1 . We had just come back home after a big trip. My 5-year-old boy, Baldwin, couldn't _________ to share our stories with his grandmother. Our final _________ is the Appalachian Trail, one of the longest footpaths in the world. We finished the route without any _________ in 209 days. The _________ was really hard work, but full of fun. The landscape along the way was _________, with green woods and wild animals like kangaroos. My husband and I had little time to _________ our own physical pain from walking so many kilometers, but tried hard to keep our little boy happy and excited. When we were tired, we got to eat Skittles, a colorful sweet treat, to make my son_________. We slept in a tent, _________ at 5: 30 in the morning and walking all day. Talking with other hikers along the way prevented _________ and brought extra joy.

My son was even several months __________ than “Buddy Backpacker”, a boy who once held the record for the youngest person for the route. We had been hiking __________ my son was two years old. We took every opportunity to go outside and __________ the world. It may seem like an impossible activity for a child. However, it turned out that he was strong enough to __________ it. My son's trip earned __________ from Dale, the oldest person to hike the route. He said, “It's going to change his life forever. Baldwin has gone through some hardships, making him stronger. This challenge contributes to his social and __________ development. He will smile through his life.”

2 . My husband and I booked a fall foliage (叶子) tour up the Hudson River. We were really excited to see all the changing colors of the leaves in their full glory.

It was a beautiful day. We were a little ________ since none of the leaves in our backyard seemed to be changing color. But we ________ that as we motored farther north, it would be a ________ story.

However, through the whole trip, there was only the occasional sight of yellow and orange. It was not the fall foliage tour we had ________.

Our whole family ________ where we were and we had to prepare to face their ________ about the trip when we returned. How were the leaves? Were you disappointed?

If I tell myself that the ________ was all about the color of the leaves, and complain about money wasted and hopes ________, I will have had a truly ________ day. But if I tell myself that I had a beautiful day out on the Hudson River, had some ________ time(even on a boat filled with passengers), and came back refreshed, then it was money and time ________.

________ I couldn’t change the surroundings and I couldn’t make the leaves suddenly change color, all that was left was to change my ________.

So the honest answer is that while there was some initial (原来的，最初的) ________, we ________having a great day. I love being out on the water.

4 . I grew up in Michigan and have loved boats since I was young. I’d go out on my dad’s fishing boat, and every birthday I’d get a miniature boat with a viewing window. In Michigan, we’re _________ by lakes and I soon discovered that I loved diving and _________ skipped school days for the beach.

Three years ago, I _________ put forward an idea of running glass-bottom boat tours to an investor. It started in 2018. At present, My sons _________, manning the deck(甲板)and phones. We head out on the Cheboygan river and Lake Huron. We sail past lots of places of_________, with a historian on board explaining the history. We often scan the river to see what we can find.

One weekend this year, I met a _________ client. I thought I should find something to show him and managed to find a giant shell. Then I saw a green bottle. I swam to my boat, took a photo and then opened the bottle. It was full of water and had a paper inside. I _________ the paper and saw the date —November 1926. We were all amazed. The note_________: “Return this paper to George Morrow.” I was so excited to have found it.

We made sure to keep the paper safe. Before leaving the harbor, I posted a picture on my Facebook page and didn’t expect what followed.

The next morning, my phone _________ with messages. While I was driving home, I got a phone call from Michele Primeau. She told me she was George Morrow’s daughter. I didn’t believe her __________. She said her dad would float notes in bottles when he went on vacation or __________ them in walls when redecorating. She __________ he had posted this one on his 18th birthday.

In autumn, Michele came to visit. She brought some of his writing and the handwriting matched. She __________ I keep the message and the bottle.

It now sits in a display case in my shop. That Facebook post now has 87,000 __________. In a hard year, the discovery has brought purejoy.__________a Scuba diver(水肺潜水员), this feels like a lifetime achievement.

5 . Super Nintendo World theme park

The Super Nintendo World theme park is to open in Japan next year, and has opened a Mario Cafe and Shop before the________.

Opening this month, it is the first Mario Cafe and Store in the world which will have exclusive（独有的） ________ and souvenirs. Pancake sandwiches in the ________ of Mrio’s and Luigi’s hats will be ________ . Cream sodas and soft drinks in super mushroom cups will also be ________, along with Nintendo ________.

While exact dates have not been given, it aims to open early 2021. Japan remains off the travel list for Brits. Japan is not letting UK ________ into the country ________ British people will have to wait a while longer to visit.

Fans of the game will be able to play Yoshi’s Adventures, a ride which takes ________ along a track with views of the park as well as animatronics scenes. Guests will sit in Yoshi-themed cars________ they travel throughout the land. There will also be a real-life Mario kart ride where you can ________ your friends.

In the park, guests will play Super Mario in real life ________ “power-up bands”. The bands will track and sync（同步） activities ________ walking around the park, letting guests collect________ and compete with other people. The bands have six options________ on the characters ----Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Toad and Yoshi.

The app will show visitors ________ to find coins, and feature a map of the attractions. After________a profile, fans of the games can beat each other.

Last year, Tom Williams explained that the scores could be sent back to the game console to________for another visit. An officer with Universal Creative, Thierry Coup said, “think of Super Nintendo World as a life-size, living video game where you are a ________ . You are not just playing the game but living in the game.”

The next Nintendo land is ________ to open in Universal Studios Hollywood, with Orlando opening after that. There are also rumors of a Donkey Kong and Princess Peach ride at the Super Nintendo Land in Universal Studios Orlando.

6 . In life, do you choose to take the road everyone has taken, or do you choose the path that is best for you? It might be ________ to choose what everyone has done, especially if it seemed to work for them. But is that what truly ________ for you?

On a recent hiking ________, my partner and I decided to take a popular trail in the ________ direction. This was an old, well-traveled trail that people had been hiking and biking from A to Z for years. For our own reasons, we chose to travel from Z to A. Going backwards made more sense with my ________. The trip would take several days and going backwards ________ that I would end the trip closer to the airport for my flight home.

As my partner and I walked, everyone crossing our path had something to say, “You're going the wrong way. Are you lost? Are you returning ________ you forgot something? Are you crazy? The path occasionally crossed a ________. When it did, even passing cars beeped to ________ us in the “right” direction.

Why did people only see one way? Because that's what everyone does? Because that's how it's always been done? We even ________ to talk to a Danish woman who said, “We have a(n)       ________ in my country: when you go backwards to everyone else, it's because you're avoiding something.” I couldn't believe it. We were just enjoying connecting with nature, hiking the way that best ________ us. Had we gone the “wrong” way? No. At least, not for us.

I decided to ________ the path I chose. ________, we had an amazing experience. Choosing the “wrong” path was right for me. When your inner ________ tells you something is right (or wrong), listen to it. It's your instinct. It's speaking to you for a reason and it knows, better than anyone, what's best for you.