1 . In 1980, Foley was a new nurse, working the night shift in a maternity ward (产房). One night, a baby girl was born with a _________ congenital (天生的) disorder that affected her brain. She was _________ to die soon.

As Foley had seen in similar cases, babies in this _________ were often placed in a bassinet (摇篮) and received little _________ until they died. But Foley said Nancy Allspach, a colleague of hers, had a _________ approach.

“She went into the nursery multiple times through the shift and _________ that baby,” Foley recalled. “She put her _________ right down next to the baby, and she talked to the baby. And she even _________ the baby a bottle and rocked her in the big rocking chair. And she _________ the baby as though she were her own.”

Foley __________ remembers how the baby was treated, and how the mother was treated, too. Over her nearly 50-year __________ as a registered nurse, Foley has __________ many babies and children who died later. And looking back, she said she always tried to treat both the children and their parents with compassion (同情)—the way she __________ from Nancy Allspach.

“I never forgot the importance of touching and being __________ to the baby or the child, and also the parents,” she said. “Because, at that moment, what they need is __________. And Nancy taught me that.”

2 . My dad is easy-going and has a gift for chatting. He ________ a fast food restaurant called Queenie’s Weenies, which is specialized in hot dogs. I work with my dad at the ________ on weekends.

One Saturday, we went ________. As we got into the checkout line, I ________ something: our cashier (收银员) was very ________! She ________ no smiles, no greetings and no small talk. Her “anger aura (光环)” was obvious and kind of ________ to me. When we ________ to check out, I was thinking that we should just pay for our things and leave quickly. My dad had a different ________. When it was our turn, he started ________ her.

Dad said, “Hi, how are you today? This is my son. I have a restaurant, and we ________ together. It’s called Queenie’s Weenies. Drop by my restaurant sometime and I will ________ you to my hot dogs. I’m good at cooking them.” By the time we ________ checking out, the cashier was smiling. She said, “Thanks, umm… I hope you and your son have a very nice day.”

Back in the car, Dad said to me, “The cashier was obviously ________ today. It happens to everyone. Smile ________ or give a few kind words, which is all it takes to make one a little more delighted.”

3 . When I was little, I always wondered what it would feel like to be an adult. Last summer, I went to Los Angeles for six weeks for an internship(实习). After depending on Mom’s _______ for the first 17 years of my life and the college canteen for the last two years, suddenly being in _______ of making my own meals was worrying. I had so many _______. Would I make friends? Would I be able to _______ through heavy traffic in LA? Even the idea of driving to some crowded beaches without having a definite plan for parking _______ me.

Somehow, I made it through. I _______ out the trash, did the dishes and went shopping. Sure, my meals usually _______ easy stuff like cheese and noodles, but what _______ was that I made them. Most _______, I drove the entire way home from LA to Michigan ________—36 hours of driving, with only a couple of CDs to keep me ________.

The most impressive moment was during my first night of driving. ________ I drove for ten hours, I ________ in Flagstaff, Arizona for a quick ________ at a small Italian restaurant at 10 pm.

As I went back to my car, I realized that I wasn’t going to ________ at my Albuquerque motel until 3 am. It was too ________ to cancel my reservation(预定) and ________ a closer motel, so I drove another five ________. When I fell into bed that night, I started laughing. I was in the middle of New Mexico, but it felt like ________ and I had a good sleep.

Since then, I have learned that being an adult is facing a thousand things at once and being ________ but living in it.

4 . In 2016, Yu Yongguang, a teacher at the Jiangsu University, saw a Yangtze finless porpoise (江豚) for the first time in a newspaper. He found himself _________ by the “smile” of the porpoise. Two months later, Yu set up an on-campus association (协会) to protect the species in _________. At first, there were only seven members.

In recent years, his efforts have _________, and the association now has about 750 members. _________, thanks to close partnership with universities, government and non-profit organizations, the association has succeeded in _________ about 8,000 volunteers to contribute to the cute species’ _________.

With the development of the association, its work has gone far beyond _________ simple publicity activities. Under Yu’s leadership, his team members _________ the country’s first popular science book about the finless porpoise. They have also drew up various designs for a science popularization curriculum (科普课程) _________ different groups of people.

In addition, he has also __________ his team to the major habitats of the porpoise to conduct scientific study and environmental recording. Based on this work, the team has written a series of reports that include __________ suggestions on improving the habitat protection work. At present, the number of Yangtze finless porpoises is growing __________ and stands at around 1,000.

Yu said he never imagined that the small association he __________ would unite so many forces to protect the animals. He believes that the __________ of different parts of society together will see the number of finless porpoises continue to __________, and will also help the environment along the Yangtze River to improve continually.

5 . The grandmother from Shanghai has become a minor celebrity in recent months as her newfound and unlikely love for working out made national headlines.

According to Chen Jifang’s trainer, who helped to manage the Douyin account, she ________ more than 400, 000 followers within just a few months.

“The main group that I wanted to ________ was people at ages of 30 to 50,” says Chen. “I think they will be ________ to work out in the gym after seeing that a granny like me can. The ________ I want to convey (传达) is that it is never too late to pursue good ________.”

For Chen, her passion for ________ was born out of a need instead of a ________ to become famous. According to Chen, her health had been poor since she was a child. After becoming a gym goer in December 2018, Chen lost 14 kilos (30 pounds) in three months and many of her physical conditions are ________

Chen, who has a grandson aged 14, recalled the ________ looks she got the first time she walked through the gym door.

“They found it very ________ . They don’t usually see people at such an old age who ________ their health so much,” she says.

“If your muscles are ________ and powerful, they will protect your bones if you fall. The elderly are most afraid of   ________ ,” she said.

“In fact, I also fell once and fell ________ hurting my forehead, hips, knees and toes. They ________ an old lady with white hair lying on the ________ and passersby started ________ an ambulance. I said ‘Don’t.’ and I got up. I said, ‘I have been exercising, so I’m ________ ’. Then I left.”

She ________ , “At our age, it is not how much money you have, who you are, or how good your children are that matters. You just want a ________ record as short as possible.”

6 . As is customary in many cultures around the world, when a Japanese couple ________ a baby into the world, relatives come to visit the family and ________. However, because of the pandemic and social distancing rules, that hasn’t been ________ lately. Dakigokochi—rice babies ________ in Japan have been around since the early 2000s, but their popularity has ________ once again because of COVID-19. With relatives unable to ________, baby-shaped rice bags have become a much-needed way of ________ the joy of having a baby with ________ ones. Rice babies are bags of rice that weigh ________ as much as the babies they are replacing, and that have photos of the ________printed on them. They are ________ to relatives so they can hug the “new human” while looking at a picture of the baby’s face.

Naruo Ono, the owner of a rice shop, ________ the idea for rice babies 14 years ago when his own son was born and he was thinking about what he could do for relatives who ________ far away and couldn’t come and see him. He decided to make rice bags that were the ________ shape and weight as the baby, and ________ a picture of him on them, so the relatives could see and feel him.

One day, someone saw Naruo’s rice baby in the window of his shop and ________ on how interesting it was. That’s when he ________ that there might be a ________ for his cute rice bags. He started making them for ________and has since been shipping them all over Japan. Since then, several companies have ________ his invention.

7 . High school graduations are one of the most important moments in a teenager’s life. However, heading into the _________ on June 6th, David was stopped at the door by a gatekeeper. So you can imagine how _________ David was. Although his sneakers were not extremely unacceptable, David learned they were in _________ of the school’s dress code and he was _________ entry.

David was about to _________ his chance to walk across the stage with his classmate when he caught sight of a _________ face. Butler, a famous local educator, came to the graduation as a parent. Learning David’s unpleasant situation, he _________ the young man back to the entry to see if he could _________ the gatekeeper’s mind.

“I was hoping that she would let it go, but she _________ not letting this young man in, and I didn’t have time to __________ with her, ” Butler said. “I wasn’t going to let him miss the most __________ moment in his life for anything. ”Without missing a beat, Butler simply changed his __________ with David. Just as the __________ closed, David made it inside the hall. Eventually he __________ David from ruining his graduation day.

Although firstly __________ by the last-minute substitution, Butler’s family were thrilled that his quick thinking turned a very __________ situation into a joyful celebration. “I wasn’t __________ because Mr. Butler is always helpful,” a __________ parent of David’s said.

It’s said that a truly __________ man will give the shirt off his back to someone in need. Now it seems, the saying also __________ to the shoes off his feet.