry is a reminder that it’s okay to feel pain._________ is supposed to evoke emotion.

Through that high school poetry class, I found I was able to _________ the perspectives of so many lives. People I only knew the names of became people I was _________ invested in because I was forced to try to understand the experiences they had to _________. Before the class, I was aware of the hardships my classmates suffered, but the poetry class let me _________ the same emotions they had through their poetry.

Since high school, I have taken two more poetry classes.__________ these classes, my writing has been strengthened, my listening skills have __________ and my public speaking has developed greatly.

My poetry classes helped me to view the world with a(n)__________ set of eyes and have taught me to __________ criticism with open arms.

Critical thinking, writing and public speaking are __________ in the workforce, and my poetry classes have enabled me to __________ those tools. Poetry has really changed my life.

6 . Students at an elementary school in California, with the help of their art teacher, created a telephone hotline that people can call to get _________ advice from kids during difficult times. In just days, the hotline began getting thousands of calls an hour.

Jessica Martin, who teaches art at West Side School in Healdsburg, California, _________ her students just might have the magic words needed to bring _________ to people in these difficult times. “To hear the pure _________ from kids is extremely comforting,” she says.

The project was called “PepToc”. Actually, they called it “Pep Talk” (鼓励话语) first.. But when Ms. Martin’s 6-year-old son drew an advertisement for the hotline and _________ it “PepToc”, they _________ they liked that even better.

The hotline is _________ in English and Spanish. It offers the happy voices of _________ of different ages sharing positive messages. For example, by pressing 3, you can _________ a group of kindergartners saying together, “You can do it! Keep trying! Don’t give up!” Pressing 4 __________ the sounds of children giggling and laughing—a sound certain to bring a __________ to anyone’s face. Pressing 1 __________ ideas for people who are “feeling mad, frustrated, or __________ ” Helpful suggestions include “punch your pillow”, or “go get a cookie”. Pressing2 results in “words of __________ and life advice”. This includes messages like “The __________ is a better place with you in it.”

8 . In 2013, Linda Reddish was worried about flying with her newborn baby for the first time. She and her husband needed to get from Nebraska to Chicago on a _______. However, they wouldn’t be able to choose their _______. Reddish wondered how she would be able to _______ her baby without influencing the _______ next to her.

But as they were _______ the plane, a woman introduced herself. Reddish later learned her name was Karen Clemson. Clemson _______ that she’d been a pediatric (小儿科的) nurse in her entire _______, and she was used to being around babies. _______, she had no problem having a beautiful brand new mother and baby sit next to her. Clemson’s _______ made Reddish well up with emotion.

Reddish felt ________ by having Clemson next to her during the flight. At one point, when it was time for Reddish to feed her baby, Clemson offered to ________ a blanket, to give her some ________. Reddish just kept showing her ________.

“On our flight home, she ________ our baby, so we could take a nap (小睡).” Reddish recalled.

Reddish says she still thinks of Clemson whenever she flies. “Every time I get on an air-plane, if I have a(n) ________ to pick my seat, I pick it because of her, next to a family with children,” Reddish says.

9 . My son Darcy, 10, begged “No more needles”, tears rolling down his cheeks. Seeing him so _______ broke my heart. Darcy had a surgery and the needle would provide a blood transfusion (输血). It looked like the _______ was successful, but Darcy only got sicker.

Darcy often asked, “Mom, when can I see my _______?” “Soon, sweetie,” I’d reply. But with a weak immune (免疫的) system, it was _______ for him to return to school. At first, my words seemed _______ but as the months passed, I watched as Darcy became _______. While he was in hospital, his friends were enjoying their lives without him. I could _______ he was giving up.

I consulted the school about _______ Darcy’s education in the hope of creating more _______ for him and I got the reply “If he’s well enough”. At that point, I wondered if this had happened to thousands of kids around the country. __________, a year later, Darcy got better enough to go back to school!

One day, I talked with some friends, who had __________ kids too. We all agreed that there should be a way to keep them in the classroom __________ with their mates, even if they can’t __________ be there. Later, we got to know some sort of robot, which could just __________ the need. I then became a fundraiser and finally launched a national pilot program. A mother’s pure love now __________ to all children.

10 . Teaching is not an easy job. Aside from _________ kids, they also need to try their best to make a difference in every child.

Great teachers have the ability to _________ students in ways others can’t. They help _________ their students’ eyes, _________ them things that they couldn’t see themselves, and move past what is considered “impossible”.

As a former parole officer (假释官), Marilyn had witnessed many _________ life circumstances that children were experiencing as a result of their _________ being in prison. That is why she felt the _________ to change her career and life paths.

In January, 2000, Marilyn _________ the “Healing the Child Within” program for children whose parents are in prison at M.B. Smiley High School in Houston, Texas. In addition, she created the program “No More Victims” in Houston, which is an hour-long class that _________ creating a safer school environment and reducing crime and drug abuse on __________.

Over the years, Marilyn has saved hundreds of lives as she has __________ confidence in her students and empowered them to turn their __________ around. Many of her students recognize Marilyn as the __________ that appeared at the right moment and changed their lives for the __________. There have been many special feature stories about her work. Furthermore, in 2005 Gambrell’s story “Fighting the Odds” became a movie on the Lifetime TV network. Even today, she still continues to guide new __________ towards success.