1 . In the late 19th century, there was a poor farmer in Scotland named Fleming. He was ________ and always ready to help others. One day when he was ________ in the field, he suddenly heard a cry for help in the wetland nearby. It ________ that a boy was trapped in the wetland. Seeing the mud up to his ________, Fleming immediately jumped into the wetland and ________ to save the boy. The next day, a brand-new ________ from a distant place stopped at the farmer’s door. An elegant gentleman got off the carriage and ________himself as the boy’s father. The gentleman brought the farmer many precious gifts ________saving his son, but the farmer refused. He ________ that saving others was what he should do. It ________ that the gentleman saw the farmer’s son playing in a dirty suit. He thought about it and said to the ________, “In this case, I have a ________. You saved my son’s life and I want him to ________ the best education in Britain.”The farmer agreed ________. Later, the farmer’s son graduated from St. Mary’s Medical School in England and became the ________ Sir Fleming Alexander. He is the inventor of penicillin (青霉素), which has saved ________ lives. Years later, the gentleman’s son caught pneumonia. What saved his life? Penicillin. Who was the gentleman’s son? Churchill, the prime minister of Britain during World War II.

This story tells us that the simple and kind Scottish farmer’s ________ in saving others without ________ any return, brought his own child a good opportunity. And because of his child’s achievement, he ________ the gentleman’s child, who became British prime minister of World War II. The kindness of an ordinary farmer ________ changed the whole world.

2 . Taking a vacation may be the last thing on the mind of a cancer patient. ________ can be expensive, time-consuming and sometimes hard work. While people facing illness may be ________ of resources for vacation, they are ________ a stress-free time away. I’m one such ________.

I’m suffering from lung cancer. Diagnosed in March 2017, I was ________ beyond belief. At that time, I was ________ 60 hours a week as a billing clerk. Due to my medications’ side effects, I ________ my career and what I thought made me who I was, though I now discover that ________ is what matters.

Through the Internet, I ________ Little Pink Houses of Hope, a nonprofit that provided a free week-long ________ to cancer patients and their families. After applying and being ________, we drove from Houston all the way to Hatteras Island in North Carolina. It rained most of the time, so I ________ the beauty along the way. I had no idea what to expect and was ________.

Looking back, I am so glad I went. I hadn’t felt such ________ love and such a sense of family. We went to the beach, had wonderful meals and went surfing which I had never thought I would get the chance to do. We ________ in a way that I thought was impossible, not only with the other ________ but also with the volunteers. It was nice to see my husband get along with the other husbands. Being a(n) ________ and the breadwinner,” he had a lot on his plate.

I’ve suffered from the cancer for many years and I undergo ________ every year. I want people to know that though I am living with a serious disease, I am still living ________. So don’t feel sorry for me, but make the ________ of life with me.

4 . I used to stutter (口吃) quite badly. I felt very ________ , like I was less of a human being.

I didn’t have any ________ when I left special school. So I got a job as a trainee hotel porter. I enjoyed it because I was meeting new people and earning my own ________ . I felt like a proper adult. But the other men ________ me mentally because of my disability. They’d imitate (模仿) me ________ because of my speech impediment (障碍). I got very down. I was ________ inside.

The stepping stone to self-belief for me was ________ I got help from KeyRing—an organization which helps disabled people to live ________ . I couldn’t write very well, but I could ________ that. Apps on computers meant I could dictate (口授) my emails. I got the government ________ for disabled people in work. It paid for me to help with paperwork two mornings a week.

________ I heard about a job going at the human rights charity CHANGE. I got an ________ that got me the job of international project consultant. I travel all over the world to ________ professionals to work better with people with learning disabilities. This builds my ________ . I lost my stutter in the end.

My learning disability was a bit of me, but it doesn’t ________ me. It’s just a label people put on me. It hasn’t stopped me having a life.

6 . Bill Johnson was walking along the banks of the Niagara River, trying to find a good place to take a photo. Finally, he found the__________place. He leaned out (探出身子)__________the guardrail next to the pavement to get a better angle, when a gust of wind blew his camera out of his hand. Fortunately, it __________on the rocks right above the river instead of in the river itself. As the camera seemed just within__________, he knelt down and __________ out to get it. But before he knew it, he was falling head over heels into the river. Landing with a splash into the cold water, he tried to swim to shore, but the current was too __________.Then he saw a large rock in the river.__________, he tried to swim to it, but just as he reached out his hand to grab on to it, he found himself__________. He looked ahead, and could see the cloud of mist rising from the Niagara Falls __________nearer and nearer. Before he knew it, he was going over the falls. All he could see was white mist and water as he __________for what seemed like hours. Finally, the water turned dark, and he found himself buffeted (被冲击) like he was in a washing machine,__________over and over again, not knowing which __________was up. He then__________two things: That he was freezing cold, and that he could not breathe. He__________for a long while, but then realised that it was hopeless and that he could not__________ his breath for much longer. He allowed his body to go limp, surrendering (投降) himself to the rolling waves. But then, just as all hope was gone he found himself __________into the air.

Tired and gasping for breath, he paddled his hands, trying to stay afloat. Finally, he found himself being__________by his collar on to a pleasure boat at the base of the falls. Soon, he found himself __________in a warm blanket and being served hot cocoa. Then hours later he was reunited with his __________mother, who had seen him fall into the water and thought that he was dead. The next day there was his photo in the newspaper below the__________: “The Boy Who Survived Niagara Falls (尼亚加拉大瀑布).”

7 . Brian Tracy is a very famous Canadian-born motivational speaker, and it is safe enough to say that he is one of the best ones out there. Brian is _______ good at the fields of public speaking, leadership and success psychology. _______, it did not begin for Brian like that, as he was the troublemaker of the family.

Brian Tracy was born in Canada in 1944 and _______ in the United States. His early childhood was spent in many locations, including Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and California. His family _______frequently and he was often in a new school. His mother was a _______single parent who held down three jobs to _______the family.

In his childhood, he fell in love with reading, which brought him great _______ and helped him go through these tough years. Tracy read _______ books, including biographies (传记) and books on success, personal development and history. His reading gave him an _______ that was far beyond his years. Although his life was full of ________ , Tracy’s optimism and determination eventually ________ his success. His early childhood experiences ________ his beliefs and values, and he ________ them to his later life and career.

His deeds are an inspiration to many people in trouble and he has one main message for everyone out there, “I believe through ________ and the application of what you have learned, you can ________ any obstacle and achieve any goal that you set for yourself.”

8 . A sheep in Scotland, known as the “loneliest sheep”, was stuck at the bottom of a cliff for over two years. A group of farmers made it their _________ to rescue the sheep. The sheep was first _________ in 2021 by a kayaker (皮划艇运动员) and had been unable to move from that _________ since then. Local agencies were _________ but said the sheep was not in danger and could not be rescued. One of the farmers, Wilson, named the sheep Fiona and provided _________ about her on his social media account.

Wilson explained that it was too _________ to attempt a rescue earlier due to the dangerous location of the sheep. He expressed concerns about the safety of the rescuers and the difficulty of _________ the sheep by boat or with a dog. However, after careful _________, Wilson and four other men successfully rescued Fiona using heavy _________ and a winch (绞车). They __________ brought her to the slope of the cliff.

The Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was present to __________ the welfare of the sheep. They confirmed that Fiona was in good __________ but needed her wool to be sheared (剪).The ownership of the sheep was transferred to the __________ group of farmers.

Wilson __________ the risks involved in the rescue and expressed gratitude for the successful __________.

10 . Growing up, I lived with my parents in Rugby. Going back to the beginning, my first impressions of the island city were how _________ it was. I loved walking around and was _________   by rich life patterns.

My parents were very hard-working but we were always on a tight _________ . I started working at the age of 16. When I left for university, my sisters took the _________. We all agreed my parents were lucky to have such _________ children.

Unfortunately, these financial _________   continued at university. I rented a private flat as I couldn’t afford student _________. Asking my parents for money was out of the question so I_________ extra work as a Healthcare Support Worker and Receptionist to pay the rent.

This was good financially but it did_________ the trouble, not only with my physical health but it was impacting my studies too. I didn’t get very good__________ in the first year. I knew I had to go into my second year with an action plan.

I first heard about the__________ when my classmates told me about it so I applied. I had forgotten about it, __________ I didn’t get it. Three months later, I received the good news that I was __________. These days were a time when I really needed financial help.

It might seem like small money to some but for me, it was a __________. It meant I could stop working extra jobs so I could focus on my academic work. I finally felt like a __________ !