2 . One dark morning during my walk, I fell and had my___ broken. I received several _____   over two years. It was no fun for a busy mother! More __________ , I was left with certain   physical limitation. My doctor told me to live life to the _____________ , but not to do things that would be too much for my arm. As I recovered from the last surgery, I fell in ______________   over all the things I would never get   to do that I had   wanted to try,   like boating. However, I __________   so much on   what I couldn’t do that I didn’t___ what I could do was right in front of me all along.

My fourteen-year-old son, Matthew, was fond   ___________   archery(射箭). I loved watching him shoot arrows and I had learned quite a bit about the _________. I had never tried his bow. I was   sure my arm would never   allow for such _________   equipment, anyway. Then during   one of my     son’s   _________________, the coaches had a “fun day” and   ________________   encouraged the typically   sedentary（久坐的)parents to   ________________   a bow. Before I realized what I was doing, I shot my______ arrow. And it hit the____—6 points!

From then on, I often practiced. The more I did it, the more I knew I could do it. I realize that not only will my body not   __________   this new adventure, but neither will my family—my husband has taken up archery and my other son has tried it as well! I think the sport has made my family ______   in some way. I never ____________   something like archery would be possible for me. I guess   being faced with the concept of “limitations” pushed me forward.   No more _____________   and no more fears, I just had to take_____and shoot—and find my way.

3 . One Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. In the early afternoon,when he was planning to go home, a______snowstorm swept into the area. Unable to see far, he ______turned off the path.______he knew it, Nicholas was lost, all alone! He didn’t have food, water, a phone, or other______. He was getting colder by the minute.

Nicholas had no idea where he was. He tried not to ______ . He thought about all the______shows he had watched on TV. It was time to put the______he had learned to use.

He decided to stop______. There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed where he was. The first thing he did was to find______from the freezing wind and snow. If he didn’t, his body temperature would get very low, which could quickly kill him.

Using his skis, Nicholas built a snow______. He______a huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle. Then he piled branches on top of himself, like a blanket, to stay as warm as he could. By that evening, Nicholas was really______. He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream so that his body wouldn’t lose too much______. Not knowing how much longer he could______, Nicholas did the only thing he could--- he huddled in his cave and slept.

The next day, Nicholas went out to look for help, but he couldn’t find anyone. He______his tracks and returned to the snow cave, because______shelter, he could die that night. On Tuesday, Nicholas went out to find help. He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him. After two days_____ in the snow, Nicholas was saved.

Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm______TV. He had often watched Grylls’ survival show Man Vs. Wild. That’s______he learned the tips that saved his life. In each episode of Man Vs. Wild, Grylls is abandoned in a wild area and has to find his way out.

When Grylls heard about Nicholas’ amazing deeds, he was super______that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive.

4 . It was mid-October when I spotted them. They were the first______decorations of the year. It was the______of the 10-week period when the stores do all they can to get us to______all we can. It was the great Christmas shopping______and the bigger the gifts the better. I shook my head ______and walked on, but then a______memory came back into my mind.

It was late-December from several years earlier. I was______alone trying to pick up some thick winter______to warm my frozen feet. As I rounded the corner in the______I saw a Christmas tree full of paper angels. On each angel was the______of a needy child whose family couldn’t______to buy them a gift that year. Shoppers who picked a(an)______could buy a simple toy or gift and the store would wrap it and send it to the______on Christmas. Around the tree I saw a teenage boy and girl______several angels apiece. Their mother was watching them with ______, who told me that her children started this several years ago when she first explained to them what the Charity Angel tree was for. Each offered to______one of their toys so that a needy child could have one. Each year______the kids had saved money and bought more and more children the gifts they wouldn’t have______. It had become a family______. I smiled when she finished, walked over to the______, and picked out a few angels too. I left the store feeling in touch with Christmas and life once again.

5 . I enjoy feeding a colorful group of birds in my garden. On the ground, I put out black—oiled sunflower seeds, broken peanuts, and_______grapes and apples. Some birds respond for their daily_______when I call out the names I’ve given them.

About three years ago, I noticed a newcomer to this festive_______. It was a baby chipmunk(金花鼠), apparently on its own. Over that summer, I watched it _______. The next summer,   the chipmunk was_______, and l wondered whether it would_______me to feed it by hand. I named it Chip.

I decided to adopt the_______I use to persuade wild cats to come close for food:patience, a soft voice, slow gestures and_______.

Before Chip would_______, I’d put down its favorite__________, sunflower seeds, bent down and keep very__________. I’d leave my__________hand in place, unmoving, so the animal would know l wouldn’t__________it. I continued doing this for a few weeks.

Finally, late in that second summer, Chip did__________more trust. One day as I__________a seed in my fingertips, it approached and carefully took the seed into its mouth.

After about two months of this__________, I went further. With my finger, I touched its back__________once. Chip stayed   __________, eating seeds, before rushing into the bushes. Today, the chipmunk comes out of hiding when I call its name, and lets me pet its soft, silky body.

I’ve developed a greater respect for nature and its__________and the opportunity to__________, protect and save wildlife.

6 . One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

I thought for a (n) _______, and then I said, “I’ll explain, if you can just wait until we make a quick _______ at the grocery store. I have something _______ to show you.”

At the grocery store, we bought some _______—red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to _______ your question.” I put one apple of each _______ on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a _______ look on his face.

“People are like apples. They come in all _______ colors, shapes and sizes. On the _______, some of the apples may not even look as ________ as the others.” As I was talking, Adam was examining each one ________.

__________, I took each of the apples and peeled them, __________ them back on the table, but in a different __________.

“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

He said, “I can’t ________. They all look the same now.” “Take a ________ of each one. See if that helps you ________ which one is which.”

He took big bites, and then a huge ________ came across his face. “People are just like apples! They are all different, but once you ________ the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”

He totally ________ it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

7 . About six years ago I was going through a tough time，trying to work two jobs to afford my rent．On a cold Sunday morning, I went to GameStop-a video game retailer（零售商）to______the game I'd reserved．A woman in a car parked outside called me when I________the store．Though it was in broad daylight，I was______about it and kept some distance when I walked over．She said she couldn't walk and ______me to purchase a Kinect，a popular game，for her as her_______Christmas gift．Due to her leg disease it was______for her to move around. She called ahead but the employee wasn't willing to______．She gave me about ＄100 in cash AND her credit card．

I walked back in and bought the Kinect．Then it occurred to me that this woman，a complete stranger，_______me．What was it that stopped me from lying about the payment method and just______her cash？She couldn't know I wasn't a________；and how could she possibly have so much______someone？

I handed her the cash back，______had to pay with her card-it was above ＄100 at the time，and handed over the_______and her credit card． "This is what my son's been longing for．Thank you!   By the way，just from_____at you，I know you are the one who’ll be a friend to someone______．You have a face of an angel!" She said．

She gave me ＄10 and_______to take it back．Then she_______，saying "Merry Christmas!" She had no idea how much of a_______even ＄10 made．I was able to buy a few cheap groceries for the week and it really made a_______time in my life a little better．She may think I helped her；_______，I truly feel like the one who was being gifted something amazing．

8 . Fearless heroes are always admired but sometimes fear， in fact， isn't a negative word． 40 years ago my mother and youngest sister Belinda were_______ into the mountains to join my father who had just begun building his second hospital in the Himalayas when their small airplane_______

It was years before Dad fully_______． Only through more adventures and projects in Nepal could be_______it． Well， I am， at the age of 48， a mountain man． I have been on more than 30 mountaineering expeditions． And yes， I have climbed Everest twice． I am _______ because I have all that my father taught me， too．

On one _______day later， it was his_______ that saved my life． I was in a group of eight climbers just below the summit of K2 in the Himalayas． We had just another 400 meters left to climb． But the_______ was going from bad to worse， and something didn't feel_______．

At that time I heard my father's voice inside my head： "Down． Go down． Don't let the others________ you to continue．" Then， from________， I heard the voice of a fellow climber． "Come up，" he called． "Use the red rope．" Again my father's________： "Don't do it． It's not________．" Finally I told my climbing partner that I was going down． He too was feeling________， but decided to go on ahead anyway．

As I headed down， I looked back at my fellow climbers who were all climbing toward the________． Soon black clouds appeared between us， and I________ them Fear makes you careful． As my father always told me，________ is not something that you should deny． It is something you________．When I woke up in my tent the next morning it was________ and still all around． I found out that I was the only one who had managed to________ what had to be done． The seven above were reported to have been lost．

9 . Mr. Dawson was an old and mean person with bad temper, and everyone in town knew it. Kids knew not to go into his yard to pick a delicious apple, ___________old Dawson, they said, would_________after them with his ball bullet gun.

One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was going to stay all night with her friend Amy. They had to go_______ Dawson’s house on the way to Amy’s house, but as they got_________ Janet saw him sitting on his front porch(门廊), so she_________they cross over to the        _______side of the street. Like most of the children, she was_______of the old man because of the stories she’d_________about him. But Amy said Mr. Dawson wouldn’t hurt anyone. Still, Janet was growing more nervous with each step closer to the old man’s house. When they got close enough, Dawson looked _______with his usual frown, but when he saw it was Amy, a broad__________changed his entire face as he said, “Hello, Miss Amy. I see you’ve got a little friend with you today.

Amy smiled back and told him Janet was________ overnight and they were going to listen to music and play games. Dawson told them that sounded ________, and offered them each a fresh picked__________off his tree. They gladly accepted.

Later Janet asked Amy, “ Everyone says he’s the meanest man in town.__________he is so nice to us? “Amy ________that when she first started walking past his house, he wasn’t very friendly and she was afraid of him,__________she pretended he was__________an invisible smile and so she always smiled back at him. It took a while, but one day he half-smiled back at her. After some more time, he started smiling real smiles and then started__________to her. Just a “hello” at first; then more. She said he always offered her an apple now, and was always very kind.

If we remember what Amy said, pretending that everyone wears an ________smile, we too will find that most people can’t__________our smile after a while.

10 . Several months ago， I made a promise to myself． I had put some money in an envelope in my_______and set an intention to give this envelope _______to the first person I came across who_______it．

Months passed by， and as my daily life got_______， I was unable to keep my own_______．Whenever I opened my wallet and saw the_______， I was reminded my_______for it． and I would feel a little _______for not having acted upon it． The voice within told me to do_______．

Today， while walking to work on a busy street， I passed a ________elderly lady with her hands out on the sidewalk． Seeing her wrinkled face and sightless eyes， I stopped ________． Waves of sympathy washed over me， and I________ the envelope of money that had been lying in my wallet all these months．

I________ the money from the envelope and bent down to her level．________ ， I took her hand， pressed the dollar bills into her hand， and closed her fingers over them so that she could ________ the money and understand my gesture．

When I got up， I slowly moved away． I felt like I had________something． I had kept my________to myself． The lady slightly nodded her head． I felt________and moved on． Afterwards， I thought about why such a heartwarming act had taken so long．This ________act was a huge step toward facing and walking through my own fears around________． What a blessing it is to complete these generous little gestures!