1 . I was travelling on an overnight bus from Kolhapur to Aurangabad. The ordinary bus was more than _________; all 55 seats were taken and there were some 20 people standing. The hot day added to the discomfort of the rough, 10-hour journey. I didn't get a seat, so I had to stand quite _________.

After around two very long hours, I was tired and bored. I kept trying to _________ myself,changing my body weight from one leg to the other. I suddenly sensed a soft hand _________ my elbow(肘), asking for attention. Turning around, I_________ a middle-aged man with a smile looking up at me. He stood up and said I could take his _________ for a while. I pleasantly accepted it with a sigh of _________ , and the man seemed happy too. After about 20 minutes, I_________ him to take back his space. A man who was sitting by the window had observed our _________.

Just then, something magical happened. Our observer stood up and _________ his seat to another standing man. Unexpectedly, we had caused a series of reactions: This game of seat-sharing _________ through the bus like wildfi re and, before long, almost all the standees got a

chance to be seated. People even started _________ each other while exchanging positions, and soon began sharing jokes and singing. I could say, the rest of the journey was quite _________.

The bus reached its destination the next morning. The groups quickly said goodbye and went their _________. But this extraordinary _________ has stayed with me even after all these years. It showed me an important fact that we can all share what we have and help our co-passengers on this journey called life.

3 . Dexter lives in Ouray, Colorado, where, for the past few years, the two-footed dog has been turning heads wherever he goes. His owner, Kentee Pasek, says ________ on two legs isn’t a trick she taught him. Rather, it’s a(n) ________ he made after a near-death experience.

When Dexter was a puppy, he escaped his yard, dashed into the ________ and got hit by a car. He lost his front legs. Everyone ________ he would need some kind of adaptive equipment to get around. He did use a ________ for a while until one day when Pasek set the dog at the foot of her porch (门廊) without it.

Pasek ran in to get a cup of coffee, came out and ________ found that her dog had climbed the stairs. She ________ her cellphone, put Dexter back at the bottom of the stairs and ________ him walking up the stairs on two feet without the wheelchair.

In the six years since, Dexter has become a full-blown celebrity, ________ in parades and building a group of social media ________, who now come to the dog’s hometown just hoping for a glimpse of Ouray’s most ________ “citizen”.

The whole thing isn’t considered as a ________ for many people. People praise Dexter for his option to stay ________. He shows where humans see ________, dogs sometimes beg to differ. And Dexter’s action has proven that sometimes getting ________ is the only way to see how tall you stand.

4 . British rower Helen Glover is preparing for her fourth Olympic Games, pushing herself to the limit. Despite enduring bloodied and blistered hands and pale skin, Glover knows that physical _________ are just one aspect of the intense training required for the Olympics.

For Glover, the real challenge _________ the day-to-day exhaustion and the constant _________ of waking up and training. With two gold medals from the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, her fourth-place finish in Tokyo was remarkable considering her _________ preparation. Just a year after giving birth to twins and four years after _________, Glover made the bold decision to _________ in the Olympics with only six months of serious training. Juggling (尽量兼顾) childcare with her _________ schedule, she managed to reach the starting line and _________ miss out on a medal.

After Tokyo, Glover initially _________ her retirement but later changed her mind and decided to compete in the coxless four (四人单桨无舵手) at Paris 2024. This time, her preparation is more straightforward, and her racing experience gives her an __________.

__________ on her journey, Glover acknowledges that in the past, her happiness seemed dependent on results and success. However, becoming a __________ has shifted her perspective. Now, even on __________ training days, as long as her children are happy, she finds contentment.

Glover understands that her decision to continue rowing is a personal __________. Her growing success does not __________ her whole life, but she is determined to excel in the sport she loves and give her best.

7 . Several years ago, I was diving down a busy freeway in Porland, Oregon, when my tire blew out. I pulled over and made a(n) ______ that said I needed help.

Three bours later, a car finally ______. Out came a family of three. They were Latino, and their young daughter acted as the ______ between her parents’ Spanish and my English, so that we could work together to ______ the car. The father found a log on the side of the road to lift the car and get the tire ______. An hour later, we finished.

I thanked them and tried to give them money for their act of ______, yet they just wouldn’t take it. But I was ______ to pay them back, thinking it was the least I could do. ______ I put the money into the mom’s hand, and walked away.

Then I heard their small daughter cull out, asking if I was hungry. ______, I was, and she came over with a sealed (密封的) paper bag. We ______ thank-yous. As they were trying to get into traffic, I ______ the bag and found a hamburger, with my money under it.

The father ______ down his window and said, “Today you, tomorrow me. ” Then he drove off. The last thing I saw was the young girl waving goodbye through the window.

I know that the phrase, “Today you, tomorrow me,” wasn’t ______ by that stranger — it’s a common expression in Mexico, where I believe the family was from. But its value is ______. It just shows that everyone may need ______ in a given situation.

9 . He man Bekele was not atypical high school student. _________ spending his free time playing videogames, this 14-year-old was conducting experiments. His goal was to create a _________ that could treat skin cancer, and make it affordable for everyone who _________ it.

Growing up in Ethiopia, Africa, He man _________ saw people getting sunburned by the hot sun working outside. He didn’t _________ much of it when he was really little, but a she _________ he realized how serious skin cancer really was.

Skin cancer does have cures and it is _______ in most cases. However, the average _______ of skin cancer treatment is almost $40, 000. When hearing the shocking _________, He man planned to create a more __________ and accessible solution. He started doing experiments and working on different things, which turned into his bar of soap as a project.

His __________ won him the prize in this year’s 3M Young Scientist’s Challenge, a competition that __________ kids to think of unique ways to solve everyday problems. He man was so surprised and __________ when he first heard the news of his award. “It’s __________ to see that my ideas can be __________ and seen by the science community,” he said.

10 . Years ago, I was part of a pilot group (试点小组) for my employer tasked with figuring out how to hire and mentor (指导) people with disabilities and make them successful inside the organization. My boss decided to be the sponsor for the _______. Until then, we only had _______ people with a visual disability.

I _______ the interview process and hired a(n) _______ with an autism (自闭症) disability. The man named Roy had the _______ but our interview group felt that the disability would prevent him from learning the skills and being successful.

I convinced my peers to give him a _______. After all, it was a pilot program meant for our organization to learn to. Our HR department was not too supportive to take some _______ so we could only hire him as a _______ employee.

I gave him a lot of _______ and became one of his mentors. ________ but surely, Roy made progress in the workplace. I ________ to mentor him closely and helped him to ________ a number of challenges. Roy also won friendship and ________ at the workplace.

Last night, Roy ________ me to let me know that he got a formal offer from his manager as a regular employee with a job title. I told him his success was the ________ of his hard work and persistence. He was an inspiration to a lot of people.