1 . When I began planning to move to Auckland to study, my mother was worried about a lack of jobs and cultural differences. Ignoring these________, I got there in July 2010. ________ I arrived, I realized the importance of getting a job for my living experience. Determined to do this________, I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job, but found________ response.

One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask________ there were any job opportunities. The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that________. As I was about to________, a man who had been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside for a while. Nearly ten minutes later, he________. He asked me about my plans and encouraged me to stay________. Then he offered to take me to Royal Oak to________   a job.

I was a little surprised, but had a good feeling about him. Along the way, I realized that I had________ resumes(简历). Seeing this, the man________ at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen________ copies. He also gave me some suggestions on dressing and speaking. I handed out my resume and went home feeling very________. The following day, I received a call from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.

It seems that the world always________ to you when you need it. And this time, it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.

2 . The first-grade teacher Susan Reid at North Bay Haven Charter Academy has been giving reading classes online. But one night she __one of her students Kayla was unusually __. Her classmates tried talking to her but they could tell something was __ her. Kayla left the class a little early so Reid__ her mom to check what was the matter. Reid was told that her sweet student was unhappy but didn't know the__. Reid asked if she could__ Kayla the next day. Reid came over and__ the 7-year -old girl.

Mrs. Reid seated herself at the end of the driveway and kept a__ from Kayla. She read several books to her and also __   all of their feelings during COVID-19. She reminded Kayla that it's OK to get upset __，it's OK to relax and it's even OK to cry if she needs to. She__ Kayla that even though they are separated, they are all__ the same thing at the same time.

Reid has five children of her own. She is now homeschooling all of them as well as giving reading classes for another 18 students. She and her husband also __   a cake business out of their home. They keep themselves fully __ . Even with all of that, she sat on the driveway talking to her student for an hour just to make sure she was OK. Reid said, “I want my children to remember we should spare time for the things that mattered__ we are all busy and stressed.”

3 . This happened when I was ten. On a normal Sunday, I went to the barber shop where I always went. That day, along with the barber there was an assistant, who had recently________the shop.

So I sat for the haircut. The uncle asked me how________I wanted it. I answered, “Just do as my dad had________you the last time.”

He smiled. Before starting the________, he added, “What if I keep it long?”

I________he was joking. So I joked too. I said, “I can't________what would happen to your shop then!”

The moment I said it, the assistant________from behind. “How dare do you say that! Who are you to take us down, eh?”

I admit I was too________at that moment and the uncle standing beside me was giving me an________look.

From that day on, I________stopped joking about anyone's profession and works. It is one of the most________incidents in my life, which taught me to________the profession and works of a person, no matter how________they are.

I'm________that the assistant responded in a way that made me rethink the power of my words. Words do make a________.

4 . Several days ago, I went to visit a nursing home with my friends for the first time. Our _______ was to keep the elderly company, so we made them cards and cookies, and prepared_______ to keep them entertained such as songs and talk shows.

To be honest, I didn't know what to _______. It was hard to imagine the difference we could make to their _______, as we were just a group of strangers giving them a visit. But now I know we shouldn't underestimate (低估) a stranger's ability to _______ another's life because the effects can be _______.

I would have never known how amazing the effects of my visit to the nursing home would be _______ I hadn't experienced it myself. After _______ the elderly and speaking to them one ­on­one, I was amazed by how much they _______ my visit. Perhaps they felt ________ or abandoned before, but now tears of ________ could be seen in their eyes. Maybe all that people ________ is to know they are cared for, even by a stranger.

Moreover, I was ________ by the optimism (乐观) they had for their future, even at an old age. They were so active in spirit, regardless of their weak ________. They were selfless enough to tell me to ________ myself, even if they were the ones in wheelchairs. It taught me that happiness could ________ even at an old age, regardless of discouraging circumstances or health that is getting ________.

I ________ that the rewards of volunteering are a two­way street. Volunteers can also   ________   a lot when they give their time to help others, whether a new opinion towards life, or a warm smile.

Volunteer when you have time because it ________ is a beauty.

5 . Hawthorne worked as a clerk in a small company. He suffered a heavy blow when he lost his job. His boss had spoken _______, “Your services are no longer needed.” Hawthorne left the building filled with despair. By the time he reached home, he was in deep _______. When he entered his house, he blurted out(脱口而出)to his wife Sophia, “I lost my job. I am a complete failure.” A tense silence followed. _______, a smile crept across Sophia’s face. “What great news!” she responded, “Now you can write the book you have always wanted to write.”

“But I have no job and no prospect of a job,” he objected completely without hope. “If I _______ to be an author, then what will we _______? Where will the money come from?”

Sophia took her husband by the hand and _______ him to the kitchen. Opening a drawer, she took out a box that was full of _______. “Where on earth did you get this?” Hawthorne asked. “To whom does it _______?”

“It’s ours!” Sophia replied. “I always knew that one day you would become a great writer _______ you were given the chance. From the money you gave me for housekeeping every week, I have __________ as much as I could so you would have your chance. Now there is enough to __________ us a whole year．”

What a(n) __________! What a wife! The __________ husband did concentrate on writing that year, and the novel he wrote became a literary masterpiece．The book is The Scarlet Letter. Sophia had an even greater __________,—she turned Nathaniel Hawthorne from a poor clerk into a world famous __________.

6 . A trip to a bank's ATM machine is usually a common affair. But for Jose Nunez Romaniz, his___ on Sunday is one that he won't ___for the rest of his life.

The 19-year-old college student was making a __ for Mother's Day online when he noticed his account balance(存款余额)was __   . So he drove to the nearest bank to deposit money. Little did he know that he was about to make an incredible___.

When he arrived, Jose noticed a plastic bag on the ground filled with cash, which turned out to be $135, 000. "When I first saw it, I was very __, not knowing what to do, "Jose told the New York Times. After taking a moment to __ himself, Jose called the police. And the police soon discovered that the money had __ been left behind by a worker __ with refilling the ATM.

Thinking that it is the biggest amount of money ever found and __ in Albuquerque history, the mayor and the police chief held a ceremony to honor Jose's __. And, perhaps best of all, the police chief invited Jose to___ a job as a public service aid for the department __ his graduation. For Jose, it was the best gift for Mother's Day. "Mother called me___ she almost started crying excitedly...She told me I did the right thing and that she was ___of what I did," said Jose.

7 . When the 28-year-old farmer Ureta met 17-year-old Graciela in his hometown Pampa, they fell in love. Two years later, they ____ and settled down (定居)on the farm where Ureta had been brought up.

Graciela had many big ____ for the farm in her mind. One day when she was on a ____over Pampa, Graciela suddenly ____that another farm looked like a milking pail (桶). Graciela thought her family could create something even more ____on their own farm-a huge forest ____ like her favorite musical instrument-the guitar.

But Ureta didn't take his wife's ____seriously, saying, "We'll talk about it later. "   Later ____ came. In 1977, Graciela died suddenly of brain cancer at the _____ age of 25 while carrying their fifth child. After his wife's death, Mr. Ureta _____ not satisfying her wish. A few years later, Ureta decided that the best way to honor his wife would be to ____ the big work of art.

After the local government ____ to help with the project, Ureta and his children took it on their own. One by one, they ____ about 7,000 trees into the "shape of a guitar". It took a few seasons for the trees to take roots(生根),but Ureta's ____ paid off.

Watching the forest grow over the years gave Graciela's children______ "It was the closest thing possible to having my mother alive," Maria Julia, Ureta's second daughter, said.

8 . As a child I once read an article about the Pacific Crest Trail (太平洋屋脊步道) in National Geographic. It was a ______ of two men who walked 2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada with huge packs. It caught my eye, as I, too, ______ adventures in the wilderness. I've always remembered that story, but never believed I would actually ______ it. It was too far out of my comfort zone.

But then, at the age of 42, I hiked the 88 Temples Trail through Japan. There, I experienced how ______ it could be to hike alone. What ______ me most were the fantastic mountains, grand temples and generous local people. And ______, I managed to complete the trail in six weeks without any severe injuries. For the first time, I ______ that I could achieve my dream of travelling around America one day.

When I shared my plan with friends and colleagues, the news was welcomed with ______ reactions. From some I got enthusiastic ______. But from others there were frowns and question marks. Half a year away from my family was a ______ for me. Yet it wouldn't defeat me. After all, six months is ______ a short period in a lifetime. After having worked hard for 20 years in shiny office buildings, I felt the need for more ______ in my life. I hoped to ______ and look within, as well as explore the unfamiliar things. I understood that I needed them both. ______ John Muir once put it, "Keep close to ______... and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean."