2 . A man came home from work late, ________, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, may I ask you a question?”

“Yeah, sure.”

“Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”

“That’s ________ of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?” the man said ________.

“I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?”

“If you ________ know, I make $20 an hour.”

“Oh”, the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I please borrow $10?” The father got angry immediately and flatly ________. After about an hour or so, the man had ________ and started to think: maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he didn’t ask for money very often anyway.

The man stepped into the little boy’s room ________. “I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier.” said the man. “It’s been a long day and I was just in a bad _________. Here’s the $10 you ________.” The little boy sat ________, smiling. “Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he ________. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled (皱巴巴的) bills.

The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to ________ about his purpose. As the little boy slowly ________ his money, the father asked ________, “Since you already have the money, why do you want more money?” “Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied. “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I ________ an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

3 . I have reached the turning point of the day’s kayaking (划独木舟) trip. I attempt a shoulder stretch and look around. It’s just me, a couple of seagulls, and shining freshwater to the horizon. This, I whisper to myself, is so ________.

Sole (单独的) outings had never ________ my mind before because I used to have a friend willing to accompany me. But three years ago, I moved to Cleveland. Meeting friends in a new city is ________. And a worldwide health crisis made face-to-face ________ difficult.

In October 2020,I decided to take an adventure on a solo hiking trip. I went to Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP)to ________ the autumn leaves. Four miles in, I couldn’t remember the last time I’d felt so alive. I was more aware of my ________ than I had ever been while hiking that day. I focused my ears on each forest sound and every sentence in my mind pointed to a newfound ________—solo hiking is my happy experience.

I followed that feeling of alertness throughout CVNP during that autumn and eventually added the amazing feeling of frozen winter outings in December. Cold temperatures meant I’d need to be more focused. Heavy snow turned my ________ into a winter wonderland.

When spring arrived, I decided to ________ the final solo sport on my list: kayaking. I felt so proud when I first launched my kayak from the shore. My chest, ________ tightened by nerves (神经), was ________ happiness when I finally reached the middle of the river that I had long admired back on ________.

From that first sunny paddle to many winter hikes, ________ alone seems like a good medicine for me. It’s also pushes me to go beyond my comfort zone and to meet new people. Through meetups and social ________, my adventure-friend circle has increased rapidly. But at least once per month, I scheduled time to ________ nature with my favorite friend: me.

5 . The sun was shining brightly over our heads and sweat (汗水) was pouring off our backs and faces. We stood still without ______ any noise, all hot and tired. But everyone kept standing as straight as trees.

It was ______ most high schools give to new Senior One students-military training. We ______ four days in a closed environment. Although we couldn’t go home at night and the training was ______ and difficult, our humorous young drill sergeant (教官) with a funny accent was a real ______ of our days. We laughed at his jokes, sat in rows singing different songs and ______ him telling true stories about his life. He gave us the feeling that ______ and sweat were not the only things that military training ______ .

After this journey, we were more ______ than we had imagined and we were much braver than we had ______ . Girls who looked pale rested for a little while, then right away came back to the team. Boys who were being punished ______ to the playground at once and began to run. Sweat flowed down our faces when we thought about how to shout ______ than other classes.

Military training taught us perseverance (不懈) and determination. On the last day of our training, the confidence could be ______ on our faces. We shouted so loud that our ______ could be heard across the heavens. With eyes like burning torches (火炬) , we walked into the future. Now the sun is ______ at all of us.

7 . The Glover kids in Newburgh, New York, want to make a little extra money themselves before the school opens. So, earlier this week, they set up a lemonade stand on the side of the road. _______ was good during the rush hour, at which point some police officers stopped and _______ Whitney Glover, the mother of the young businessmen, that some _______ person had called to complain(投诉)about kids’selling lemonade.

Now, in most stories, that’s when the police _______the stand, telling kids to take a food handling course,and get a _______ from the related department...Then the children go home completely _______ for their business is broken. But not in this _______. The police officers said the kids weren’t doing anything wrong _______causing traffic jams, and that their motivation(积极性)should be _________.The kids also promised to make ________ to their schedule to avoid traffic problems. After ________ for a photo with the kids, they left.

Whitney posted the picture on social media with explanatory words. The __________ story has gained a great deal of local ________ and the lemonade business is now booming.

Dozens of customers have ________ for lemonade. “Every single time you buy a glass, children look amazed by the __________ from time and efforts to coins in their hands,”Whitney said.

8 . John entered a college and often worked late until 12 at night . He fell into the _______ of smoking a year ago. He smoked so much that he _______ had a cigarette on his lips. He smoked while he read, while he watched television and _______ while he drank a cup of coffee or tea. He smoked nearly forty cigarettes a day, but he was _______ about it.

John’s friend, Frank, _______ many times to _______ him not to smoke. “Smoking is bad for your health!” he said, “You’d better give it up.” But his advice didn’t _______.

Before long John _______ that he often got a bad cough so he went to see a doctor. The doctor _______ him carefully and asked whether he often smoked. John told him the ________. Then the doctor told him that his cough was ________ by smoking and he wouldn’t get any better unless he stopped smoking.

“If not,” said the doctor, “you will never ________ from your cough and some other illnesses may also be caused.” John became ________ and made up his mind to give up smoking. At the beginning, it was very difficult for him. Every ________ when he wanted to smoke, he got something to eat. At last, he was not ________ smoking at all. And he no longer had coughs.

9 . Years ago, I was on a long flight, during which a voice from the speaker said, “We won’t________drinks or the meal because we are facing a storm ahead. Please make your seat belts fastened.” Many passengers became________, talking about it with each other. At once it became________in the plane. Soon, lightning________the darkening sky, and within moments the________was like a boat on waves in the storm. One moment it was________up by the storm; the next, it was thrown as if it were to________onto the ground. All the passengers were________. Some cried. Some prayed(祈祷). The________seemed hopeless. I wondered if we could________it through the storm.

Then I noticed the little girl next to me. Surprisingly, the storm seemed to mean________to her. She was________, looking through a picture book. Sometimes she closed her eyes，then she would________again, but she never showed a(n)________of worry or fear. The little girl wasn’t afraid at all________all the adults were scared to death. Finding me watching her, the girl smiled at me and said, “Don’t worry. My father is the pilot. He is taking me home. Take it easy. He will take us home safely.”

When the plane was out of________, I smiled at the girl and she gave me a big smile in________.“I said my father would take us home safely.”

Many kinds of storms may________ us: diseases, difficulties... They can easily darken our sky and________our planes into hard times. Let us________: Love is the pilot. It will help us out of trouble. So take it easy.

10 . Terry was a middle-aged businessman. He was _______ in career and often complained that he had been fooled (欺骗) by others. One day he told his wife he was _______ disappointed with the city that he had to _______ .

So his family moved to another city. It was Saturday _______. When Terry and his wife were busily putting their things in their new home, the lights suddenly _______and they were forced to stop work. Terry was sorry to have _______ to bring along some candles. Just then he heard light _______ on his door.

“Who is it?”he wondered. Terry knew _______ else in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be _______. He opened the door impatiently (不耐烦地). At the door was a little ________, shyly asking,“Sir, do you have ________? I’m your neighbor.”“No,” answered Terry angrily. He shut the door ________.

After a while the door was knocked again. He opened it and ________ the same little girl outside. But this time she was ________ two candles radiating (放光) red light. She said,“My grandma told me the ________neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to ________you these.”

At that moment Terry suddenly realized what ________ his failure in life. It was his indifference (冷漠) and ________ to other people. The person who had fooled him in life was actually nobody else ________ himself, for his eyes had been covered by his ________ mind.